JAPAN’S IMPERIAL COUPLE TO MEET 2011 DISASTER SURVIVORS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE

Highlights –

• Japan’s Imperial couple to meet 2011 disaster survivors via video conference.
• Video conferences with residents of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima prefectures may begin by mid-February.
• The Imperial couple met online wi...

APPROVAL OF SAFETY MEASURE BY JAPAN GOVT. OVER OI NUCLEAR PLANT NULLIFIED BY COURT

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• Approval of safety measure by Japan Govt. over Oi nuclear plant nullified by court.
• Two reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co. claimed to be vulnerable to a major earthquake.
• The Osaka District Court ruled in favour of abo...

9 YEARS LATER JAPAN’S AGRICULTURE CONTINUES TO SUFFER

Highlights:

• Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami hit the country in 2011
• Agriculture was one of the major sectors to get affected by the natural calamity

2011’s Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami was a major natural dis...