MIHAMA NUCLEAR PLANT TO BEGIN FULL OPERATION ON JUNE

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• Mihama nuclear plant to begin full operation on June.
• Kansai Electric Power Co. will load nuclear fuel into the No. 3 unit at the Mihama plant.
• In 2016, Mihama plant was given approval to operate beyond the 40-year limit ...

TOKYO STOCKS END UP ON WEDNESDAY OVER A SOLID EARNINGS REPORT

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• Tokyo stocks end up on Wednesday over a solid earnings report.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended up 62.08 points or 0.21 percent.
• The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE finished 5.51 points ...

PEACH AIRLINES FROM JAPAN TO OFFER FREE PCR TESTS FOR PASSENGERS

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• Peach airlines from Japan to offer free PCR tests for passengers.
• The low-cost carrier will offer free PCR tests for domestic flights from Kansai and Narita international airports.
• Passengers flying with the airline betwe...

RISING COVID-19 CASES LEADS TOKYO STOCKS END LOWER ON MONDAY TRADING

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• Rising COVID-19 cases leads Tokyo stocks end lower on Monday trading.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down at 203.80 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE ended at 15.19 points.
• St...

TOKYO STOCKS OPENED LOW MONDAY MORNING OVER RISING COVID-19 CASES IN JAPAN

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• Tokyo stocks opened low on Monday morning over rising COVID-19 cases in Japan.
• The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 106.01 points.
• Topix index of all First Section issues on the TSE was down by 8.39 points.
• ...

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...

JAPAN AIMS TO BOOST COVID-19 TESTING CAPACITY TO AROUND 200,000 PER DAY

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• Japan aims to boost COVID-19 testing capacity to around 200,000 per day.
• The same will be done in preparation for the arrival of seasonal influenza.
• Japan’s current testing capacity stands to 59,000 per day.
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2025 JAPAN WORLD EXPOSITION EVENT OFFICIAL LOGO UNVEILED

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• 2025 Japan World Exposition event official logo unveiled.
• The expo is decided to be held in Osaka prefecture.
• The official logo shows various googly-eyed red cell connected into the shape of Osaka prefecture.
• ...

JAPAN EFFECTIVELY REPORT LOWER IMPORTS OF FUEL TO POWER NUCLEAR PLANTS

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• Japan effectively report lower imports of fuel to power nuclear plants.
• The country hardly imported any such fuel last year.
• Stricter safety measures have been imposed on nuclear plant operators after the 2011 Fukushima ...

KANSAI YAMAMOTO, AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED JAPANESE DESIGNER DIES AT 76

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• Kansai Yamamoto, an internationally renowned Japanese Designer dies at 76.
• The family of the designer mentioned that he passed away last week of leukemia.
• He is known to be the first Japanese designer to hold a fashion s...

NUCLEAR PLANTS HOST CITIES RELATIONSHIP WITH NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IN JAPAN

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• Kansai Electric executives were caught accepting bribes recently
• Energy industry has been involved in scandals and is considered quite corrupt

Japan’s Nuclear power industry has been entangled in continuous scandals...