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New 'Big One' forecast: four years (Tokyo Earthquake)

Friday 10th of February 2012 09:41:27 AM
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The risk of the southern Kanto region including Tokyo being hit by a major temblor within the next four years could be as high as about 70 percent, according to a study compiled by Monday by a team of researchers at the University of Tokyo's Earthquake Research Institute. The figure is the same as the 70 percent forecast given for a magnitude 7.0 temblor hitting the region in the ambiguous "next 30 years" that has been repeatedly issued by the government's Headquarters for Earthquake Research Promotion on the basis of intervals between large quakes in the past. Naoshi Hirata, a...

Japan: High radioactive cesium levels found at Tokyo school

Friday 10th of February 2012 09:41:27 AM
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High radioactive cesium levels found at Tokyo school December 14, 2011 By TOMOKO SAITO / Staff Writer Radioactive cesium more than 10 times the standard for waste disposal has been detected on lawn covers that had been placed in a schoolyard from mid-March until early April at Horinouchi Elementary School in Tokyo's Suginami Ward. The measured value, 90,600 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, was more than triple the 26,400 becquerels contained in sludge at a sewage treatment facility in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, about 60 kilometers from the disabled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. "The cover, with its wide...

World's Tallest Tower Rises In Tokyo

Friday 10th of February 2012 09:41:27 AM
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Rising like a space age Eiffel Tower on growth hormones, the newly built Tokyo Sky Tree won't officially open its elevator doors until May 2012. Yet the 2,080-foot-tall (634-meter-tall) structure has already built a lofty reputation. Under construction since 2008, Japan's latest landmark was this month certified the world's tallest tower by Guinness World Records. But hold on, what about Dubai's Burj Khalifa? Completed in 2010, the giant skyscraper measures 2,723 feet (830 meters) tall. Yes, say the records people, but the Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building. Tokyo's Sky Tree is a tower, the difference being "that less...

Japan: Nuke crisis sends hundreds of Tokyoites fleeing to Okinawa

Friday 10th of February 2012 09:41:27 AM
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Nuke crisis sends hundreds of Tokyoites fleeing to Okinawa November 22, 2011 By KAZUYO NAKAMURA / Staff Writer NAHA, Okinawa Prefecture--Following the Fukushima nuclear crisis and fearing the spread of radiation, a number of Kanto residents fled to this southernmost prefecture and continue to live here despite the lack of personal connections. "The Okinawans are really warm-hearted. I wouldn't want to live in Tokyo again," said Jin Tanimura, 38, clad in "kariyushi" wear, a locally promoted attire that looks like a Hawaiian shirt.

Japan: Tokyo Metropolitan Govt to Check Food for Radiation

Friday 10th of February 2012 09:41:27 AM
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Tokyo Metropolitan Govt to Check Food for Radiation Tokyo, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)--The Tokyo metropolitan government said Monday it will monitor levels of radioactive substances in food on store shelves starting Tuesday. About 500 items will be monitored, including vegetables, fruit, fish, eggs and dairy products. Each week, the metropolitan government will buy 20-30 products randomly to measure radiation levels using dosimeters. Products with radioactive cesium levels exceeding 50 becquerels per kilogram will be subject to detailed examinations. If products are found with more than 500 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, the provisional limit under the food sanitation law,...