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Maehara's economic, security policies likely center of debate

Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, who ranks high as a future prime minister in public opinion polls, outlined his platform for the ruling party's Aug. 29 presidential election. (August 25)

 

Schoolgirls fiddle with their dosimeters in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 25 before the opening ceremony for the second term. (Jun Kaneko)

Maehara's tightrope strategy for gaining Ozawa's support

Throwing potential chaos into the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, power broker Ichiro Ozawa is considering offering his support to candidate Seiji Maehara. (August 26)

 

Souvenir distributor Mitsuo Takahashi holds up sweets themed around new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, front, and his predecessor, Naoto Kan. (Louis Templado)

Correct magnitude of March 11 quake not used in tsunami warnings

Ten minutes after the March 11 earthquake, a Japan Meteorological Agency observatory accurately calculated the magnitude, but the figure was not used to revise early tsunami warnings, The Asahi Shimbun has learned. (September 11) [more]

 

F-2 fighter aircraft washed away by tsunami in a photo taken March 13 at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Air Base in Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture (The Asahi Shimbun)

Fukushima clean-up may require removal of 100 million cubic meters of soil

A veritable mountain of soil will have to be stripped from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and surrounding areas to remove radioactive materials. (September 16) [more

Government may buy all radioactive beef

The central government is considering buying all beef with levels of radioactive cesium exceeding government standards in an effort to try to address rising consumer concern and falling prices for Japanese beef.

 

和訳

中央政府は、国産牛肉への高まる消費者不安と価格下落に対処するため、政府の基準値を超えた放射性セシウム牛肉をすべて買い取る検討を始めている。

Industry ministry to check reactors cooling systems

The government will conduct earthquake and tsunami stress tests on all commercial reactor cooling systems to assuage public fears pending restarts of offline reactors, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6.

 

私なりの和訳

7月6日、海江田万里経済産業相は、政府は、休止している原子炉再稼動に対する社会不安を緩和するため、すべての原子炉冷却システムにおける地震と津波の安全性評価(ストレステスト)を行うと言った。

 

commercialはあえて飛ばしました。

研究用とか色々あるんでしょうね。

 

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