Japanese Scientists Become First to Extract “Fire Ice” (Methane Hydrate) Into A Usable Energy Source

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2292555/Japanese-breakthrough-country-extract-fuel-ice-reserves-locked-beneath-coast.html Japan becomes the first country to unravel the mystery of ‘Fire ice’, unlocking the world’s ‘next major energy resource’ Methane hydrate has been tipped as the next major energy resource It was previously believed to exist only in outer space But scientists say there is enough near Japan for 11 years’ gas usage By […]

Levels of radioactive chemical found in fish off coast of Fukushima are NOT dropping

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223642/Levels-radioactive-chemical-fish-coast-Fukushima-NOT-dropping.html March 2011 earthquake knocked out nuclear plant’s cooling system Three melted reactor cores spewed radiation into the ocean 40% of bottom-dwelling fish tested remain unfit for consumption Deposits on seafloor or leakage from damaged reactors a possible cause Problem has the potential to threaten fisheries for decades By Daniel Miller PUBLISHED: 10:41 EST, 26 […]

Fukushima nuclear disaster was ‘man-made’ says damning new report

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2169061/Fukushima-nuclear-disaster-man-says-damning-new-report.html -The operator of the power plant, Japanese government and regulators are all criticised in report by parliamentary panel -’They effectively betrayed the nation’s right to be safe from nuclear accidents’ says report -The findings call for further investigation into the impact of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake on the reactors at Fukushima By Anthony Bond […]

‘It’s never too late to do the right thing’: Los Angeles revokes 70-year-old ruling that forced thousands of Japanese Americans into internment camps after Pearl Harbor

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156209/Its-late-right-thing-Los-Angeles-revokes-70-year-old-ruling-forced-thousands-Japanese-Americans-internment-camps-Pearl-Harbor.html By Meghan Keneally PUBLISHED: 18:31 EST, 7 June 2012 | UPDATED: 21:18 EST, 7 June 201 The ruling that allowed Californian officials to place Japanese Americans in ‘degrading’ internment camps following the bombing of Pearl Harbor was finally overturned on Wednesday. Even though the resolution, originally passed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in January […]

The new space race heats up: Russia and Japan unveil plans for moon bases

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2149240/The-new-space-race-heats-Russia-plans-permanent-bases-moon.html Russia has said it aims to put man on moon by 2030 ‘Permanent bases’, rather than simply repeating previous missions By Rob Waugh PUBLISHED: 04:40 EST, 24 May 2012 | UPDATED: 08:45 EST, 24 May 2012 The Russian space agency Roscosmos is planning to travel to the moon – and stay there. ‘We’re not […]

The suicide forest of Japan: Mystery of the Mount Fuji beauty spot where up to 100 bodies are found every year

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2127414/The-suicide-forest-Japan-Mystery-Mount-Fuji-beauty-spot-100-bodies-year.html By Lyle Brennan PUBLISHED: 16:46 EST, 9 April 2012 | UPDATED: 18:45 EST, 9 April 2012 The Aokigahara Forest is a lonely place to die. So dense is the vegetation at the foot of Japan’s Mount Fuji, it is all too easy to disappear among the evergreens and never be seen again. Each year […]

Strong quake recorded south of Japan

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/strong-quake-recorded-south-of-japan-6283841.html AP Sunday 01 January 2012 A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 struck under the sea several hundred miles south of Japan today, shaking buildings in the capital, but officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. The quake struck near the uninhabited island of Torishima in the Pacific Ocean, about […]

Japan, India Seal $15 Billion Currency Swap Arrangement to Shore Up Rupee

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-28/japan-india-seal-15-billion-currency-swap-arrangement-to-shore-up-rupee.html By Aki Ito and Unni Krishnan – Dec 28, 2011 10:00 AM ET Japan agreed to make $15 billion available to India in a currency swap arrangement as Europe’s deepening debt crisis threatens to curtail developing Asia’s access to dollar funding. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda renewed a bilateral swap agreement with Indian Prime […]