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April 2011

Buddhists remember souls of Japan’s tsunami dead (Kantipur Daily)

SOMA, JAPAN, APR 28 – Buddhist priests in black and gold robes chanted and rang bells Thursday to mark the 49th day since Japan’s massive tsunami — when the dead are believed to end their restless wandering through the devastated coastline. About 1,200 mourners filled a hall to overflowing, with many standing outside a gate, [...]

Police search for bodies near Japan nuclear plant (Kantipur Daily)

TOKYO, APR 14 – Hundreds of police in white protective suits are hunting for bodies in rubble outside Japan’s tsunami-flooded nuclear plant — searching for the first time within a six-mile (10-kilometer) radius around the radiation-leaking complex. Police said Thursday that falling radiation levels have allowed them to search within a narrower radius around the [...]

Environment Japan economy to take hit from quake, nuclear accident( Kantipur Daily)

TOKYO, APR 13 – Japan cut the outlook for its economy on Wednesday for the first time in six months, saying last month’s devastating quake and tsunami would hurt growth, with no sign yet when the nuclear crisis they triggered might be brought under control. New data shows much more radiation leaked from the Fukushima [...]

Japan bans rice planting in contaminated soil (Kantipur Daily)

TOKYO, APR 09 – Japan’s government has announced it will ban farmers from planting rice in soil contaminated by radiation from the tsunami-flooded nuclear power plant, adding another food central to Japanese culture to the list of items raising concerns. The ban will apply to any soil found to contain high levels of radioactive cesium, [...]