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We have started to collect the most important news related to Japan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.
United KingdomLow levels of radioactive iodine believed to be from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are detected in Glasgow and Oxfordshire.
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Workers at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant are trying to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the sea.
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Speculation is growing that the Japanese government could begin talks to nationalise the company that owns the Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Japanese PM vows to redouble efforts to tackle damage at a nuclear plant where radioactive water has leaked creating a "maximum alert".
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New pictures have emerged from inside the 20km exclusion zone around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
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Highly radioactive water has been found for the first time outside one of the reactor buildings at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, officials say.
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Highly radioactive water has been found for the first time outside one of the reactor buildings at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, officials say.
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United StatesHow the dream soured for many Japanese Americans
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Japan's government strongly criticises a data error from the Fukushima nuclear plant, as a 6.5-magnitude quake prompts a brief tsunami warning.
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South Asia takes stock on nuclear power after Japan crisis
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Anti-nuclear protesters have held a large rally in Tokyo, calling for change in Japan's nuclear industry.
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The operators of a stricken Japanese nuclear plant apologise for a "mistake" in reporting a radiation spike but say levels are still very high.
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Very high levels of radiation detected in water in one of the damaged Fukushima reactors forces the evacuation of workers, Japanese officials say.
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Tens of thousands of Germans join anti-nuclear protests, in the wake of the Fukushima crisis in Japan, and on the eve of key state elections.
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Levels of radioactive iodine in the sea near the Fukushima nuclear plant are 1,250 times higher than the safety limit, Japanese officials say.
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Two weeks after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan temporary homes are being built for survivors.
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Anti-nuclear protests take place in Tokyo as an investigation is under way to establish the source of a radiation leak, two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami hit Japan.
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United KingdomThe European Union should offer Japan a free trade deal to help it recover from the tsunami, UK Prime Minister David Cameron says.
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The devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan two weeks ago have left the town of Otsuchi in north east of the country devastated.
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An investigation is under way in Japan to establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit nuclear plant, which left two workers in hospital.
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The death toll from Japan's 11 March earthquake and tsunami passes 10,000, with more than 17,000 still missing, police say.
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The IMF says the cost of recovery from the earthquake and tsunami can be borne by Japan but power shortages are worrying.
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SingaporeSingapore reports finding low levels of radioactivity in vegetables from Japan as more countries ban food imports.
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Two workers at Japan's damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation.
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The full extent of the devastation caused by the tsunami that struck Japan almost two weeks ago is still emerging.
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Tsunami-hit neighbours in Japan unite to rebuild lives
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Animal workers rescue a baby porpoise washed into a rice field one mile (2km) inland by Japan's massive tsunami earlier this month.
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Two workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation, say officials.
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A Japanese man who admitted killing seven people in Tokyo in 2008 - by driving over some and stabbing others - is given the death penalty.
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Engineers resume work to restore the cooling system of reactor 3 at Japan's quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, following radiation leaks.
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Residents of Tokyo have been warned not to give tap water to babies because of radiation from the damaged nuclear plant 220 kilometres to the north
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Radiation levels in Tokyo's tap water make it unfit for babies to drink, Japanese officials warn as efforts to stabilise a quake-stricken nuclear plant continue.
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SwitzerlandJapan crisis prompts Swiss rethink on nuclear power
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Japan says it will cost as much as 25 trillion yen ($309bn) to rebuild the country after the deadly earthquake and tsunami.
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The Japanese Prime Minister has halted more shipments of vegetables grown near the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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LibyaAs the world focuses on Libya and Japan, UN aid agencies are warning that Ivory Coast is rapidly becoming a forgotten humanitarian catastrophe.
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The streets of Japan's Minamisoma lay deserted inside the nuclear exclusion zone.
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Power cables are attached to all six reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant, and lighting is restored at the control room of reactor No 3.
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Work to connect power cables to all six reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant is completed but further testing is needed before the electricity can be switched on.
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Carmakers Toyota and Honda say they will not restart production this week as they struggle to get parts supplied.
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Justin Bieber and U2 are among artists who have agreed to contribute songs to a fund-raising album for victims of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
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Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan resume their efforts cool its overheated reactors.
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Japanese stocks are rising amid reports of progress in containing radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
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Tokyo Electric Power will have to compensate farmers for losses caused by the nuclear radiation leaks.
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Japan may need five years to rebuild from the disaster that has caused up to $235bn of damage, the World Bank says.
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Luxury jeweller Tiffany & Co says the closure of stores due to the Japanese earthquake and tsunami will hit sales and profits.
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Ministers agree to develop a "stress test" for EU nuclear power plants in order to prevent events in Japan being repeated in Europe.
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The situation at Japan's quake-damaged nuclear plant remains very serious but the crisis will be "effectively overcome", says the head of the UN atomic agency.
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The World Figure Skating Championships, set to take place in Japan this week, are cancelled following the earthquake and tsunami.
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Electricity is restored to part of Japan's quake-stricken nuclear plant, but workers are temporarily evacuated after smoke rises from a reactor.
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Has Japan's massive earthquake increased the threat to the nation's capital?
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SwitzerlandInsurer Swiss Re estimates that it faces claims from the Japan earthquake and tsunami of about $1.2bn.
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Japanese officials say they are making gradual progress towards regaining control of the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, although there are concerns of a partial meltdown.
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