http://japanbizz.com | Japan | Business | Finance | News | Opportunity | Technology | Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://japanbizz.com/technology/japan-aims-to-restart-nuclear-reactors-in-april/ http://japanbizz.com/technology/japan-aims-to-restart-nuclear-reactors-in-april/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:12:19 +0000 info http://japanbizz.com/technology/japan-aims-to-restart-nuclear-reactors-in-april/ Japan aims to restart two nuclear reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co's Ohi power plant around April, the Yomiuri newspaper reports, which would mark the first reactor restart since the Fukushima disaster almost a year ago. read more (more here…) Related items Japan’s electricity crisis will continue to deteriorate Cooling interrupted at Fukushima No. 5 Japan to cap reactor lifespan at 60 years despite Fukushima Japan to cap reactor lifespan at 60 yrs despite Fukushima Japan to set reactor lifespan at 60 years despite Fukushima]]>

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]]> http://japanbizz.com/technology/messages-show-conflict-within-nrc-after-japan-earthquake-and-tsunami/feed/ 0 http://japanbizz.com/technology/japans-technology-giants-faced-down-disaster-%e2%80%93-but-the-new-enemy-is-doubt/ http://japanbizz.com/technology/japans-technology-giants-faced-down-disaster-%e2%80%93-but-the-new-enemy-is-doubt/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:06:40 +0000 info http://japanbizz.com/technology/japans-technology-giants-faced-down-disaster-%e2%80%93-but-the-new-enemy-is-doubt/ Industrial recovery from the tsunami has been remarkable, but the competition from Korea's burgeoning electronics industry is becoming relentless The circuit board of skyscrapers in Tokyo's tech district glints in the winter sunshine, with the Sony Technology Centre seemingly reaching up to the sky. It stands proudly alongside the other titans of Japan Inc such as Panasonic in the Shinagawa … (more here…) Related items Japan says no reactor restarts yet, report suggests April Japan Post-Fukushima Reactor Checks ‘Insufficient,’ Advisers Say Ageing Japan faces 'chronic' trade deficit after Fukushima Japan's 'Nuclear Alley' conflicted over reactors Anger over plans to restart Japan's nuclear plants]]>

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