Japan reports biggest fiscal trade deficit ever as nuclear crisis caused by March 2011 tsunami pushed up oil and gas imports Japan has reported its biggest fiscal year trade deficit ever, a contrast from decades of surpluses on booming exports, as the nuclear crisis brought about by the March 2011 tsunami boosted oil and...
Disaster-battered Japan reported its biggest annual trade deficit ever today, a contrast from decades of surpluses, as a nuclear crisis boosted expensive oil and gas imports. (get the story…)
Japan on Thursday posted a record trade deficit for the 2011 fiscal year with car and electronics exports tumbling, while energy imports soared in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (get the story…)
A Japanese utility sought government approval Monday to restart two nuclear reactors even though some key upgrades to prevent another nuclear crisis will take three years. (read more here…)
Japan's government has failed to create a revamped nuclear regulatory agency by the promised date, April 1, amid political infighting, raising questions about its commitment to bolstering oversight in the wake of last year's nuclear crisis. (more here…)
THE NEWS: Japan's government has failed to create a revamped nuclear regulatory agency by Sunday's deadline, raising questions about its commitment to bolstering oversight in the wake of last year's nuclear crisis. (more here…)
