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  amerijapJul. 26, 2011 - 12:19AM JST

  The category between 6 and 7 in magnitude falls between 4 and 5 on a Richter scale. It brings constant tremors, but will not do serious damage to the buildings and housing complexes in general. We don't usually get the news report on moderate earthquakes from international media such as the AP or Reuter, unless they cause substantial damages, civilian casualties or the issue of tsunami warning. But, the catastrophic injuries brought out by 3/11 earthquake have raised an international awareness of natural disaster and gravitated people's attention to the place where tremors occur rampantly since then.

  Posted in: M6.2 quake jolts northeastern Japan

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  amerijapJul. 24, 2011 - 11:45AM JST

  The IAEA has every right to intervene in Japan's nuclear crisis, since there's absolutely no system working well for the maintenance of reactors, manifest safety standards, and risk-communication and management overhaul. As NHK's documentary report on the nuclear accident clearly shows, neither the Nuclear Safety and Industry Agency nor the Nuclear Safety Commission was able to take the initiative in facilitating the communication in such an emergency. We can't let pork-barrel bureaucrats and power-companiy sympathizers put their fingers on the energy policy that will compromise the environmental and safety concerns. The METI is definitely NOT in a position to serve as a nuclear watch-dog, due to their apparent motive to defend the TEPCO over their history of cover-up and falsification of inspection report in the past years.

  Posted in: IAEA seeks bigger crisis role in disasters like Fukushima accident

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  amerijapJul. 23, 2011 - 05:56AM JST

  Japan on Tuesday suspended cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture on fears of radiation-tainted beef in the country’s meat distribution chain, four months after a nuclear accident in the region.

  This is a very serious problem with the central government. Too late to report the accident of Fukushima Dai’ichi power plants. Too naïve in understanding the scale of nuclear crisis—the government initially reported category 5, and didn’t raise the level to 7 until late April regardless of hydrogen explosions in all four reactors. They are apparently clueless about how the amount of radiation substances released from the crippled power plants can pose health and environmental hazards on local business. The wind carried radiation materials (i.e., Cesium, iodine) away from Fukushima, and already affected the farmers in other prefecture, such as Shizuoka where a local farmer found contaminated green tea leaves. Stop putting your heads into the sand! Face the fact. Enough is enough.

  Posted in: Japan bans all cattle shipments from Fukushima over radiation fears

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  amerijapJul. 22, 2011 - 01:26PM JST

  I think the district court made the right decision on this scum bag. Regarding what all he has done--escaping, hiding, plea bargaining, etc., indefinite prison (or life in prison) could be harsher than capital punishment. It's a great leap from the Blackman case.

  Posted in: Hawkers 'pleased' with life sentence for Ichihashi

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  amerijapJul. 22, 2011 - 01:13PM JST

  Bad decision, willful blindness, procrastination, and ineptitude.... The central administration is failing, the ministries are crumbling, and the people are getting freaked out with unholy cows that will bring them to the United Abomination!!!

  Posted in: No. of tainted cattle shipped around Japan nears 1,500

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  amerijapJul. 19, 2011 - 05:47AM JST

  Too bad he had so many demons within himself. I suspect he was on drugs and alcoholic at the time of ruckus in the air.

  Posted in: Japanese rocker, arrested for unruly behavior on flight to Saipan, hangs himself

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  amerijapJul. 01, 2011 - 01:01PM JST

  No wonder that free market/free trade saves Americans is an undying myth of the century.

  Posted in: Senate Republicans block hearing on free trade

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  amerijapJun. 15, 2011 - 03:47AM JST

  The new design looks awesome, although I had trouble logging in with my current account. The problem is that I had to use my alternative e-mail account to associate with my user name.

  Posted in: What do you think of the new Japan Today design?

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  amerijapJun. 14, 2011 - 02:26PM JST

  Romney is a decent candidate, although he doesn't outshine his contenders--Pawlenty(MN) and Santorum(PA). Ron Paul is no-go in my list-- his support of free market is simply a nightmare because it's already screwing the people around the nation before the recession began. It couldn't be worse when his Lone Star disciple Rick 'the evil' Perry (TX) would run for the president.

  Posted in: Republicans assail Obama in opening big debate

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