An estimate suggests that the underground ice wall around the damaged reactor buildings in Fukushima has only a limited effect in preventing groundwater from being contaminated.
South Korea's president had some tough talk for Japan during a national holiday speech commemorating resistance during Japanese colonial rule.
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Key words : estimate suggest ice
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An estimate suggests that the underground ice wall around the damaged reactor buildings in Fukushima has only a limited effect in preventing groundwater from being contaminated.
The 1.5 kilometer barrier of frozen earth is formed by circulating coolant in pipes. It is designed to block groundwater from flowing into the damaged buildings. 500 tons of water used to be tainted with radioactive substances every day.
Tokyo Electric Power Company estimates that the ice wall is helping to reduce the amount of new contaminated water by about 95 tons a day.
It notes that the figure rises to about 380 tons if the effects of other measures implemented earlier are included. Workers are also pumping up water from wells dug around the buildings.
The government will ask experts to look into whether the utility's estimate is accurate.
Public funds worth more than 300 million dollars have been used to build the barrier. The annual operating cost is over ten million dollars.
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South Korea's president had some tough talk for Japan during a national holiday speech commemorating resistance during Japanese colonial rule.
President Moon Jae-in highlighted the issue of those referred to as wartime comfort women.
President Moon said " It's not for the Japanese government to say if the 'comfort women' issue has been solved, when it committed the crime. The word 'solved' shouldn't be used for the crimes against humanity committed during World War 2."
Moon said the relationship between the 2 countries should be based on regret and reconciliation. He did not call on Japan to do anything specific.
After Moon's address, Japan's government lodged a protest to the South through diplomatic channels.
Japan's top spokesperson called on South Korea to implement an agreement struck between the 2 countries in 2015 to resolve the issue finally and irreversibly.
The agreement remains controversial in South Korea.
Moon has previously described it as flawed, but his government has stopped short of pushing for a renegotiation.
Earlier this week, South Korea's foreign minister said the government is still looking at the issue.
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The United States and other Western countries have denounced the Syrian government for continuing to bombard a rebel-held area in the country.
On Saturday, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria.
The UNSC meeting was convened after President Bashar al-Assad's government carried out an air raid on Wednesday. This was despite a promise to halt the attacks on the eastern Ghouta region for 5 hours a day, starting on Tuesday. The daily suspensions in fighting were proposed by Syria's ally, Russia.
The United Nations, the US, and other Western countries criticized Syria and Russia for the continued attacks. Critics say the air strikes are preventing humanitarian aid from being delivered to the affected areas.
US ambassador Kelley Currie called a 5-hour pause "cynical and callous and in flagrant defiance of the demands" for a cessation of hostilities. She urged Russia to press Syria to implement the UN resolution.
But Russia's UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia defended the attacks. He claimed that the government's forces are targeting terrorists. He added that it is necessary to effectively neutralize the Nusra Front extremist group. Assaults against such groups are excluded from the UN resolution.
The United States also blamed Syria for continuing to use chemical weapons.
But, in response, Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja-afari said there is information that terrorists may use chemical weapons brought in from Turkey.
Key words : india economy
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India's economy grew by more than 7 percent between October and December for the first time in 4 quarters.
India's government said on Wednesday that the GDP during that period was up 7.2 percent year on year. The figure improved for the second straight quarter.
Government officials attribute the recovery to output growth and sales in the manufacturing and service sectors. The farming industry also enjoyed brisk sales.
The country's economy slowed down after Prime Minister Narendra Modi abolished 2 large denomination banknotes in November 2016, in a bid to combat tax evasion. GDP growth dipped below 6 percent at one point.
Some analysts say the result is a good sign for Modi, as the country will have general elections next year.
Key words : recruit
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Many companies in Japan will start recruiting on Thursday for college students graduating in March next year. Graduates are expected to continue to be in high demand amid a labor shortage.
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, sets guidelines on hiring activities. Member companies begin holding recruitment events every March nationwide.
Job information firm Recruit Career surveyed about 1,200 firms. More than half of them said they could not meet their hiring quotas last year.
This year, companies are more eager to secure candidates with high potential.
Some firms are raising wages for new hires. Others are ignoring the guidelines, and are already recruiting students.
Recruit Career also said a shrinking population gives companies a sense of urgency to keep hiring young workers in order to sustain their operations.
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Key words : private fund
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A private fund offering financial assistance to young people diagnosed with thyroid cancer after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident has called for a detailed follow-up survey of those who have relapsed.
The 3.11 Fund for Children with Thyroid Cancer made the appeal at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
The fund's name refers to March 11th, 2011, when a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake crippled a nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
A survey conducted by the fund shows that cancer returned to 9.5 percent, or 8, of 84 children diagnosed with thyroid cancer after the accident. They had to undergo second operations as a result.
The fund says the 8 people were 6 to 15 years old at the time of the accident 7 years ago. Their cancers returned about 28 months on average after their first surgeries. One relapse occurred just a year later.
Fukushima Prefecture has been offering thyroid cancer screening for local residents who were 18 or younger at the time of the accident.
The 3.11 Fund pointed out that an expert committee advising the prefectural government has not taken up the issue of relapses among young thyroid cancer patients.
Fund director Hisako Sakiyama said that to get a clear picture of the health effects of the nuclear accident, it's important to continue screening with particular attention on relapses.
Key words : airbag
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Japanese airbag-maker Takata has submitted a rehabilitation plan to the Tokyo District Court.
It filed for bankruptcy protection last June following massive recalls of its products around the world.
Takata is the largest bankruptcy case for a manufacturer in Japan. It had accumulated debts of over 9 billion dollars.
A core part of the rehabilitation involves transferring all operations worldwide to auto parts maker Key Safety Systems, or KSS. The firm is a US subsidiary of a Chinese company.
Takata will continue to deal with recalls of defective airbags.
Takata says it hopes its creditors will agree to the plan before the court approves it.
Key words : meteorological volcano
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Japan's Meteorological Agency says a volcano in the country's southwest appears to have erupted.
The agency says volcanic tremors began on Mount Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, bordering Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, at around 8:15 AM Thursday, Japan time.
Volcanic ash was reported falling at the foot of the mountain at around 11:00 AM. Shinmoe last erupted in October.
The agency plans to keep the alert level at 3 on a scale of 5. It is urging caution for volcanic rocks within about 2 kilometers from the crater, and for pyroclastic flows within 1 kilometer.
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