Large Japanese oil company INPEX and the Russian company "Rosneft" agreed to jointly develop oil fields on the continental shelf of the Russian Far East.
INPEX president Toshiaki Kitamura and the head of "Rosneft" Igor Sechin signed the agreement on Wednesday.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission of Japan officially decided not to begin preparations for the restart of the fast reactor "Monju" in Tsuruga city in the central part of the country.
This means that now broken prototype reactor is unlikely to be restarted before the end of March next year. The reactor generates power using the plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fuel.
The Commission has decided to issue an executive order on May 15, after a government inspection revealed last year about 10,000 omissions in checking the equipment of the reactor.
On behalf of the more than 10,000 of its people, who were forced to leave their homes after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, the city of Namie filed in state arbitration body requirement to increase the amount of monthly payments.
City Mayor Tamotsu Baba, accompanied by lawyers on Wednesday filed an application to the Centre for resolution of disputes regarding damage caused by a nuclear accident.
Tokyo Denreku company, which operates the nuclear power plant emergency, "Fukushima Dai-ichi," pays monthly evacuated about a thousand dollars. In turn, the people who were forced to evacuate, b
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Steelmaker Kobe Steel has decided to stop the operation of the blast furnace in the city of Kobe in western Japan, which is home to the firm.
This step is a major Japanese manufacturer of steel making with a view to reducing the costs of its steel business, which is unprofitable. In this area of activity, the company incurs losses over the past two years.
According to company officials, it will continue to process steel products at the plant in Kobe to keep it jobs.
The Government of Japan has made a bill to establish a National Security Council, which will oversee policy in the field of international relations and security.
Representatives of the government passed this bill committee of experts on Tuesday. The bill states that the basis of the Security Council will be meeting the Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Defence, and General Secretary of the Cabinet.
These four ministers will decide on the medium-and long-term policy and security strategy. They will also receive the initial response in cases of major natural disa
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called for closer cooperation with Japan in the field of security.
Singh, who performs Monday his four-day visit to Japan, spoke on Tuesday with a speech in Tokyo on the development of relations between the two countries.
In particular, the Indian prime minister said that his country and Japan share the values of democracy, peace and freedom.
Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose said he intends to convincingly tell the world that Japan's capital - this is the best city for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020.
Inose made this statement early Wednesday morning, upon arrival at the airport in St. Petersburg. During his stay in this city Inose will visit the place there athletic conference with members of the International Olympic Committee.
Source: NHK
The research team of the Government of Japan declares that sufficient supplies of food and water should be stored in areas that may be affected by a strong earthquake off the Pacific coast of the country.
The researchers presented on Tuesday a final report on the preparatory measures for a powerful earthquake in the Nankai fault, which is located at a depth of 900 kilometers and stretches from the central to the western part of Japan.<
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