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New test for teachers as Japan's schools move to reopen

By Winifred Bird | 04/18/11
Kiyo Hiratsuka is on the longest spring vacation of his life.
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Tokyo tap water too radioactive for infants, officials say

By Winifred Bird | 03/23/11
Tokyo officials warned today that infants should not drink city tap water because radioactive iodine exceeded legal limits at one purification facility, even as hopes rose that the source of that contamination – the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuc
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Japan says high seawater radiation levels are no cause for alarm

By Winifred Bird | 03/22/11
As engineers reported progress on stabilizing overheated reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Tuesday, elevated levels of radiation have been found in seawater nearby, fueling concern over long-term environmental and health impac
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Workers evacuated from Japan nuclear plant, again

By Winifred Bird | 03/21/11
Workers were temporarily evacuated from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northern Japan today as gray smoke billowed from the plant late Monday afternoon. The smoke was seen above building No.
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Japan nuclear crisis: U.S. announces evacuation options

By Winifred Bird | 03/17/11
After reports that some spent fuel rods at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may now be completely dry, the US embassy on Thursday urged American citizens within 50 miles of the threatened plant to relocate and announced it would help
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As Japan nuclear crisis unfolds, a small town questions government reassurances

By Winifred Bird | 03/16/11
Five days after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated the northeastern coast of Japan, the Japanese government is struggling to contain an escalating nuclear crisis – even as it continues to assure the public that those bey