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China's Control Of Rare Earth Export Seeks Compromise With The West
China has been the leader of exports for rare earth- the material used to make iPad screens- but that may soon change.
Read more...Can We Cope With A Terror Attack In Los Angeles?
Comments (8) | Chernobyl, CREATE, Fukushima, Japan, Japan earthquake, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Financial District, man-made disasters, National, natural disasters, Science
(Reut Cohen)
Public fear has the potential to cost 15 times more than the original wreckage of a "dirty bomb" attack.
Read more...North Korea Long-Range Rocket Fails After Launch
Comments (0) | International, Japan, kim il-sung, Kim Jong-Il, Kim Jong-Un, North Korea, south korea, United States
North Korea (Wikimedia Commons)
Despite warnings from the international community, North Korea launched a long-range rocket.
Read more...North Korea Says Ready To Launch Rocket
Comments (0) | ballistic missile, Japan, Nation and World, North Korea, Pyongyang, rocket, russia, south korea
North insists the rocket is for peaceful purposes.
Read more...Aimless Fishing Boat Sunk By Coast Guard
The boat had been unhinged from its port in Hokkaido, Japan, following the tsunami. (US Coast Guard)
Boat, formerly a fishing vessel, had drifted for a year.
Read more...North Korea Announces Satellite Launch, Violates Agreement With U.S.
Comments (1) | international agreement, Japan, Nation and World, North Korea, satellite, south korea, U.S., weapons testing
A 2010 shot of Pyongyang from the International Space Station. (Wikimedia Commons)
Move threatens international relations.
Read more...Japan Remembers Quake, Tsunami Victims
Comments (0) | emperor akihito, Fukushima Daiichi, International, Japan, nuclear power plant, Tokyo, yoshihiko noda
Fukushima Daiichi (Creative Commons)
Island nation marks 1-year anniversary of disaster that left thousands dead.
Read more...Nikkei Posts Best January In More Than A Decade
The index added more than 4 percent for the month.
Read more...Japan Promises To Gradually Reduce Iranian Oil Dependence
Comments (0) | Atomic Bombs, China, IAEA, Iran, Japan, Jun Azumi, Liu Weimin, Nation and World, nuclear, nukes, Tim Geithner
(Creative Commons)
Iran is a major oil supplier to Japan.
Read more...Book Review: "Tune In Tokyo: The Gaijin Diaries"
Follow one man's adventure as he travels to Tokyo to teach English. Hint: it has hilarious results.
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