Japan Nieuwsbrief 05/25/2011

• Japan says exports fell 12.5% in April due to quake (BBC)

• Japan PM to unveil push for renewable energy, cheaper solar (Reuters)

• Soil contamination from Fukushima crisis comparable to Chernobyl: study (Japan Today)

• IAEA begins probe into Japan nuclear emergency (AFP)

• Fukushima Daiichi Investigator: An Expert in Failure (Japan Real Time)

• Prosecutors should not appeal acquittal of two men who spent 29 years behind bars (Mainichi)

• LDP should not use nuclear crisis for political maneuvering (Mainichi)

• Le Japon impose une baisse de la consommation d'électricité (Reuters)

• Fear of Skydiving? Here's the fun Japanese solution using Google maps (JapanSugoi)

• Sony reports online security breach on various websites (BBC)

• Demand for personal Geiger counters soars in Japan (Reuters)

• No ill effects seen from radiation so far: U.N. panel (Japan Times)

• Company Believes 3 Reactors Melted Down in Japan (NYTimes)

• Japan city grapples with nuclear doubts after Fukushima (Reuters)

• Town official risked life to capture crucial moments (Asahi)

• Green curtains spreading across urban balconies to cool heat islands (Asahi)

• YouTube: Production of folding fans at its peak ahead of the summer (Asahi)

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