Video Advisory

• Video Advisory (May 2)

• Video Advisory (April 28)
• Video Advisory (April 27)

Trilateral (fully accessible)

• Chinese premier may visit quake-hit area in Japan

• Japan, China, S. Korea agree to share info on major natural disasters
• Japan, China, S. Korea see free trade as important for quake recovery

Nuclear crisis (partially accessible)

• Another gov't prediction system failed in Fukushima nuke accident

• Work starts to install air filter to reduce radiation at nuclear plant
• Radiation leaks from fuel rods suspected at Tsuruga plant

Quake

• Police to compile DNA database in 3 tsunami-hit prefectures

• Reconstruction panel members visit nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima
• Diet enacts 4 tril. yen post-quake emergency budget

Opinions on nuclear crisis (fully accessible)

• OPINION: Children of Fukushima need our protection

• OPINION: Regulators should impose more strict nuclear safety standards
• OPINION: How to minimize consequences of the Fukushima catastrophe

Industry Brief

• Kyodo Industry Brief (May 2) -2-

• Kyodo Industry Brief (May 2) -1-
• Kyodo Industry Brief (April 28) -2-

North Korea

• N. Korea marks May Day with national meeting, dances, festivities

  

• China approves departure of 3 N. Korea defectors to Japan
• N. Korea envoy meets Xi, may be linked to heir's rumored China visit

Japan-China

• Malaysia to review safety at Lynas rare earth plant

• Malaysia to review safety at Lynas rare earth plant
• China rejects conclusion by Japanese judicial panel on captain

1. 26 Apr 2011Gov't not to adopt daylight saving time due to high costs, confusion
2. 29 Apr 2011Weather chief draws flak over plea not to release radiation forecasts
3. 26 Apr 2011Nuke agency says water may be leaking from No. 1 reactor container
4. 26 Apr 2011OPINION: Children of Fukushima need our protection
5. 28 Apr 2011Increased water injection helping to cool No. 1 reactor faster