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‘Doomsday Clock’ Considers Impact Of Donald Trump via WBEZ

A group of climate scientists and other global safety experts start meeting Monday in Chicago to determine how close we are to the end of the world. The three-day conference begins with a symposium of the future of nuclear power. Tuesday, … Continue reading

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Bobby Knight: Like Truman, Trump would have ‘guts to drop the bomb’ via Politico

According to Bobby Knight, Harry Truman was one of the three greatest presidents because he had the “guts to drop the bomb in 1944” on Japan. Donald Trump, he said, could join that list as one of the four greatest … Continue reading

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LDP candidate flounders in Shiga gubernatorial elections via The Japan Times

OSAKA – In a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the ruling coalition, Shiga voters chose Taizo Mikazuki, the designated successor to incumbent governor Yukiko Kada, over a candidate heavily backed by the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito … Continue reading

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Fukushima Watch: Abenomics Trumps Nuclear Issue in Fukushima via The Wall Street Journal: Japan Realtime

Media surveys ahead of Sunday’s upper house election show that Japanese voters are placing the economy above all other issues, including the future of nuclear energy use. That appears to be true even in the prefecture of Fukushima, home to … Continue reading

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Distributed Power and Incentives in Post-Fukushima Japan via Japan Focus

Andrew DeWit This paper documents the fact that distributed power is a rapidly expanding and quickly evolving market with important implications for Japanese and global energy futures. It also shows that Japan has an excellent opportunity to grow a robust … Continue reading

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Fukushima Watch: Anti-Nuclear Candidate Gains Ground in Yamaguchi Race via The Wall Street Journal

Pro- and anti-nuclear candidates are again locked in battle in a Japanese local election. But while pro-nuclear candidates have had the upper hand in all post-Fukushima elections until now, a clean slate of newcomers has made the gubernatorial contest in … Continue reading

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Pro-Nuclear Governor in Japan Wins Re-election by Wide Margin via The Wall Street Journal

SATSUMA-SENDAI, Japan—A Japanese governor who supports the restart of a nuclear plant in southern Kagoshima prefecture won a new term by a landslide on Sunday in a closely watched election following Japan’s resumption of operations at its first—and so far … Continue reading

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