Japan

U.S. approves first nuclear reactors in 30 years

CNN Money

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissionapproved licenses to build two new nuclear reactors Thursday, the first authorized in over 30 years. The reactors are being built in Georgia by a consortium of utilities led by Southern Co. (SO, Fortune 500) They...

Tags: Renewable Energy, CNN (tv network), Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Hydroelectricity

Japan holds 3 Australian anti-whaling activists who boarded ship

CNN

Three Australian activists are being held aboard a Japanese ship Monday after illegally boarding the vessel to protest Japan's annual whale hunt in Antarctic waters. The three men are not yet under arrest, but are being questioned by Japan's Coast Guard,...

Tags: Activism, CNN (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Criminal Laws, Tokyo (Japan)

Bluefin tuna sells for $736,000 in Toyko

Los Angeles Times

With $736,000, some people would buy a helicopter. Or a small Beverly Hills home. Or 150 Rolex watches. But with his six figures, Kiyoshi Kimura picked up a single frozen tuna. Specifically, a 593-pound bluefin sold during the first auction of the year...

Tags: Environmental Issues, Sushi and Sashimi, Natural Resources, Conservation, Dining and Drinking

Activists uses drones against Japanese whalers

CNN

Activists trying to combat Japanese whaling have gone high-tech. The longstanding battle against whaling has mostly been a game of wait, watch, chase and hope for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. But activists are now hoping they'll be able to...

Tags: Activism, CNN (tv network), Steve Irwin, World War II (1939-1945), Politics

Dreamliner commercial service coming to Sea-Tac Airport

Q13 FOX News Online

The state-of-the-art aircraft that was born in Seattle will soon be serving Sea-Tac Airport. All Nippon Airways (ANA), the Japanese airline to receive the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner, announced Wednesday the aircraft will run regular routes to Seattle...

Tags: North America, Amazon.com Inc., Tokyo (Japan), Boeing Co., Starbucks Corp.

Flags ordered to fly at half-staff in Seattle in honor of late Mayor Gordon Clinton

Q13 Fox News Online

Flags in Seattle were ordered to fly at half-staff Tuesday in honor of Gordon Clinton, Seattle's mayor during the 1962 World's Fair when the Space Needle and Monorail became the symbols of the city.  He died Saturday at the age 91. Clinton's family...

Tags: Human Interest, Local Government

Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Tokyo (Japan), Boeing Co., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Air Transportation Industry

Tags: Hiccups, All Nippon Airways Company Limited, Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Boeing Co.

Mariners to open 2012 Season in Japan

Major League Baseball announced earlier today that the Seattle Mariners are scheduled to open the 2012 season in Tokyo, Japan, March 28-29 against the Oakland Athletics. The two-game Japan Opening Series 2012 at the Tokyo Dome will be “road”...

Tags: Tokyo (Japan), Cleveland Indians, Trips and Vacations, Entertainment, Seattle Mariners

Tags: Headaches, Unions, All Nippon Airways Company Limited, Tokyo (Japan), Career and Workplace

A peek inside one of the first Boeing 787 Dreamliners

W.J. Hennigan,

From the outset, Boeing Co. has touted its 787 Dreamliner as an innovative passenger jet equipped to usher in a new age in air travel. Now the traveling public is getting a peek inside. All Nippon Airways, Japan's largest carrier, which is set to get the...

Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Boeing Co., Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure

Strong quake jolts northeastern Japan, but no reports of injuries or damage

Q13 FOX News Online & REUTERS

A strong earthquake jolted northeastern Japan on Sunday, and workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant were evacuated after an alert for a tsunami was issued by the country's metreological agency. Japan's quake monitoring agency initially...

Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Injuries and Wounds, Natural Disasters, Disasters