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Friday, December 07, 2012  The 7.3 quake struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami.

Friday, April 29, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011  The Fukushima nuclear accident's status has been raised from 5 to 7, the highest level, putting it on par with the Chernobyl disaster of 1986.

Monday, April 11, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Curbing nuclear power worldwide: bad news for climate change or window of opportunity?

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Leadership vacuum at Japanese utility as radiation levels rise outside leaking nuclear plant

Friday, March 25, 2011  Japan's leader calls situation 'grave' at nuclear plant where dangerous breach suspected

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  Radiation detected in Tokyo's tap water; smoke prompts new evacuation of leaking nuclear plant

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, March 21, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Friday, March 18, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Thursday, March 17, 2011  US authorizes evacuations out of Japan and warns Americans not to travel to country

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  The crisis in Japan stands to make it harder and costlier for US nuclear industry to build reactors

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.