Man dies after collapsing during Fukushima plant work (by Mainichi Shimbun)

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A worker at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant died Saturday after collapsing while carrying materials as part of crisis-fighting operations, the operator said.

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Evacuation begins from widened no-go zone near Fukushima plant (by Mainichi Shimbun)

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Residents in Kawamata and Iitate began leaving their homes Sunday after their living areas were included in an evacuation radius the government widened last month around the radiation-leaking Fukushima nuclear power plant.


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City in Iwate to hire private firm to remove rubble in bid to speed up restoration (by Mainichi Shimbun)

OFUNATO, Iwate -- The municipal government here is set to consign the disposal of rubble and debris from the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami to a private business in a bid to accelerate the restoration of the city.

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Japan to cull livestock in no-go zone near Fukushima plant: Edano (by Mainichi Shimbun)

A cow lies dead on the floor of a cattle shed after residents were forced to evacuate from the deserted city of Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

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Nuclear crisis to increase Japan's short-term reliance on thermal power (by Mainichi Shimbun)

Reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant are pictured in this photograph taken from a Mainichi helicopter in February 2011. (Mainichi)

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Radiation in soil near troubled Japan nuclear plant exceeds Chernobyl evacuation level (by Mainichi Shimbun)

In this Friday, March 18, 2011 satellite image released by DigitalGlobe, the Fukushima Dai-ichi is shown. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)

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Suspension of Hamaoka nuke plant sparks battle between common sense and outdated thinking (by Mainichi Shimbun)

The Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. is pictured in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, from a Mainichi helicopter in this February 2011 photo. (Mainichi)

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