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Nobel Prize in Literature 2011: The surprising top 4 favorites
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature – one of the highest awards a writer can receive – will be announced on Thursday. Here’s a somewhat surprising look at the top four contenders.
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In Pictures: Nuclear Japan: from meltdown to shutdown
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/10
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Energy Voices
Top energy stories of 2012. What's your pick?From the fracking revolution to the CAFE standards to India's record blackout, 2012 had plenty of energy stories. Vote for your pick of top energy story for the year.
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Is Japan losing its cool?
Manga, anime, J-pop – once it was all about Japan. But the country's efforts to channel its 'cool' as part of a global soft power strategy may need a revamp amid intense competition from Korea.
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Test passed? Japan's earthquake causes quick response near Fukushima (+video)
Coming so soon after Sunday’s tunnel collapse raised questions about Japan's infrastructure, the absence of major damage from today's quake shows Japan’s level of preparedness for them.
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Japan dissolves Parliament, leaving government divided
Elections are set for Dec. 16. If Prime Minister Noda's center-left party loses, the economically sputtering country will get its seventh prime minister in more than six years.
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Focus
Japan's leaders give up on quitting nuclear powerAlthough Japan's 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster set much of the public against nuclear power, politicians are not convinced.
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Focus
Japan's nuclear dilemma: Is geothermal the answer?Japan's hot spring operators were once vocal opponents of geothermal power, which, along with other forms of renewable energy, is now being considered as an alternative to nuclear power.
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Electricity in NYC could take four to seven days to restore (+video)
ConEd said New York City customers served by underground equipment should see electricity restored to service in four days. Those who get power from overhead lines are expected to wait a week. Why will it take so long?
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The real reason China-Japan are locked in a territory dispute
Nationalist politics and historical resentments figure big in the China-Japan territorial dispute. But there's another alluring ingredient: oil and gas.
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Why Tokyo Electric Power didn't act on safety issues before tsunami
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said in a statement that it had known safety improvements were needed before last year's tsunami triggered three meltdowns. Why didn't it act on them?
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Energy Voices
Uncertain power: a return to nuclear energy for Japan?A month or so after the government voted to end Japan’s nuclear power industry by the 2030s, Japan is contemplating putting more reactors online if a nuclear watchdog deems it safe, according to OilPrice.com.
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Energy Voices
A nuclear-free Japan? It could happen.Japan's prime minister has indicated that he will consider a recommendation to phase out nuclear power by the 2030s, according to Consumer Energy Report.
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Japan investigates alleged cover-up at nuclear plant
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant may have been forced to underreport the amount of radiation they were exposed to.
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Japanese panel: Fukushima a 'man-made' disaster (+video)
The panel's report on the Fukushima nuclear disaster could fuel complaints that Japan is restarting nuclear reactors before key reforms are in place.
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Jitters as Japan decides to restart nuclear reactors
Critics of Prime Minister Noda's decision to restart nuclear reactors in the town of Oi worry that nearby communities are unprepared to deal with a Fukushima-scale nuclear crisis.
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Japanese Olympic cyclist trying to energize evacuees of quake-ravaged town
Kazunari Watanabe comes from the Japanese coastal town of Futaba, near the earthquake and tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. His fellow residents remain refugees over a year after the disaster.
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Keep Calm
Good Reads: How India failed to live up to its hypeThis week's best reads deal with India's economic disappointment, Germany's problematic switch from nuclear energy, Al Qaeda, and the Great Un-American Western.
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Rich-poor divide bogs down UN climate talks
Developing nations say the industrialized world - responsible for most of the emissions historically - should bear the brunt of the emissions cuts while developed nations want to make sure that fast-growing economies like China and India don't get off too easy.
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In Gear
BMW voted most valuable car brand. Where does your car rank?BMW grabbed the top spot as the world's most valuable car brand in the BrandZ Top 100 Global survey, edging out Toyota. BMW brand value has risen 10 percent over the past year.
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NRC chairman resigns amid battle over lessons from Fukushima
In his three years as chairman, Gregory Jaczko wrangled with other NRC members over the direction of nuclear power plant safety regulations and over his leadership style.
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Japanese cheer unplugging of last nuclear plant
Japan switched off the last of its 50 nuclear reactors sending thousands of Japanese into the streets to celebrate Saturday.
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Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor for tests. End of nuclear power?
If Japan survives the summer without power blackouts, citizens may pressure the government to make the temporary nuclear shutdown permanent.
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Japanese tsunami debris to hit West Coast this year, sooner than expected
A new estimate suggests that debris from the Japanese tsunami will hit US coasts this year, not next year as previously thought. Who will lead the cleanup is still being worked out.
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Do jobs trump environment? Bucolic Swedish town faces uranium dilemma.
The Swedish town of Oviken, whose pristine natural surroundings have made it popular with tourists, has the blessing – and burden – of uranium deposits below its soil.
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The New Economy
US corporate tax rates must come downCome April 1, America's corporate tax rates will be the highest in the developed world. That's bad policy for the United States.
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After the tsunami, Japan may exit atomic age
A year ago, Japan depended on its 54 reactors for 30 percent of its electricity; only two of them remain open. Japan could become the first industrial society to enter the postnuclear age.
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