15 years after Fukushima disaster, Japan struggles with rising maintenance costs

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SCMP(center)

Japan on Wednesday marked 15 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern areas, triggering the world’s worst nuclear disaster since the 1986 Chernobyl crisis. The triple disasters of the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, resulting tsunami and meltdown of the Fukushima

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Mother Jones(left)

This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and was supported by funding from the Pulitzer Center. The word of the year last year in Japan was bear. Black bear sightings doubled from the previous year. There were 200 injuries and 13 deaths. Okuma, meaning “big bear,”

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GAO Reports(center)

What GAO Found For an estimated 77 percent (about 12,300) of the nation’s museums, the condition of at least one building system (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) or building issue puts their collections at risk of damage or loss, according to GAO’s survey of museums. An estimated

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CoinDesk(center)

Wednesday morning's U.S. inflation data was in line with forecasts, and markets continue to price out any chance of a Fed rate cut at either the March or April meetings.

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CNBC(center)

CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC's Phil LeBeau that Delta had taken a $400 million fuel hit in the quarter, but that demand has been "really, really great."

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The Hill(center)

President Trump on Wednesday hits the road, heading to Kentucky to visit the district of one of few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. After a stop in Cincinnati, Trump will cross the Ohio River to visit a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massie’s 4th Congressional District. The president has endorsed

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Story Context

Mother Jones

The word of the year last year in Japan was bear . Black bear sightings doubled from the previous year.

Agent Research Pack

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Swarm Claim

Bitcoin reverses overnight losses, rising to above $70,000 as oil renews decline.

SCMP · link

15 years after Fukushima disaster, Japan struggles with rising maintenance costs

Japan on Wednesday marked 15 years since a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck the country’s northeastern areas, triggering the world’s worst nuclear disaster since the 1986... The triple disasters of the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, resulting tsunami and meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex led...

Mother Jones · link

Fukushima at 15: The Fallout Continues

The word of the year last year in Japan was bear . Black bear sightings doubled from the previous year.

GAO Reports · data

Museum Facilities: Deferred Maintenance Persists and Costs to Repair Are Unknown

What GAO Found For an estimated 77 percent (about 12,300) of the nation’s museums, the condition of at least one building system (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) or building issue puts their collections at risk of damage or loss, according to GAO’s survey of museums. An estimated

CoinDesk · data

Bitcoin reverses overnight losses, rising to above $70,000 as oil renews decline

Wednesday morning's U.S. inflation data was in line with forecasts, and markets continue to price out any chance of a Fed rate cut at either the March or April meetings.

The Wire — Other Sources

Mother Jones

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Fukushima at 15: The Fallout Continues

This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and was supported by funding from the Pulitzer Center. The word of the year last year in Japan was bear. Black bear sightings doubled from the previous year. There were 200 injuries and 13 deaths. Okuma, meaning “big bear,”

Source ›

GAO Reports

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Museum Facilities: Deferred Maintenance Persists and Costs to Repair Are Unknown

What GAO Found For an estimated 77 percent (about 12,300) of the nation’s museums, the condition of at least one building system (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) or building issue puts their collections at risk of damage or loss, according to GAO’s survey of museums. An estimated

Source ›

CoinDesk

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Bitcoin reverses overnight losses, rising to above $70,000 as oil renews decline

Wednesday morning's U.S. inflation data was in line with forecasts, and markets continue to price out any chance of a Fed rate cut at either the March or April meetings.

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CNBC

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Airlines raise revenue guidance despite rising fuel costs, citing growth in demand

CEO Ed Bastian told CNBC's Phil LeBeau that Delta had taken a $400 million fuel hit in the quarter, but that demand has been "really, really great."

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The Hill

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Live updates: Trump set to address economy in Massie’s district, as gas prices keep rising

President Trump on Wednesday hits the road, heading to Kentucky to visit the district of one of few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. After a stop in Cincinnati, Trump will cross the Ohio River to visit a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massie’s 4th Congressional District. The president has endorsed

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Fukushima at 15: The Fallout Continues

This story was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and was supported by funding from the Pulitzer Center. The word of the year last year in Japan was bear. Black bear sightings doubled from the previous year. There were 200 injuries and 13 deaths. Okuma, meaning “big bear,”

World · archived

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GAO Reports

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Museum Facilities: Deferred Maintenance Persists and Costs to Repair Are Unknown

What GAO Found For an estimated 77 percent (about 12,300) of the nation’s museums, the condition of at least one building system (e.g., heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) or building issue puts their collections at risk of damage or loss, according to GAO’s survey of museums. An estimated

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Bitcoin reverses overnight losses, rising to above $70,000 as oil renews decline

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Airlines raise revenue guidance despite rising fuel costs, citing growth in demand

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The Hill

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Live updates: Trump set to address economy in Massie’s district, as gas prices keep rising

President Trump on Wednesday hits the road, heading to Kentucky to visit the district of one of few GOP foes: Rep. Thomas Massie. After a stop in Cincinnati, Trump will cross the Ohio River to visit a packaging plant in Hebron, Ky., in Massie’s 4th Congressional District. The president has endorsed

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Japan announces release of strategic oil reserves as Middle East tensions push prices up

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Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate... The post DeBriefed 13 March 2026: War and oil | Why gas drives electricity prices | Japan’s ‘vulnerability’ to Iran crisis appeared first on Carbon Brief.

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Lynas Surges 15% After Revamp of Rare Earths Deal With Japan

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