3/27 Google Alert: Japan

Radiation Surges at Japan Reactor as Tests for Plutonium Ordered BusinessWeek By Yasumasa Song and Yee Kai Pin March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Radiation in water at Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear plant reached potentially lethal levels, hampering work to cool reactors. As the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl entered its third ... See all stories on this topic »

Burials In Quake-Hit Towns Deepen Japan's Tragedy NPR by AP AP Relatives of a victim react in front of a coffin before burial in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami-destroyed city of Kesennuma northern Japan Friday, March 25, 2011. The funeral for Chieko Mori's daughter and granddaughter was an affront to ... See all stories on this topic »

Japan corporate funding demand soars after disaster Reuters By Taiga Uranaka TOKYO, March 27 (Reuters) - Japanese companies' demand for funding has soared since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, with the country's top three banks seeing a surge in new loan requests, lenders said on Sunday. ... See all stories on this topic »

U.S. forces aid Japan's recovery Detroit Free Press US Marine Alex Lay, 23, center, leads US troops as they unload hardware Saturday to install hot showers at a makeshift shelter in Japan. / WALLY SANTANA/Associated Press BY ERIC TALMADGE ASSOCIATED PRESS Shelter residents watch the Marines install the ... See all stories on this topic »

Cherry Blossom Festival keeps Japan on mind Washington Post By Robert Samuels, Saturday, March 26, 9:24 PM The art of Japanese paper-folding beguiles — yet a simple paper crane can't be constructed without complicated twists and tugs, strong creases and subtle folds. The challenge of origami has been a ... See all stories on this topic »

The Buzz: Horse wins one for Japan Kansas City Star Victoire Pisa, delivered some good news for Japan by winning the $10 million Dubai World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the world's richest horse race. The winner edged another Japanese horse, Transcend, by a half length. Fans of Victoire Pisa were ... See all stories on this topic »

Tiny amounts of radiation from Japan reach Vegas Nevada Appeal By MARTIN GRIFFITH AP RENO (AP) — Minuscule amounts of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear plant have reached Las Vegas, but scientists say it poses no health risk. Extremely small amounts of the radioactive isotopes iodine-131 and xenon-133 ... See all stories on this topic »

Gaps in US radiation monitoring system revealed San Jose Mercury News AP SAN FRANCISCO -- Parts of America's radiation alert network have been out of order during Japan's nuclear crisis, raising concerns among some lawmakers about whether the system could safeguard the country in a future disaster. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pets stranded in Japan await their own rescue NewsOK.com By AP Leave a comment FUKUSHIMA, Japan — Their fur caked with mud, pet dogs trot forlornly in rubble-filled streets along Japan's devastated coastline, foraging for scraps and searching for owners. Luna, a beagle, sits in her makeshift home at an ... See all stories on this topic »

To rebuild or not? Japan's tsunami coast wonders MiamiHerald.com By TIM SULLIVAN AP KESENNUMA, Japan -- When he was younger, the carpenter picked a spot just off the Shikaori River and built his house. Toshio Onodera chiseled the joints for the wooden roof beams and cemented the tiles onto the front porch. ... See all stories on this topic »