New Jersey 101.5 » Japan http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Thu, 23 May 2013 08:01:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Controversy Stalls New NJ "Comfort Women" Memorial http://nj1015.com/controversy-stalls-new-nj-comfort-women-memorial/ http://nj1015.com/controversy-stalls-new-nj-comfort-women-memorial/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:17:38 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=249803 Controversy is delaying the installation of another New Jersey memorial to Asian women forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers during World War II.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/controversy-stalls-new-nj-comfort-women-memorial/feed/ 0 John Foxx, Getty Images Protesters in Japan Demand End to Nukes http://nj1015.com/protesters-in-japan-demand-end-to-nukes/ http://nj1015.com/protesters-in-japan-demand-end-to-nukes/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 14:34:25 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=239244 Hundreds of Japanese have protested at a Tokyo park to demand an end to atomic power -- vowing never to give up their fight despite two years of little change after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, northeastern Japan.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/protesters-in-japan-demand-end-to-nukes/feed/ 0 AFP/Getty Images Japanese Minister Wants Nuclear Energy Phased Out http://nj1015.com/japanese-minister-wants-nuclear-energy-phased-out/ http://nj1015.com/japanese-minister-wants-nuclear-energy-phased-out/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:14:40 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=173233 Japan's industry minister says nuclear plants are too dangerous for earthquake-prone areas and the country must give them up as soon as possible.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/japanese-minister-wants-nuclear-energy-phased-out/feed/ 0 Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan (STR/AFP/Getty Images) Japanese Automakers Continue Comeback http://nj1015.com/japanese-automakers-continue-comeback/ http://nj1015.com/japanese-automakers-continue-comeback/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 03:10:49 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=145250 GM and Ford have been losing ground to Japanese automakers -- which are making a strong comeback from last year's earthquake.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/japanese-automakers-continue-comeback/feed/ 0 Thierry Dosogne, Getty Images Japan Shuts Off Last of Country's 50 Nuclear Reactors http://nj1015.com/japan-shuts-off-last-of-countrys-50-nuclear-reactors/ http://nj1015.com/japan-shuts-off-last-of-countrys-50-nuclear-reactors/#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 14:10:22 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=99811 The last of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors has been switched off as hundreds of people hailed the move.

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