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• Fukushima Visited by IAEA as Tepco Faces Risk of Dumping Claims

  United Nations atomic monitors began a weeklong mission to Japan’s wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant to review how contaminated water is being stored at the disaster site and assess decommissioning risks.

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  Japanese 115-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Man in History

  Jiroemon Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man born when Queen Victoria still reigned over the British Empire, became the oldest man in recorded history today, Guinness World Records said.

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  Vindicated Seismologist Says Japan Still Underestimates Threat to Reactors

  Dismissed as a “nobody” by Japan’s nuclear industry, seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi spent two decades watching his predictions of disaster come true: First in the 1995 Kobe earthquake and then at Fukushima. He says the government still doesn’t get it.

• Worst Snowstorm in Five Years Hits Northwest Japan; Three Die at Resort

  Japan’s worst snowstorms in five years killed three people in an avalanche at a hot springs resort and caused power cuts and transport disruptions in the northwest.

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  Teekay Returning to Profit as Russia Ships Record Oil: Freight

  Teekay Corp., the biggest operator of Aframax crude tankers, is poised to return to profit after three years of losses as record Russian oil exports by sea boost charter rates to the highest since 2008.

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  Japan’s Strongest Storm Since 1959 Slams Into Tokyo Region

  Japanese airlines canceled hundreds of flights, some train services were halted and thousands of workers went home early as some of the strongest winds in more than 50 years hit Tokyo today.

• North Korea May Be Preparing to Test-Fire Missiles Next Month, Asahi Says

  North Korea may fire a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan next month, the Asahi newspaper reported from Seoul, the capital of South Korea, citing an unidentified military source.

• Justice, Shark Attacks, and Russia’s First Blonde: Jeffrey Tayler

  If only belatedly, Lady Justice in Russia has deployed her sword and balanced scales. Authorities in Moscow have detained a lieutenant colonel in the police and are preparing to charge him with organizing the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.

• Tropical Storm Dianmu Approaches Japan's North After Killing Five in Korea

  Japan’s Meteorological Agency issued warnings for heavy rain, high waves, storm surges and landslides as Tropical Storm Dianmu approached the country’s north after leaving five dead in South Korea.

• China Says Its South Sea Claims Are `Indisputable'

  China declared its “indisputable sovereignty” over the South China Sea and held naval drills in the waters, pushing back against a U.S. role in resolving disputes in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

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