Subaru (also called Fuji in Japan) is stopping production in Louisiana. Just like other car makers, it’s because of lack of parts. The production shut down will take place on April 15, April 18 and April 25.
Subaru says the employees will be given other work on those days, so they can still be paid.
“Our scientists took action to supply fuel for the Tehran research reactor and this fuel which is the fruit of the efforts made by our country’s scientists will be loaded into the Tehran Research Reactor this year.”-Ali Baqeri, Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Undersecretary
Iran decided to provide its own […] Continue Reading…
More than eight years ago U.S. citizen Rachel Corrie was bulldozed to death by Israeli troops.
In court testimony, on April 4, 2011, the Israeli captain in charge of the demolition operation, of Palestinian homes, says he questioned his orders to bulldoze while civilians stood in the way. He said he was ordered to continue […] Continue Reading…
After Defense Secretary Roberts Gates announced that the United States would NOT be leaving Iraq, as planned, U.S. troops have come under fire.
April 13, a U.S. base in southern Iraq was hit with mortar fire. Photos show the base burning after the attack. No word on casualties. This is the third attack in a […] Continue Reading…
“In a retaliatory move, we have stopped providing fuel to European aircraft.”-Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi
For some time several European countries have refused to fuel up Iranian passenger planes that land at their airports. After repeated requests by Iran, countries like Germany and United Kingdom, still refuse on the grounds that they are following the […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company operates several nuclear power plants in Japan, not just Fukushima Daiichi. Some of those plants went off line because of the 11 March disasters. In fact many nuclear plants run by other companies are off line, that’s why the electricity shortage in Japan is so bad.
TEPCo announced that they will […] Continue Reading…
“Children have been rejected from evacuation centers. It’s really sad for them to be told, ‘Don’t come near, don’t come near’.”-Abe Sadayasu, Minamisoma City official
Adding insult to injury, many Japanese evacuees are reporting they’re being turned away from emergency shelters for health reasons.
The latest evacuees are coming from recently expanded nuclear evacuation zones. Emergency […] Continue Reading…
The government of Japan says conflicts between government agencies, not just TEPCo, delayed the raising of the nuclear crisis to the highest level of 7.
‘‘The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan said they could not vouch for the certainty of their estimates, so I told them to make […] Continue Reading…
Sony has announced that they will start using the dreaded (for some people) Day Light savings, to help save electricity in a Japan now strapped for electrical power.
It’s expected that lack of electrical power will become more of a problem in summer, because that’s when demand normally goes up. There are several nuclear power […] Continue Reading…
Volkswagen has been considering taking over Japan’s Isuzu, in a joint venture with Germany’s truck maker MAN. They’re a little hesitant after the 11 March 2011 disasters.
VW is also working on a partnership with Suzuki. The German car maker has cited cultural differences as problems getting into the Japanese market, but now has to […] Continue Reading…