The Japanese government is thinking about using ships from the U.S., and giant floating platforms, to store the deadly water.
Efforts to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant under control are being held up because of highly radioactive water, that is now leaking in the reactors.
The water can not be flushed away, it is nuclear […] Continue Reading…
Ford has finally joined the ranks of auto makers in closing plants. The reason, the same as the others, no parts.
Ford will close a factory in Kentucky for at least one week.
Japanese Self Defense Forces report that several of their helicopters are testing positive for radiation contamination. Even after decontamination procedures.
Tokyo Electric has discovered that a ‘pit’ filled with contaminated water is cracked and leaking.
The highly radioactive water is leaking into the Pacific Ocean.
TEPCO will try to use concrete to seal the crack in the pit.
Nissan announced that it’ll shut down production in United States and Mexico, around mid-April.
Nissan, just like other Japanese car makers, blames parts shortage, caused by the March 11 disasters.
Nissan will close assembly plants in Tennessee and Mississippi for about one week, as well as two factories in Mexico.
How bad is the nuclear disaster in Japan? If you consider that ‘avoidance strategy’ (lying) is standard practice in Japan, then we should all be very concerned.
Remember the three monkeys? Hear No Evil, See No Evil and Speak No Evil, they come from Japan.
Many foreign organizations in Japan, are saying the current situation is […] Continue Reading…
In an unprecedented move, the United States has agreed, in principal, to put U.S. forces under the direct command of South Korea. Details are still being worked out.
“It is an unprecedented measure since the U.S. military is characteristically reluctant to place troops under the command of other countries.”-The Chosun Ilbo, Korean newspaper
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China is sending 10,000 tons of gas, and 10,000 tons of diesel fuel, to help Japan deal with its disasters.
The fuel should be off loaded this weekend, however, Cheng Yonghua, the Chinese Ambassador to Japan, says the Japanese government is actually making it difficult for aid to be sent. Recently NGO relief groups made […] Continue Reading…
According to Guatemalan Police, 3,000 people took part in lynching three would be coffee thieves.
The police say the residents of La Democracia caught the men trying to take off with a truck load of coffee, then beat, hung and burned the men to death.
The police also say the townsfolk blocked them from stopping the […] Continue Reading…
Sweden announced they will be sending aircraft to enforce a no fly zone over Libya. The Swedish parliament voted 240-18 in favor of the plan.
They will send up to eight warplanes, including their JAS 39 Gripen, and a transport plane to join the NATO-led coalition.
This is almost getting to be like World War […] Continue Reading…