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Japanese Imperial couple to visit Fukushima province RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED May 11, 2011 Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have set off for the northeastern Fukushima prefecture, devastated by an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the NHK TV channel said on its website on Wednesday. The Imperial couple, who have earlier visited the tsunami-devastated Miyagi and Ivate prefectures, have left Tokyo onboard a plane of Japan's Self Defense Forces. They plan to visit the city of Fukushima and meet with the prefecture's governor and other local authorities. The March 11 9.0-magnitude quake and tsunami in Japan claimed 14,919 lives, while 9,893 people remain unaccounted for, and triggered a number of explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, causing the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986. The Japanese government has said the damage from the disaster could total $310 billion. Topics: NPP Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Other news: Russia ready to finance Egypt first nuclear plant Russia confirmed its participation in a tender to build Egypt's first nuclear power plant and said it was willing to help finance the project. ARMZ acquires Australian uranium producer in $1.2 bln deal ARMZ will pay eight Australian dollars per share, which represents a 15.5 percent premium on the average market price for 20 trading days. Russia to start building Turkish NPP in 2013 Russia will start building Turkey's first NPP estimated at $20 billion in 2013, Russian ambassador to Ankara Vladimir Ivanovsky said. |
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