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Your Own Virtual Girlfriend
In Japan, technologists have created some kind of cutie-pie cartoonish virtual young woman who follows you around in real life. You won't get any street cred for having this gal by your side, though, ...
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Dayton heads to Japan, South Korea on trade mission
Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton leaves today on a South Korea trip, via Japan, to promote trade. The Democratic governor said he hopes to help open the door to increased trade. Twenty-four business, agr...
Posted on 9/23/11 at 1:12 AM
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1940: We Too Are Aggressors
This 1940 editorial quoted another source and took America to task for sending raw materials for munitions and supplies to Japan. Edit: "Raw materials" was initially left out of the post. Sorry ...
Posted on 2/26/11 at 12:00 AM
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Governor Dayton to travel to Japan, South Korea

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is planning to visit Japan in September, following in the flight path of his predecessors.

July 22, 2011

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Cargill donating $250K to Second Harvest Japan

WAYZATA, Minn. (AP) — Cargill Inc. is donating $250,000 to Second Harvest Japan, a Tokyo-based food bank delivering food and supplies to survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan.

By Associated Press , March 23, 2011

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Concern in Tokyo over radiation in tap water

TOKYO (AP) — A spike in radiation levels in Tokyo tap water spurred new fears about food safety Wednesday as rising black smoke forced another evacuation of workers trying to stabilize Japan's radiation-leaking nuclear plant.

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and SHINO YUASA,Associated Press , March 23, 2011

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Officials: No radiation danger to US, territories

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Thursday that radiation leaking from the crippled Japanese nuclear complex does not present a danger to the western United States or its Pacific territories at this time. Officials also defended a proposed 50-mile evacuation zone for American troops and citizens in Japan.

By Associated Press , March 17, 2011

Man trying to get family to Minnesota from Japan

A Detroit Lakes native teaching English in Japan is in survival mode, trying to get his family out of the devastated country after it was rocked by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, tsunami, and now three nuclear plant explosions.

March 16, 2011

Japan's jolt hits here too

When news broke about the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan last Friday, it struck fear in the hearts of those with friends or loved ones living there.

March 16, 2011

Japan prepares to restart work at nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Surging radiation levels forced Japan to order emergency workers to temporarily withdraw from its crippled nuclear plant Wednesday, losing time in a desperate operation to cool the overheating reactors — the most urgent crisis from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami.

By ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA,Associated Press , March 16, 2011

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Blog: Putting Japan's radiation issues in perspective

The images of the destruction in Japan from last week’s major earthquake and tsunami have been horrifying. But as wrenching as they are, at least we can see them. Not so with radiation that may be leaking from a quake-damaged nuclear power reactor.

March 15, 2011

Xcel reassures public about Prairie Island safety

Officials at Xcel Energy and Prairie Island nuclear plant are closely monitoring developments in Japan regarding several nuclear plants affected by Friday's earthquake and tsunami.

March 14, 2011

Meltdown threat rises at Japanese nuclear plant

SOMA, Japan — Water levels dropped precipitously today inside a Japanese nuclear reactor, twice leaving the uranium fuel rods completely exposed and raising the threat of a meltdown, hours after a hydrogen explosion tore through the building housing a different reactor.

March 14, 2011

Tide of 1,000 bodies overwhelms quake-hit Japan

TAKAJO, Japan (AP) — A tide of bodies washed up along Japan's coastline, crematoriums were overwhelmed and rescue workers ran out of body bags as the nation faced the grim reality of a mounting humanitarian, economic and nuclear crisis Monday after a calamitous tsunami.

By JAY ALABASTER and TODD PITMAN,Associated Press , March 14, 2011

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Japan begins to dig for dead amid nuclear crisis

TAKAJO, Japan (AP) — Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan's devastated coastal towns, as Asia's richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands.

By JAY ALABASTER and TODD PITMAN,Associated Press , March 14, 2011

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Second explosion at stricken Japan nuke plant

SOMA, Japan (AP) — The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked Japan's stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant Monday, sending a massive column of smoke into the air and wounding 6 workers. The plant's operator said radiation levels at the reactor were still within legal limits.

By ERIC TALMADGE and SHINO YUASA,Associated Press , March 14, 2011

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Region worries about family, friends in Japan

FARGO – People in the Fargo-Moorhead area with ties to Japan are watching the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami with shock and concern for family and friends, some of whom they’ve been unable to reach.

March 11, 2011

Japan to release of radioactive vapor at nuke pant

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities will release slightly radioactive vapor to ease pressure at nuclear reactor whose cooling system failed.

By JEFF DONN and MARI YAMAGUCHI,Associated Press , March 11, 2011

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