510430 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/world/asia/operator-of-fukushima-plant-criticized-for-delaying-disclosures-on-leaks.html?partner=rss&emc=rssThe lack of transparency by the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company, in revealing that contaminated water from the site had been flowing into the ocean has renewed public frustration.Sat, 27 Jul 2013 01:33:00 +0200nytimes-f8256816e7a478f8b141f2a0f05b4c7d20130727013300http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tepco-says-it-was-reluctant-to-worry-public-over-toxic-water-leak-2The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said Friday that it delayed acknowledging that the plant was leaking contaminated water into the sea because it did not want to worry the public until it was certain there was a problem. Earlier this week, Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) acknowledged....Sat, 27 Jul 2013 00:30:00 +0200japantoday-9745f492af336340806ba8437db6f02c20130727003000http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/26/world/asia/japan-fast-facts/index.html(CNN) -- Here's a look at what you need to know about Japan, a country of islands located off the eastern coast of Asia. About Japan: Land area: 377,915 sq km. Population: 127,253,075 (July 2013 est.) Median age: 45.8 years (2013 est.) Capital: Tokyo. Ethnic groups: Japanese 98.5%, Koreans 0.5%, Chinese 0.Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:20:00 +0200cnn-ebb37b12c10ec675dbcab0b810c1d06920130726192000http://www.dw.de/l%fchr-gewaltige-mengen-schlamm/a-16978244?maca=de-rss-de-all-1119-rdfSeit 2006 spuckt der indonesische Schlammvulkan Lusi Schlamm. Zahlreiche Dörfer sind seitdem versunken, über 30.000 Menschen mussten die Gegend verlassen. Schuld könnte ein Erdbeben sein - aber auch eine Gasbohrung.Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:37:00 +0200deutschewelle-de-9c3cf0ed74a9b99428445bc4443bac2120130726183700