http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment-arts/view/tokyos-kabuki-theater-due-to-undergo-remodelingA Tokyo theater familiar to many people for its presentation of the traditional Japanese entertainment kabuki will be closed at the end of April 2010…2008-12-24T00:23+0100japantodayenjapantoday-74fab31877248299abd873a6411f4c0fNaturalDisastershttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/266/f/3503/s/29d67d2/l/0L0Sindependent0O0Cenvironment0Cnature0Cthe0Ebig0Equestion0Ewhy0Eis0Ethe0Epanda0Eso0Erevered0Eand0Eis0Eit0Echinas0Emost0Epowerful0Esecret0Eweapon0E120A85130Bhtml/story01.htmWhy are we asking this now? China has wheeled out its black and white furry secret weapon, the Giant Panda, in an attempt to cement relations with Taiwan, the island which Beijing considers an ...2008-12-23T04:39+0100AfghanistanSunenAfghanistanSun-1d051e78ef2754705fbab0d26d1d3949WaterENVNaturalDisastersNatureENVConflicthttp://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/the-big-question-why-is-the-panda-so-revered-and-is-it-chinas-most-powerful-secret-weapon-1208513.htmlWhy are we asking this now? China has wheeled out its black and white furry secret weapon, the Giant Panda, in an attempt to cement relations with Taiwan, the island which Beijing considers an inalienable part of its territory. Relations between the mainland and Taiwan have improved since the....2008-12-23T01:06+0100independentenindependent-1d051e78ef2754705fbab0d26d1d3949WaterENVNaturalDisastersNatureENVConflicthttp://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20081223n1.htmlNAGOYA — Chubu Electric Power Co. said Monday it will decommission two aging reactors at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, and build a new reactor there. With a growing antinuclear power movement making it difficult for the government and utilities to find new....2008-12-22T22:38+0100japantimesenjapantimes-1531f97d24f0daaf39a48971686cb273NuclearDecommissioningNaturalDisastershttp://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/6558552.htmlAn intense earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted seas east Honshu of Japan, at 0923GMT on Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin here Sunday evening. The epicenter was initially determined by the Hong Kong Observatory to be at 36.6 degrees north latitude and 142.2008-12-22T05:55+0100peopledailyenpeopledaily-52e323fab9ad3451fd0d434a34fbec4aNaturalDisastershttp://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/japan/2008/12/22/188729/No%2Ddamage.htm(ChinaPost.com.tw) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.2008-12-22T05:03+0100ChinaPostenChinaPost-fe7ad479c81719d502009f974385475fNaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-News&id=048e1b89-1f76-4f5a-b5a0-01b9f6d01a6a&MatchID1=4856&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1223&PrimaryID=4856&Headline=Strong+quake+hits+JapanA strong 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the east coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey said.2008-12-21T19:29+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-06a0002454138971cb58456084c70fa5NaturalDisastershttp://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=RSSFeed-news&id=c616ead1-360f-4eed-89e4-2c9c0a0e5aa4&MatchID1=4856&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=2&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1223&PrimaryID=4856&Headline=Strong+quake+shakes+off+Japan%2c+no+damage%3a+officialsA strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday off the east coast of Japan but there was no damage or injuries, say officials.2008-12-21T18:44+0100HindustanTimesenHindustanTimes-12a337ffe21e2ac9a963aa29deb38965NaturalDisastershttp://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-12/21/content_10533105.htmHONG KONG, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- An intense earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted seas east Honshu of Japan, at 0923GMT on Sunday, the Hong Kong Observatory said in a news bulletin here Sunday evening. The epicenter was initially determined by the Hong Kong Observatory to be at 36.6 degrees north latitude and 142.2008-12-21T14:41+0100xinhuanet_enenxinhuanet_en-f3dbda3be82ff62f1139a6af98fde169NaturalDisastershttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3641870,00.htmlAn earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas.2008-12-21T13:19+0100yediotaharonotenyediotaharonot-c893eb4f3ec83bb5c0afa4f99aa8415eNaturalDisastershttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3641870,00.htmlAn earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. Earthquakes are common in Japan, one of the world's most seismically active areas.2008-12-21T13:11+0100ynetnewsenynetnews-c893eb4f3ec83bb5c0afa4f99aa8415eNaturalDisastershttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Strong_quake_rocks_Japan_no_damage/rssarticleshow/3870035.cmsA strong 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck today off the east coast of Japan but there was no damage or injuries, officials said.2008-12-21T12:24+0100timesofindiaentimesofindia-a9e562188955ce0eb3f6bc7f62f3d21fNaturalDisastershttp://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/397783/1/.htmlTOKYO : A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday off the east coast of Japan but there was no damage or injuries, officials said.2008-12-21T12:22+0100channelnewsasiaenchannelnewsasia-a8621ed262e40e927b78275c11d37785NaturalDisastershttp://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/21/worldupdates/2008-12-21T152624Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-371316-1&sec=WorldupdatesTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.2008-12-21T11:41+0100thestarenthestar-014c77a452f75a3f7159307c2103a800NaturalDisastershttp://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/T240878.htm21 Dec 2008 09:48:53 GMT Source: Reuters TOKYO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - An earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 6.2 occurred off the coast of northeastern Japan on Sunday, the Japanese Meteorological Agency said, but there were no reports of ...2008-12-21T11:21+0100alertnetenalertnet-cfd7c494121f98446f53b430a76b9d97NaturalDisasters