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Now playing Next Living Why are locals worried about Fukushima wastewater? Nearly 12 years ago, a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear catastrophe at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant. Now, the plant operator wants to release 1.3 million tonnes of wastewater into the sea. 20/02/2023
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Now playing Next Japan Heavy snow in Japan leaves 17 dead, dozens injured Heavier than normal snow in japan has left 17 people head, injured more than 90 and caused tens of thousands of home to go without power for several hours. 26/12/2022
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Now playing Next Japan Japan has receive record levels of snow Some regions of Japan have received more than three times the seasonal average of snow. In some areas it was more than 2 metres high on Tuesday 20/12/2022
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Now playing Next no comment Kids join museum workers to sweep dust off dinosaur skeletons in Japan Twenty-two kids from a local nursery school in Gifu, Japan join museum workers sweep dust off the models using brushes and dusters on Monday, when the museum is closed. 13/12/2022
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Now playing Next focus Fukushima gets ready to discharge treated water into the sea Eleven years after the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, the region's inhabitants are preparing for a new step. 06/12/2022
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