Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Traces of radiation from Japanese nuclear plant detected in China

Patients exposed to radiation at Fukushima are moved -- authorities Friday encouraged voluntary evacuations in the buffer zone.
Tokyo, Japan (CNN) -- Traces of radioactive iodine were detected Saturday in China's Heilongjiang province, a Chinese government agency told state-run media.
The slight rise in radiation, which authorities determined had emanated from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, was a minuscule fraction -- one-hundred-thousandth, to be exact -- beyond normal background radiation levels, China's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said, according to Xinhua.
Because of the low level, the government agency said there was no harm to public health in China and said there was no need for any extra precautions.

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The Legend of Zelda Turns 25

On February 21, 1986 -- exactly 25 years ago today -- the very first copy of the game we know as The Legend of Zelda was sold in Japan, jump-starting an iconic franchise that has spawned various sequels, books, television shows, and a fan community larger than perhaps any other videogame series.
As many 1UP readers know, we're really big on anniversaries and birthdays around here, and we're even bigger on Zelda, so we're celebrating Link's 25th with not one, not two, but ten retrospective features looking back at the impact the series has had on our lives.