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Monju reactor's lab unused

Monju reactor's lab unused

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2011, shows the inside of a laboratory affiliated with the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The lab, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been unused since its construction was suspended in 2000 following several accidents, prompting the Board of Audit of Japan to call on Nov. 14, 2011, for the operator of the Monju reactor to find a use for it. Some 83 billion yen has already been spent on it.

Monju reactor's lab unused

Monju reactor's lab unused

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2011, shows the inside of a laboratory affiliated with the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The lab, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been unused since its construction was suspended in 2000 following several accidents, prompting the Board of Audit of Japan to call on Nov. 14, 2011, for the operator of the Monju reactor to find a use for it. Some 83 billion yen has already been spent on it.

Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the 83 yen line on the morning of Oct. 6, 2010.

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a foreign exchange dealer in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at the lower 83 yen level on the morning of Sept. 14, 2010. The dollar hit below the 83.30 yen line the same day, marking a new 15-year low at one point.

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a foreign exchange dealer in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at the lower 83 yen level on the morning of Sept. 14, 2010. The dollar hit below the 83.30 yen line the same day, marking a new 15-year low at one point.

Dollar falls into 83 yen range

Dollar falls into 83 yen range

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard shows the U.S. dollar falling into the 83 yen range in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district on Sept. 7, 2010.

Diet passes FY 2008 budget despite upper house veto

Diet passes FY 2008 budget despite upper house veto

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) bows at a House of Representatives plenary session on March 28 after the Diet enacted into law an 83 trillion yen state budget for fiscal 2008 despite an earlier rejection by the opposition-controlled upper house.

Budget, tax bills pass lower house amid opposition boycott

Budget, tax bills pass lower house amid opposition boycott

TOKYO, Japan - With the opposition benches empty, members of the ruling coalition at the House of Representatives vote in a late night session Feb. 29 to approve an 83 trillion yen state budget and a tax reform bill for fiscal 2008, ensuring that the budget will become law in time for the start of the new fiscal year on April 1. The opposition parties, excluding the Japanese Communist Party, boycotted the vote on grounds that there had been insufficient deliberation on the bills.

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga smiles during a press conference after proposing an 83,061.3 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2008 focusing on measures to revitalize regional economies and improve medical and education services.

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at the Diet building to attend an extra Cabinet session convened on Dec. 20 to approve an 895.4 billion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2007. Earlier in the day, the Finance Ministry proposed a state budget for fiscal 2008 totaling 83,061.3 billion yen centering on measures to revitalize regional economies and improve medical and education services.

Japan's parliament approves 83 tril. yen FY 2007 budget

Japan's parliament approves 83 tril. yen FY 2007 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) bow in appreciation after the Diet approved Japan's 82.91 trillion yen fiscal 2007 budget on March 26 with the backing of the governing Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner New Komeito party.

Lower house budget committee OKs 83 trillion yen FY 2007 budget

Lower house budget committee OKs 83 trillion yen FY 2007 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party stand up to approve the 82.91 trillion yen budget plan for fiscal 2007 at a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee on March 2, while members of the opposition parties surround the committee chairman, Kazuyoshi Kaneko, to protest against his handling of the panel proceedings.

Lower house budget committee OKs 83 trillion yen FY 2007 budget

Lower house budget committee OKs 83 trillion yen FY 2007 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito party stand up to approve the 82.91 trillion yen budget plan for fiscal 2007 at a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee on March 2, while members of the opposition parties surround the committee chairman, Kazuyoshi Kaneko, to protest against his handling of the panel proceedings. (Kyodo)

Japan's parliament approves 83 tril. yen FY 2007 budget

Japan's parliament approves 83 tril. yen FY 2007 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) bow in appreciation after the Diet approved Japan's 82.91 trillion yen fiscal 2007 budget on March 26 with the backing of the governing Liberal Democratic Party and junior coalition partner New Komeito party. (Kyodo)

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga smiles during a press conference after proposing an 83,061.3 billion yen state budget for fiscal 2008 focusing on measures to revitalize regional economies and improve medical and education services. (Kyodo)

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

MOF proposes 83 tril. yen budget

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga arrives at the Diet building to attend an extra Cabinet session convened on Dec. 20 to approve an 895.4 billion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2007. Earlier in the day, the Finance Ministry proposed a state budget for fiscal 2008 totaling 83,061.3 billion yen centering on measures to revitalize regional economies and improve medical and education services. (Kyodo)

Budget, tax bills pass lower house amid opposition boycott

Budget, tax bills pass lower house amid opposition boycott

TOKYO, Japan - With the opposition benches empty, members of the ruling coalition at the House of Representatives vote in a late night session Feb. 29 to approve an 83 trillion yen state budget and a tax reform bill for fiscal 2008, ensuring that the budget will become law in time for the start of the new fiscal year on April 1. The opposition parties, excluding the Japanese Communist Party, boycotted the vote on grounds that there had been insufficient deliberation on the bills. (Kyodo)

Diet passes FY 2008 budget despite upper house veto

Diet passes FY 2008 budget despite upper house veto

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) bows at a House of Representatives plenary session on March 28 after the Diet enacted into law an 83 trillion yen state budget for fiscal 2008 despite an earlier rejection by the opposition-controlled upper house. (Kyodo)

Dollar falls into 83 yen range

Dollar falls into 83 yen range

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard shows the U.S. dollar falling into the 83 yen range in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district on Sept. 7, 2010. (Kyodo)

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a foreign exchange dealer in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at the lower 83 yen level on the morning of Sept. 14, 2010. The dollar hit below the 83.30 yen line the same day, marking a new 15-year low at one point. (Kyodo)

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

Falling U.S. dollar against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a foreign exchange dealer in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at the lower 83 yen level on the morning of Sept. 14, 2010. The dollar hit below the 83.30 yen line the same day, marking a new 15-year low at one point. (Kyodo)

Monju reactor's lab unused

Monju reactor's lab unused

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2011, shows the inside of a laboratory affiliated with the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The lab, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been unused since its construction was suspended in 2000 following several accidents, prompting the Board of Audit of Japan to call on Nov. 14, 2011, for the operator of the Monju reactor to find a use for it. Some 83 billion yen has already been spent on it. (Kyodo)

Monju reactor's lab unused

Monju reactor's lab unused

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2011, shows the inside of a laboratory affiliated with the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The lab, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been unused since its construction was suspended in 2000 following several accidents, prompting the Board of Audit of Japan to call on Nov. 14, 2011, for the operator of the Monju reactor to find a use for it. Some 83 billion yen has already been spent on it. (Kyodo)

CORRECTED Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

CORRECTED Dollar slips to lower 83 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING HEADLINE A signboard at currency broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. shows the dollar slipping to the 83 yen line on the morning of Oct. 6, 2010. (Kyodo)