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Suit filed to seek decommissioning of Hamaoka reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs carrying banners calling for an end to nuclear power walk to the Shizuoka District Court in the city of Shizuoka on July 1, 2011, to file a lawsuit seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the prefecture. Located in a major active fault zone, Chubu Electric Power Co. suspended the plant's Nos. 3 to 5 reactors in May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Hamaoka plant were deactivated in 2008 for decommissioning.

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Teenage jockey Miura fastest to reach 100 wins

TOKYO, Japan - Teenager jockey Kosei Miura celebrates after picking up his 100th career win at Tokyo Racecourse on Feb. 4 to become the fastest jockey in Japan Racing Association history to reach the mark. Miura's victory on Infinite Air in the day's fourth race came 11 months and seven days since his JRA debut on March 1, 2008.

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Panasonic group to see 1st red ink in 6 yrs in FY 2008

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 1, 2008, shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. The Japanese top electronics maker is likely to report a consolidated net loss for the 2008 business year through March, falling into the red for the first time since the 2002 business year.