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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the Japanese nuclear watchdog's meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the Japanese nuclear watchdog's meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 and Moto3 Race

MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 and Moto3 Race

6 Ryusei Yamanaka (Jap) Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI during Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera on September 14, 2025 at Misano World Circuit, Italy during Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 and Moto3 Race, MotoGP World Championship in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 14 2025

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MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 and Moto3 Race

MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 and Moto3 Race

6 Ryusei Yamanaka (Jap) Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI during Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera on September 14, 2025 at Misano World Circuit, Italy during Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 and Moto3 Race, MotoGP World Championship in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 14 2025

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MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying

MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying

6 Ryusei Yamanaka (Jap) Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI during Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera on September 13, 2025 at Misano World Circuit, Italy during Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying, MotoGP World Championship in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 13 2025

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MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying

MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying

6 Ryusei Yamanaka (Jap) Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI during Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera on September 13, 2025 at Misano World Circuit, Italy during Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying, MotoGP World Championship in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 13 2025

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MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying

MOTORI - MotoGP - Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying

6 Ryusei Yamanaka (Jap) Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI during Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera on September 13, 2025 at Misano World Circuit, Italy during Red Bull Gran Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera - Moto2 & Moto3 Qualifying, MotoGP World Championship in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 13 2025

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TICAD in Japan

TICAD in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) speaks at the welcome reception on the first day of the three-day Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, near the Japanese capital, on Aug. 20, 2025, alongside (from L) U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Angolan President Joao Lourenco, co-chair of the conference, and Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka.

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Sweden's day at Osaka expo

Sweden's day at Osaka expo

Kyoto University's Shinya Yamanaka, who won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 2012 for developing iPS cells, makes a speech at a ceremony in Osaka on May 14, 2025, marking the event's Sweden day.

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2025 MotoGP Grand Prix Final in Doha - Qatar

2025 MotoGP Grand Prix Final in Doha - Qatar

Japanese Moto3 rider Ryusei Yamanaka (front) of Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI steers during the Moto3 final race of MotoGP Grand Prix Qatar 2025 in Lusail Circuit in Doha, Qatar, on April 13, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 MotoGP Grand Prix Final in Doha - Qatar

2025 MotoGP Grand Prix Final in Doha - Qatar

First placed Spanish moto3 rider Angel Piqueras (C) of Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI, Second placed Japanese Moto3 rider Taiyo Furusato (L) of Honda Team Asia and third placed Japanese Moto3 rider Ryusei Yamanaka (R) of Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI celebrates on the podium after Moto3 race of the MotoGP Grand Prix Qatar 2025 in Lusail Circuit in Doha, Qatar, on April 13, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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2025 MotoGP Grand Prix Final in Doha - Qatar

2025 MotoGP Grand Prix Final in Doha - Qatar

Japanese Moto3 rider Ryusei Yamanaka of Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSI celebrates on the podium after winning the third place in the Moto3 race of MotoGP Grand Prix Qatar 2025 in Lusail Circuit in Doha, Qatar, on April 13, 2025. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Nobel Prize Shinya Yamanaka At 2025 Longevity Summit - Milan

Kyoto University's Professor of Biology and Nobel Prize, Shinya Yamanaka attends Milan Longevity Summit 2025 an event based on Science and practices to live longer and healthier at Milan State University in Milan, Italy on March 21, 2025. Photo by Nick Zonna/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards - LA

22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards - LA

Devin Teruya, Jorden Kealoha-Yamanaka and Wyatt Kaneshiro of Crossing Rain arrive at the 22nd Annual Unforgettable Gala Asian American Awards 2024 held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on December 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

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[Breaking News]Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 13 Kyodo - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit. (Kyodo)

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024, after the Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Central Japan nuclear unit fails safety check

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the regulatory body's meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024. The Japanese nuclear watchdog formally decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture has failed to pass a safety review needed for its restart, due to the possibility that an active fault runs underneath the unit.

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- MotoGP - RACE - Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini

- MotoGP - RACE - Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini

6 Ryusei Yamanaka (Jap) GasGas Aspar Team, GasGas during San Marino and Rimini Riviera Red Bull Grand Prix on September 6, 2024 at Misano World Circuit, Italy during RACE - Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini , MotoGP World Championship in Misano Adriatico, Italy, September 08 2024

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Reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review

Reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2024. The Japanese nuclear watchdog decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review.

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Reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review

Reactor in central Japan fails to pass safety review

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2024. The Japanese nuclear watchdog decided the same day that the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture failed to pass its restart safety review.

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Cannes film festival

Cannes film festival

Japanese film director Yoko Yamanaka (front 2nd from R) speaks in Cannes, southern France, on May 25, 2024, after her film "Desert of Namibia" featured in the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival won a FIPRESCI Prize, an independent award given by the International Federation of Film Critics.

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Cannes film festival

Cannes film festival

Japanese film director Yoko Yamanaka (2nd from L) speaks after the screening of her film "Desert of Namibia" during Directors' Week at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 17, 2024, in Cannes, southern France. On the right is lead actress Yuumi Kawai.

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Boxing: Nery knocks out Yamanaka for WBC title

Boxing: Nery knocks out Yamanaka for WBC title

Japanese boxer Shinsuke Yamanaka (L) throws a punch at Luis Nery of Mexico in the first round of their WBC bantamweight title match at Shimadzu Arena Kyoto in the western Japan city on Aug. 15, 2017. Nery scored a fourth-round technical knockout victory over Yamanaka.

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Japan's nuclear watchdog chief

Japan's nuclear watchdog chief

Shinsuke Yamanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023.

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Japan's nuclear watchdog chief

Japan's nuclear watchdog chief

Shinsuke Yamanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023.

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Japan's nuclear watchdog chief

Japan's nuclear watchdog chief

Shinsuke Yamanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2023.

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