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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member communicates with the pilot after an airplane landed at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks an airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks life jacket readiness at the cabin of an airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members wave good-bye to an outbound airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks an airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks the cockpit of an airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A staff member checks the cockpit of an airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-HAIKOU-MEILAN INT'L AIRPORT-MAINTENANCE CHECKUPS (CN)

(240724) -- HAIKOU, July 24, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members check an airplane at Meilan International Airport in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, July 23, 2024. The Meilan International Airport has seen a constant increase in its passenger flow since the beginning of this summer. Staff members of HNA (Hainan Airline) Technic manage to ensure flight safety with thorough maintenance checkups during the peak season. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CHILDREN

(240601) -- HARARE, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Chinese doctor does physical checkups for local children at Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 29, 2024. It was a day of fun and joy at a primary school in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, as children on Wednesday celebrated the upcoming International Children's Day with a special event organized by the 21st batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the Chinese Loving Mum Team. The event, held at the Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in the Harare north suburb of Hatcliffe, brought cheer and excitement to pupils, who engaged in various activities including learning the captivating moves of Baduanjin, a traditional form of Chinese aerobic exercise. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CHILDREN

(240601) -- HARARE, June 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A Chinese doctor does physical checkups for local children at Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 29, 2024. It was a day of fun and joy at a primary school in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, as children on Wednesday celebrated the upcoming International Children's Day with a special event organized by the 21st batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the Chinese Loving Mum Team. The event, held at the Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in the Harare north suburb of Hatcliffe, brought cheer and excitement to pupils, who engaged in various activities including learning the captivating moves of Baduanjin, a traditional form of Chinese aerobic exercise. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CHILDREN

(240601) -- HARARE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor does physical checkups for local children at Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 29, 2024. It was a day of fun and joy at a primary school in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, as children on Wednesday celebrated the upcoming International Children's Day with a special event organized by the 21st batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the Chinese Loving Mum Team. The event, held at the Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in the Harare north suburb of Hatcliffe, brought cheer and excitement to pupils, who engaged in various activities including learning the captivating moves of Baduanjin, a traditional form of Chinese aerobic exercise. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CHILDREN

(240601) -- HARARE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor does physical checkups for local children at Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in Harare, Zimbabwe, on May 29, 2024. It was a day of fun and joy at a primary school in Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, as children on Wednesday celebrated the upcoming International Children's Day with a special event organized by the 21st batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe, in collaboration with the Chinese Loving Mum Team. The event, held at the Hossana Love in Africa Children's Home in the Harare north suburb of Hatcliffe, brought cheer and excitement to pupils, who engaged in various activities including learning the captivating moves of Baduanjin, a traditional form of Chinese aerobic exercise. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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Chinese medical team provides free clinical service to seniors in Kiribati

STORY: Chinese medical team provides free clinical service to seniors in Kiribati DATELINE: June 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Tarawa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team in Kiribati STORYLINE: The Chinese medical team in Kiribati carried out free medical service to local seniors in Bairiki of Tarawa, the capital of the South Pacific island country, on Wednesday. This is the first time for the Chinese medical team to deliver such a service to the local elders. Members of the medical team conducted health checkups for more than 30 seniors and explained to them the symptoms of diseases that commonly occur in the elderly group, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cataracts, and how to prevent and cure such diseases. Team leader Cao Lijun said that the free service aims to promote health knowledge and help the elders have a healthier lifestyle to improve their living standards. The Chinese medical team will continue to conduct such free medical services for local pe

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Chinese embassy in Zambia, medical team donate to children in need

STORY: Chinese embassy in Zambia, medical team donate to children in need DATELINE: May 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the donation ceremony 2. various of the Chinese Medical at team during the donation STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Zambia and the 24th Chinese Medical Team on Tuesday donated money and care packages to children in need in Zambia ahead of International Children's Day which falls on June 1. The embassy donated 300,000 Zambian Kwacha (about 15,600 U.S. dollars) to the "Stay in School Initiative" established by Zambia's first lady, while the medical team handed over 50 stationery bags and toys to 50 children. The medical team also conducted medical checkups on the children. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lusaka. (XHTV)

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Chinese medical team offers free health checkups in Namibia's informal settlement

STORY: Chinese medical team offers free health checkups in Namibia's informal settlement DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Windhoek CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team carrying out health checkups 2. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Founder of Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center 3. various of the Chinese medical team STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, carried out one-day free medical checkups in the informal settlement of Havana Thursday. The team conducted heart monitoring procedures, dental and eye checkups, and observed the general health of the children and youth at the Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center. SOUNDBITE (English): FRANS NAMBINGA, Founder of Frans Nambinga Arts and Training Center "We are thankful for the Chinese medical team. They come to visit us and donate materials to our school and they help our children check their bodies and health. This is very nice for our children." China has sent 14

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Female senior mechanic of JAL

TOKYO, Japan - Miki Muto, the first female Japan Airlines mechanic in charge of final checkups on mid- to large-size passenger carriers, conducts checkups on an airplane prior to its departure at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 19, 2010.

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City, store chains ink health checkup accord

SAGA, Japan - Katsuaki Sakai (R), president of Lawson Inc.'s Kyushu branch, Saga Mayor Toshiyuki Hideshima (C) and Yasuhiro Mizokami, chairman of the Miz drugstore chain, pose at the municipal government office in Saga, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2014, after signing a deal to let consumers receive metabolism checkups in examination cars in the compounds of Lawson convenience stores.

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TPP minister Amari hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Akira Amari, Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations. Amari, who doubles as economic and fiscal policy minister, was hospitalized on Dec. 2, 2013, for medical checkups for three or four days, the Cabinet Office said.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a demonstration, held every Friday evening, in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a demonstration, held every Friday evening, in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto speaks at a rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 6, 2012. The rally was held to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people gathering in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 6, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people gathering in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 6, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 6, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 6, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - Employees undertake operations at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka on July 5, 2012, shortly after the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture began generating electricity. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino (far L) witnesses work to resume nuclear power supply from the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - Employees undertake operations at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka on July 5, 2012, shortly after the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture began generating electricity. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Photo shows the central control room for the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012, shortly after the reactor began generating power. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OI, Japan - Photo shows the central control room for the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture on July 5, 2012, shortly after the reactor began generating power. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

OSAKA, Japan - A monitor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s central power feeding direction center in Osaka shows the No. 3 reactor at the company's Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture has begun generating electricity, at 7:13 a.m. on July 5, 2012. Japan regained supply of nuclear-generated electricity when the reactor was connected to the generator and transmission grid, with all other reactors in the country remaining idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Day following reactor reboot at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 2, 2012. The No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 reactor attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 2, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The No. 3 reactor attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Oi nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor attains criticality

OI, Japan - Employees work on the morning of July 2, 2012, in the central control room at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, after the No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day. It became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Pool photo)

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Using mobile network to check evacuees' blood pressure

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo taken at Iwate Medical University in Morioka shows a device to transmit blood pressure data by mobile phone. The university will launch a service for evacuees living in temporary housing in the prefecture following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, allowing them to transmit their blood pressure data to the university using such a device for medical checkups, university officials said June 27, 2012. If any problems are found, doctors at the university will report to the evacuees' primary physicians.

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Oi nuclear plant's spent fuel pit

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2011, shows the spent fuel pit of the No. 4 reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric Power Co. showed facilities of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors, temporarily halted due to regular checkups, to the media on the same day.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Hiroshima doctors to examine A-bomb victims in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Shizuteru Usui (R), president of the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, is pictured at Beijing airport en route to North Korea on Oct. 11, 2011. A medical delegation led by Usui plans to conduct medical checkups for North Koreans who survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Hiroshima doctors leave for N. Korea

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shizuteru Usui (R front), president of the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, and other member doctors of the group are seen at Hiroshima airport on Oct. 10, 2011, shortly before departure for Beijing. They are scheduled to arrive in Pyongyang on Oct. 11 for a five-day stay to conduct medical checkups for North Koreans who were in Hiroshima at the time of 1945 atomic attack on the city and exposed to radiation.

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Tomari reactor resumes commercial operation

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi speaks at a news conference at the Hokkaido government office in Sapporo on Aug. 17, 2011. The No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido resumed commercial operation the same day after Takahashi officially gave her approval, becoming the first among reactors undergoing regular checkups to resume commercial operation in Japan in the wake of the Fukushima crisis.

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Tomari reactor resumes commercial operation

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Takahashi (L), head of the Tokyo office of Hokkaido Electric Power Co., receives a certificate for the completion of regular inspection of the Tomari nuclear power plant's reactor from Tetsuya Yamamoto, head of the nuclear power inspection division of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2011. The same day HEPCO resumed commercial operation of the No. 3 reactor, the first among reactors undergoing regular checkups in the wake of the Fukushima crisis to restart commercial operation.

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Japan policy on resumption of nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano announces a government policy on resumption of nuclear power plants during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 11, 2011. He said nuclear plants in Japan must undergo additional safety assessments called ''stress tests,'' and those now idled for regular checkups must pass the first stage of them in order to restart.

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Restart of Genkai reactors put on hold

GENKAI, Japan - Hideo Kishimoto, mayor of the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, speaks at a press conference in the town on July 7, 2011. He retracted earlier approval for the restart of two reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant, which were shut down for regular checkups.

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Minister Kaieda in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda speaks to reporters at Saga prefectural office in the city of Saga on June 29, 2011, after a meeting with Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa. Furukawa assured Kaieda of the safety of resuming the operation of two nuclear reactors which have been halted for regular checkups at the Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Saga Gov. Furukawa speaks to reporters

SAGA, Japan - Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa (C) talks to reporters at Saga prefectural office in the city of Saga on June 29, 2011, after a meeting with industry minister Banri Kaieda. Furukawa assured Kaieda of the safety of resuming the operation of two nuclear reactors which have been halted for regular checkups at the Genkai power plant in the southwestern Japan prefecture.