Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - People stage a rally on July 16, 2014, in front of a Tokyo building where the Nuclear Regulation Agency is housed calling for Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant to remain idled. The plant in Satsumasendai in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima will be the first nuclear complex to meet a new set of safety standards, introduced in July last year, if the regulators' safety screening report is finalized following a month-long public consultation period.

Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. It will be the first nuclear complex to meet a new set of safety standards, introduced in July last year, if the Nuclear Regulation Agency's safety screening report is finalized following a month-long public consultation period.

First Japanese film released in S. Korea

First Japanese film released in S. Korea

An award-winning Japanese movie ''Hana-Bi (Fireworks)'' was released in South Korea on Dec. 5, marking the first public screening of a Japanese film. The movie, imported from its former colonial ruler, was screened with Korean subtitles in 14 theaters in Seoul and 21 others in provincial cities.

S. Korea marks first public screening of Japanese movie

S. Korea marks first public screening of Japanese movie

The award-winning Japanese movie ''HANA-BI'' goes on release in South Korea on Dec. 5, marking the country's first public screening of a Japanese film -- made in Japan with Japanese capital by a Japanese director. The public viewing of Japanese movies is part of President Kim Dae Jung's gradual removal of a long-standing ban on Japanese films, music and other forms of culture.

Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

Regulators unveil draft report for restart of Kyushu nuclear plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2014 shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear plant in Satsumasendai in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima. It will be the first nuclear complex to meet a new set of safety standards, introduced in July last year, if the Nuclear Regulation Agency's safety screening report is finalized following a month-long public consultation period. (Kyodo)

First Japanese film released in S. Korea

First Japanese film released in S. Korea

An award-winning Japanese movie ''Hana-Bi (or Fireworks)'' was released in South Korea on Dec. 5, marking the first public screening of a Japanese film. The movie, imported from its former colonial ruler, was screened with Korean subtitles in 14 theaters in Seoul and 21 others in provincial cities. ==Kyodo

S. Korea marks first public screening of Japanese movie

S. Korea marks first public screening of Japanese movie

The award-winning Japanese movie ''HANA-BI'' goes on release in South Korea on Dec. 5, marking the country's first public screening of a Japanese film -- made in Japan with Japanese capital by a Japanese director. The public viewing of Japanese movies is part of President Kim Dae Jung's gradual removal of a long-standing ban on Japanese films, music and other forms of culture. ==Kyodo