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The English language Chinese daily Global Times newspaper described Noda as a “hawk.”

Japan’s ruling party, Democratic Party of Japan, elected Yoshihiko Noda as its new head. Ever since the party took power two years ago, he will become the third Prime Minister.

Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, a fiscal hawk, will become Japan's sixth prime minister in five years after winning a ruling party vote Monday, an outcome likely to please investors worried about a bulging public debt.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced on Friday he's resigning after almost 15 months in office.

The race to pick Japan's sixth leader in five years appeared on Friday to be shaping up as a battle between the most popular contender and a rival backed by a party powerbroker, although with five candidates in play, the outcome was hard to call.

The main radioactive element released from the Fukushima nuclear disaster since March equals 168 Hiroshima World War Two bombs, a news report said Thursday.

Irene would truly have to be a catastrophic event to fall into the following list of the costliest natural disasters in recorded history.

The August 23 Virginia Earthquake, the most massive earthquake to hit the East Coast in 67 years, made the United States question the safety of its nuclear power plants Tuesday. The earthquake, a 5.8 on the Richter scale, was only a few miles from the North Anna nuclear power plant.

The 5.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked Virginia Tuesday, centered 300 miles from New York City, occurred at a shallow depth in the crust, implying considerable aftershocks. The massive earthquake shook areas from North Carolina to Ottawa, Canada.

Seismologist warns of atomic power dangers after the Virginia earthquake

A massive earthquake rocked the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday afternoon, shaking areas from North Carolina to Ottawa, Canada. The earthquake's center was northwest of Richmond, Va. and rocked much of Washington, D.C.

A strong earthquake struck the East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the streets.

Indian Point has several seismic protections in place, including precautions for spent fuel pools.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will likely resign next week, his economics minister said Tuesday, but who will succeed him as the country confronts a nuclear crisis and a long list of economic difficulties remained up in the air.

iPhone users in Japan will receive earthquake warning notification with the next version of Apple’s iOS operating system.

There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Thousands of sunflowers planted at Joenji temple in Fukushima, northern Japan, to help fight the radiation from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, have blossomed.

HP dumped its webOS Touchpad tablet, the Taliban attacked a British cultural center in Kabul, five were killed at a Belgian music festival, and more in today's Daily Scoop.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture on Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, although no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory for the area was lifted after no waves were sighted.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Friday. This triggered a 50 cm (20 inch) tsunami warning for the coastal areas of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, which was lifted about 35 minutes later.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 jolted northeastern Japan off Fukushima prefecture Friday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no damage was reported and a tsunami advisory was lifted after no waves were sighted.