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Japan nuclear plant evacuees demand compensation

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Japan’s nuclear plant evacuees demand compensation

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Firefighters are tested for leaked radiation at a fire department at the village of Katsurao which is located within a 20-kilometer (12-mile) radius from the radiation-spewing Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan, on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

EDITORIAL: Spooked by nukes

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Economy Briefs

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Japan raises nuclear crisis to highest danger level

By Christopher Johnson - Special to The Washington Times

Players of the Rakuten Golden Eagles, a Japanese professional team based in Sendai, northeastern Japan, observe a moment of silence for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami before their baseball game against the Lotte Marines in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The 2011 pro baseball regular season kicked off on Tuesday in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Baseball in Japan: a time to heal … and cheer

By STEPHEN MOORE - Associated Press

Questions and answers: Japan, Chernobyl disasters

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Players of the Rakuten Golden Eagles, a Japanese professional team based in Sendai, northeastern Japan, observe a moment of silence for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami before their baseball game against the Lotte Marines in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. The 2011 pro baseball regular season kicked off on Tuesday in Japan. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Japan baseball opens to relief and cheers

By STEPHEN MOORE - Associated Press

The Rakuten Golden Eagles, a professional team representing disaster-wracked Sendai in northeastern Japan, along with fans in the stands, observe a moment of silence for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami before their baseball game against the Lotte Marines in Chiba, near Tokyo, on Tuesday, when the 2011 pro baseball regular season opened in Japan. (Associated Press)

Japan out at ballgames despite disasters

By Stephen Moore - Associated Press