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Montana Beef Prices Likely to Rise After Japan Changes Trade Rules

Jon King — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:07:25 +0000

This Friday, Feb. 1, marks a gigantic leap forward for the U.S. cattle industry as Japan is set to loosen restrictions on U.S.beef imports.

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New Footage of Japan Tsunami [VIDEO]

Cole — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:14:30 +0000

Ever wonder what it would be like if you knew a tsunami was coming and decided to film the build up? That is exactly what this brave Japanese citizen does in this video. He chooses a very high place to film from which was a very smart decision.

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Will Radiation Near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Prevent Locals from Coming Home?

Jade Walker — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:39:34 +0000

The areas surrounding the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan may be uninhabitable for decades. That’s the word from the Japanese government after a survey found dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination.

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Insane Video Takes You on the Steepest Roller Coaster in the World [VIDEO]

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:40:04 +0000

Japanese amusement park Fuji-Q boasts some of the wildest rides and gnarliest roller coasters out there and this video gives you a front seat, first-person view of their newest attraction, the Takabisha.

This coaster has everything a thrill-seeke

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New 'Superbug' Strain of Gonorrhea Resists Antibiotics

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:39:08 +0000

Gonorrhea, a bacterial sexually transmitted infection, used to be easily treated with antibiotics. But now, a "superbug" strain of the STD has been found in Japan and scientists fear it could become a global public health threat.

"Since antibiotics became the standard treatment for gonorrhea in the 1940s, this bacterium has shown a remarkable capacity to develop resistance mechanisms to all drugs introduced to control it," said Magnus Unemo of the Swedish Reference Laboratory for Pathogenic Neisseria, who discovered the strain with Japanese colleagues.

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Japanese Scientists Use Human Waste to Create Meat [VIDEO]

Wendy Gould — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:25:33 +0000

If you weren’t vegetarian before, perhaps it’s time to make the switch. Scientists in Japan have now created a way to synthesize “beef steaks” from human feces. The discovery was made after a Tokyo sewage plant approached scientists, asking them if they could figure out a way to utilize all the sewage sludge lying around.

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Tokyo Named World's Most Expensive City

1450 KMMS AM — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:44:50 +0000

You may have to dig deep into your pockets to get to Tokyo.

You may have to dig even deeper to stay.

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Japan's Nuclear Crisis Still Worsening

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:13:46 +0000

Japan's nuclear crisis continues to grow more dire. The rating of the exposure has been raised from 5 to 7 and is at the highest level we've seen from a plant under the International Atomic Energy Agency. With the continued amount of radiation being leaked, there are fears that Japan's nuclear disaster could reach Chernobyl level catastrophe. What can be done to contain the radiation?

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Japan's 7.4 Aftershock VIDEO

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:02:19 +0000

Japan is still feeling aftershocks from the massive earthquake nearly a month ago. Early this morning an aftershock measured at 7.4 was shaking much of northeast Japan and here is a video of the tremor

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Japan Looks To Extend Evacuation Zone

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:27:12 +0000

The crises in Japan continues with focus on the Nuclear Plant in Fukushima. Monitoring the seawater's level of radioactive material, officials are debating whether to extend the danger zone to a 25 mile radius.

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Japan's Ongoing Nuclear Disastor, And U.S. Aid

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:39:35 +0000

Japan is still in the early stages of dealing with the crises of the earthquake and the nuclear powerplant melt down. The officials are exploring the plan of putting a protective tarp over the failing reactors and pumping the contaminated water into a barge to be safely removed. Watch this video of a Japanese official explaining the situation and how quickly the radioactive material will naturally diminish to a safe level.

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Bozeman Raises $13,000 for Japan

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:51:30 +0000

Bozeman's community (you guys!) raised over $13,000 in relief money for Japan this past Saturday with a food drive at I-Ho's Korean Grill. Noriko Ishibashi, I-Ho Pomeroy, Ted Watanabe, and Masaki Uchida were the organizers of the food sale.

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Japan's Radiation Levels On The Citizen Level

1450 KMMS AM — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:24:09 +0000

RDTN.org is a site set up by a group of Oregonians to give average citizens the power to monitor the radiation levels in Japan. Citizens across the country are submitting their reading off of their radiation measuring devices to this website. While it relies on the accuracy of each person, the data is very interesting.

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Japan: Searching For Anything

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:04:34 +0000

As the searching continues in Japan for survivors and the deceased, the rural areas hit hard by the tsunami are becoming increasingly more and more difficult for extraction. Searchers estimate they have only covered about 20% of the landscape and it's almost too difficult in some areas for the search teams to reach

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Japanese Food Sale To Help Japan

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:55:14 +0000

Japanese residents living in Bozeman are planning a fund raiser on March 27th to help gain support for the devastated people in Japan. The fundraiser will be at I-Hos Korean Grill and will be selling Japanese food. The Japanese population in Bozeman have reported that their families are safe in Japan but their hearts go out to all of the people suffering in their native country. See how you can help inside.

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Amazing Before/After Satelite Images Of Japans Landscape

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:02:58 +0000

With the use of Google Maps' extremely powerful satelite imaging, ABC was able to make a comparison of the landscape and architecture before and after the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan on Friday. It really puts it into perspective showing just how powerful the wave was to completely remove homes and buildings from the ground and deposit them into a pile of debris. Check out the 20+ images inside.

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Gottfried Fired Over Tasteless Tweets

1450 KMMS AM — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:41:43 +0000

The iconic voice of Gilbert Gottfried was fired as the voice of the Aflac duck after Gilbert rattled off what he thought were hilarious tweets poking fun at the events of Japan's current disaster. Aflac is a major insurer in Japan, a fact that Gilbert apparently was unaware of previously. Gilbert's tasteless tweets inside.

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Japan's Nuclear Scare

1450 KMMS AM — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:43:34 +0000

Japan's nuclear power plant in Fukushima is continuing to melt down and suffered its second explosion Monday. Workers are attempting to cool the cores of the nuclear plant with sea water to prevent more explosions. While radiation has been able to escape through the explosions the levels of radiation are not yet dangerous for the public.

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Japan Earthquake: How You Can Give Help

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:41:21 +0000

International relief agencies launched a variety of ways Friday for people make donations to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan.

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Nuclear Power Plant In Japan Declares Emergency Evacuation

1450 KMMS AM — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:25:53 +0000

Japan has evacuated thousands of people surrounding a Nuclear Power Plant after problems arose with the cooling system following the earthquake this morning.

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