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Economy & Trade April 21, 2026 391 stories in this edition

Japan to carry out study on remote Pacific island for a fourth nuclear waste site

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Japan to carry out study on remote Pacific island for a fourth nuclear waste site

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Minamitori Island is at the easternmost edge of the country’s territory in the Pacific and has no civilian population. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The island is set to be the fourth such site in Japan.

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