We are advising, based on new information in a deteriorating and fast-moving situation at a nuclear reactor site in Japan, that American citizens within a 50-mile radius of that plant should evacuate beyond the 50-mile mark.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

On July 17 every year, the Gion Festival in Kyoto in central Japan culminates in a grand procession of yamahoko, floats known as 'moving museums' because of their elaborate decoration with tapestries and wooden and metal ornaments.

UNESCO: Culture

Hatoyama earned plaudits at home, but trouble in Washington, when he expressed a preference for moving the base out of Japan.

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