Secretary Chu announced earlier today that the Department of Energy has offered and Japan has accepted an aerial measuring system capability, including detectors and analytical equipment used to provide assessments of contamination on the ground.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Heretofore, the date officially commemorated has been August 15, the date Japan unconditionally surrendered and accepted the Potsdam declaration.

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The Chinese search and rescue team, the first such mission ever accepted by Japan from China, arrived in Tokyo on Sunday and will join similar groups from dozens of countries in a search for survivors in the worst affected areas.

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During the celebration this year, donations will be accepted for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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In a joint statement, Japan's Premier Mori and French President Jacques Chirac said they accepted that many people were worried by the growing globalisation of the world economy.

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Japan's economy has now contracted for two quarters in a row, the generally accepted definition of a recession.

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