Brazil, Japan win International Emmys for news (AP)

NEW YORK – Television networks in Brazil and Japan have won their first-ever International Emmy Awards in the news and current affairs categories.

TV Globo's "Jornal Nacional: War on Drugs," about the four-day raid in November 2010 by security forces to take control of a major drug dealer's stronghold in Rio de Janeiro, is the winner of the International Emmy for news.

Japan's NHK takes the award in the current affairs category for "Back from the Brink: Inside the Chilean Mine Disaster" about the 69-day ordeal of 33 miners trapped underground and their dramatic rescue last year.

The awards were presented on Monday by The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in New York.

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Japan redesigns nuclear safety agency - CNN International

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant experienced a triple meltdown after a devasting tsunami and earthquake hit Japan.Day-to-day nuclear regulation will be placed under the Environment MinistryCritics have said regulators have been too cozy with Japan's nuclear industryThe decision follows the March nuclear disaster at Fukushima Daiichi

Tokyo (CNN) -- Japan's nuclear safety agency will be placed under the control of the country's Environment Ministry, a top government official announced Monday in a move stemming from the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Japanese regulators have been accused of being too cozy with the nuclear industry in the years before the March disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, the worst nuclear accident in a quarter-century. Monday's decision will take the day-to-day regulation of nuclear plants out from under the Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry, which has promoted the use of nuclear energy, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said.

The plan is to merge the existing Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency with the Nuclear Safety Commission, a largely advisory body. The new agency should be up and running by April and "will see to it that everything is done clearly," Edano said.

The agency has been tentatively designated the Nuclear Safety Agency, but Edano said he and other Cabinet members hope to add the word "regulatory" to the name before long.

"This agency will be handling regulation, and that is why regulation should be included in the name," he said.

Japan has launched a sweeping review of nuclear power since the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi, which has displaced more than 100,000 nearby residents. Engineers are still working to restore normal cooling in the three reactors that melted down after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and to pump out and decontaminate an estimated 100,000 tons of water that has pooled in the basements and service tunnels of the plant during five months of emergency measures.

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Qantas Announces Asia, Japan Carriers on International Losses - BusinessWeek

August 15, 2011, 8:36 PM EDT By Robert Fenner

Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Qantas Airways Ltd., Australia’s biggest airline, will create a full-service carrier in Asia and a budget unit in Japan as it seeks to turn around A$200 million ($210 million) in annual losses at its international unit.

The Asian-based carrier will have a different name and appearance than existing brands, while its budget unit is teaming with Japan Airlines Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. to start Jetstar Japan by the end of 2012, Sydney-based Qantas said in a statement today. The company will cut about 1,000 jobs.

Qantas will revamp its fleet plans for the new structure and order as many as 110 Airbus SAS A320 jets, including 78 fuel-efficient “neo” versions. Chief Executive Officer Alan Joyce is revamping his international operations amid a slump in market share as travelers switch to premium rivals including Singapore Airlines Ltd. and Dubai-based Emirates Airline.

Qantas rose as much as 4.3 percent in Sydney trading, the biggest intraday gain in a month. It was up 2.6 percent at A$1.57 at 10:10 a.m.

The Australian carrier also said today it will delay delivery of its final six A380 superjumbos for as long as six years, leaving it with 12 of the double-deck planes by the end of 2011.

The airline will also switch its South American direct services to Santiago from Buenos Aires, increase flights via Singapore through a venture with British Airways and further develop flights with AMR Corp.’s American Airlines unit though Dallas/Fort Worth.

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To contact the editor responsible for this story: Neil Denslow at ndenslow@bloomberg.net

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