Schools, Nuclear Plants, all in the name of Money.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to be the next governor of the nation's central bank on the 27th—Kuroda is an aggressive conservative much like Abe and plans on taking swift action to help revive Japan's weakening economy.

Along with economic programs Japanese officials also plan to reopen previously-closed nuclear power plants. Tensions around the subject of nuclear power rose after the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Another part of these aggressive policies involves the opening of several new schools, which officials hope will attract foreign students. Japanese citizens question why the country continues to build new schools when the youth populous shrinks in size.

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• 28 Feb—Japan to Begin Restarting Idled Nuclear Plants, Leader Says
• 27 Feb—Japan Nominates New Central Bank Chief
• 27 Feb—Japan nominates Haruhiko Kuroda as central bank boss
• 25 Feb—Japan's Hope: If You Build It, They Will Come
• 21 Feb—Can 'Abenomics' fix Japan's ailing economy?