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FUKUSHIMA 3

OLYMPICS
Sep 3, 2016
Fukushima could host 2020 events
Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are working toward staging a baseball and softball game in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami struck Fukushima Prefecture, a source close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2016
Japan considers scrapping fast-breeder reactor as costs mount
The government could finally pull the plug on the troubled Monju fast-breeder reactor after calculating that readying it for restart would cost several hundred billion yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2016
Fukushima floating wind farm is Japan's entry into contested sector
Japan's ambition to lead in the development of floating wind turbines is facing stiff competition from rivals in Europe — most notably from France — as companies and governments press to lower costs and prove that the technology can rival other sources of clean energy.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2016
Two Tepco Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors may pass geared-up safety checks by March
Nuclear regulators have decided to gear up the safety assessment of two reactors operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. in central Japan, raising the possibility of finishing the process by next March, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2016
Fukushima students perform original arrangement with the New York Philharmonic
In the chance of a lifetime, a group of 16- and 17-year-old music students from Fukushima arranged and performed a traditional Japanese song with members of the world-renowned New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2016
Anti-nuclear activists' METI camp razed in darkness after years battling over Fukushima
Government dismantles campaigners' camp after nearly five years at industry ministry site.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 20, 2016
State funds planned for cleaning heavily contaminated zones in Fukushima
The government plans to use state funds to finance the radiation cleanup in the areas most seriously contaminated by the Fukushima disaster in 2011, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Aug 14, 2016
Fukushima tourism making strong progress on recovery
Tourism in Fukushima Prefecture approached a milestone in fiscal 2015 after recovering to nearly 90 percent of where it was before the nuclear disaster unfolded in March 2011, the prefectural government said in a recent tourism report.
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2016
Japan urges Hong Kong to lift ban on food from areas near Fukushima plant
Agricultural minister Yuji Yamamoto said in Hong Kong on Thursday that he has requested the territory to lift a food ban that restricts imports from five Japanese prefectures most affected by a radiation-leak scare following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2016
Japan's disaster-hit regions look to 'Pokemon Go' to draw tourists
Four disaster-hit prefectures are counting on the frenzy sparked by "Pokemon Go" to draw more tourists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 5, 2016
Japan's new environment minister pledges to build trust, contaminated waste storage facility in Fukushima
Newly appointed Environment Minister Koichi Yamamoto said Friday he will further efforts to build trust with people in Fukushima Prefecture to facilitate a stalled project to build a temporary nuclear storage facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2016
Tepco's hazmat suit guideline decreases burden on workers during summer heat
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant, has been revising guidelines for when workers need to wear full masks with hazmat suits or less-bulky outfits to improve their working conditions during the scorching summer.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2016
Japan faces uphill battle in athletics
Japan has not seen one of its athletics competitors on the top step of the podium since the 2004 Olympics in Athens, when Mizuki Noguchi ran to a win on the historic marathon course and Koji Murofushi took the Olympic title in the hammer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2016
Tepco's profit plummets amid power saving, defections to new competitors
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., operator of the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, said first-quarter operating profit plummeted 37 percent as sales declined amid faltering demand and new competition in Japan's power market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN PICTURES
Jul 29, 2016
43,000 flock to Minamisoma for festival's horseback samurai climax
Horsemen in medieval samurai armor raced through tracks and paraded in front of cheering crowds as the annual Soma Nomaoi festival reached its climax recently in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 28, 2016
Tohoku Cup offers fans early treat
An annual tradition is growing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2016
There are no-go zones even Pokemon monsters won't enter: Japan's nuclear facilities
'Pokemon Go' monsters have invaded Japan, including the Prime Minister's Office. But they are not allowed in Tepco's nuclear plants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2016
Greenpeace reports jump in radioactive contamination in Fukushima waterways
The radioactive contamination in Fukushima's riverbanks, estuaries and coastal waters was at a scale hundreds of times higher than pre-2011 levels.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016
In first, Tepco admits ice wall can't stop Fukushima No. 1 groundwater
The much-hyped ice wall at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant can't stop groundwater from entering its leaky, wrecked reactor buildings, Tokyo Electric admits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jul 17, 2016
Retailer hopes to lift returning firms in Namie by tapping pipeline to Qvevri-made Georgian wine
Matsubaya, a retail and wholesale firm from the town of Namie near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, is trying to revitalize businesses that were based in the district, using Georgian wine.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Japan’s minimum wage might not budge much if corporate fears prevail
Unionists hold a rally in Tokyo in April. Households' real cash earnings have been falling year on year for more than two years, with the weakening of the yen making the situation only more difficult as prices of imported goods increase rapidly.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
Three novelists named for Akutagawa and Naoki awards
Naoki Prize winner Michi Ichiho (left), and Akutagawa Prize winners Sanzo K. Matsunaga (center) and Aki Asahina pose with their award-winning books at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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