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FUKUSHIMA 3

JAPAN
Jun 22, 2014
Tepco restarts ALPS water treatment system at Fukushima No. 1
Tokyo Electric Power Co. resumed operations of the problem-plagued radioactive water treatment system at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2014
Fukushima evacuees seek end to limbo
Japan's economy may be picking up, but the outlook remains bleak for an often forgotten group of people: the roughly 150,000 evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2014
Japan to set up research center for Fukushima decommissioning process
The science ministry said Thursday it will set up a research center next April to help decommission the heavily damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2014
Ishihara backtracks on kickbacks
Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara on Thursday retracted remarks suggesting that paying off local authorities in cash would ultimately solve the problem of where to store radiation-tainted soil from Fukushima Prefecture, after opposition parties demanded his resignation.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2014
Operator of Hamaoka nuclear plant says no active faults below site
The operator of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture said Wednesday its investigation found no active geological faults under or around the site, which was forced to shut down in 2011 after the plant's operation was deemed risky.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2014
Environment minister backtracks on saying cash will settle Fukushima dump dispute
Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara apologized Tuesday for suggesting that money would ultimately decide whether local authorities accept the central government's proposal to build storage facilities for soil contaminated by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jun 15, 2014
Fukushima hotline gets record calls
A suicide-prevention hotline in Fukushima Prefecture received a record 18,194 calls in 2013, signaling that scars from the events of March 2011 still weigh heavily on residents' minds.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 15, 2014
State-of-the-art dog shelter opens in Kansai
A new ARK facility to house rescued dogs in Hyogo Prefecture sets a new standard for animal welfare centers in Japan.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 15, 2014
Oh, the places we'll go in 2020 — unless, of course, we won't
In 2020 the Tokyo Olympics will be here! And all our troubles will be gone. Unless, of course, they won't. Because, sometimes, they don't.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2014
Photog returns home to chronicle Fukushima
As a photographer whose roots are in Fukushima, Tadao Mitome feels a duty to continue capturing images of the area to document the effects of the nuclear disaster triggered by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 11, 2014
Households free to choose power supplier
The Diet on Wednesday enacted legislation to end the grip regional monopolies have held for 60 years on the household electricity market by opening it up to greater competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2014
Fukushima No. 1 schoolteacher says disaster lessons still unlearned
Retired schoolteacher Hidefumi Owada feels helpless whenever he returns to his deserted home in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2014
U.S. firm hired to scrub Fukushima No. 1 water
Tokyo Electric hires a U.S. firm to extract strontium from the radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 plant because it can't get ALPS to work properly.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2014
Japan failed to report 640 kg of nuclear fuel to IAEA
Japan 'inappropriately omitted' 640 kg of unused plutonium in its annual nuclear fuel reports to the U.N. nuclear watchdog in 2012 and 2013.
BASKETBALL
Jun 6, 2014
Fukushima Firebonds draft forwards Kanno, Masuko
Building a team from scratch, is a step-by-step process. Each new player is a piece to the puzzle.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2014
772 Fukushima No. 1 interviews slated for release
The government says it will release the transcripts of interviews with 772 people involved in the Fukushima meltdowns but might redact some parts for secrecy reasons.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 5, 2014
Toyama named new coach of Shiga
Less than two weeks after a memorable title game, the coaching carousel is moving at warp speed.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2014
Work on giant underground ice wall begins at Fukushima plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday started building a huge underground ice wall around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to reduce the generation of toxic water at the crippled complex.
JAPAN
May 31, 2014
Singapore lifts ban on food imported from Fukushima
Singapore decides to lift a ban on food imports from Fukushima Prefecture imposed amid the nuclear meltdowns crisis.
JAPAN
May 30, 2014
Japan solicits offers for tritium separation bid
Japan is offering ¥1 billion to any party that can help it separate tritium from the radioactive water building up at the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
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.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
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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