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FUKUSHIMA 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021
Japan remembers 'man-made' Fukushima nuclear disaster, 10 years on
Areas around the Fukushima plant remain off-limits, worries about radiation levels linger and many who left have settled elsewhere.
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JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021
The scars remain: Tohoku communities still struggling to rebuild, 10 years on
Limited employment options, lingering psychological issues and population decline have made full recovery a long-term issue for many parts of Tohoku.
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JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 10, 2021
'News by and for disaster victims': Fukushima reporters look back on 3/11
As reporters from across the world flocked to Japan, it was local journalists who were the first to arrive at the scene of the disaster and the last to leave.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2021
The crisis a decade ago remains relevant today
As we commemorate those losses, we must also remember the heroes of that day and those that followed, men and women who scrambled to combat an unfolding catastrophe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 10, 2021
Japan’s lack of preparedness: Lessons from Fukushima and COVID-19
Abrupt decisions, poor information dissemination and a lack of foresight hampered efforts to assist the country through crises.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2021
How Toyota thrives when the chips are down
Continuity contracts and a deep understanding of semiconductor design and manufacturing equip the automaker to anticipate and mitigate shortages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021
With return to normalcy in sight, Fukushima fishermen fear release of nuclear plant water
Those in the industry worry that draining the water from the nuclear plant into the sea would hinder the recovery they have made in the years since the disaster.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021
From shock to resignation: Japan’s responses to 3/11
March 11 had enduring impacts on Japan, but they aren't at all obvious.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021
Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear accident
The 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident was Japan's greatest national crisis in the postwar era. In the midst of the crisis, the then Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government secretly commissioned experts to create a worst-case scenario in which the fuel rods in the fuel pool would dissolve...
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BUSINESS / Economy / Remembering 3/11
Mar 8, 2021
To secure a green future, Japan must reckon with its nuclear past
The government panel shaping the nation's energy future sees the restart of almost every reactor halted after meltdowns in 2011 as necessary to meet climate goals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021
Fukushima plant owner says nuclear power needed to hit green goal
Tepco chief says nuclear energy is indispensable for the company to curb CO2 emissions 50% by fiscal 2030 from 2013 levels as boosting capacity of renewables takes time.
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JAPAN
Mar 5, 2021
Rescue mission: The animals being cared for in Fukushima's nuclear zone
Sakae Kato stayed behind to look after cats when other residents evacuated, spurred on in part by the shock of finding dead pets in abandoned houses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2021
Decade after Fukushima disaster, Greenpeace sees cleanup failure
Greenpeace said its own radiation surveys conducted over the last decade have consistently found readings above government target levels.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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