Tag - fukushima-3

 
Menu
Search
 
July 18, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

FUKUSHIMA 3

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2017
Spent nuclear fuel removal at Fukushima plant pushed back again
The government says new technical issues and the need to take safety precautions led to the latest change, the third delay in the removal plan since its inception.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 23, 2017
Takahashi, Matsutomo make quick work of Fukushima, Hirota to reach Japan Open final
Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo on Saturday earned a berth in the Japan Open women's doubles final, while women's singles world champion Nozomi Okuhara withdrew with an injury.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2017
Tepco again ordered to pay damages over nuclear disaster but claims against state dismissed
Tokyo Electric loses its second lawsuit over the Fukushima disaster but plaintiffs' demands for government redress are dismissed.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2017
NRA screening of Tepco's restart plan
The way the NRA is wrapping up its safety screening of Tepco's bid to restart two idled reactors in Niigata Prefecture is less than convincing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Sep 17, 2017
Fukushima University students help with Houston disaster cleanup
Five students at Fukushima University are volunteering in Houston in the wake of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2017
Rent hike looms for 70% of 3/11 disaster victims in state-run housing
The government moves to reduce financial support for people with low incomes affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2017
Drone to measure radiation in tainted Fukushima No. 1 buildings
Tokyo Electric plans to measure radiation in heavily contaminated buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant as it prepares to decommission its damaged reactors, officials at the utility said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2017
Fukushima worker exposed to small amount of radiation, Tepco says
A worker dismantling tanks at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was found to have been exposed to a small amount of radiation during a routine safety check on Friday, plant operator Tokyo Electric said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017
Two-day nuclear disaster drill kicks off at Genkai plant in Saga
The government begins a two-day disaster drill based on a hypothetical nuclear accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power station in Saga Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 2, 2017
Battling nuclear demons: Mental health issues haunt those who were the first line of defense after 3/11
Ryuta Idogawa traces the onset of his battle with mental illness to a moment not long after his parents had been relocated to Saitama from their hometown of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in the spring of 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2017
Two reactors at Tepco's giant Niigata plant close to being restarted
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will soon start talks on clearing two reactors at Tokyo Electric's giant Kashiwazaki-Kariya nuclear plant as safe for restarts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2017
Motorized glider crashes in Fukushima mountains, killing one
A motorized glider crashed in a mountainous part of Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, killing one of the two people on board, the police said Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 27, 2017
Fukushima, Hirota earn silver in women's doubles at world championships
Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota came up short in their bid on Sunday to win Japan's first gold at the World Badminton Championships in 40 years, losing to China's Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in the women's doubles final.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2017
National energy plan needs a major review
The government continues to place too much emphasis on nuclear power despite the Fukushima crisis and negative public opinion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2017
Vietnamese to increase charter flights to Fukushima
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori said on Friday in Ho Chi Minh City that he had reached an agreement with two Vietnamese companies to temporarily increase charter flights between Vietnam and the northeastern prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2017
No-go zones keep kin from burying deceased Fukushima evacuees at ancestral gravesites
The remains of Fukushima's deceased evacuees are being left in limbo because radiation is preventing them from being buried.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2017
Export demand for Fukushima produce grows in Malaysia, signaling subsiding food safety fears
Fukushima Prefecture aims to export 100 tons of rice and 15 tons of peaches to Malaysia by next year, its governor said Wednesday, evidence of fading concern over the safety of food products from the site of the 2011 nuclear disaster.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Aug 20, 2017
Fukushima Medical and Ohio State team up on radiotherapy
Fukushima Medical University has launched an international exchange program with Ohio State University that will focus on developing experts in cancer radiation therapy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2017
Disaster-hit Fukushima village names rescue dog a PR ambassador
A village affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has turned to an unlikely public relations ambassador with the appointment of a locally born search and rescue dog.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2017
As election gears up, governor vows to block reactor restart at Tokai nuclear plant
Ibaraki Gov. Masaru Hashimoto said Thursday he will not consent to restarting the sole reactor at the Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant in the village of Tokai, which went offline in March 2011 after a nuclear disaster unfolded in neighboring Fukushima Prefecture.
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.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

World’s top homebuilder acts on its responsibility
World’s top homebuilder acts on its responsibility

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER