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FUKUSHIMA NO 1

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
As Fukushima memory fades, Japan's nuclear power proponents hope for reset
The growing calls from business leaders and lawmakers come amid persistent public opposition to nuclear power, muddying the outlook for energy policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022
Japan marks 11th anniversary of 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
Infrastructure in the hard-hit areas has largely been rebuilt, but some 38,000 people remain displaced.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2022
Reactor restarts could be 'best option' for Japan to ride out energy shortages, senior LDP lawmaker says
Joining a U.S.-led import embargo on Russian oil would hit Japan hard, but nuclear energy could help ease any blow, former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2022
Supreme Court orders damages for Fukushima victims in landmark decision
Friday's decision came as the court rejected an appeal by Tepco and ruled it negligent for not taking preventive measures against a tsunami of that size, NHK said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 21, 2022
Fukushima's forestry industry still haunted by nuclear meltdown
Despite a big decline in radiation, the sector faces reduced demand and difficulty hiring new workers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2022
IAEA to release report in April on plan to release water from Fukushima nuclear plant
The safety review in Japan, which the task force assured would be done on an objective and scientific basis, is considered crucial for the government to obtain an understanding of the plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2022
IAEA promises objective review of Fukushima treated water discharge
A task force from the IAEA, due to stay through Friday, will conduct a safety review of the water at the plant on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2022
Taiwan to relax Japan nuclear disaster-related food import ban
Cabinet spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng said the government had decided to make a 'fair adjustment' to its ban, saying that with so many countries lifting restrictions, Taiwan had to follow suit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022
IAEA team to visit Fukushima next week to review water release plan
The planned release of Fukushima's treated water, slated to begin in the spring of 2023, has been opposed by China and South Korea, as well as local fishing communities.
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Jan 29, 2022
Japanese women's sprint record holder Chisato Fukushima retires
The 33-year-old from Hokkaido clocked 11.21 seconds in the 100 in 2010 and 22.88 in the 200 in 2016, and competed at three Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2022
Ex-prime ministers Koizumi and Kan demand EU choose zero nuclear power path
Both Koizumi and Kan were proponents of nuclear power generation while in office, but they have become prominent antinuclear voices in Japan since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2022
Cleanup of Fukushima nuclear plant hit by leak of ice-wall coolant
The leakage has had no impact on the wall or the environment, plant operator Tepco said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2022
Crisis-hit Fukushima town finally allows residents to stay overnight
At the end of last year, 3,613 people had certificates of residence in the designated areas, but many have already demolished their houses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 28, 2021
Ahead of a permanent return, Fukushima evacuees spend first night in homes since 2011 disaster
The village of Katsurao remains part of an exclusion zone due to high levels of radiation emitted during the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2021
Fukushima cattle farmer among Okuma residents allowed first overnight stay in 10 years
Mitsuhide Ikeda has commuted 20 kilometers to the family farm almost every day since the government allowed daytime entry to the restricted zone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2021
Britain lifting post-Fukushima restrictions on Japan food imports
In its assessment of the possible health risks from Japanese food imports, Britain has concluded that removing the import restrictions would not affect consumers in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2021
IAEA delays Fukushima visit to assess water release due to omicron
The team's visit, originally scheduled for mid-December, will be postponed to January or later next year, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 5, 2021
Ayumi Fukushima wins all-Japanese final at breakdancing worlds
Around 200 men's and women's competitors from more than 50 countries and regions took the stage at Paris' Theater du Chatelet, according to the World Dance Sport Federation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 29, 2021
As COVID infections fall, Aizuwakamatsu welcomes more late-autumn school trips
Forty-five schools plan to send their students for school trips to the city in December, a period when few schools normally plan trips, the tourism bureau said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 28, 2021
Jayne Nakata: 'In life the hard things are the things that give you the most chance to grow'
Finding herself in a part of Japan where there weren't so many foreign women, Jayne Nakata decided to reach out through podcasting.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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