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FUKUSHIMA NO 1

EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2017
Responding to the suffering from the nuclear crisis
Lawmakers need to come to grips with the lessons from the 2011 accident and the government's responsibility for the safety of nuclear power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 6, 2017
Lawson, Rakuten join to test drone delivery system in disaster-hit Minamisoma
Convenience store chain Lawson Inc. and Japanese cybermall operator Rakuten have announced plans for a demonstration test on Oct. 31 of drone delivery services in an area devastated by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Sep 30, 2017
Damages for the nuclear disaster
The courts are sending mixed signals to Tepco and the government about responsibility for the safety of nuclear plants.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2017
Yoshimoto Kogyo comedians team up with Fukushima to restore disaster-hit scenic rail line
Fukushima Prefecture has teamed up with major entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. as the prefecture reopens a scenic local railway line that had been partially closed due to damage from torrential rain six years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 29, 2017
Hazama Ando pair charged with padding expenses during Fukushima decontaminaton work
Two employees of general contractor Hazama Ando Corp. have been indicted without arrest for alleged fraud linked to a Fukushima radiation decontamination project.
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 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 approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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