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FUKUSHIMA NO 1

BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2015
Japan may request WTO panel in August over Seoul's fishery import ban
Japanese agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi suggested Tuesday the government may request the World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel as early as next month over South Korea's import restrictions on Japanese fishery products.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015
Despite pressing need, Japan continues to grope for nuclear waste site
Welcome to Japan, land of cherry blossoms, sushi and sake, and 17,000 metric tons of highly radioactive waste.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 2, 2015
Low-dose radiation exposure slightly increases leukemia risk: study
An international cancer research study has shown that low-dose radiation exposure over a long period slightly increases the risk of developing leukemia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2015
Tepco seeks foreign seal of approval to restart nuclear plant
The utility's invitation to the world's top nuclear agency to review the safety of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility signals a desire to win support to restart the world's largest nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2015
Tepco ordered to pay over suicide linked to nuclear evacuation
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Tuesday was again held responsible for a suicide linked to the 2011 nuclear crisis and ordered to pay damages.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 28, 2015
Takase, Fukushima double up on nationals sprint gold
Kei Takase and Chisato Fukushima each won a second sprint title on Sunday, the final day of the national athletics championships.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 27, 2015
Sprinter Fukushima captures fifth straight 200-meter national title
Chisato Fukushima won the women's 200 meters and booked her place in this summer's world championships on Saturday, the second day of Japan's national championships.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jun 25, 2015
Kanazawa signs veteran Yonamine
The expansion Kanazawa Samuraiz made cerebral backcourt leader Tsubasa Yonamine their first veteran acquisition, reuniting him with his former Oita HeatDevils backcourt mate Yukinori Suzuki, the team's new coach.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2015
China, Japan discuss easing 3/11 curbs on food imports
A farm ministry official has met with a senior Chinese official in charge of food inspections to request that restrictions be eased of foods from areas tainted by radiation by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, sources said Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2015
Document shows Tepco was aware of need for tsunami measures in 2008: lawyers
Contrary to its claims, the utility knew it needed to take anti-tsunami measures at its Fukushima No. 1 plant before the 2011 crisis, lawyers for plaintiffs in a lawsuit said.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2015
Japan faces dilemma over plutonium stored in France
Still dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima crisis, the government now faces another conundrum: what to do with 16 tons of its plutonium sitting in France.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
Fukushima radioactive waste storage operator's intranet infected by virus
The internal computer network of the state-run Japan Environmental Storage & Safety Corp., which manages temporary storage sites for decontaminated waste from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, has been infected by a computer virus, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
Goverment proposes lifting evacuation order for town of Naraha by mid-August
The government on Wednesday proposed lifting by around mid-August the evacuation order for one of the towns in Fukushima Prefecture that has stood empty since the nuclear crisis began in 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2015
Japan passes major reforms to electricity, gas sectors
The Diet has enacted a law that will separate electricity generation from transmission in April 2020 — the final step in a three-stage shake-up of the country's power sector.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
Government plans ¥6.5 trillion in 2016-2020 Tohoku reconstruction spending
The government plans to spend about ¥6.5 trillion between fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2020 on measures to rebuild areas damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the subsequent nuclear calamity.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2015
7,000 Tochigi residents seek compensation over Fukushima nuclear disaster
Some 7,000 people living in Tochigi Prefecture sought compensation Monday worth ¥1.85 billion through an out-of-court settlement with Tepco over the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jun 15, 2015
Quake-proofing efforts lag at Fukushima schools
Education ministry data released earlier this month showed that only 84.9 percent of public elementary and junior high school buildings in Fukushima Prefecture had been quake-proofed as of April 1, 10.7 points below the national average.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Cabinet OKs plan to lift Fukushima evacuation orders by end of fiscal 2016
The Cabinet approves a plan to lift evacuation orders in many areas tainted by the Fukushima disaster by fiscal 2017, despite strong radiation concerns.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Jun 12, 2015
Minimalist approach to traditional Japanese dining in Kyoto's Gion district
I still find it amusing that so many chefs at high-end Japanese restaurants wear neckties beneath their white chef uniforms. It seems at odds with the temperature and temperament of a kitchen, but I suppose it's no more amusing or wondrous than the traditional chef's hat, that elaborate, elongated white...
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2015
Fukushima decommissioning schedule revised to delay spent fuel removal
In another setback, the decommissioning plan for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is revised because the schedule for removing the spent fuel rods is too tight.

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