Tag - fukushima-no-1

 
 

FUKUSHIMA NO 1

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 13, 2022
Breathalyzers in short supply in Japan amid stricter rules for work drivers
Although alcohol checks can be done visually for the time being, companies that use a certain number of noncommercial vehicles will be required to use breathalyzers starting in October.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2022
Government OKs reopening of Fukushima village section to residents in June
A 0.95 square kilometer part of Katsurao, located near the defunct Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, will have its restrictions lifted.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 30, 2022
Rebuilding a community starting from scratch
Moved by visits to the area, a pair of students wants visitors to know there is more to the town of Futaba, Fukushima Pref., than disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 23, 2022
Wild animals in Fukushima take over human settlements
Wild creatures, such as boars, that used to stay in the forest have entered evacuated areas and destroyed homes and farms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2022
Magnitude 6.0 quake shakes Japan's east and northeast
The quake, which occurred around 12:24 p.m., registered lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale to 7 in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2022
International Atomic Energy Agency chief inspects Fukushima nuclear plant
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi inspected the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant over the planned release of treated water into the sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2022
Talks over China's post-3/11 food import ban remain stalled for over a year
The deadlock over the ban could affect discussions on China's accession to a major Pacific free trade deal, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2022
Japan says it needs nuclear power. Can host towns ever trust it again?
The decision to restart plants is fraught with emotions, not to mention the gargantuan technical task of fortifying the stations against future disasters in an earthquake-prone nation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Apr 12, 2022
Sake springs eternal at Yumegokoro Shuzo
Welcome in the season with warmer weather, longer days and sake as fresh as a sea breeze.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 11, 2022
Hand-made stuffed bear a reminder of hometown lost to Fukushima disaster
Fans of the stuffed bear grew gradually, and collaborations with a major cosmetics company and an airline operator for led to the production of featured bears.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2022
Government to phase out insurance fee exemption for Fukushima evacuees
The phase-out affects evacuees who are now able to return or have already returned to the areas of their former residency following the lifting of evacuation orders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2022
Fisheries opposed to Fukushima water discharge plan
In addition to Japan's local fishing communities, China and South Korea have also opposed the plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2022
Fukushima bullet train services return two weeks after large earthquake
JR East on Saturday resumed services between Koriyama and Fukushima stations that were suspended following a powerful earthquake more than two weeks ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2022
Majority in Japan backs nuclear power for first time since Fukushima
For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority in Japan now supports restarting idled nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2022
Massive water outage in Tohoku shows need to boost Japan's quake resistance
As of March 2021, 40.7% of major water pipes in Japan were considered resistant to massive quakes and the welfare ministry aims to raise the proportion to 60% by fiscal 2028.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2022
Japan’s power crisis was a decade in making and won’t go away
The world's third-largest economy has been running on a thinner supply of electricity since the triple meltdown at Fukushima in March 2011 shut its massive fleet of nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2022
Japan’s latest quake evokes memories of 3/11. Was it an aftershock?
The 7.4 magnitude quake that hit Tohoku shook a region that's still recovering from the devastation of the March 2011 disaster. Experts are split on whether the quakes are closely linked.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2022
For residents of northeastern Japan, a painful reminder of a mega-quake
For many Tohoku residents, the scramble to evacuate to higher ground following Wednesday's magnitude 7.4 earthquake was all too familiar.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2022
Nuclear restart debate reignites in Japan as fuel prices surge
A group of influential opposition lawmakers from Nippon Ishin no Kai is calling on the government to restart reactors sooner than planned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Mar 14, 2022
Years without forestry education as Fukushima decontamination falls short
While some projects have begun to restore areas of mountain forest, airborne radiation levels in those areas are still not low enough that children can safely enter.

Longform

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