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FUKUSHIMA NO 1

JAPAN
Mar 21, 2015
Food list for cesium tests to be shortened: ministry
The health ministry plans to shorten the list of food being tested for cesium fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster as the number of tainted items is falling.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
Kyushu Electric aims to restart Sendai plant reactor in June
Kyushu Electric Power Co. has submitted a plan to the Nuclear Regulation Authority to restart the No. 1 reactor at its Sendai power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture in June, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo publishes cartoon on Fukushima nuclear disaster
French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo took aim at Tepco's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in its March 18 issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015
Fukushima disaster prompts woman to pass on father's stories about A-bomb
Born to parents exposed to radiation from the world's first atomic bombing — carried out by the United States on Hiroshima in 1945 — Mari Tamba said it is her responsibility to talk about the war to young people even though she did not directly experience it.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2015
Operators to scrap three old reactors in Fukui
The operators of two nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture will scrap three old reactors.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Mar 15, 2015
Death toll grows in 3/11 aftermath
Four years after calamity struck Fukushima in March 2011, the death rate among its nearly 120,000 nuclear evacuees is growing conspicuously amid the stresses of refugee life.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 15, 2015
Return of Fukushima elderly gives preview of future
The nation honored its dead last week from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Tohoku's Pacific coastline on March 11 four years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2015
Delivery of radioactive soil to interim storage begins in Fukushima
The first shipments of oil and other radiation-tainted waste generated in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster arrive at a makeshift storage yard in the prefecture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 13, 2015
It's time to punish Tepco
Four years on, it's still not clear whether Tokyo Electrip Power Co. has learned anything, or why Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has not demanded accountability from the company tht gave the world its worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11 STILL BEING FELT
Mar 13, 2015
Tepco redress leaves lives in limbo
Until four years ago, Tetsuzo Tsuboi was an established shiitake grower in Miyakoji, part of the city of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, shipping 2 tons of fresh mushrooms and 800 kg of dried ones annually. He also sold oak logs, on which the fungi can be grown, to other farmers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11 STILL BEING FELT
Mar 12, 2015
Produce worries easing but some fish, wild foods still a problem in wake of Fukushima meltdowns
The public panic over the threat of radioactive food has subsided in the four years since the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant experienced three reactor core meltdowns and spewed massive amounts of fallout, but worries persist.
EDITORIALS
Mar 11, 2015
Slow recovery from nuclear disaster
Four years on, there's still a long road ahead before life in the areas of Fukushima Prefecture affected by the nuclear disaster can return to normalcy.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2015
NRA chief warns of ongoing risks at wrecked Fukushima No. 1 plant
The situation still remains risky at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant four years after a series of meltdowns, the chairman of Japan's nuclear regulator said Wednesday, vowing utmost efforts to avoid further trouble there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11 STILL BEING FELT
Mar 11, 2015
Fukushima No. 1's never-ending battle with radioactive water
The disaster that struck four years ago may have abated for most of the Tohoku region, but the nightmare continues at Tepco's wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2015
Tohoku slowly on the mend
Four years after the 3/11 disasters, the government needs to look closely at what can be done to support people in the disaster-ravaged areas of Tohoku and take flexible steps to help them stand on their feet again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2015
Leader of anti-atomic seminars unsilenced four years on
With preparations underway to restart Japan's nuclear plants, writer Keiko Ochiai has pledged to continue a workshop on problems related to atomic power, four years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster began.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2015
Tepco claims it will be more forthcoming with data from Fukushima No. 1
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says it is planning to change its information disclosure policy for the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and release all data on radiation-contaminated dust and water if it is deemed they are affecting the surrounding environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2015
Fukushima residents torn over nuclear waste storage plan
Norio Kimura lost his wife, father and 7-year-old daughter, Yuna, in the March 2011 tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2015
Abe's robot panel aims to give drone industry an edge
The Abe administration is looking to fast-track industry-friendly regulation to give Japan's drone sector an edge over the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2015
Government to start campaign on nuclear waste disposal sites
The government plans to launch a campaign in major cities to promote the need for permanent disposal facilities for high-level nuclear waste from power plants, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
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.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
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.

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