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FUKUSHIMA NO 1

Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 14, 2014
Responders cowed by explosion at reactor 3 building of Fukushima No. 1
Eighth in a series: Workers at the Fukushima No. 1 plant recount their terror when a hydrogen blast ripped apart the building of reactor 3, raining down concrete rubble and cornering them on the site.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2014
Economic realities of old reactors
Reports that power companies are considering decommissioning older nuclear power reactors indicate that they are selectively weighing the costs of their meeting safety criteria that has been tightened in the wake of the 2011 disaster at Fukushima.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 14, 2014
A melted shoe and a farewell letter in the dark
Seventh in a series: While most had focused their attention on the state of reactors 1 and 2 at the Fukushima No. 1 complex as the 2011 nuclear crisis unfolded, Tokyo Electric's equipment restoration team headed to reactor 3 on March 13.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Tepco to settle 3/11 suit over hospital evacuee's death for ¥13.5 million
Tokyo Electric Power Co. agreed Friday to pay ¥13.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit filed over the death of a woman who was forced to evacuate from a hospital during the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a relative of the woman said.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Sendai nuclear evacuation plans get Tokyo's nod despite Kagoshima misgivings
The central government said Friday it "approves" of evacuation plans drawn up by local authorities near a nuclear plant that could become the first in the country to go back online, as officials attempt to ease persistent fears about the effectiveness of the plans.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2014
Fukushima vice governor throws hat into gubernatorial race
Fukushima Vice Gov. Masao Uchibori said Thursday he will run in next month's gubernatorial election to fill the shoes of Gov. Yuhei Sato, who has declined to seek a third term.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 11, 2014
Yoshida transcripts on Fukushima nuclear crisis released
The government finally discloses the transcripts of its investigative talks with the late manager of the doomed Fukushima No. 1 power plant after media leaks force its hand.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2014
Japan protested early U.N. report in 2011 that said Fukushima No. 1 not under control
The Foreign Ministry unofficially complained about a U.N. report on the Fukushima disaster that was released immediately after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami because it described the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as "not under control," sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 10, 2014
Fukushima No. 2 scrambled to avoid same fate as sister site Fukushima No. 1
Fifth in a series: Fukushima No. 1 wasn't the only nuclear complex facing a critical situation after the magnitude-9.0 earthquake of March 11, 2011, unleashed a monster tsunami on the coast of Tohoku.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 10, 2014
Hydrogen explosion left Fukushima No. 1 workers sure they would die
Fourth in a series: Ground Self-Defense Force member Yuichi Sato was on a firetruck heading for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant the day after it had been decimated by the March 11, 2011, tsunami — without being notified what his mission was.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2014
New industry minister Obuchi visits crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 plant
Just days after being appointed, new industry minister Yuko Obuchi visits the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2014
Tepco won't appeal civil ruling on evacuee's suicide
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex has decided not to appeal a court decision last month ordering the utility to pay damages over a suicide case linked to the nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 5, 2014
Fukushima governor will not seek re-election
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2014
New environment chief Mochizuki takes on Fukushima radiation woes
New Environment Minister Yoshio Mochizuki on Thursday stressed the ministry's commitment to speeding up efforts to reduce Fukushima's radiation woes and vowed to get the prefecture's radioactive waste storage facility up and running.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2014
Storing Tepco's radioactive waste
The government needs to understand and address the complex sentiments of local landowners as it proceeds with negotiations for land acquisitions to store radioactive waste in Fukushima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2014
Fukushima workers sue Tepco over unpaid hazard wages and reliance on contractors
A group of Fukushima workers on Wednesday sued Tokyo Electric Power Co. for unpaid wages in a potentially precedent-setting legal challenge to the utility and its reliance on contractors to shut down a nuclear plant destroyed by the industry's worst accident since Chernobyl.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 2, 2014
Fukushima workers tried to save reactor 1 through venting
Third in a series: Less than 12 hours after the quake-triggered tsunami hit the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex on March 11, 2011, Tokyo Electric Power Co. sought government approval for the unprecedented step of releasing radioactive steam from troubled reactors to reduce the dangerous buildup of pressure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 2, 2014
Response stymied by loss of electricity
Second in a series: The loss of power supply to secure the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 plant meant workers had to race against time to contain the crisis in those early hours under dark and dangerous conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 2, 2014
Workers grappled with darkness at start of Fukushima nuclear crisis
First in a series: Four days after the magnitude-9 earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011, Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant chief Masao Yoshida was at his wit's end.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2014
Fukushima governor tells ministers prefecture accepts radioactive waste
Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on Monday told two Cabinet ministers that he will accept a central government plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.
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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