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FUKUSHIMA

BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2018
Sweden calls for nuclear reactors to be shielded from hot weather after summer shutdowns
Sweden's nuclear energy regulator, SSM, has asked plant operators to produce plans in the coming months to shield their reactors from harmful hot weather, its director told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 19, 2018
Fukushima's recovering farmers scramble to deal with scorching weather
Amid scorching temperatures that have gripped the entire nation, farmers in Fukushima Prefecture are beginning to see the high temperatures and scarce rain take a toll on their carefully tended produce.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 18, 2018
Debate over Fukushima statue takes on a life of its own online
Few topics have proven to be more sensitive online than the present state of Fukushima Prefecture. Years after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster wreaked havoc in the region, the topic of radiation continues to spark intense debate from all corners. A statue that was unveiled in the prefecture...
WORLD
Aug 17, 2018
Fox News presenter Ainsley Earhardt makes 'communist Japan' gaffe
Fox News presenter Ainsley Earhardt on Thursday mistakenly stated that the U.S. defeated "communist Japan" in an impassioned criticism of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who had said America "was never that great."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 11, 2018
Kei Hirata earns second shot with Thunder Girls
Passion is something that younger and older generations can both detect immediately.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2018
Construction begins on large hydrogen plant in Fukushima
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and other organizations said Thursday they have started construction of what will be one of the world's largest hydrogen plants in Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League / B. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 9, 2018
Diamond Dolphins star Justin Burrell helps Overseas Elite capture summer hoop crown
Who says lounging on the beach, camping in the mountains or holding a block party should be the only plans for summer fun?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2018
Tepco halts sales of souvenirs from Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant following public outcry
Tepco suspended the sale of souvenirs at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant Wednesday — just eight days after launching the products — following public outcry that it was looking to profit from the 2011 disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2018
Already in decline, Japan's pachinko industry now braces for gambling-addiction regulations
Like many pachinko parlors throughout Japan, Naomi Suzuki's establishment on the outskirts of the city of Fukushima was once full of energy, with the din of bouncing steel balls and garish lights flashing to indicate winnings.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2018
Fukushima 'ambassadors' visit Taiwan school to offer thanks for 3/11 aid
Three students from Fukushima Prefecture visited a junior high school in Taipei to offer thanks for Taiwan's reconstruction support after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2018
Two years left to the start of the Tokyo Olympics
Preparations are right on schedule for the 2020 Olympics
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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