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FUKUSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2014
Scientist weighs homecoming risks in Fukushima
When scientist Junko Nakanishi stepped into radiation-contaminated towns and villages in Fukushima Prefecture 10 months after the nuclear power plant meltdowns of 2011, she realized how difficult the job of decontamination would be.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Aug 17, 2014
First tranche of public housing for Fukushima evacuees hit by delays
About 40 percent of the first batch of public housing for people displaced by the Fukushima nuclear disaster will not be ready by the end of fiscal 2015, forcing those who evacuated to wait longer for permanent abodes.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2014
Scientists detect genetic abnormalities in Fukushima birds, insects
The radioactive fallout produced by the Fukushima disaster probably altered the genes of local birds and insects, Japanese and U.S. scientists warn.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2014
METI to investigate radioactive scrap iron shipped to South Korea
The Japanese government will launch an investigation into scrap iron exported to South Korea that was contaminated with radioactive materials exceeding the maximum permissible level, trade ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2014
Tepco seeks OK for toxic-groundwater dumping facility at Fukushima plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday asked regulators for permission to build a facility to dump radiation-tainted groundwater from the Fukushima No. 1 power plant into the sea after filtration, sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2014
Fukushima offered ¥301 billion to store nuclear disaster debris
The central government dangles ¥301 billion in incentives to local authorities in Fukushima if they agree to store debris tainted by the nuclear disaster for 30 years.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 7, 2014
Aomori warns foreign players about fraudulent agents
Despite having a collection of 80-plus import players for all recent seasons and the fact that 30 foreign-born head coaches, including one (Howie Landa) who never coached in the preseason or regular season, have been hired since the league's first game was played in 2005, there's no information on the...
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2014
Tepco to collect toxic groundwater at Fukushima, dump in ocean after treatment
Tokyo Electric plans to pump groundwater from wells at the Fukushima No. 1 plant and dump it into the ocean after removing most of the radioactive contaminants.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
Fukushima reactor 3 meltdown was worse than estimated: Tepco
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that its new estimate shows that all the fuel rods in reactor 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant apparently melted down and fell onto the bottom of the containment vessel.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2014
Administration eyes system for utilities to pay power-saving firms
The Abe administration is studying a plan to require that power companies make "cooperation" payments to firms that cut their electricity use when demand peaks, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2014
21 GSDF members injured as truck overturns on expressway
Twenty-one Ground Self-Defense Force members were injured Tuesday when the truck they were riding in overturned on the Tohoku Expressway in Sendai, police and firefighters said.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2014
Tepco dumping ice in Fukushima trenches in bid to freeze toxic water
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says it has placed tons of ice blocks in underground trenches at the Fukushima No. 1 complex in an attempt to freeze highly toxic water pooled there, a necessary step before a 1.5-km ice wall can be constructed to keep groundwater out.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2014
Responsibility for disaster
Prosecutors need to take a hard look at a recommendation by a judicial panel of citizens that Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s top executives before and during the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant be held criminally responsible.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2014
Water treatment to get into full swing at Fukushima No. 1 in December, Tepco claims
Tepco says it will begin full-scale operation in December of its trouble-plagued radioactive water treatment facility at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant after taking steps to improve its performance.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 31, 2014
Gunma hires longtime NBA assistant Parker as new coach
Charlie Parker, who spent more than a decade as an NBA assistant coach, this week was named the Gunma Crane Thunders' new bench boss.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2014
35% of Japan's reconstruction budget for tsunami areas going unused
Over a third of the Tohoku reconstruction budget went unused in 2013, signaling that the region's recovery from the natural and man-made disasters is still plagued by delays.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2014
Experts question Fukushima thyroid screening
More than three years after the triple core meltdown in Fukushima Prefecture devastated the lives of thousands of residents, the effect that the radiation release is having on children's thyroid glands still weighs heavily on residents' minds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2014
Town picked as candidate for radiation-tainted waste dump, drawing protest
More than 100 residents in Shioya, Tochigi Prefecture, gathered to protest the government choosing their town as a candidate site for the disposal of radiation-tainted waste created by the 2011 nuclear crisis.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2014
Nuclear watchdog may raise radiation exposure limit for emergencies
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday it is considering raising the maximum radiation exposure limit for nuclear workers in emergencies, from the current 100 millisieverts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 30, 2014
Fukushima disaster colors A-bomb anniversaries
Over the past three years, the atomic bombing anniversaries in August have increasingly become a time to ask new questions.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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