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FUKUSHIMA

JAPAN
Dec 26, 2013
Fukushima decon deadline delayed until '17
The Environment Ministry now aims to finish cleaning up areas outside the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex most seriously tainted by radiation by the end of March 2017.
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2013
Tepco's state-backed bailout fund warms to new restart-based rehab plan
A state-backed bailout fund has agreed in principle on a new turnaround plan for Tokyo Electric Power Co. that features more financial support from the government as Tepco gropes to contain the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster, but the plan also assumes reactors will be restarted.
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CULTURE / Stage
Dec 25, 2013
Top billings of 2013
Although all Japan's 50 reactors have been shut down since September, cleaning up in the wake of the March 2011 meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is making very slow progress and tens of thousands of people still live in temporary accommodation or are internally displaced. In addition,...
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 23, 2013
Secrets, lies, gaffes, glory: 2013 in quotes
A mix of scandals, achievements, political missteps and commemorations highlighted 2013. Here's a rundown of the quotations that shaped the Year of the Snake.
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JAPAN
Dec 23, 2013
School cook documents plight of nuclear refugees on film
Working as an elementary school cook by day, Satomi Horikiri transforms herself into a film director by night and on weekends, swapping her kitchen knife for a video camera.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2013
Managers to do No. 1 plant duty
Tokyo Electric Power Co. intends to assign veteran managerial employees, although not its executives, to duties linked to damage from the Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns, a company source said.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2013
Abe tries to speed up Fukushima recovery
The Abe administration on Friday aired new policies for speeding up recovery from the 2011 Fukushima disaster that include more financial aid for Tokyo Electric Power Co. and more support for nuclear evacuees seeking new lives elsewhere.
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JAPAN
Dec 20, 2013
Monitor sees improvement in Tepco culture
Forcing Tokyo Electric Power Co. into bankruptcy so the battered utility can get a fresh start is a notion that has been floated by critics and lawmakers, but it's a bad idea, says Barbara Judge, deputy chairwoman of Tepco's nuclear reform monitoring committee.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Dec 19, 2013
Fukushima brings its wares to Tokyo Station for a festival of flavor
Wrap up the year with the best food and drink straight from Fukushima Prefecture, at the Fukushima Bimi Street event taking place at Tokyo Station.
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JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
Tepco formally declares surviving Fukushima No. 1 reactors defunct
Tepco officially declares that the two reactors that suffered no major damage at the Fukushima No. 1 plant in the 2011 disaster are defunct.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 18, 2013
Tokyo: If you could be prime minister for a day, what would you do?
Top concerns for would-be PMs around the metropolis: Fukushima, demographics, women in the workplace, the consumption tax, education, energy, English — and beer.
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JAPAN
Dec 18, 2013
Last 3/11 evacuation center to close
The occupants of the last evacuation center for people displaced by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis will find new homes by the end of this year, the mayor of an evacuated town in Fukushima Prefecture said Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Dec 17, 2013
Media get first tour of fish radiation check process
With the continued flow of radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, consumers at home and abroad are concerned about the safety of seafood around Japan.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2013
Tepco bonds a safe bet now: Nomura
Nomura Holdings Inc. is urging investors buy Tokyo Electric Power Co. bonds after a report that the government plans to cap the utility's cleanup costs at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2013
Radioactive cesium levels in Miyagi forest soil up since 2011
Levels of radioactive cesium in soil and on the ground of two forests in Miyagi Prefecture have risen since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster started, according to results of a recent survey.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2013
Tepco loan ceiling may hit ¥10 trillion
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JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Dec 15, 2013
Fukushima loses first high school to meltdowns
A private high school in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, will close for good at the end of March because the nuclear disaster has decimated enrollment, school officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2013
State to purchase Fukushima land for waste storage
The Environment Ministry officially announced Saturday that the government aims to buy 19 sq. km of land around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex to build facilities for the long-term storage of radioactive and other waste churned up by decontamination work.
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JAPAN
Dec 14, 2013
Water from fire trucks didn't reach Fukushima No. 1 reactor cores: Tepco
It is extremely likely that coolant water injected by fire trucks into the wrecked reactors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant immediately after the 2011 catastrophe did not fully reach the cores, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has admitted.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2013
Law mulled to guarantee Fukushima not final waste site
The Environment Ministry is considering a law that would force the government to dispose of radioactive waste from decontamination work in Fukushima outside the prefecture within 30 years, according to government sources.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
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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