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FUKUSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2017
Grief victims themselves, mental care specialists reach out to Fukushima evacuees
Every month, Harumi Sugiyama and Yumiko Hongo visit an apartment complex in Tokyo accommodating people who fled the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, listening to the evacuees as they talk about their daily lives, frustrations and sorrows.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 7, 2017
Financial crunch time looms for Fukushima's 'voluntary evacuees'
This month, housing subsidies run out for those who fled the Fukushima nuclear disaster from areas other than the government-designated evacuation zones, and as the clock ticks down, evacuees have had to decide whether to return or move once again.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 2, 2017
Bullying cases targeting young Fukushima evacuees spread to Tokyo
Fresh cases of bullying targeting children who evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 nuclear disaster have emerged in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 1, 2017
Graying public housing population grows in quake-hit northeast
A Kyodo News survey shows a growing number of elderly people living in the areas most affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake have turned to public housing since the disaster.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2017
Fukushima fishermen expand fishing zone to within 10 km of crippled nuclear plant
Fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture have decided to expand the fishing zone off the northeastern prefecture nearly six years after a nuclear crisis caused havoc in the region.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2017
Tepco says no radiation leak after smoke is seen at its Niigata nuke plant
Smoke emerged at a service building of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on Thursday but it quickly dissipated after a firefighting effort by workers, its operator said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2017
Pics from Fukushima robots not enough to devise fuel-removal plan for reactor 2: Tepco
While a recent investigation found what may be melted nuclear fuel rods in reactor No. 2 containment vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, that information isn't nearly enough to devise an effective method for removing it, the chief of the plant told reporters during a media tour Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2017
University disciplines teacher who made discriminatory remark about Fukushima student glowing in the dark
A part-time teacher at Kwansei Gakuin University has been disciplined for comments made in 2014 about a student from Fukushima Prefecture glowing in the dark due to supposed radiation exposure, the university said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2017
Tepco and Chubu Electric may integrate thermal power biz in 2018
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and Chubu Electric Power Co. are considering integrating their thermal power generation business in fiscal 2018, a report said Monday.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Feb 19, 2017
Fukushima peach exports recover in Southeast Asia, sparking hope for other produce
Fukushima peaches are making inroads into Southeast Asian markets in what prefectural officials see as a model case of recovery in its farm produce.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017
Fukushima fuel-removal quest leaves trail of dead robots
The latest robot attempting to find the 600 tons of nuclear fuel and debris that melted down six years ago in the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant met its end in less than a day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2017
Latest probe of reactor 2 fails after Fukushima robot blocked by obstacles
A renewed attempt to survey reactor 2 at the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant failed Thursday when the latest robot probe became obstructed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2017
Yokohama school officials admit Fukushima boy who paid classmates was victim of bullying
The Yokohama Board of Education has admitted that a 13-year-old boy's payments to classmates were the result of bullying when he was attending a local elementary school after evacuating from Fukushima Prefecture to escape the 2011 nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2017
Cabinet OKs bill to let Tepco tap state funds for decontamination, bullying measures
The Cabinet on Friday approved a bill enabling state funds to be used to decontaminate areas tainted by fallout from the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2017
High radiation readings at Fukushima's No. 2 reactor complicate robot-based probe
The daunting radiation in the crippled Fukushima plant's No. 2 reactor likely means Tokyo Electric will have to revamp its robot strategy for locating the melted fuel.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2017
U.S. expert decries misleading Fukushima reports about 'soaring' radiation
A member of the American Nuclear Society has written online that radiation levels at the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan are not "soaring" as reported by some media last week.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 7, 2017
Panel urges government to do more to prevent bullying of 3/11 school children
A special government panel will urge the government to do more to prevent students who were relocated after the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis from being bullied at school, in the first planned review of its basic policy on the issue.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 4, 2017
Food contamination fears after 3/11 make the invisible visible
"Radiation brain" was a pun that made the social media circuit after March 11, 2011, deriding people whose brains (nō) had become unduly contaminated with fears about radiation after the disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. They had, people claimed,...
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2017
Olympic organizers consider Fukushima stadium for baseball, softball events
The 2020 Tokyo Games organizers said Friday they are looking at the possibility of renovating Azuma Stadium in the city of Fukushima to host part of the Olympic baseball and softball events.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2017
Highest radiation reading since 3/11 detected at Fukushima No. 1 reactor
More evidence of core meltdowns emerges at the Fukushima No. 1 plant as radiation hits an “unimaginable” 530 sieverts and holes are found directly beneath a pressure vessel.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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