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FUKUSHIMA

EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2016
The 3/11 disasters, five years on
The five years since March 2011 show that massive public spending alone won't rebuild people's lives.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 9, 2016
Five years on, Fukushima evacuees voice lingering anger, fear and distrust
Some of the thousands of uprooted Fukushima residents speak out about the ordeal that began five years ago and continues to exact a toll to this day.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 9, 2016
Minamisoma mayor sees future for Fukushima 'nonnuclear' city in energy independence
Turning to the use of solar and wind power in tandem with energy-saving measures, Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai is aiming for his city to be energy self-reliant by 2030.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2016
Face of government in Fukushima aftermath blasts Abe push for nuclear power
In his trademark blue jumpsuit, the bleary-eyed Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano became the government's face of the Fukushima nuclear crisis as he faced the press every few hours. Five years later, he has stern words for Japan's atomic watchdog, the plant's operator and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2016
30 years after Chernobyl, food still radioactive, Greenpeace tests show
Economic crises in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus have brought reduced testing in areas contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Greenpeace says, and people continue to eat and drink foods with dangerously high radiation levels.
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Mar 9, 2016
'Fukushima: A Nuclear Story' stands out among 3/11 documentaries
The Fukushima nuclear plant disaster has been examined in hundreds of documentaries to date, counting all media, nationalities and languages. But "Fukushima: A Nuclear Story" stands out for one simple, powerful reason: Its central figure, Italian journalist Pio d'Emilia, was among the first foreign reporters...
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2016
Five years on, tests find no radioactive cesium in Fukushima meals
A consumers' organization in Fukushima finds no traces of radioactive cesium in meals produced by households in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 8, 2016
3/11 survivors fall between cracks of reconstruction system
On a chilly weekend morning last month, Yasukatsu Miura, 74, is bundled in a down jacket and wool beanie as he watches TV in his old two-story wooden house in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, cold air entering through gaps in the front door.
Japan Times
JAPAN / REVISITING 3/11
Mar 8, 2016
3/11 lesson: Prepare, at all costs, for the worst
Should a devastating earthquake hit central Tokyo tomorrow, the skyscraper office buildings of Mori Building Co. would be able to provide temporary shelter for about 10,000 people.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 3, 2016
Warren remains one of best on boards
Whenever he steps onto a basketball court, Reggie Warren's fierce desire to win is a recognizable trait.

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