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FUKUSHIMA

JAPAN
Nov 23, 2013
Tepco, Mitsubishi group to build coal-fired plants in Fukushima
Tokyo Electric Power Co. will construct two cutting-edge coal-fired power stations in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the wrecked No. 1 nuclear plant, in conjunction with three Mitsubishi group firms, sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2013
First batch of fuel from Fukushima reactor 4 pool now in different storage site
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday that it has finished transferring the first batch of fuel rod assemblies from the Fukushima No. 1 plants reactor 4 spent fuel pool to another building with more stable storage conditions.
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2013
Removing No. 4's nuclear fuel
Tepco must proceed with extreme caution as it removes nuclear fuel assemblies at the No. 4 nuclear reactor in Fukushima.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Nov 20, 2013
For 'no war' Article 9, any reinterpretation will do
Since the conclusion of the Article 9 debate — that it permits Japan to participate in collective security efforts — is already known, all that is really called for is some kind of excuse that the public can give the nod to before returning to their smartphones.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2013
No volunteers so government looks to pick, push radioactive waste disposal sites
The government should pick candidate sites nationwide that are suitable for building a high-level radioactive waste disposal facility and present them to an unwilling public, instead of waiting for a local government to step forward, the Natural Resources and Energy Agency proposes.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2013
Reactors 5, 6 to be test units for scrapping plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to permanently idle the two reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant that were unscathed in the 2011 catastrophe and use them as test platforms for ultimately removing the fuel in the three reactors that suffered core meltdowns.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2013
Regulators call for radiation dose management on individual basis
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday it will propose to a government task force that management of radiation doses on an individual basis will be vital to working out steps to protect people seeking to return to their homes near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 19, 2013
Fukushima job feared too perilous for Tepco
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has done little to dispel doubts about its ability to manage the highly dangerous and decades-long task of decommissioning Fukushima No. 1.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2013
IAEA to review fuel removal work at Fukushima No. 4 reactor this month
International Atomic Energy Agency experts will visit Japan later this month to study such issues as the fuel removal work in the reactor 4 building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2013
Reactor 4 pool fuel removal begins
Tokyo Electric Power Co. started a yearlong operation Monday to remove hundreds of nuclear fuel assemblies stored atop reactor 4 at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant to prevent the rods from causing another radiation catastrophe.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 18, 2013
Newcomer defeats incumbent in Fukushima mayoral election
An independent newcomer won the Fukushima mayoral election Sunday, defeating the incumbent in a sign of public discontent over the local government's reconstruction efforts from the nuclear crisis at a Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Nov 17, 2013
Fukushima evacuees' housing units crumbling
The temporary housing units sheltering those displaced by the March 11 quake, tsunami and nuclear disasters are falling apart just as winter sets in.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Nov 17, 2013
Cracks in Tepco's 3/11 narrative
Tepco will never accept the theory that the earthquake, not the tsunami, caused the Fukushima nuclear disaster because it would make it difficult to restart its other nuclear power plants.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2013
Tepco to start fuel removal from Fukushima reactor 4 pool Monday
Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start removing nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool of the reactor 4 building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant from Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2013
20% avoid food from crisis areas
About 20 percent of adults avoid buying farm produce grown in places they think are likely to be contaminated with radiation, a nationwide survey by the National Institute for Environmental Studies has found.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
Risky fuel removal about to start
The decades-long decommissioning of Fukushima No. 1 is about to take what Tepco says is 'an important step' as it starts cleaning out the reactor 4 spent fuel pool.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2013
Leaks seen under reactor 1 containment vessel
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JAPAN
Nov 13, 2013
Thyroid cancers up in Fukushima
Screening of Fukushima residents who were 18 or younger at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster had found 26 confirmed and 32 suspected cases of thyroid cancer as of Sept. 30, the Fukushima Prefectural Government says.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2013
New law paves way to break up electricity monopolies
In light of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, the Diet enacts a law to begin a drastic, three-stage reform of the electricity sector that will free up the regionally monopolized supply system.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2013
NRA to hold safety screening meeting for restarting Tepco reactors in Niigata
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will begin a formal safety screening process for Tepco's massive Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, which the utility seeks to restart to improve its battered finances.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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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