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RADIATION LEAK

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
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2016
Toshiba unveils remote-controlled device to remove reactor 3 fuel assemblies at Fukushima No. 1
Toshiba Corp. on Monday demonstrated a device it anticipates will be used to remove fuel-rod assemblies from the spent fuel pool in the reactor 3 building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2015
U.S. eyes extending life of nuclear plants to 80 years
The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it is safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2015
Anti-nuclear firebrand's case heads to Canadian court over death threats against Fukushima environmental scientists
An activist who alleges a global cover-up over the extent of pollution from the Fukushima No. 1 disaster is due in court in Victoria, Canada, on Wednesday over threats he allegedly made against the lives of two environmental scientists.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 4, 2015
Time has come for an 'honorable retreat' from Tokyo 2020 over Fukushima
Citing concerns over Fukushima, the former Japanese ambassador to Switzerland recently proposed that Japan should stage an 'honorable retreat' from hosting the 2020 Olympics while there is still time to select and prepare an alternative site.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2015
Tepco completes sea wall to keep tainted Fukushima No. 1 water from reaching sea
Tepco announces completion of a 780-meter coastal wall along the heavily damaged reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2015
Tepco expects to begin freezing ice wall at Fukushima No. 1 by year-end
Tokyo Electric Power Co. expects to begin freezing a soil barrier by the end of the year to stop water entering the wrecked Fukushima nuclear facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 9, 2015
New environment chief vows to engage communities targeted for nuclear waste facility
Newly appointed Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa says the ministry will continue to lobby Fukushima residents to back the construction of storage and disposal facilities for radioactive waste generated by the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015
Tepco may evaporate tritium-laced Fukushima water instead of ocean release
Tokyo Electric Power Co. may evaporate or store underground tritium-laced water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as an alternative to releasing it into the ocean.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015
1984 Foreign Ministry report warned of Fukushima-type nuclear scenario
The Foreign Ministry secretly conducted a simulation in 1984 to assess damage from a hypothetical attack on a nuclear power plant in a war and concluded that up to 18,000 people would be killed with acute symptoms from radiation exposure, it emerged Wednesday.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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