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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 29, 2015
Reluctant to speak, Fukushima moms admit fear of radiation, pressure from families
To stay or to flee. Mothers in Fukushima Prefecture had to make harsh decisions for their families after the nuclear disaster of March 2011. More than four years on, they still have to.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Sep 20, 2015
Radioactive rain releases can't be curbed due to lack of laws: NRA
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant has released rainwater tainted with radioactive substances into the Pacific Ocean at least seven times since April.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 14, 2015
Let's discuss the lifting of evacuation orders in Fukushima
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 12, 2015
Evacuation of Fukushima elderly riskier than then-exposure to radiation: study
A study says the evacuations from nursing homes posed a greater health risk to evacuees than the radiation they would have endured had they stayed.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 1, 2015
Child thyroid cancer unlikely to rise in Fukushima but extent of radiation exposure unclear: IAEA
An increase in thyroid cancer among children is unlikely after the disaster at the Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant four years ago, but it remains unclear exactly how much radiation children in the vicinity were exposed to, International Atomic Energy Agency said in a new report.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2015
Tepco faces mounting legal woes over Fukushima No. 1 meltdowns
Four and a half years after the Fukushima disaster started, and as the country tentatively restarts nuclear power elsewhere, legal challenges against the crippled plant's operator are mounting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / 70 YEARS AFTER THE WAR'S END
Aug 11, 2015
Offspring have hard time relating hibakusha experience but have same health fears
Facing his fellow survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Atsushi Takeshita begrudgingly announced last month that his group, comprised of about 100 hibakusha, will put an end to more than 60 years of activity because its members are getting too old.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2015
Key debris operation at Fukushima clears way for removal of still-simmering fuel rods
Tokyo Electric Power Co. succeeded Sunday in safely removing a 20-ton piece of debris from the fuel pool of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 31, 2015
In major nuclear disasters, mental health the No. 1 casualty, studies find
People caught up in a nuclear disaster are more likely to suffer severe psychological disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder than harm from radiation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2015
Despite pressing need, Japan continues to grope for nuclear waste site
Welcome to Japan, land of cherry blossoms, sushi and sake, and 17,000 metric tons of highly radioactive waste.

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