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RADIOACTIVE WATER

Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019
Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water
Government officials on Wednesday told diplomats they were still considering options for handling contaminated water at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant amid worries the water may be dumped into the ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019
South Korea summons Japanese diplomat over plans for Fukushima water
South Korea's Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned the economy minister from the Japanese Embassy in Seoul to discuss a reported plan to discharge waste water, contaminated due to the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2019
Tepco to decommission reactors at Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will formally decide to decommission the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant after informing the prefectural governor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2019
Japan pitches safety of food from Fukushima and Tohoku in wake of WTO ruling for South Korea
Japan will seek to reassure other countries about the safety of food produced in areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, officials said Friday, after the World Trade Organization supported South Korea's import ban on some Japanese seafood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2019
WTO upholds South Korea ban on some Japan seafood imports over Fukushima nuclear disaster
The reversal allows South Korea to keep its ban on fish feared tainted by fallout from the Fukushima nuclear crisis in place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Moving forward
Mar 7, 2019
Eight years after triple nuclear meltdown, Fukushima No. 1's water woes show no signs of ebbing
This is the first in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 2, 2019
Radioactive cesium above legal limit detected in fish caught off Fukushima
The Fukushima Prefecture fisheries cooperatives association says radioactive cesium exceeding the state limit has been detected in fish caught offshore for the first time in about four years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2018
IAEA urges Japan to reach decision soon on handling of radioactive water at crippled Fukushima nuke plant
A team of nuclear experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency urged Japan this week to reach a decision quickly on what to do with treated water that contains low toxicity radioactive tritium, which is accumulating at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2018
ALPS system at Fukushima No. 1 plant failing to remove more than tritium from toxic cooling water
Despite being put through a special procedure, the tritium-tainted water piling up at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been found to contain other radioactive substances.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2018
Scrapping crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to cost ¥220 billion annually: source
Work to scrap the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and deal with radioactive water buildup at the site is expected to cost around ¥220 billion ($2 billion) annually over the three-year period from fiscal 2018, a source said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11: Rebuilding Tohoku
Mar 9, 2018
Fukushima No. 1 cleanup continues but radioactive water, and rumors, also prove toxic
Seven years have passed since the core meltdowns occurred in March 2011 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which shocked the world and fractured the local community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 17, 2018
Media reports de-romanticize the cleanup work on the Fukushima nuclear power plant
Most of the reliable reporting about the clean-up of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant since it suffered three meltdowns in March 2011 has been from on-site workers. Even when articles appear in major media outlets about the situation at the crippled reactor, it's usually presented through the...
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2018
Regulator urges Tepco to release treated radioactive water from damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea
With over a million tons of contaminated water having accumulated at the facility, the nuclear regulator's chief said a decision on handling the materials is needed this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2017
Two reactors at Tepco's giant Niigata plant close to being restarted
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will soon start talks on clearing two reactors at Tokyo Electric's giant Kashiwazaki-Kariya nuclear plant as safe for restarts.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2017
Radioactive cesium in all Fukushima fish under government limit in 2016
Levels of radioactive cesium in all fish and seafood sampled in the coastal waters off Fukushima Prefecture last year did not exceed the central government's safety limit for the first time since the 2011 nuclear crisis, a local fishery laboratory has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2016
Expert plays down Tepco president's order not to use the term 'meltdown' in 2011 nuclear crisis
The head of a panel of international experts played down the importance of Tepco's decision to not use the term “core meltdown” in describing the March 2011 nuclear accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2016
Tepco starts freezing soil around Fukushima plant reactors
The utility is aiming to reduce the flow of groundwater into the highly contaminated facilities.
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
Mar 9, 2016
Daily grind of decommissioning continues for workers at Fukushima plant
Five years after the March 2011 nuclear calamity started at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s efforts to contain the radioactive water at the site still makes headlines.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2016
NRA commissioner suggests plan to remove all fuel debris at Fukushima plant may not be best option
The commissioner said “there are a variety of options, including removing as much fuel debris as possible and solidifying the rest” at the damaged Fukushima facility.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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