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TEPCO

EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2013
The buck stops nowhere
The prosecution's decision to not indict any Tepco officials in connection with the Fukushima nuclear disaster is an affront to the hundreds of thousands of victims.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2013
No. 1 chief pleased with Olympics bid; tritium reading doubles
The head of the leaking Fukushima No. 1 plant expresses relief at Tokyo winning the 2020 Olympics while disclosing yet another leap in groundwater radiation.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2013
Abe's assurance to IOC on nuclear plant called into question
One question that emerged among the public immediately after Tokyo won the right to host the 2020 Olympics was whether Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an incorrect statement, or told an outright lie, about the contaminated water issue at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2013
Now Japan must deliver
Now that Tokyo has won the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the government must deliver on its promise to end the radiation leaks in Fukushima.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2013
Kan, Tepco execs avoid charges over nuclear disaster
Prosecutors decide not to indict former Prime Minister Naoto Kan or any officials from Tokyo Electric over the Fukushima disaster, but an inquest panel looms.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 9, 2013
Filmmaker revisits the children of Fukushima's 'Grey Zone'
Ian Thomas Ash has won acclaim and awards at film festivals around the world for 'A2-B-C,' the second of a pair of documentaries about children living in towns a stone's throw from Fukushima No. 1.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2013
Tepco to fit No. 1 plant water tanks with level gauges
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it will install water level gauges on all flange-type tanks storing radioactive coolant at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant by the end of November, to enhance monitoring.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2013
Radiation near tanks hits highest level yet
Tokyo Electric Power Co. detects the highest radiation levels found so far near tanks holding contaminated water used to cool reactors at its wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 3, 2013
Tepco dealt another criminal complaint
Three people file a criminal complaint against Tokyo Electric Power and 32 executives, claiming they neglected to prevent radioactive water at Fukushima No. 1 from flowing into the ocean.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Aug 31, 2013
Japan's nuclear comedy just goes on and on
What has been will be again,
EDITORIALS
Aug 31, 2013
Tepco finally accepts overseas help
The continuing leakage of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean is eroding international trust in Japan. Both the government and Tepco should accept all the help they can get from overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2013
Tepco bolsters tank team but leak eludes
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has a plan to better monitor the 930 radioactive water tanks at Fukushima No. 1, but it is unclear whether it will be able to lock down the storage problem before the trickle turns into a flood.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2013
Japan under increasing pressure to accept outside nuclear help
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, just back from a trip to the Middle East and Africa, where he pitched Japanese nuclear technology, faces mounting international criticism that his administration is not taking the Fukushima crisis seriously.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2013
Government must take over Fukushima nuclear cleanup
It is literally a matter of national security that the decommissiong of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant be taken over by the government with the assistance of an international task force of experts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2013
Fishermen lash out at Tepco over toxic water
A national fishermen's organization on Thursday criticized Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s management of the radioactive water accumulating at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and said the utility should act under government guidance to remedy the situation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2013
Fukushima spill snags reactor restart quest
The Fukushima No. 1 power plant's continued pollution of the Pacific is fueling growing domestic and international concern about radiation hazards, clouding plans by utilities and the government to quickly restart a dozen reactors.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2013
Japan nuclear regulator raps Tepco's monitoring of toxic water tank
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s inexact monitoring of contaminated water stored at Fukushima No. 1 may have led the company to overstate last week's storage tank leak, according to the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 28, 2013
Tepco to sell Ginza building to Yomiuri Shimbun group
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it will sell its Ginza building in Tokyo to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper group for about ¥23.56 billion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2013
'Whack-a-mole' Tepco can't cut it, so state steps in
The government will lead "emergency measures" to combat the radioactive water leaks at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, wresting control of the disaster recovery from the besieged Tokyo Electric Power Co.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 26, 2013
Plugging Tepco's brain drain
One reason Tepco paid a uniform ¥100,000 special summer bonus to each of some 5,000 managerial employees is to plug a brain drain. Core workers are quitting.
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.
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.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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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