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Yukiko Maeda
For Yukiko Maeda's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN / 2016 NEW YEAR SPECIAL
Jan 1, 2016
AI revolution bringing radical changes to human life
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing thanks to a machine learning process called "deep learning," raising expectations of radical changes and greater convenience in people's lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Oct 9, 2014
Friend's death etched in memory of young Fukushima No. 1 worker
This is the last in a six-part series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Oct 9, 2014
How a pregnant Fukushima plant official remained at her station as the disaster unfolded
This is the 15th in a series on the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe based on the accounts of people who struggled to contain the crisis in its early stages. Job titles and ages are as of March 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 14, 2014
Yoshida's call on seawater kept reactor cool as Tokyo dithered
Sixth in a series: When the No. 1 reactor building exploded at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex on March 12, 2011, blowing its concrete roof high into the sky, the employees were traumatized. Still, the officials at Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew they had to continue injecting water into its reactor, which had lost all cooling ability after the massive earthquake and tsunami the day before robbed the power plant of all electricity and several backup generators.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 14, 2014
Responders cowed by explosion at reactor 3 building of Fukushima No. 1
Eighth in a series: Workers at the Fukushima No. 1 plant recount their terror when a hydrogen blast ripped apart the building of reactor 3, raining down concrete rubble and cornering them on the site.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 10, 2014
Hydrogen explosion left Fukushima No. 1 workers sure they would die
Fourth in a series: Ground Self-Defense Force member Yuichi Sato was on a firetruck heading for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant the day after it had been decimated by the March 11, 2011, tsunami — without being notified what his mission was.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVES ON THE LINE
Sep 2, 2014
Response stymied by loss of electricity
Second in a series: The loss of power supply to secure the reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 plant meant workers had to race against time to contain the crisis in those early hours under dark and dangerous conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2012
Women break stereotype, actually take to maps
There are those who say women can't read maps, but this theory about navigation and gender appears to be taking a hit these days.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2006
Acupuncture point standard nailed down
Acupuncturists from Japan, China and South Korea ironed out long-standing differences over the precise location of acu-points during a recent conference held under the auspices of the World Health Organization.

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