National | FOCUS Jun 23, 2021
As Japan reboots 44-year-old nuclear reactor, experts sound alarm
by Aaron Sheldrick
Kansai Electric Power Co. restarted the No. 3 reactor at its Mihama station in Fukui Prefecture on Wednesday.
National Jun 23, 2021
Fukui nuclear unit becomes Japan's first to operate beyond 40-year limit
The reactor had stopped operations after the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami.
Food & Drink Jun 19, 2021
Fukushima farmers bet on French chefs' prestige
by Akane Murakoshi
A recent tour of Fukushima Prefecture farms by two top Japan-based French chefs has raised hopes that they will help the prefecture find new markets for its agricultural produce.
National Jun 11, 2021
City in Fukushima uses lessons learned from tsunami to boost COVID-19 vaccine rollout
by Rocky Swift
Soma's nimble, homegrown approach eschews the reservation systems and fragmented efforts common across Japan.
National Jun 6, 2021
The ¥1.4 billion museum in the city of Ishinomaki is part of the Ishinomaki Minamihama Tsunami Memorial Park, which opened on March 28 on a site devastated by the tsunami.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX May 22, 2021
Media fails to agree on Fukushima water discharge
by Philip Brasor
The general public is unable to comprehend the mixed messages it’s hearing from the nation’s leading news outlets.
National May 12, 2021
Japan and Tepco studying release of Fukushima water 1 kilometer from coast
The plan calls for a pipeline to be set up at the bottom of the ocean, according to sources.
Art May 8, 2021
Photographer Takeshi Yamagishi chronicles Tokyo amid the pandemic and post-disaster Tohoku
by Takaki Tominaga
The work of Takeshi Yamagishi focuses on the clash between humanity and nature, a relationship he hopes to record for posterity with his camera.
Commentary / Japan Apr 25, 2021
Fukushima water discharge plan sets a dangerous precedent
by Azby Brown and Iain Darby
Allowing the release to proceed unilaterally without genuine international consultation would set a dangerous precedent and further damage the international rules-based agreement system.
National Apr 19, 2021
Japanese government gives briefing on Fukushima water release plan
Participants in the session, held in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, included officials from agriculture, forestry, fisheries and tourism industry groups.
National / Social Issues | Regional Voices: Tohoku Apr 19, 2021
Echoes of Fukushima discrimination felt amid coronavirus pandemic
The 2011 nuclear disaster may have created a rift in society, but a similar divide has been seen in the coronavirus pandemic, raising the question of whether a similar mindset is at play.
National Apr 18, 2021
South Korea conveys serious concern over Fukushima water to Kerry
South Korea told Kerry that it wants the United States to join efforts to urge Japan to more swiftly provide related information to the international community in a more transparent manner.