Business Dec 17, 2020
¥60 billion wind power project off Fukushima to be dismantled
The project was widely seen as a symbol of the reconstruction of the northeastern prefecture following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.
National Jan 31, 2020
Japan's METI recommends releasing Fukushima radioactive water into sea
The industry ministry Friday recommended releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean, saying it would be preferable to releasing it into the atmosphere by boiling it. The government has been exploring ways to dispose of more than ...
National / Crime & Legal Apr 26, 2018
Sendai court blames lack of local government plan for deaths of school children in 2011 tsunami
The ruling said that the school, sited up to 1.5 meters above sea level, should have been designated in the city’s hazard map as being vulnerable to tsunami.
Editorials Mar 17, 2018
The experiences of the communities hit by the 3/11 disasters should be reviewed and shared by the national government so that the lessons drawn from the data can be utilized.
Editorials Mar 9, 2018
we must continue to learn from the lessons of 3/11 to better understand how to prepare for, defend against, and recover from future disasters in this quake-prone country.
National / Media | MEDIA MIX Feb 17, 2018
Media reports de-romanticize the cleanup work on the Fukushima nuclear power plant
by Philip Brasor
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, ...
National | FOCUS Nov 28, 2017
Fukui's push for reactor restarts reflects local economy's reliance on nuclear power
Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa's decision on Monday to give the go-ahead to restarting two reactors at the Oi nuclear plant highlights the local economy's dependence on nuclear power, even 6½ years after the March 2011 Fukushima disaster. At a news conference, Nishikawa offered what he ...
National Nov 26, 2017
International disaster prevention forum begins in tsunami-hit Sendai
Disaster prevention experts from Japan and abroad gathered in Sendai on Saturday to discuss lessons learned from the earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal communities throughout Tohoku in 2011. The first World Bosai Forum, incorporating the Japanese word meaning disaster mitigation, was organized by the ...
Business Nov 21, 2017
Westinghouse discussing group bid for Saudi nuclear tender, sources say
by Reem Shamseddine, Stephen Kalin and Geert De Clercq
Toshiba-owned Westinghouse is in talks with other U.S-based companies to form a consortium to bid in a multibillion-dollar tender for two nuclear power reactors in Saudi Arabia, three industry sources said. Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil producer, sent a request for information (RFI) to ...
National / Crime & Legal Oct 23, 2017
Plaintiffs file appeal to win bigger payout over Fukushima nuclear disaster
A lawyer representing the group said the “level and scope of compensation” awarded by a lower court is insufficient.
National / Politics | Decision 2017 Oct 20, 2017
by Daisuke Kikuchi
For Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the two biggest election-defining issues of Sunday's Lower House poll are how to spend the additional revenue from the planned consumption tax hike in 2019 and how to deal with North Korea's nuclear threat. Leaders from other parties see ...
National Oct 11, 2017
As reconstruction advances, Tohoku tsunami survivors stress the need to keep memories alive
by Kakumi Kobayashi and Jordan Allen
Yuko Tanno, a supermarket worker who survived the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region, says she will definitely move back to her old neighborhood, where she lost her 13-year-old son to the massively high waves. "The landscape is different from the time ...