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EVACUEES

JAPAN
Mar 3, 2016
10,000 Fukushima children still live outside prefecture after disaster, survey shows
Some 10,000 children whose families fled Fukushima Prefecture due to the March 2011 nuclear disaster have yet to return, prefectural government officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Dec 20, 2015
Loneliness grows as 3/11 evacuees vacate temporary housing
Even though thousands of evacuees from the 3/11 disasters still live in temporary housing, many others have moved on, turning once busy communities into virtual ghost towns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 29, 2015
Reluctant to speak, Fukushima moms admit fear of radiation, pressure from families
To stay or to flee. Mothers in Fukushima Prefecture had to make harsh decisions for their families after the nuclear disaster of March 2011. More than four years on, they still have to.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 9, 2015
Unclear guidelines prevent evacuees from keeping pets in many Tohoku municipalities: survey
According to a survey released Tuesday, only 20 out of 42 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have adopted guidelines on allowing evacuees staying at shelters to keep pets with them.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2015
Fukushima compensation increased to ¥7 trillion
The government has approved an increase in compensation payments for the Fukushima nuclear crisis to ¥7.07 trillion as tens of thousands of evacuees remain in temporary housing more than four years after the disaster.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2015
Goverment proposes lifting evacuation order for town of Naraha by mid-August
The government on Wednesday proposed lifting by around mid-August the evacuation order for one of the towns in Fukushima Prefecture that has stood empty since the nuclear crisis began in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2015
Yakushima tells Kuchinoerabu volcano evacuees it will pay for daily necessities
The town office of Yakushima in Kagoshima Prefecture says it will allow residents of nearby Kuchinoerabu Island to acquire daily necessities free of charge, after a volcanic eruption there last week forced them to evacuate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Chagrined pro-nuclear logo creator now wants Futaba signs to stand for posterity
A recent decision to remove pro-nuclear signs spanning roads in a deserted town that cohosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant has prompted the slogan's author to make a call to let them stand as symbols of the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2015
Rwandan genocide survivor living in Fukushima bonds with evacuees
For Marie Louise Towari, who fled the genocide in Rwanda in 1994, Fukushima remains a place of hope where people helped her and her family find refuge 20 years ago.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 19, 2014
Hundreds of Fukushima evacuees sue Tepco for ¥6 billion
More than 340 people forced to evacuate by the atomic meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 plant in 2011 filed a lawsuit Friday against Tokyo Electric Power Co. demanding around ¥6 billion in compensation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2014
Nagano quake injury toll rises to 45, nearly 700 houses left without running water
The number of people injured in the earthquake that struck northern Nagano Prefecture over the weekend has risen to 45, according to prefectural authorities, while 690 houses were left without running water.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2014
Cars allowed to use highway section closed by Fukushima nuclear crisis
The government had lifted a vehicle ban on National Route 6 through the area where residency is restricted due to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, the first time that stretch of highway has been open to automobiles since the nuclear crisis began in March 2011.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2014
Tepco to settle 3/11 suit over hospital evacuee's death for ¥13.5 million
Tokyo Electric Power Co. agreed Friday to pay ¥13.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit filed over the death of a woman who was forced to evacuate from a hospital during the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a relative of the woman said.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2014
11% of displaced households in Iwate and Miyagi haven't decided where they want to live
Eleven percent of the households displaced in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami have failed to specify in recent surveys which types of housing they wish to move to from their current temporary housing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2014
Hiroshima schools used as evacuation centers resume classes after mudslides
Six schools that were used as evacuation centers after deadly mudslides displaced families in Hiroshima resume classes Monday after the summer holidays.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Fukushima fallout: solidarity turns to resentment in city hosting evacuees
Like many of her neighbors, Satomi Inokoshi worries that her gritty hometown is being spoiled by the newcomers and the money that have rolled into Iwaki since the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost 3½ years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2014
Hiroshima evacuees start moving into temporary housing
Residents of Hiroshima city who evacuated their homes after last week's deadly mudslides began moving into temporary housing on Thursday, with the municipal government scrambling to provide necessary support amid concern the relocation may be prolonged.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2014
Fukushima evacuees seek end to limbo
Japan's economy may be picking up, but the outlook remains bleak for an often forgotten group of people: the roughly 150,000 evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
May 28, 2014
Shimane strikes evacuation deal with neighbors
The Shimane Prefectural Government on Wednesday agreed with two neighboring prefectures to cooperate on the evacuation of residents in the event of a nuclear accident in the area.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2014
Kawauchi residents OK'd for overnight stays in hot zone
The 276 villagers in Kawauchi finally get permission to stay overnight at their homes in the hot zone around the Fukushima No. 1 plant, but just 40 come back.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Nadal to make Rome return against qualifier
Rafael Nadal takes part in a training session on Monday before the start of the Italian Open at the Foro Italico in Rome.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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