National Oct 21, 2019
Children in Miyagi and Fukushima were happy to see each other and have a degree of normalcy restored to their lives.
National Oct 16, 2019
Fukushima hot spring resort opens to typhoon victims for free
The Dake Onsen resort in Fukushima Prefecture has opened its hot spring baths to people hit by Typhoon Hagibis free of charge. On Wednesday, Fukushima residents affected by the 19th typhoon of the year visited the facilities in Nihonmatsu from the morning. They included people ...
National Oct 16, 2019
Regions hit by deadly Typhoon Hagibis struggle with recovery efforts
Areas devastated by Typhoon Hagibis in Nagano Prefecture and the Tohoku region are struggling to respond after the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in decades caused record-breaking rainfall, massive flooding, mudslides and outages of electricity and water supplies. In Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, damage was ...
National Oct 16, 2019
Japan allocates ¥710 million from reserves to tackle Typhoon Hagibis damage
The funds will be used to set up temporary toilets and send necessities such as water, food and bedding to shelters in areas flooded by record-breaking rainfall over the weekend.
National Oct 15, 2019
Hidden gold and 'murky' payoffs threaten Japan's nuclear revival
by Stephen Stapczynski
A payoff scandal has struck Japan's nuclear world, threatening to delay the restart of idled reactors in what's becoming the industry's biggest crisis since the Fukushima meltdowns of 2011. The issue, which emerged at the end of last month, centers around how an influential municipal ...
National Oct 13, 2019
Fukushima woman being rescued by helicopter dies after being accidentally dropped 40 meters
A Tokyo Fire Department helicopter rescuing a 77-year-old woman in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, who had been isolated because of flooding caused by Typhoon Hagibis, accidentally dropped her about 40 meters to the ground because her rescuers did not properly attach her to the rope ...
National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Oct 11, 2019
With appeal of Tepco acquittal, thousands hit by Fukushima nuclear disaster seek closure
Plaintiffs have appealed a ruling handed down by the Tokyo District Court in mid-September that found three former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives not guilty of professional negligence. A class action lawsuit against the executives claimed they had failed to apply the proper safety ...
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima Oct 4, 2019
Fukushima Prefecture to conduct survey to better understand foreign residents' needs
Amid a growing number of foreign residents, Fukushima Prefecture is set to initiate a survey in October that will look into their needs and concerns. Due to the revised immigration control law that took effect in April — which opened the door nationally to more ...
National Oct 2, 2019
Plan for new body for March 2011 reconstruction expected by year-end: minister
Reconstruction Minister Kazunori Tanaka has said he hopes to reach a firm decision on the structure of a planned successor body to the Reconstruction Agency by year-end. The structure will be based chiefly on requests from municipalities in areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake ...
National / Crime & Legal Oct 1, 2019
Prosecutors appeal acquittal of former Tepco execs over Fukushima nuclear disaster
An appeal has been filed with the Tokyo High Court challenging the acquittal of three former Tepco executives over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. "Letting this decision stand is clearly against justice. Taking into consideration the burden of the victims, it is incumbent on ...
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Sep 29, 2019
The Tepco verdict is predictable but not insignificant
by Colin P.A. Jones
Three Tepco executives are acquitted of criminal negligence in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster. Did the court recognize the unfairness of holding only three people responsible for a crisis that had much broader causes?
National Sep 27, 2019
Forever tied to nuclear disaster, Fukushima residents hope for PR boost from 2020 Tokyo Olympics
by Jim Allen
Two softball games and one baseball game in Fukushima next summer may be little more than an 2020 Olympic cameo, but local fans are thrilled to have them, largely in the hopes they will give their prefecture a badly needed public relations boost. Fukushima was ...