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Tepco transfers first nuclear fuel out of No. 3 reactor building at crippled Fukushima plant
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant said Tuesday it has transferred some nuclear fuel from one of the reactor buildings damaged by hydrogen explosions in the 2011 disaster to another location for safer storage and management. It was the first ...
Fukushima agricultural exports bounce back from nuclear disaster to hit record high
Exports of agricultural products produced in Fukushima Prefecture rose about 2 percent in fiscal 2018 to a record 217.8 tons, according to the prefectural government. Fukushima's agricultural exports suffered a long slump due to the 2011 nuclear crisis. But exports hit a record high for the ...
Fukushima soccer facility, repurposed after 3/11 disaster, fully reopens
The J-Village national soccer training center in Fukushima Prefecture resumes full operations eight years after it was converted into an operational base after the 3/11 disasters.
'I'm the happiest person on earth': Blind Japanese sailor completes nonstop Pacific crossing
A blind Japanese sailor on Saturday successfully completed a near two-month, nonstop voyage from San Diego to Fukushima Prefecture, making him the first person to make a blind sailing across the Pacific Ocean. Joined by a sighted navigator, it was 52-year-old Mitsuhiro Iwamoto's second two-person ...
NTT to launch trial of farming support service with drones and AI tech in Fukushima
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. (NTT) said Thursday it will launch a trial for a farming support service using drones and artificial intelligence technology, with a goal of commercializing the service in Japan and other Asian countries. The new system, which connects drones with GPS ...
Tepco says foreign workers on new visas can work at crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant
The company is also considering accepting workers from overseas at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, officials said.
Tepco begins removing fuel rods from Unit 3 reactor pool at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant starts removing nuclear fuel from the Unit 3 storage pool.
During visit to crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant, Abe gets updated about ongoing reconstruction work
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says the government will do its utmost to rebuild the area around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant.
A website created by the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum to educate the next generation on nuclear energy was taken down Friday after drawing criticism on social media, with some Twitter users calling the effort "inappropriate" given that the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster happened ...
Japan pitches safety of food from Fukushima and Tohoku in wake of WTO ruling for South Korea
Japan will seek to reassure other countries about the safety of food produced in areas affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, officials said Friday, after the World Trade Organization supported South Korea's import ban on some Japanese seafood. Fishermen in Tohoku, the region hit ...
WTO upholds South Korea ban on some Japan seafood imports over Fukushima nuclear disaster
The reversal allows South Korea to keep its ban on fish feared tainted by fallout from the Fukushima nuclear crisis in place.
Evacuees from parts of town hosting crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant finally free to return
Japan lifted its mandatory evacuation order over parts of the town of Okuma, which hosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, on Wednesday as planned, citing the lower radiation levels achieved through decontamination work and progress in infrastructure development. The order had been ...
