Editorials Jul 4, 2017
Trial of former Tepco executives over 2011 disaster
The court and the prosecution should do their utmost to clarify the responsibility of the Tepco executives for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant disaster.
Soccer / J. League Mar 9, 2017
JFA reveals plan to help rebuild Fukushima Prefecture
The Japan Football Association on Thursday adopted an action plan that focuses on helping Fukushima Prefecture continue its recovery from the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. The prefecture is home to the J-Village soccer training center, which has been used as the forward ...
National Dec 5, 2016
Fukushima reactor cooling halted after staff error
Cooling water injections into the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan were halted for about an hour Monday morning, according to operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. During the suspension, Tepco was unable to inject a ...
National Jul 20, 2016
In first, Tepco admits ice wall can't stop Fukushima No. 1 groundwater
by Tomoko Otake
The much-hyped ice wall at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant can’t stop groundwater from entering its leaky, wrecked reactor buildings, Tokyo Electric admits.
National | FUKUSHIMA FILE Jul 17, 2016
Retailer hopes to lift returning firms in Namie by tapping pipeline to Qvevri-made Georgian wine
Matsubaya, a retail and wholesale firm from the town of Namie near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, is trying to revitalize businesses that were based in the district, using Georgian wine. The firm, which evacuated to Tamura in central Fukushima Prefecture, is ...
National Apr 1, 2016
150 Fukushima No. 1 workers who got maximum radiation dose at start of crisis can now return to plant
Some 150 people who worked at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant whose cumulative radiation dose exceeded 100 millisieverts will be able to return to the facility starting April 1. By law, nuclear plant operators are required to record and manage the radiation ...
National | 3/11 DISASTER FIVE YEARS ON Mar 2, 2016
Manga artist and ex-Fukushima No. 1 worker portrays life, progress at troubled plant
by Satoshi Iizuka
A manga artist who has been involved in decommissioning work at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has highlighted the need for effective deployment of skilled workers in parts of the premises that still have high radiation levels. Kazuto Tatsuta, 51, also said in ...
General Dec 20, 2014
Public protest in Japan: Power to the people?
by Eric Johnston
"Freedom of assembly and association as well as speech, press and all other forms of expression are guaranteed." — Article 21, Constitution of Japan "I say, break the law. Let your life be a counter friction to stop the machine." — Henry David Thoreau, "Civil Disobedience" On ...
Editorials Apr 2, 2014
Fishermen give Tepco green light
Fishermen have given Tepco a green light to attempt to reduce the flow of groundwater into the reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by diverting it directly into the sea.
Environment | OUR PLANET EARTH Mar 22, 2014
Energy debate challenges facade of wa
by Stephen Hesse
Torn between his nationalistic instinct to resurrect what he seems to regard as Japan's great bygone days of empire-building and the mundane demands of caring for the pressing needs of his nation, a remarkably caring soul might almost feel sorry for Prime Minister Shinzo ...
Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Mar 15, 2014
The Fukushima tragedy justifies nuclear skepticism
by Jeff Kingston
The findings of a Kyodo survey conducted in February this year reveal a stunning level of reluctance to restart Japan's nuclear reactors in the host cities, towns and prefectures that stand to gain from revving them back up. The nation's 48 viable reactors are generating ...
Travel Feb 1, 2014
Tsuruga: truly a 'port of humanity'
by Alon Adika
The man in the black-and-white photograph wore a dark jacket with wide lapels. His hair was cut short and parted to one side. His eyes were directed toward the camera as if he were looking directly at me. I recognized him immediately: Chiune Sugihara, ...