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Ceremony held to mark start of construction of new station for Fukushima's J-Village soccer center
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday for a new railway station that is to be constructed adjacent to the J-Village national soccer center in Fukushima Prefecture. The station is due to open in April 2019, in line with the full reopening of the soccer center, ...
Great progress has been made in the prefecture's reconstruction, but challenges must still be overcome.
China proposes talks aimed at easing Fukushima-linked food import ban
China has proposed talks with Japan on whether to ease or lift an import ban on food from 10 prefectures imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan-China diplomatic sources said Sunday. The Chinese side offered to set up a working group to discuss the ...
Tepco again ordered to pay damages over nuclear disaster but claims against state dismissed
Tokyo Electric loses its second lawsuit over the Fukushima disaster but plaintiffs’ demands for government redress are dismissed.
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.
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 ...
In first, Tepco admits ice wall can't stop Fukushima No. 1 groundwater
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Manga artist and ex-Fukushima No. 1 worker portrays life, progress at troubled plant
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 ...
Public protest in Japan: Power to the people?
"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 ...
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.
