National Oct 19, 2020
China urges Japan to cautiously consider nuclear plant water release
Space is expected to run out by the summer of 2022, with contaminated water increasing by about 170 tons per day.
National Oct 16, 2020
Fishing operators worry over plan to release Fukushima plant's water
As of September this year, the stored water totaled 1.23 million tons and continues to grow.
National Oct 16, 2020
Japan to release radioactive water from Fukushima plant into sea
The move comes despite widespread concerns from within the nation and from overseas.
National Oct 9, 2020
Fishing industry chief opposes releasing Fukushima No. 1 water into sea
The Zengyoren chief and others are concerned about the impact on the reputation of Fukushima's farm and marine products.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 30, 2020
Sendai court upholds ruling that state and Tepco must pay Fukushima evacuees
It was the first time a high court has acknowledged the state's responsibility for the incident in about 30 similar lawsuits filed nationwide.
National Sep 26, 2020
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Saturday visited the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, where decommissioning work is taking place.
National Sep 24, 2020
Suga plans visit to Fukushima to show commitment to recovery
The prefecture is also home to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, which suffered an unprecedented triple meltdown due to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
National Sep 20, 2020
Museum about 2011 quake and nuclear disaster opens in Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday opened a museum about the massive March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster in a bid to pass down memories of the calamity to future generations. The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum, located in the town ...
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima Sep 11, 2020
The government wants to use the earth to create arable farming land in Fukushima Prefecture.
National Sep 2, 2020
Japan Atomic Energy Commission fears nation may run short of nuclear experts
Accidents have damaged perceptions of nuclear power, leading to fewer students studying nuclear energy at universities, the Cabinet Office-affiliated commission wrote.
Business Aug 12, 2020
Japan’s nuclear fuel imports almost zero in 2019 as industry stagnates
Only nine of the 54 reactors operating before the Fukushima disaster are currently online.
National | Regional Voices: Fukushima Jul 17, 2020
Fukushima localities speak out against dumping radioactive water in sea
The resolutions and statements described measures taken by the central government as inadequate to combat reputational damage to produce from the prefecture.