Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT May 30, 2022
Rebuilding a community starting from scratch
by Trishit Banerjee
Moved by visits to the area, a pair of students wants visitors to know there is more to the town of Futaba, Fukushima Pref., than disaster.
Food & Drink Jun 19, 2021
Fukushima farmers bet on French chefs' prestige
by Akane Murakoshi
A recent tour of Fukushima Prefecture farms by two top Japan-based French chefs has raised hopes that they will help the prefecture find new markets for its agricultural produce.
Rugby Aug 18, 2019
There is a welcoming mood present in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, a city throwing its support behind Samoa, one of the countries that will play against Japan in the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Although the two may seem unrelated, relations between the Pacific island nation and ...
Olympics Jul 17, 2019
Organizers to build recovery monuments for disaster-hit areas
The Tokyo Games organizing committee said Wednesday it will oversee construction of three Olympic monuments made out of materials recycled from temporary housing provided in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The Tokyo 2020 Recovery Monument project is the latest effort ...
Olympics Mar 12, 2019
The Japan leg of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch relay will start at a the J-Village soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture that is considered a symbol of the country's reconstruction from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, organizing committee president Yoshiro Mori said ...
National Nov 7, 2018
Japan's first drone document delivery operation launched in Fukushima amid labor shortage
Japan Post Co. on Wednesday began transporting documents by drone in Fukushima Prefecture, the first operation of its kind in Japan, following easing of regulations to cope with labor shortages in the transport industry. The company said it will initially use drones to carry its ...
National / Politics Oct 29, 2018
Gov. Masao Uchibori beats three rivals to secure re-election in Fukushima
Incumbent Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori secured another four-year term in a gubernatorial election Sunday, beating three challengers. Throughout the election campaign, the 54-year-old governor, who was in his first term, enjoyed a comfortable lead over the other candidates — Jun Kanayama, 78, a self-employed worker, ...
National Jul 28, 2018
Fukushima 'ambassadors' visit Taiwan school to offer thanks for 3/11 aid
Three students from Fukushima Prefecture visited a junior high school in Taipei to offer thanks for Taiwan's reconstruction support after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. The three junior high and high school students, acting as "reconstruction ambassadors," called on the Taiwanese students ...
National / Politics May 6, 2018
Japan will take steps to beef up collaboration with Pacific island nations at a summit next week to promote the Indo-Pacific strategy advocated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. While aimed at countering China's influence in the region, Tokyo also hopes to confirm the nations will ...
National May 10, 2017
FAO chief pitches safety of Fukushima foods in tasting event
The head of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Wednesday the safety of food produced in Fukushima is "assured," despite the import bans still imposed by some countries in the wake of the 2011 nuclear disaster. "At the moment, we don't see any reason ...
Soccer / J. League Mar 9, 2017
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 Nov 9, 2016
Fukushima eyed for baseball, softball games in 2020 Olympics
by Andrew McKirdy
Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers on Wednesday gave the green light for disaster-affected Fukushima Prefecture to host baseball and softball games. Three cities — Fukushima, Koriyama and Iwaki — are under consideration to stage part of the competition as the two sports return to the Olympic ...