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FUKUSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 21, 2013
Fukushima No. 1 can't keep its head above tainted water
More than two years into the triple-meltdown crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, workers continue to wage a desperate battle to keep the stricken reactors cool while trying to contain the 400 tons of radioactive water produced by the process each day.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
May 19, 2013
Fukushima photos focus on what can't be seen
Photographer Tomoki Imai has been a blur of activity since we reached the lookout point halfway up 601-meter Mount Higakure in the Futaba district of Fukushima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2013
Nuke foes start hunger strike at METI
Opponents of nuclear power started a hunger strike Thursday to press the government to drop a lawsuit demanding they remove their tents from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
JAPAN
May 14, 2013
Tepco seeks fishermen's OK for groundwater dump
Tokyo Electric Power Co. met Monday with fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture to seek approval for its plan to dump some of the groundwater accumulating at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2013
Export of nuclear technology
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to promote Japanese export of nuclear power plants even as the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant continues.
JAPAN
May 13, 2013
A-bomb survivor passes on wisdom to Fukushima kids
A-bomb survivors are finding ways to support youths in Fukushima so they don't grow up feeling like society abandoned them over radiation fears.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2013
Terrorist drill held for Fukushima nuclear plant
Police and the Japan Coast Guard conducted a joint drill Saturday to prepare for a possible terrorist attack on the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
May 12, 2013
Nagasaki firms warned for sending workers to stricken nuke plant
The Nagasaki Labor Bureau has recently warned three local staff agencies for illegally dispatching more than 500 plumbing workers to the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant last year, it was learned Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2013
Fukushima activist fights fear and discrimination based on radiation
Sachiko Banba aches for children in Fukushima Prefecture, who worry whether they can lead a normal life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2013
Fukushima debris disposal falling short
The Environment Ministry admits that disposing of disaster debris in Fukushima Prefecture will not be completed by the April 2014 target.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2013
Nuclear regulators assemble for three-day meeting
Nuclear regulators from nine countries including Japan, the United States and South Korea gathered Monday in Tokyo for a three-day meeting to discuss their responses to the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
JAPAN
May 3, 2013
NRA to open new study on role 3/11 quake played in damaging No. 1 plant
The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to open a more thorough investigation into whether critical safety equipment at one of the reactors in the Fukushima No. 1 power plant was damaged before the complex was hit by tsunami in March 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2013
Japanese film on March 11 disasters premiers in New York
Nobuteru Uchida hopes his film on Japan's struggle to recover from the calamity of March 2011 will prompt dialogue and promote tolerance, since public opinion on the risks of low-level radiation remains divided.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2013
IT entrepreneur hopes to revive rural areas
An American entrepreneur has embarked on a project to invigorate rural communities in Japan and create new jobs by reusing abandoned school buildings for his IT business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 16, 2013
Google Street Views goes inside a Fukushima school
Straying off the usual Street View path, Google does inside a school in Fukushima's no-go zone.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2013
IAEA starts review at Fukushima
A team of nuclear experts formed by the International Atomic Energy Agency on Monday started its activities in Japan to review the country's ongoing efforts to scrap the crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2013
Tepco postpones transfer of radioactive water in Fukushima
Tepco delays transfer of toxic water at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, citing a need for more time to conduct safety checks and install a water pipe.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2013
M5.2 quake jolts Fukushima, vicinity
An earthquake of preliminary magnitude 5.2 jolts Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity Sunday evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 12, 2013
Disaster did little to shake up status quo, expert says
Disappointing expectations that the megaquake and tsunami two years ago — and subsequent nuclear calamity — would trigger a rebirth of politics and government, Japan's key policies remain largely unchanged, says Richard Samuels, director of the Center for International Studies at Massachusetts...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 12, 2013
'Sakura Namiki no Mankai no Shita ni (Cold Bloom)'
Grief doesn't have a sell-by date, not really. Decades after a loss, the absence is still felt, the memories remain.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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