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FUKUSHIMA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2023
'Lucky tiger': Fukushima fishing industry pins hopes on blowfish
Tiger blowfish have brought local fisheries a lifeline through robust catches in recent months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 20, 2023
Taking lead in solar generation, Fukushima looks to era of panel disposal
Experts point out that a lack of proper recycling or disposal systems could lead to the abandonment and illegal dumping of solar panels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 15, 2023
The controversial plan to release Fukushima nuclear plant's wastewater
Tepco says the water has been filtered to remove most radioactive elements, and calls the release both safe and necessary, but there has been domestic and international opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2023
Yamagata pins hopes on shinkansen tunnel, but faces roadblocks
Looming over the move are the harsh conditions of Itaya Pass straddling Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures, which is battered by heavy snow in winter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2023
Fukushima brewer uses AI to develop sake to pair with different fish species
The brewery plans to start selling its AI-paired sake soon to boost the revitalization of the nearby coastal area.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 11, 2023
Japan needs to reassure neighbors on release and safety of treated radioactive water
Scientists have concluded that the plan to discharge the ALPS-treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the ocean is the most realistic solution to the storage issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 12, 2022
Miyagi fisheries industry fears impact of treated radioactive water release
The water, which contains hard-to-remove tritium, is expected to be discharged to the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as early as next spring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 28, 2022
Fukushima firm turns vegetable waste into eco-friendly plastic
The technology could enable cellulose to be mass-produced at a fraction of the usual price.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 31, 2022
Masao Uchibori wins third term as Fukushima governor
Uchibori succeeded in gaining widespread support by highlighting his responses to natural disasters that hit the prefecture in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022
Magnitude 5 earthquake jolts Fukushima; no issues at nearby nuclear plants
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake, which measured a weak 5 on the shindo (intensity) scale, was detected off Fukushima Prefecture at a depth of 30 kilometers on Friday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 12, 2022
All aboard one of Japan's most scenic train lines
Perhaps it was because of his photographer's eye, but Kenko Hoshi seemed to see promise in a damaged railway that could help save his community.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 26, 2022
Businesses worry about reputational damage from Fukushima water discharge
People in Ibaraki Prefecture are concerned that the release of treated water will harm the reputation of local fishery products.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2022
Kishida pledges to accelerate Fukushima reconstruction
'We will make use of research and development, industrialization and human resources development to accelerate Fukushima's creative reconstruction,' the prime minister said.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022
Minister vows to fight Japanese food import curbs stemming from nuclear concerns
Japan's reconstruction minister unveiled a plan to establish a panel of experts to discuss tackling misunderstandings about the planned release of treated radioactive water.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 5, 2022
Fukushima WWII veteran recalls trauma of detention in Soviet Union
Sadao Kanari, who was a signalman for the Imperial Japanese Navy, was captured after Japan's surrender and taken to the Russian Far East.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 25, 2022
Can the Japanese learn to love nuclear power again?
The Japanese government is backing the construction of new reactors for the first time since Fukushima. It will have to convince a skeptical public first.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 8, 2022
Fukushima firm develops drones for inspection of wind turbines
Fukushima Sangikyo, a company in the city of Fukushima that develops and produces communications equipment, succeeded in developing the system after repeated trial and error.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2022
No direct health effects seen from Fukushima nuclear crisis, ex-U.N. panel chair says
The conclusion of the U.N. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation is 'unlikely to change significantly in the foreseeable future,' Gillian Hirth said.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2022
Fukushima beach in former evacuation zone reopens after 11 years
The beach became the first swimming beach to reopen in areas once covered by evacuation orders issued after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jul 11, 2022
Japanese research team develops app to help public discover new asteroids
The project team hopes people will help scour more than 700,000 images to find space objects that could collide with the Earth.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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