Fukushima safe to host Tokyo Olympic torch relay, says governor
Fukushima Prefecture, devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, is safe to host its leg of the Olympic torch relay, the prefecture's governor has said. The government has designated the upcoming Tokyo Games as the "Reconstruction Olympics," and the torch relay is set ...
German state leader to visit Fukushima to see recovery and renewable energy efforts
Minister President Armin Laschet of North Rhine-Westphalia, a state located in western Germany, is set to pay a visit to Fukushima Prefecture in January to evaluate the progress being made to implement renewable energy sources and the region's recovery following the Great East Japan ...
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, ...
Campaigning for Fukushima gubernatorial race kicks off with reconstruction in focus
Official campaigning started Thursday for the gubernatorial election in Fukushima Prefecture with a focus on the prefecture's ongoing recovery from the 2011 earthquake and nuclear crisis. In the election slated for Oct. 28, incumbent Masao Uchibori, 54, will be running against three candidates — Jun ...
The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization and other organizations said Thursday they have started construction of what will be one of the world's largest hydrogen plants in Fukushima Prefecture. The other members of the project are Toshiba Corp.'s Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions ...
Fukushima tells world radiation is down, exports up after nuclear crisis
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori on Wednesday told the international community that the nuclear-crisis-hit prefecture is mostly decontaminated and that its food exports are picking up. "Our consistent efforts over the seven years have borne fruit and recovery is underway," Uchibori said at a news conference ...
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori said on Friday in Ho Chi Minh City that he had reached an agreement with two Vietnamese companies to temporarily increase charter flights between Vietnam and the northeastern prefecture. Local budget carrier Vietjet Air and travel agency Vietravel agreed to boost ...
Fukushima to play direct role in pitching its produce in Tokyo-area supermarkets
To fight harmful rumors about Fukushima farm produce and to revive sales, the prefectural government plans to set up permanent sales spaces for susceptible products in major supermarkets in the Tokyo metropolitan area this summer. The prefectural government has been trying to improve sales by ...
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori on Tuesday told the Tokyo Metropolitan Government that the Tohoku prefecture hopes to host some of the preliminary events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to showcase its recovery from the 2011 nuclear accident. "We need to set a goal so that ...
Fukushima Vice Gov. Masao Uchibori said Thursday he will run in next month's gubernatorial election to fill the shoes of Gov. Yuhei Sato, who has declined to seek a third term. Uchibori, 50, pledged at a news conference to continue the policies of 66-year-old Sato ...
