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Rescue mission: The animals being cared for in Fukushima's nuclear zone

National Mar 5, 2021

Rescue mission: The animals being cared for in Fukushima's nuclear zone

by Tim Kelly and Kim Kyung Hoon

Sakae Kato stayed behind to look after cats when other residents evacuated, spurred on in part by the shock of finding dead pets in abandoned houses.

Fukushima struggling to get people back, 10 years after disaster

National Feb 22, 2021

Fukushima struggling to get people back, 10 years after disaster

One survey showed that greater access to shopping and medical and welfare services is needed for evacuees to return to their hometowns.

Moves to bring new industry to Fukushima progressing, 10 years on

Business Feb 16, 2021

Moves to bring new industry to Fukushima progressing, 10 years on

The Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework, led by the national and prefectural governments, has attracted companies from robotics and other advanced industries from across Japan.

Tohoku tours shed light on life in the aftermath of the 3/11 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

National | 3/11: Moving forward Mar 8, 2019

Tohoku tours shed light on life in the aftermath of the 3/11 tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

by Masumi Koizumi

This is the second in a series examining how the northeast and the nation are progressing with efforts to deal with the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis. For the disaster-hit coastal areas of Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, tourism is more than just ...

Nissan opens plant in Fukushima town to give second life to EV batteries

Business Mar 27, 2018

Nissan opens plant in Fukushima town to give second life to EV batteries

At a small plant intended to help revitalize a town ravaged by the 2011 earthquake, Nissan Motor Co. is giving its costly electric vehicle (EV) batteries a new lease on life after they pass their peak performance. Global automakers are looking for ways to make ...

National Feb 16, 2018

Fukushima town of Namie to launch radioactive decontamination work around May

Around May, decontamination work will begin in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, to make some of its most radioactive areas habitable again, the government said. Namie was hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011, and ...

For Fukushima returnees, security a growing concern in deserted towns

National | FUKUSHIMA FILE Jun 18, 2017

For Fukushima returnees, security a growing concern in deserted towns

It's like a dream to once again be able to live in my "home, sweet home." That's what Hidezo Sato, 72, says he feels every day since returning to his fallout-hit hometown of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The government partially lifted its nuclear evacuation order on March ...

Fire crews finally extinguish Fukushima blaze in no-go zone as officials battle radiation rumors

National May 11, 2017

Fire crews finally extinguish Fukushima blaze in no-go zone as officials battle radiation rumors

A wildfire near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has finally been extinguished after a 12-day battle waged by firefighters and Self-Defense Force troops in special protective gear left 75 hectares of tainted forest scorched, and local officials scrambling to quash radiation rumors. The wildfire, ...

Namie: one step forward, a few steps back

National / Social Issues Mar 11, 2017

Namie: one step forward, a few steps back

by John L. Tran

Evacuees from the Fukushima town of Namie are struggling to find a good reason to return to their homes.

Namie's high recovery hopes haunted by dwindling coffers, fears of losing vital state dole

National | FUKUSHIMA FILE Dec 18, 2016

Namie's high recovery hopes haunted by dwindling coffers, fears of losing vital state dole

A robot testing facility, a robotics research center, a base for renewable energy and a memorial park — these are some of the plans the irradiated town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, has in mind for rebuilding after the triple reactor meltdown at the nearby ...

Namie radiation evacuees fear return

National / Social Issues Oct 26, 2016

Namie radiation evacuees fear return

by Isabel Reynolds and Emi Nobuhiro

Weed-engulfed buildings and shuttered businesses paint an eerie picture of a coastal Japanese town abandoned after a monstrous earthquake and tsunami triggered meltdowns in the Fukushima nuclear plant. Namie, one of the communities hardest hit by the 2011 disaster, had 21,000 residents before they fled ...

Retailer hopes to lift returning firms in Namie by tapping pipeline to Qvevri-made Georgian wine

National | FUKUSHIMA FILE Jul 17, 2016

Retailer hopes to lift returning firms in Namie by tapping pipeline to Qvevri-made Georgian wine

Matsubaya, a retail and wholesale firm from the town of Namie near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, is trying to revitalize businesses that were based in the district, using Georgian wine. The firm, which evacuated to Tamura in central Fukushima Prefecture, is ...

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