information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
The Fukushima No. 1 plant and hundreds of tanks containing tritiated water are viewed from the air in February. | KYODO July 15, 2017 Tepco backpedals after disaster reconstruction chief knocks plan to dump tritiated water into sea http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/15/national/tepco-backpedals-disaster-reconstruction-chief-knocks-plan-dump-tritiated-water-sea/#.WWo0qlFpyos...
August 16, 2017 High-priced Fukushima ice wall nears completion, but effectiveness doubtful https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170816/p2a/00m/0na/016000c A subterranean ice wall surrounding the nuclear reactors at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear...
August 1, 2017 New proposal suggests removing Fukushima plant's melted nuclear fuel from side A method to remove melted nuclear fuel debris on the bottom of the containment vessels of Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant's first, second and third reactors...
August 30, 017 Atomic bomb survivor Sumiteru Taniguchi dies https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170830_80/ Atomic bomb survivor and prominent peace activist Sumiteru Taniguchi died of cancer on Wednesday morning. He was 88 years old. Taniguchi survived...
Living with a nuclear North Korea http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/living-nuclear-north-korea/#.WV-CNFFpyos by Gwynne Dyer LONDON – “American bastards would be not very happy with this gift sent on the July 4...
May 20, 2015 NRA approves restart for third nuclear plant http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/05/20/national/japan-approves-third-nuclear-plant-restart/#.VVw8wEbwmic Reuters, Kyodo, Bloomberg, AFP-JIJI Japan’s nuclear regulator signed off on the basic...
October 10, 2017 Court orders compensation for Fukushima victims https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20171010_24/ The district court in Fukushima Prefecture has ordered the state and the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to pay damages...
May 5, 2018 TEPCO offers virtual tour of Fukushima No. 1 plant on website http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201805050001.html By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA/ Staff Writer FUKUSHIMA--The crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is open for all to explore in...
September 30, 2017 No joke: Despite the evidence, nuclear power declared safe http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201709300035.html By CHIAKI OGIHARA/ Staff Writer A facility in Ikata uses a touch-panel screen to inform visitors about nuclear power plant...
September 26, 2017 Spent nuclear fuel removal at Fukushima plant to be delayed again https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170926/p2g/00m/0dm/064000c#cxrecs_s TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. decided Tuesday...
September 27, 2017 Melted fuel, other challenges left in Fukushima nuclear cleanup http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201709270019.html THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Japan's government approved a revised road map Tuesday to clean up the radioactive mess left...
September 17, 2017 The time for ‘nuclear sharing’ with Japan is drawing near Introducing U.S. nuclear weapons will be a necessary evil amid the current security turbulence https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/17/commentary/japan-commentary/time-nuclear-sharing-japan-drawing-near/#.Wb4xuMZpGos...
September 12, 2017 Time to Restrict the President’s Power to Wage Nuclear War https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/opinion/time-to-restrict-the-presidents-power-to-wage-nuclear-war.html?emc=edit_th_20170912&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=32427321&_r=0 By JEFFREY...
September 14, 2017 North Korean nuclear ‘crisis’ an illusion Kim and Trump are putting on a media puppet show for PR purposes https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/14/commentary/world-commentary/north-korean-nuclear-crisis-illusion/#.WbqTH8ZpGos...
December 31, 2017 In Shadow of Disaster, Fukushima Responds With ‘Play Ball’ http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/SDI201712310554.html By SETH BERKMAN/ © 2017 The New York Times FUKUSHIMA, Japan--A sea of brightly colored banners and advertisements decorated...
December 13, 2017 For 1st time, a high court rules against nuclear plant operations http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712130050.html By KEI KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer HIROSHIMA--A high court for the first time has banned operations at a nuclear power...
August 31, 2017 VOX POPULI: A-bomb survivor Taniguchi led a life of pain, but it was not in vain http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201708310022.html Sumiteru Taniguchi, a Nagasaki hibakusha (A-bomb survivor), weighed himself every night. Even a slight...
February 15, 2018 Photo collection shot inside Fukushima nuke plant to be released in March Photographer Joe Nishizawa will offer a rare look inside the Fukushima nuclear plant damaged in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster with the release...
July 5, 2017 Fuel debris extraction plan for crippled Fukushima reactors to be revealed soon: sources http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/05/national/group-mulls-fukushima-no-1-melted-fuel-debris-extraction-without-filling-containment-vessels-water/#.WV0-elFpyos...
July 7, 2017 Negotiations won’t stop Pyongyang from getting nukes http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/negotiations-wont-stop-pyongyang-getting-nukes/#.WV-By1Fpyos by Eli Lake Bloomberg WASHINGTON – When North Korea...
January 22, 2015 NRA signs off on TEPCO plan to release decontaminated groundwater into sea http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201501220054 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Japan's nuclear watchdog gave the green light to the operator of the wrecked...
March 20, 2018 Americans seek $1 bil. in damages over Fukushima nuclear disaster https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180320/p2g/00m/0dm/023000c TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Some 200 U.S. residents filed a suit against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc....
March 15, 2018 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant 7 Years After the Disaster Seven years of data have been collected on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in which 3 of its reactors suffered one of the worst meltdowns in history. Tokyo Electric...
March 4, 2018 Fleeing from Fukushima: a nuclear evacuation reality check https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2018/03/04/fleeing-from-fukushima-a-nuclear-evacuation-reality-check/ By Dr. Ian Fairlie (The following is an excerpt from a longer article...
March 8, 2018 Utilities spent 5 trillion yen on idle reactors after disaster http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803080090.html THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Electric power companies spent more than 5 trillion yen ($47 billion) to maintain and manage idle reactors,...
