information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
August 3, 2015 Restart of Sendai reactors will result in 40 tons of spent fuel http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/03/national/restart-of-sendai-reactors-will-result-in-40-tons-of-spent-fuel/#.Vb8ia_nwmos JIJI If the two idle reactors at Kyushu Electric...
August 12, 2017 High school anti-nuclear petition hits record https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170811_21/ A record number of high school students across Japan have signed a petition addressed to the United Nations calling for the abolition of...
June 15, 2015 Editorial: New technology to help resolve Fukushima nuclear crisis needs gov't backing http://mainichi.jp/english/english/perspectives/news/20150615p2a00m0na007000c.html The Japanese government has once again revised the work schedule for...
June 17, 2015 Bags of contaminated soil damaged at storage sites http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclear.html Jun. 17, 2015 - Updated 00:25 UTC+2 A survey by the Environment Ministry has found that bags containing soil and debris from decontamination...
JUne 11, 2015 Drone being developed to fly autonomously inside Fukushima reactor buildings http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/11/national/science-health/drone-developed-fly-autonomously-inside-fukushima-reactor-buildings/#.VX3PAkbwmot JIJI CHIBA...
July 21, 2017 Gas may have ruptured bag at nuclear facility https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170721_01/ NHK has learned the operator of a nuclear research facility northeast of Tokyo believes a bag containing nuclear fuel materials ruptured last...
July 20, 2017 Robot Probes Nuclear Reactor (NHK video) https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20170720150021660/ July 19, 2017 Tepco deploys new robot into Fukushima No. 1 reactor to locate fuel debris Staff Writer http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/19/national/tepco-sends-new-type-robot-fukushima-no-1-reactor-search-fuel-debris/#.WXBnElFpyos...
July 25, 2017 Fuel debris removal plan due by around Sept. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170725_16/ Japan's industry minister says the government hopes to have a policy in place by around September on how to remove melted fuel from the No.3...
July 7, 2017 EU hopeful of EPA, may ease Fukushima restrictions https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170707_05/ The European Union has expressed hope for an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan. The bloc may also ease restrictions on food imports...
Japan To Dump Deadly Fukushima Nuclear Waste Into Pacific Ocean http://yournewswire.com/japan-fukushima-nuclear-waste-dump-ocean/ Japan has announced plans to dump 920,000 tons of deadly Fukushima nuclear waste into the Pacific ocean, saying that they...
July 5, 2017 JAEA may have violated safety rules https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170705_39/ Japan's nuclear regulator says the operator of a nuclear energy research facility north of Tokyo may have violated safety regulations. Workers at the...
May 15, 2017 Rising demand for air purifiers, nuclear shelters as threat looms http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201705150036.html By MOTOFUMI WATANABE/ Staff Writer HABIKINO, Osaka Prefecture--Sales of nuclear shelters and radiation-blocking air purifiers...
May 8, 2017 About 200 people protest restarting of Fukui nuclear reactor outside plant https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170508/p2a/00m/0na/006000c#cxrecs_s TAKAHAMA, Fukui -- Approximately 200 people protested outside the gates of Kansai Electric...
May 10, 2017 Fukushima village begins sowing rice for first time since nuclear crisis http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/10/national/fukushima-village-begins-sowing-rice-first-time-since-nuclear-crisis/#.WRNo69ykKic Kyodo FUKUSHIMA – Rice planting...
May 26, 2015 Plaintiffs suing over Fukushima nuclear disaster form nationwide network http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201505260003 By MASAKAZU HONDA/ Staff Writer NIHONMATSU, Fukushima Prefecture--Ten groups of plaintiffs in lawsuits...
June 2, 2015 Many disaster-response hospitals at risk of being cut off by flooding http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/02/national/many-designated-disaster-hospitals-at-risk-of-being-cut-off-by-flooding/#.VW7NNkbwmos Kyodo More than a quarter of...
June 2, 2015 S.Korea agrees to talks over food import ban Jun. 2, 2015 - Updated 05:53 UTC+2 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150602_20.html Japan's fisheries minister has expressed hope that South Korea will lift its ban on fishery imports...
July 25, 2017 TEPCO releases video of 'nuclear debris' at Fukushima plant http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201707250039.html By KOHEI TOMIDA/ Staff Writer Footage released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. on July 24 shows what is believed to be nuclear...
May 30, 2015 Record levels of radioactivity in plant's port http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150530_09.html May 30, 2015 - Updated 05:50 UTC+2 The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says it has found record-high levels...
August 21, 2017 Work to finish ice wall at crippled plant to begin https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170821_13/ The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will begin the final phase of creating an underground ice wall on Tuesday....
August 22, 2017 Fukushima ice wall's last section being frozen https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20170822_19/ Final procedures have begun to complete an ice wall to prevent groundwater from entering the contaminated Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
December 27, 2017 Tepco nuclear reactors pass safety review, 1st after Fukushima crisis https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171227/p2g/00m/0dm/051000c#cxrecs_s TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Two reactors Japan were cleared for reactivation by the nuclear regulator...
December 25, 2017 EDITORIAL: Oi reactors scrapped as nuke power losing cost advantage http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201712250012.html In a landmark step toward the goal of lowering Japan's dependence on atomic energy, Kansai Electric Power Co. has...
December 20, 2017 Japan's Kansai Elec used possibly falsified Mitsubishi Materials products at reactors http://www.nasdaq.com/article/japans-kansai-elec-used-possibly-falsified-mitsubishi-materials-products-at-reactors-20171220-00031 By Reuters TOKYO,...
December 18, 2017 Top court dismisses A-bomb victim recognition suit https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171218/p2g/00m/0dm/064000c TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a suit filed by people who were in the vicinity of Nagasaki at...
