information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
February 22, 2017 SIX YEARS AFTER: Ugly river safety embankment draws ire of locals http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702220061.html By HIRONORI KATO/ Staff Writer Workers reinforce a concrete embankment along the Okinotagawa river in Kesennuma,...
February 25, 2017 Fukushima nuclear plant still plagued by tainted water 6 years after meltdowns http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170225/p2a/00m/0na/010000c OKUMA, Fukushima -- With two weeks to go until the sixth anniversary of the disaster at Tokyo...
January 14, 2016 Collection of anime shorts to mark 5th anniversary of Fukushima disaster http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/recovery/AJ201601140056 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN MIHARU, Fukushima Prefecture--The studio that produced the famed Evangelion TV...
Disaster-struck beach to reopen in Miyagi after 6 summers closed By YUSUKE YAMADA/ Staff Writer MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi Prefecture--A beach here will reopen to swimmers and bathers for the first time since it was closed after the nuclear disaster triggered...
Groundwater Release Plan : Nuclear Watch video http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclearwatch/20150909.html The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant plans to release decontaminated groundwater into the sea from next week...
August 17, 2017 China and the North Korean nuclear challenge https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/08/17/commentary/world-commentary/china-north-korean-nuclear-challenge/#.WZV-q8Zpyot In Beijing's eyes, the status quo is preferable to the upheaval...
December 27, 2015 Fukui defies critics of nuclear evacuation plan Staff Writer OSAKA – Last week’s approval by Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to restart two Takahama nuclear reactors, followed by the Fukui District Court’s lifting of a provisional injunction,...
August 22, 2017 Young Japanese envoys kept off anti-nuke stage in Geneva http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201708220048.html By KEITA MANO/ Staff Writer Japanese high school students at the annual Conference on Disarmament in Geneva were not allowed...
October 22, 2014 TEPCO starts removal work of cover over damaged Fukushima reactor building http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410220043 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant started dismantling...
October 31, 2014 TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant Part of the cover over No. 1 reactor of Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is removed, revealing massive debris inside the reactor on Oct. 31. (Mainichi) http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141031p2g00m0dm064000c.html...
October 16, 2014 Plans to remove cover over damaged Fukushima reactor draws concern http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201410160049 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Amid local concerns of the further spread of radioactive materials, Tokyo Electric...
A losing bet on green energy http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/25/commentary/japan-commentary/a-losing-bet-on-green-energy/#.VHSXIMl5B1s “What if our company goes bankrupt?” shouted an official of a company seeking to generate electric power...
November 10, 2014 TEPCO removes 2nd canopy panel covering Fukushima reactor building http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201411100047 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--In preparation for clearing debris and eventually removing...
November 7, 2014 Vacation houses hamper decontamination work in famous Tochigi Pref. town This is an aerial view of vacation houses in Nasu Highland in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2014. (Mainichi) http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141107p2a00m0na020000c.html...
November 3, 2014 Thousands take part in drill around Ishikawa nuclear plant http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/03/national/thousands-take-part-drill-held-ishikawa-prefecture-nuclear-power-plant/#.VFe6xMl5B1s During a nuclear evacuation drill held...
April 11, 2015 Robot stalls inside Fukushima reactor on Day 1 of probe http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201504110035 By TSUYOSHI NAGANO/ Staff Writer A sleek shape-changing robot sent to probe a highly radioactive containment vessel...
December 10, 2014 Question of negligence hangs over nuclear firms in U.S. case over Fukushima fallout http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/12/10/voices/question-negligence-hangs-nuclear-firms-u-s-case-fukushima-fallout/#.VIi973t1AW4 Dear Minister...
November 12, 2014 Energy plan overlooked flat-out opposition to nuclear power, analysis shows http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201411120044 By ATSUSHI KOMORI/ Senior Staff Writer The government’s compilation of its basic energy plan...
November 1, 2014 TEPCO removes section of radiation cover above Fukushima reactor building http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201411010028 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Tokyo Electric Power Co. has removed part of the...
September 30, 2014 Gov't to lift evacuation order for Fukushima village, but residents wary Chika Akimoto, the only sixth-grader at Kawauchi Elementary School in Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, receives instruction in September 2014. (Mainichi) http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20140930p2a00m0na005000c.html...
August 27, 2014 Tsunami risk in Sea of Japan region just as high as Pacific coastline http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408270056 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN A panel of experts has found that the previously unexamined Sea of Japan region...
August 31, 2014 The heavily damaged ceiling in the central control room for reactors 1 and 2 at the Fukushima No. 1 power station is seen on March 12, 2011, in this shot provided by a plant worker. | KYODO Fukushima No. 1 chief feared nuclear doom for...
September 22, 2014 Opposition to waste storage complicates project Fukushima cleanup going painfully slow http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/09/22/reference/fukushima-cleanup-going-painfully-slow/#.VCGkfhanp1s Staff Writer Three and a half years after...
August 15, 2014 The Ecosystem Are Being Slowly Revealed http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-serious-biological-effects-of-fukushima-radiation-on-plants-insects-and-animals-is-slowly-being-revealed-2014-8 Chris Pash Yesterday at 5:50 AM 421 Cattle graze...
August 14, 2014 Volcano in Kyushu still smoking; town remains on alert http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201408140002 By TAKAYUKI KOZAKI/ Staff Writer YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Smoke continues to billow out of a large, deep...
