information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
February 22, 2015 MOX imports have cost at least ¥99.4 billion, much higher than uranium fuel http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/02/22/national/mox-imports-have-cost-at-least-%C2%A599-4-billion-much-higher-than-uranium-fuel/#.VOmX1i51Cot Channel boxes...
February 17, 2015 Basic policy on nuclear waste disposal approved http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150217_25.html Feb. 17, 2015 - Updated 08:39 UTC+1 Experts with the industry ministry have approved a draft revision of Japan's basic policy...
February 14, 2015 EDITORIAL: Bring more parties aboard in reactor restart process http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201502140047 The Nuclear Regulation Authority has formally approved an application by Kansai Electric Power Co. to restart...
September 8, 2015 Sociologist documents post-3/11 anti-nuclear mass protests on film http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201509080009 By HARUKA TAKASHIGE/ Staff Writer In group-oriented Japan, where it has long been said the nail that...
Fukushima operator's mounting legal woes to fuel nuclear opposition Source : Reuters https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fukushima-operators-mounting-legal-woes-fuel-nuclear-opposition-210834627--finance.html#z4lDBk7 By Kentaro Hamada, Reuters via Yahoo, August...
September 14, 2015 TEPCO releases first batch of decontaminated Fukushima groundwater to sea http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201509140069 By HIROMI KUMAI/ Staff Writer Tokyo Electric Power Co. was set to release 850 tons of treated...
December 22, 2015 Researchers trying to unravel spread of cesium and its impact on ecosystem after Fukushima disaster http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201512220004 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN More than 90 percent of the fir trees in forests...
December 22, 2015 Government estimate: Almost 100 percent of contaminated soil can be recycled http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201512220042 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Up to 99.8 percent of more than 20 million cubic meters of contaminated...
December 12, 2015 Civic groups, A-bomb survivors blast Japan-India nuclear power deal http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/12/national/civic-groups-a-bomb-survivors-blast-japan-india-nuclear-power-deal/#.Vm1_nr8R-ov Kyodo Civic groups and atomic bomb...
December 17, 2015 Return of swans a welcome sight in Fukushima town emptied by nuclear disaster http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201512170001 By YOSHITAKA ITO/ Staff Writer OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--A flock of swans have returned...
November 10, 2015 Test fishing in Fukushima reels in a clean catch fit for a king http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201511100001 By NAOYUKI TAKAHASHI/ Staff Writer IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--An aquarium's veterinarian and a team...
October 22, 2015 VOX POPULI: Lessons from Chernobyl: Put safety first in cleaning up Fukushima disaster http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/vox/AJ201510220027 Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. Belarusian journalist...
March 11, 20 Episode 9: Eight years on from Fukushima https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/episode-9-eight-years-fukushima/#.XIZOF7jjLyQ | KYODO On the eighth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, staff writer Ryusei Takahashi shares his experience...
October 17, 2015 Evacuees of disaster-hit village harvest rice to measure contamination http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201510170055 By SAYURI IDE/ Staff Writer IITATE, Fukushima Prefecture--Former residents of this village evacuated...
March 8, 2019 Atomic Balm Part 2: The Run For Your Life Tokyo Olympics https://www.fairewinds.org/demystify/atomic-balm-part-2-the-run-for-your-life-tokyo-olympics Written by Arnie Gundersen Edited by Maggie Gundersen Thank you to Fairewinds’ Friends,...
September 30, 2015 Fukushima: the World’s Never Seen Anything Like This http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/09/30/the-worlds-never-seen-anything-like-this/ by Robert Hunziker The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant No. 2 nuclear reactor fuel is missing...
October 2, 2015 Study: Radiation-related stress not easing among Fukushima mothers http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201510020006 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN FUKUSHIMA--Psychological stress from the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant...
March 3, 2018 THE MARCH 11 DISASTER 7 YEARS ON REVIVING THE FISHERIES Sunday, March 3 0:10/ 6:10/ 11:10/ 18:10 https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/special/episode/201903030810/ 7 years ago, a huge earthquake hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan....
January 28, 2019 TEPCO unveils device for handling nuclear debris https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20190128_32/ The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has unveiled a device that could become the first to directly handle fuel...
March 18, 2015 FOUR YEARS AFTER: NGOs introduce '10 Lessons from Fukushima' booklet at U.N. disaster conference http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201503180061 By SHUNSUKE KIMURA/ Staff Writer SENDAI--A booklet focusing on the plight...
October 9, 2018 EDITORIAL: TEPCO bungles it again in dealing with Fukushima tainted water http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201810090025.html Disturbing new revelations about increasing amounts of radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...
December 20, 2018 Mayor confirms ‘loans,’ denies ties to nuclear waste site http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201812200046.html MINAMI-OSUMI, Kagoshima Prefecture--The mayor here received 8 million yen ($71,500) in unreported “loans” but returned the...
March 13, 2015 FOUR YEARS AFTER: Fukushima cleanup takes step forward on 4th anniversary of first explosion http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201503130038 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN March 12 marked the fourth anniversary of the first hydrogen...
March 13, 2015 Delivery of radioactive soil to interim storage begins in Fukushima http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/13/national/delivery-of-radioactive-soil-to-interim-storage-begins-in-fukushima/#.VQMyfOF1Cos Kyodo FUKUSHIMA – Workers on Friday...
March 10, 2015 FOUR YEARS AFTER: Students' vision realized with smart glasses that show pre-quake Tohoku http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/quake_tsunami/AJ201503100092 By SHINYA TAKAGI/ Staff Writer Sendai website development firm DMP and Sony...
