information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
February 4, 2018 Tokyo ‘highly appreciates,’ backs Trump’s U.S. nuke policy http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201802040021.html The Asahi Shimbun The Japanese government said on Feb. 3 that it “highly appreciates” the Trump administration's new U.S....
May 28, 2018 Fukushima mothers at UN tell their story https://beyondnuclearinternational.org/2018/05/28/fukushima-mothers-at-un-tell-their-story/ Posted on May 28, 2018 by beyondnuclearinternational Evacuees from nuclear disaster urge the Japanese government...
July 7, 2015 Operator to load nuclear fuel into reactor for planned 1st restart Protesters demonstrate against reactivation of the Sendai nuclear power plant's No. 1 reactor in front of the plant's front gate in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on...
January 25, 2017 Catastrophic power of 3/11 disaster shown at Tokyo exhibit http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201701250008.html By EIICHI MIYASHIRO/ Senior Staff Writer A broken hair salon clock and bent street signs are among items on display in Tokyo...
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/decommision/index-e.html July 2016 Video: Preventing Recriticality in Fuel Debrisat Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station This video will explain the conditions of the fuel retained in the reactors of Units 1-3 at Fukushima...
March 6, 2015 University releases interactive map of Japanese food radiation levels http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150306p2a00m0na012000c.html The map showing food radiation amounts by area is seen in this screenshot. (Image from...
December 23, 2016 Fuel removal at Fukushima reactor again faces delay http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201612230043.html THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Work to retrieve spent nuclear fuel in the No. 3 reactor building storage pool of the crippled Fukushima No....
November 27, 2018 Drone footage probably closest evacuees will get to going home http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201811270053.html By KAZUMASA SUGIMURA/ Staff Writer Children living as evacuees are glued to images shot by a drone of their hometown...
May 6, 2016 Teacher's tragic A-bomb story told in pictures in Nagasaki http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201605060069.html By SHOHEI OKADA/ Staff Writer NAGASAKI--Kazuko Yumii was determined to take the story of her wartime experience to the grave....
August 1, 2016 Iodine jelly for infants to be stocked up for nuclear disasters http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201608010008.html By TAKASHI SUGIMOTO/ Staff Writer Tubes of stable iodine jelly for newborns up to a month old (Provided by Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical...
April 27, 2015 As NPT review kicks off, New York rally demands end to nuclear weapons http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/27/world/npt-review-kicks-new-york-rally-demands-end-nuclear-weapons/#.VT30hZPwmos AP NEW YORK – Global activists presented...
November 7, 2015 INSIGHT: Fukushima disaster keeps 100,000 from descending on 'sweet home' http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/column/AJ201511070008 By TOSHIHIDE UEDA/ Senior Staff Writer TANOHATA, Iwate Prefecture--Anti-nuclear campaigner Hisa Iwami,...
November 6, 2015 Photo Journal: Radioactive water still leaking from Fukushima plant http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20151106p2a00m0na003000c.html A Fukushima prefectural council of experts and officials from municipalities surrounding...
October 20, 2015 NUCLEAR WATCH http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclearwatch/20151020.html Fukushima Cancer Case Japanese officials have confirmed the first diagnosis of cancer related to work at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Ministry...
October 15, 2015 EDITORIAL: Safety put on the back burner as another nuclear reactor is restarted http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201510150040 Kyushu Electric Power Co. is set to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Sendai nuclear power plant...
October 25, 2016 Untrained staff did radioactive cleanup work in Fukushima http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201610250053.html NIHONMATSU, Fukushima Prefecture--A company has admitted to not giving the required special training to workers before dispatching...
November 25, 2018 Effects of suspected radiation exposure seen in Fukushima wild monkeys: researchers https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20181125/p2a/00m/0na/003000c November 25, 2018 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- Researchers found fewer cells that become...
October 29, 2017 Official storage of contaminated soil begins in Fukushima http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201710290026.html By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA/ Staff Writer OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Hailed by the government as a major step to rebuilding, radioactive...
October 28, 2017 TEPCO to scrap all 1,010 vehicles contaminated in nuclear disaster http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201710280001.html By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA/ Staff Writer All 1,010 vehicles contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster that are...
March 22, 2017 Robot can’t find melted fuel at No. 1 reactor of Fukushima plant http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703220046.html THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) extended the mission of a survey robot after it failed to locate melted...
March 27, 2017 SIX YEARS AFTER: Fukushima decontamination near-complete in evacuated areas http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703270039.html THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Decontamination work in areas covered by the evacuation order from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear...
March 9, 2017 Fukushima laden with piles of radioactive soil that can't be moved into storage Masaaki Sakai faces his home, which remains standing in the Fukushima Prefecture village of Iitate, on Feb. 15, 2017. In some spots the level of radiation exceeds...
April 15, 2015 Self-elevating sea walls able to counter tsunami hundreds of meters wide http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/quake_tsunami/AJ201504150067 By AYAKO TSUKIDATE/ Staff Writer NAGOYA--Researchers say coastal barriers that use the force...
April 8, 2015 Industry ministry seeks renewable energy ratio of 20% to 25% in 2030 http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201504080030 By TOMOYOSHI OTSU/ Staff Writer The industry ministry rejected a proposal by the Environment Ministry and...
April 10, 2015 3 methods proposed to remove melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima plant http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201504100053 By HIROMI KUMAI/ Staff Writer A semi-governmental organization has come up with three possible methods...
