information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
April 29, 2016 Kyushu Electric assures public that nuclear plant is safe http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604290059.html THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Kyushu Electric Power Co. brushed aside safety concerns expressed in thousands of phone calls and e-mails,...
April 27, 2016 Genkai mayor ready to accept final disposal facility for nuclear waste http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160427/p2a/00m/0na/014000c Hideo Kishimoto, the mayor of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, that hosts Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai...
April 20, 2016 2 older reactors meet new requirements http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160420_13/ Two nuclear reactors at the Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast have become the first reactors aiming to operate beyond 40 years to pass Japan's...
April 12, 2016 Japan weighs release of tritium from Fukushima plant into sea http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604120059.html THE ASSOCIATED PRESS To dump or not to dump a little-discussed substance is the question brewing in Japan as it grapples...
March 24, 2016 TEPCO employee faces prosecution over alleged nuke accident compensation fraud http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160324/p2a/00m/0na/011000c Police sent papers on a Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) employee to the Tokyo District Public...
March 23, 2016 Screening of Kashiwazaki-kariwa plant to be halted http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160323_25/ Japan's nuclear regulator says it will suspend screening for restarts of 2 reactors at a nuclear power plant in central Japan. The reactors...
March 23, 2016 Kansai Electric chief lambasted over ‘threats’ against plaintiffs http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201603230074 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Lawyers protested what they described as “threats” from the chief of Kansai Electric...
December 2, 2014 LDP bigwig Tanigaki stresses benefits of 'Abenomics,' says nuke power 'necessary' http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20141202p2a00m0na030000c.html The 12-day campaign period for the Dec. 14 House of Representatives election...
December 1, 2014 New technology to speed up detection of radioactive strontium tenfold http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201412010027 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN New updated equipment that is scheduled to go into operation at the Fukushima No....
Editorial: Give priority to putting disaster victims' lives back in order March 9, 2016 (Mainichi Japan) http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160309/p2a/00m/0na/012000c Efforts to restore regions hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing...
March 7, 2016 32,000 workers at Fukushima No. 1 got high radiation dose, Tepco data show http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/07/national/science-health/32000-fukushima-no-1-workers-got-high-radiation-dose-tepco-data-show/#.Vt2YDuaDmot JIJI A total...
March 7, 2016 More technologies against disaster developed (short video) http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160307_14/ Japanese electronics manufacturers are working to create a variety of technologies to cope with catastrophes. It's now days away...
February 27, 2016 Trident rally is Britain's biggest anti-nuclear march in a generation http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/27/cnd-rally-anti-nuclear-demonstration-trident-london Mark Townsend Saturday 27 February 2016 18.11 GMT Last modified on...
February 25, 2016 EDITORIAL: Extending life of nuclear reactors should not be left solely up to utilities http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201602250031 Japan’s nuclear regulator has endorsed the safety of two reactors that have been in service...
February 19, 2016 TEPCO ordered to pay damages for voluntary evacuation from Fukushima http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160219/p2g/00m/0dm/021000c KYOTO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese court on Thursday ruled that the operator of the disaster-struck Fukushima...
February 22, 2016 Ex-fishers claiming fallout exposure seek benefits http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20160222_11.html Feb. 22, 2016 - Updated 04:29 UTC+1 A group of Japanese citizens is seeking insurance benefits, claiming they and their family...
February 23, 2017 Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy, Toshiba to delay nuclear integration project http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170223/p2a/00m/0na/011000c Hitachi Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Toshiba Corp. have decided to delay the integration...
February 20, 2017 NHK Video Rebuilding Fukushima through Soccer https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/editors/3/rebuildingfukushimathroughsoccer/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20170220141242874/ A former soccer training facility close...
February 13, 2016 Environment minister retracts radiation remarks, refuses to resign http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20160213/p2a/00m/0na/008000c Environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa has retracted her controversial remarks that denied the scientific...
February 11, 2016 c http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/11/national/kansai-electric-japan-atomic-power-move-plans-scrap-three-reactors/#.VrxnNlKDmot JIJI Kansai Electric Power Co. and Japan Atomic Power Co. will submit applications to the Nuclear...
February 13, 2017 Six years on, signs of progress seen in visit to Fukushima plant http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702130029.html By HISASHI HATTORI/ Senior Staff Writer A recent tour of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant shows not only the...
February 11, 2017 EDITORIAL: Agency handling 3/11 rebuilding needs to break out of its mold http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201702110028.html The Reconstruction Agency has spent the past five years overseeing the rebuilding of areas in the northeastern...
February 2, 2017 Nuclear watch : Deadly Radiation Estimated Inside Reactor Vessel https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/nhknewsline/nuclearwatch/deadlyradiationestimatedinsidereactorvessel/ The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says its...
The biological impacts of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the pale grass blue butterfly http://www.nature.com/articles/srep00570 Atsuki Hiyama , Chiyo Nohara , Seira Kinjo , Wataru Taira , Shinichi Gima , Akira Tanahara & Joji M. Otaki Scientific Reports...
February 4, 2016 Government OKs multiple-site storage of radioactive waste http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/04/national/government-oks-multiple-site-storage-radioactive-waste/#.VrOD3FKDmot JIJI MITO, IBARAKI PREF. – The Environment Ministry on...
