information about Fukushima published in English in Japanese media info publiée en anglais dans la presse japonaise
April 16, 2015 Average radiation exposure of Fukushima decontamination workers within limit: gov't http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150416p2a00m0na007000c.html The average radiation exposure of workers removing radioactive contamination...
April 16, 2015 Takahama nuclear restart injunction polarizing http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/16/national/takahama-nuclear-restart-injunction-polarizing/#.VS_q0ZPwlLM by Eric Johnston Staff Writer A provisional injunction handed down Tuesday...
April 13, 2015 Radiation measured at deadly 9.7 sieverts in Fukushima reactor JIJI Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that radiation in the primary containment vessel of the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 power station gets as high as 9.7 sieverts...
Dossier 8 April 15, 2015 Nuclear watchdog hits out at injunction against restart of Takahama reactors http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/15/national/nuclear-watchdog-hits-out-at-injunction-against-restart-of-takahama-reactors/#.VS6AG5PwlLM AFP-JIJI...
April 14, 2015 Court rejects restart of Takahama nuclear reactors http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150414p2g00m0dm057000c.html FUKUI, Japan (Kyodo) -- A court issued an injunction on Tuesday ordering Kansai Electric Power Co. not to...
April 14, 2015 Effects of injunction on restarting reactors Apr. 14, 2015 - Updated 12:11 UTC+2 The Takahama nuclear power plant cannot restart operations unless the injunction is overturned. Kansai Electric Power Company says it intends to lodge an objection...
August 5, 2015 A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe’s view of war by Linda Sieg Reuters FUKUSHIMA – When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the Fukushima Prefecture 30 years ago, one...
August 6, 2015 New maintenance breaches found at Monju plant http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150805_28.html Aug. 5, 2015 - Updated 12:39 UTC+2 Japanese government inspectors have disclosed a violation of maintenance rules at the Monju fast-breeder...
April 9, 2015 Plans to remove melted nuclear fuel http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/nuclear.html Apr. 9, 2015 - Updated 13:22 UTC+2 New methods may be used to remove melted fuel from the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant....
August 8, 2015 EDITORIAL: Concerns about evacuations in nuclear emergencies continue unabated http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/editorial/AJ201508080033 The 2011 nuclear disaster resulted in a horrifying scenario in which nuclear fuel inside reactors...
August 8, 2015 Cooling system pump at Sendai nuclear plant stopped due to faulty vibration meter http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150808p2a00m0na007000c.html SATSUMASENDAI, Kagoshima -- One of three cooling system water pumps at the...
April 6, 2015 Evacuees can stay 24 hours in Fukushima town http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150406_18.html Apr. 6, 2015 - Updated 07:10 UTC+2 Residents of a town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant can now stay in their homes 24...
April 7, 2015 Miyazawa doubts estimate of renewable energy use Apr. 7, 2015 - Updated 08:49 UTC+2 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150407_21.html Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa has doubts about the feasibility...
April 4, 2015 Source : Balkans http://www.balkans.com/open-news.php?uniquenumber=202484 Turkish Parliament approved the construction of second nuclear plant from Japan Balkans.com Correspondent - 02.04.2015 Parliament’s General Assembly accepted in the...
April 5, 2015 Fukushima rice kit enjoys online popularity http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150405p2a00m0na005000c.html A Fukushima rice kit developed by veteran copywriter Shigesato Itoi and a group of farmers in Fukushima Prefecture...
April 5, 2015 INSIGHT: Why not talk more about a nuclear-free future for Japan? http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/column/AJ201504050005 By NAOHITO MAEDA/ Senior Staff Writer While German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is moving to pull the plug on nuclear...
Atomic bomb survivors implore Abe to withdraw unpopular security bills http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201508060050 August 06, 2015 By TAKASHI OKUMA/ Staff Writer HIROSHIMA--Survivors of the atomic bombing here pleaded with Prime Minister...
August 6, 2015 NRA OKs bill to raise exposure limit for workers Aug. 6, 2015 - Updated 05:16 UTC+2 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150806_16.html Japan's nuclear regulators have approved an amendment bill to raise the maximum radiation exposure...
April 1, 2015 + books and films Picture book about Fukushima nuclear crisis serves as education tool at schools http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20150401p2a00m0na015000c.html A picture book has become a popular tool in classrooms in...
April 1, 2015 Fukushima crisis was a hard lesson but one vital to share, groups say http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/04/01/national/fukushima-crisis-hard-lesson-one-vital-share-groups-say/#.VRvtiuHwmos by Megan Rowling Thomson Reuters Foundation...
June 15, 2017 Dear Friends, On 17 June from 13:00,Hiroshi Kume,famous radio commentator is presenting a wide-show program entitled "Should we retreat from the the Tokyo Olympic Games 2010 ?" Olympic Gold Medal marathon runner Ms. Hiroko Arimori will be...
August 4, 2015 Hiroshima gears up for 70th A-bomb anniversary as peace campaigners gather http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/04/national/history/hiroshima-gears-70th-bomb-anniversary-peace-campaigners-gather/#.VcDrU_nwmos Kyodo HIROSHIMA – The Hiroshima...
April 27, 2017 New reconstruction minister visits tsunami-hit areas in bid to mend ties http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/27/national/new-reconstruction-minister-visits-tsunami-hit-areas-bid-mend-ties/#.WQHFEdykKos Kyodo FUKUSHIMA – The new disaster...
June 13, 2017 Court dismisses request to halt restart of Saga reactors http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/13/national/crime-legal/court-nixes-request-halt-restart-saga-reactors/#.WUA32NykJLM Kyodo SAGA – A district court on Tuesday dismissed a request...
August 2, 2015 Monitors fail at nuclear fuel reprocessing plant Aug. 3, 2015 - Updated 04:57 UTC+2 http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20150803_11.html A nuclear fuel reprocessing firm in northern Japan says some of its monitoring devices of high...
