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Yoshida interviews to stay sealed: Suga via The Japan Times

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Thursday again refused to release a confidential record of interviews with the deceased chief of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, although he said the government might consider doing so at the family’s request. … Continue reading

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Analysis of WHO report on Fukushima catastrophe via IPPNW

Analysis of WHO report on Fukushima catastrophe Dr. med. Alex Rosen* University Childrens Clinic Düsseldorf August 3rd, 2012 On May 23rd, 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) published what it called a “Preliminary dose estimation from the nuclear accident after … Continue reading

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Japan’s culture: Culprit of the nuclear accident? via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Article Highlights An independent investigation commissioned by Japan’s parliament concluded that the Fukushima nuclear accident was a manmade disaster caused by a uniquely Japanese mindset. Historically, Japan has attributed its failures and its successes to the same national cultural factors, … Continue reading

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Fukushima and the Nuclear Pushers via Counterpunch

The conclusion of a report of a Japanese parliamentary panel issued last week that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster was rooted in government-industry “collusion” and thus was “man-made” is mirrored throughout the world. The “regulatory capture” cited by … Continue reading

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Is New Nuclear Energy Just Mission Impossible? via Huffington Post

Until headlines last week announced the end of his marriage to Katie Holmes, it seemed there was no mission too impossible for Tom Cruise to accomplish. But even his cool, Burj Khalifa-climbing character in the famous film franchise might refuse … Continue reading

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Official Fukushima Report Blames Japanese Culture, Not Nuclear Power via The Atlantic

The government-tasked commission tackles regulators and officials, buts it also makes some unusual assumptions about the March 2011 disaster. The Japanese government’s Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission concluded, in a 641-page report released Thursday, that the March 11, 2011 … Continue reading

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Stop blaming Fukushima on Japan’s culture via Financial Times

More than a year has passed since tragedy struck the Tohoku region of Japan. A huge earthquake and tsunami left 20,000 people dead and missing, hundreds of thousands homeless, and resulted in a nuclear accident at Fukushima that ranks with … Continue reading

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【video】As Japan Says Fukushima Disaster “Man-Made” & “Preventable,” Fears Grow for Nuclear Plants Worldwide via Democracy Now!

A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last year’s nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was “a profoundly man-made disaster — that could and should have been foreseen and prevented.” We speak to former nuclear industry executive Arnie … Continue reading

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The Fukushima report hides behind the cultural curtain via The Guardian

By claiming the disaster was ‘made in Japan’, an official report reinforces, yet does not explain, unhelpful stereotypes More than a year after a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011, the Fukushima nuclear accident independent investigation … Continue reading

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[video]Report Blames Japanese Government for Nuclear Meltdown via PBS Newshour

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