Author Archives: Masaki C.

“Crisis a chance to forge new energy policy” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

OSAKA — On March 15, 1970, the long-anticipated Osaka Expo opened, allowing more than 64 million people to indulge their curiosity and learn about future technologies over a six-month period. It would remain the most attended world’s fair until the … Continue reading →

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“Nuclear energy at a crossroads” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

The choice Japan must soon make over the future of its energy policy will determine whether it will develop safer nuclear power plants, expand reliance on other energy sources or remain in power-save mode for decades to come. The March … Continue reading →

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“Watanabe, stars call for donations” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

Los Angeles — Actor Ken Watanabe has brought together a group of celebrities to create videos calling for donations to help Japan recover from the March 11 disasters and express solidarity with the victims. One video posted on the kizuna311.com … Continue reading →

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“U.N. forum takes up nuke accidents” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

Geneva — A U.N. disaster prevention conference commenced in Geneva on Tuesday, with Secretary General Ban Ki Moon taking up the issue of nuclear plant accidents as a major theme for the first time since the biennial event began in … Continue reading →

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“Cold shutdown of Hamaoka due this week” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

Nagoya — Chubu Electric Power Co. was set to begin work Thursday to halt the Hamaoka nuclear power plant’s No. 4 reactor, sources said Wednesday. Power generation at the reactor in Shizuoka Prefecture is expected to stop seven to eight … Continue reading →

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“Tepco to accept aid with strings attached” via the Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

Tokyo Electric Power Co. decided Wednesday to accept the government’s conditions for helping it compensate victims of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant crisis. Tepco is expected to face trillions of yen in compensation demands. The government’s conditions for aid … Continue reading →

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“Japan’s Leader Cancels Plan for New Nuclear Plants” via the New York Times

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

TOKYO — Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that Japan would abandon plans to build more nuclear reactors, saying his country needed to “start from scratch” in creating a new energy policy. Mr. Kan’s announcement came as Japan allowed residents … Continue reading →

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“Fukushima in America” on the New York Times

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

HIROSHIMA — Last year, around spring break, I visited Eiheiji — the Temple of Eternal Peace — a magnificent 700-year-old Buddhist complex in the bucolic hills of Fukui Prefecture in central Japan. It so impressed me that I intend to … Continue reading →

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“Erich Pica: Don’t Jump to Conclusions About Nuclear Reactors: Look at the Facts and Say No” via the Huffington Post

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

The terrible pictures and continuing news coverage coming from Japan since the devastating earthquake and tsunami almost three weeks ago have reminded many Americans about the dangers of nuclear reactors. Today, more and more Americans are realizing that nuclear power … Continue reading →

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“Fukushima: What don’t we know?” on the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2011/05/16 by Masaki C.

On March 11, when news of the terrible events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began to emerge, so did the contrasts: Will this be another Chernobyl? How does this compare with Three Mile Island? Discussions have focused on … Continue reading →

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