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Japan’s nuclear mishap underlines industry malaise via DW

Japan’s nuclear energy sector is riven by poor management, is overly bureaucratic and staffed by people who no longer have any pride in their jobs. So accidents are inevitable, say critics. Julian Ryall reports. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) … Continue reading

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Japan court rules against nuclear restart in rare ruling via Reuters

(Reuters) – A Japanese court ruled against allowing the restart of a nuclear power plant west of Tokyo on Wednesday, its operator said, a rare case in which anti-nuclear plaintiffs have successfully won a ruling to shut down reactors. The … Continue reading

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Interview 867 – Aileen Mioko Smith on the Japanese Reactor Restarts via The Corbett Report

The Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Agency is currently considering applications from 8 different utilities companies to restart 17 of the nation’s 54 nuclear reactors, which have been taken offline in the wake of the Fukushima crisis. Today we talk to Aileen … Continue reading

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Radiation crisis at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant deepens as threat level raised to ‘serious’ via The Independent

“We are in a situation where there is no time to lose,” said NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka today. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) admitted this week that one of about 1060 giant storage tanks at the plant had leaked … Continue reading

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Fukushima Meltdown’s 2nd Anniversary Brings Protests Against Japan’s Reliance on Nuclear Power via Democracy Now!

Japan stands at a crossroads over its reliance on nuclear power as the country marks the second anniversary of one of the world’s worst atomic disasters. On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami that struck Japan’s … Continue reading

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【Interview】Post-Fukushima Realities and Japan’s Energy Future via Japan Focus

An interview with Aileen Mioko Smith We present Fresh Current’s wide-ranging interview with Aileen Mioko Smith of Kyoto-based Green Action, whose lifetime of activism spans the movement from the early 1970s to achieve justice for the victims of Minamata Disease … Continue reading

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Despite Fukushima disaster, anti-nuclear activists fight uphill battle in Japan via The Christian Science MonitorDespite Fukushima disaster, anti-nuclear activists fight uphill battle in Japan

The triple meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last March unleashed the largest wave of public protest the country, not known for its activism, has seen in decades. But activists say they are struggling to turn widespread anger … Continue reading

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Bringing the Plight of Fukushima Children to the UN, Washington and the World via Japan Focus

“75% of Fukushima’s 300,000 children are going to schools that are so contaminated they would be radiation control areas in nuclear plants where individuals under 18 are not legally allowed. The Japanese government won’t evacuate people unless radiation levels are … Continue reading

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