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Funds eyed for U.S., Canada cleanup via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/07/22 by norma field

The Foreign Ministry will seek funds in an upcoming extra budget to help the United States and Canada dispose of tons of debris from the 2011 tsunami, officials said. With a huge amount of debris expected to reach the U.S. … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Latest Nuclear Crisis: Getting Rid of the Radioactive Debris via The Atlantic

Posted on 2012/06/06 by kojimaaiko

KITA KYUSHU, Japan — Disposing the more than 20 million tons of rubble caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is proving to be a difficult problem for Japan, not least because much of the rubble has been irradiated … Continue reading →

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Delivery of quake-tsunami debris to Kitakyushu blocked via The Mainichi

Posted on 2012/05/21 by kojimaaiko

The delivery of debris left by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan for trial incineration by Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, was blocked Tuesday by residents of the western Japan city, who apparently fear radiation. Six trucks with debris … Continue reading →

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Most willing to accept disaster debris via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/05/12 by norma field

A majority of Japanese are receptive to their municipalities accepting disaster debris for incineration, while 70 percent oppose hiking power rates to cover utilities’ higher thermal power fuel costs, a survey has found. Jiji Press polled 4,000 adults nationwide between … Continue reading →

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Hosono makes new debris plea to Fukushima towns via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/04/08 by norma field

Environment Minister Goshi Hosono repeated his request Saturday for temporary storage sites to be built in towns around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant for radiation-tainted soil and debris before its eventual disposal. But representatives of Naraha, one of the … Continue reading →

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Government to pay debris disposal costs via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/03/19 by norma field

The environment minister said Monday that financial support will be given to any local government that accepts and disposes of debris from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures generated by last year’s devastating earthquake and tsunami. Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Monday … Continue reading →

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86% of municipalities leery of taking debris via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/03/19 by norma field

Eighty-six percent of surveyed municipalities are reluctant to store or dispose of disaster debris from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures in part because it may be tainted with fallout from the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The survey, conducted by Kyodo News in … Continue reading →

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Noda urges rest of nation to accept rubble from quake-stricken region via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2012/02/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has called on local governments across the nation to accept debris from quake-stricken northeastern Japan to help share the enormous burden of disposal work and move forward with the reconstruction process. “Governments in the affected region … Continue reading →

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がれき受け入れ自治体一覧＆マップ／Status of Accepting Rubble from Tsunami stricken areas

Posted on 2011/12/21 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

がれき受け入れ自治体一覧＆マップ/Status of Accepting Rubble from Tsunami stricken areas

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