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Fukushima Mieruka Project: A mother who evacuated with her children, then returned to Fukushima　via FoE Japan

Posted on 2020/08/14 by nfield

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Nine years on, Fukushima’s mental health fallout lingers via Wired

Posted on 2020/06/24 by nfield

If it were not illegal, Ayumi Iida would love to test a dead body. Recently, she tested a wild boar’s heart. She’s also tested the contents of her vacuum cleaner and the filter of her car’s air conditioner. Her children … Continue reading →

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A Message from Matsuki Kamoshita via Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World

Posted on 2020/03/22 by nfield
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Statement on 9th Anniversary of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster: Don’t Let the Olympics Obscure the True Impacts via FoE Japan

Posted on 2020/03/11 by nfield

Nine years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami struck the Tohoku region on March 11, 2011, and the ensuing accident at the TEPCO Daiichi nuclear power plant. The impacts of this nuclear accident continue to this … Continue reading →

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Abe visits Futaba just days before anniversary of nuclear disaster via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2020/03/09 by nfield

By Naoki Mitsuyama FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture–Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on March 7 visited the virtual ghost town of Futaba, a once bustling community until the 2011 nuclear disaster hit and forced all the residents to evacuate. His visit came four days … Continue reading →

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Japan opens part of last town off-limits since nuclear leaks via The Post-Star

Posted on 2020/03/04 by nfield

By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government on Wednesday opened part of the last town that had been off-limits due to radiation since the Fukushima nuclear disaster nine years ago, in a symbolic move to show the region’s recovery … Continue reading →

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Fukushima struggles to bring back residents　via The Japan News

Posted on 2020/03/03 by nfield

[…] Medical services are insufficient in the town with only one clinic operating at present. A supermarket opened in July last year, but its poor product lineup is forcing the woman and her husband to go shopping in a nearby … Continue reading →

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Forgetting Fukushima via The Ecologist

Posted on 2020/01/21 by nfield

Jim Green-Nuclear Monitor […] Now, with the 2020 Summer Olympics approaching, and some events scheduled to be held in Fukushima prefecture, all sorts of irresponsible and cruel tactics are being used to bury a myriad of social and environmental problems … Continue reading →

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Olympics no relief for devastated city via Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Posted on 2019/12/14 by nfield

FUTABA, Japan — The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by an earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent meltdown of three nuclear reactors. They’ll also play Olympic baseball … Continue reading →

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Pope says world must rethink reliance on nuclear power; denounces ‘epidemic’ of bullying via JapanToday

Posted on 2019/11/26 by nfield

By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARI YAMAGUCHI Pope Francis met Monday with victims of Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster and called for the world to rethink its reliance on nuclear power as it considers the planet it wants to leave to future … Continue reading →

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