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U.N. rights expert urges Japan to halt women and child evacuee returns to radioactive parts of Fukushima via the Japan Times

Posted on 2019/11/25 by nfield

GENEVA – The Japanese government must halt the return of women and children displaced by the March 2011 nuclear disaster back to areas of Fukushima where radiation levels remain high, a U.N. human rights expert said Thursday. The special rapporteur on … Continue reading →

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Fukushima is not safe for 2020 Olympics, nuclear scientists warn via Baltimore Post-Examiner

Posted on 2019/10/31 by nfield

By Earl Yarington Would Russia hold the 1994 Olympics at Chernobyl, the site of the 1986 meltdown? Only 8-years later, do we really think it’s safe to hold the Olympics on Fukushima soil? What would common sense tell us? But … Continue reading →

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Report -“Fukushima Today and Japan’s Energy Future 2019” via FoE Japan

Posted on 2019/08/15 by nfield

DOWNLOAD the Report (PDF) Over eight years have passed since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began. In 2017, evacuation orders were lifted from “evacuation order cancellation preparation zones” and “restricted residence zones.” The evacuation orders had applied to about 81,000 residents in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima nuclear disaster: Abandoned town allows first residents home via BBC News

Posted on 2019/04/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A Japanese town whose population fled the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant disaster has partially reopened eight years later. Radiation levels in parts of Okuma, west of the Daiichi plant, have been deemed safe for residents to return. About 50 people … Continue reading →

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‘Old Men Squad’ completes patrol mission in evacuated Fukushima town via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/04/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OKUMA, Fukushima — A group of six elderly men that patrolled this evacuated town following the 2011 nuclear disaster disbanded at the end of March ahead of the lifting of the evacuation order for some areas of the town on … Continue reading →

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Evacuation order for Fukushima plant town to be lifted on April 10 via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/04/03 by nfield

[…] The town of Okuma, which had all of its roughly 10,000 residents evacuate after the deadly 2011 earthquake and tsunami that triggered one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters, agreed to the date proposed by the government. “We have … Continue reading →

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Evacuation order for Fukushima plant town to be lifted on April 10 via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/03/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) — A mandatory evacuation order for residents of a Japanese town that hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be lifted for the first time in eight years, though partially, on April 10, government officials … Continue reading →

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8 Years On: Number of Kids Dives in Disaster-Hit Fukushima Municipalities via Nippon.com

Posted on 2019/03/15 by nfield

Fukushima, March 15 (Jiji Press)–In 10 Fukushima Prefecture municipalities where elementary and junior high school have reopened after the lifting of nuclear evacuation advisories, the number of students stood at 758 as of May 1, 2018, about 10 pct of … Continue reading →

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Court absolves government of blame in nuclear disaster via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2019/03/15 by nfield

CHIBA–A district court here on March 14 absolved the central government of responsibility but ordered the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to pay compensation to nine of 19 plaintiffs who evacuated to Chiba. The Chiba … Continue reading →

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Eight years after Fukushima, what has made evacuees come home? via The Guardian

Posted on 2019/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tens of thousands were evacuated after the tsunami and nuclear meltdown in March 2011. Less than a quarter have returned. Some of those who did explain why […] Radiation forced tens of thousands to evacuate, turning towns and villages into no-go … Continue reading →

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