Tag Archives: Fukushima

Fukushima reactor water could damage human DNA if released, says Greenpeace via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/10/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Environmental organisation says ‘dangerous’ levels of carbon-14 exist in water that could soon be released into Pacific ocean Contaminated water that will reportedly be released into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant contains a radioactive substance … Continue reading →

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Fukushima nuclear disaster preventable, court rules, with more damages claims likely via The Guardian

Posted on 2020/10/01 by nfield

Government and company Tepco ordered to pay some damages for 2011 event, but ruling could spur further claims A Japanese court has found the government and Tepco, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, negligent for failing to take measures to … Continue reading →

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In Rural Fukushima, ‘The Border Between Monkeys And Humans Has Blurred via NPR

Posted on 2020/09/10 by nfield

Shuichi Kanno rips tape off the top of a large cardboard box at his house in the mountains in Fukushima prefecture in Japan. He opens the box and rustles around to pull out pack after pack of long, thin Roman … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to People of Japan from Concerned Peace Organizations and Citizens of the United States in Observance of the 75th Anniversary of the Atomic Bombings in Japan・核問題に憂慮する米国の市民ならびに米国の平和団体から日本の市民への公開書簡 —日本に対する原爆投下から75周年という節目を迎えて—via Manhattan Project for a Nuclear-Free World

Posted on 2020/08/22 by nfield

[…] Although our government has not apologized officially for this war crime and crime against humanity, the members of our coalition would like to extend our deepest condolences to the atomic bomb survivors (Hibakusha) who have endured great mental and … Continue reading →

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“Fukushima Ain’t Got Time for Olympic Games” via Fairwinds

Posted on 2020/08/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Foreword By Maggie Gundersen […] Prologue & Personal Essay By Norma Field A TV set was introduced into our household in 1957. That’s how I date my first encounter with the atomic bomb—not the mushroom cloud, but a grainy black-and-white … Continue reading →

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Hibakusha: Hiroshima ‘black rain’ victim follows predecessor in seeking recognition via The Mainichi

Posted on 2020/07/26 by nfield

HIROSHIMA — Some victims of radioactive “black rain” that fell on Hiroshima and surrounding areas in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in 1945 are still fighting for the right to receive free health care … Continue reading →

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Fukushima may have scattered plutonium widely via Physics World

Posted on 2020/07/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tiny fragments of plutonium may have been carried more than 200 km by caesium particles released following the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan in 2011. So says an international group of scientists that has made detailed … Continue reading →

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OPINION: Fukushima nuclear waste decision also a human rights issue via Kyodo News

Posted on 2020/07/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Baskut Tuncak In a matter of weeks, the government of Japan will have the opportunity to demonstrate to the world how much it values protecting human rights and the environment and to meet its international obligations. In the aftermath … Continue reading →

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Fukushima’s Olympic makeover: Will the ‘cursed’ area be safe from radioactivity in time for Games? via France24

Posted on 2020/06/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By:Constantin SIMON In a year’s time, the Olympic Games, dubbed the “reconstruction Olympics”, should allow Japan to move on from the Fukushima tragedy. The region, a symbol of the 2011 disaster, has officially been cleaned up but many problems remain, such … Continue reading →

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Fracture: surviving disaster, from Hiroshima to Fukushima via The Irish Times

Posted on 2020/06/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Review: a portrait of a survivor through the eyes of past lovers Mia Levitin In Andrés Neuman’s latest novel, we meet Yoshie Watanabe, a retired electronics executive, in a Tokyo subway station one afternoon when he feels a vibration, then … Continue reading →

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