Tag Archives: East Japan Earthquake + Fukushima

M7.3 quake hits northeastern Japan, low tsunami arrive via The Mainichi

Posted on 2012/12/07 by kojimaaiko

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan on Friday, with low tsunami waves arriving along the Pacific coast, according to authorities. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the 5:18 p.m. quake was likely an … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Violation after Fukushima disaster and Great East Japan Earthquake~Request of a Country Visit to Japan by UN Special Rapporteurs via Human Rights Now

Posted on 2012/11/03 by norma field

Dear Ms. Raquel Rolnik Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Dear Mr. Anand Grover Special Rapporteur on the right to health Dear Mr. Calin Georgescu Special Rapporteur on the adverse effects of the movement and dumping of toxic and … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: les poissons encore contaminés via Le Monde

Posted on 2012/11/03 by norma field

TOKYO – Le niveau de contamination radioactive demeure élevé chez les poissons au large de Fukushima, au Japon, plus d’un an et demi après l’accident de la centrale nucléaire, d’après un article à paraître dans la revue «Science» de vendredi. … Continue reading →

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Leaked Report Suggests Long-Known Flood Threat To Nuclear Plants, Safety Advocates Say via Huffington Post

Posted on 2012/10/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An un-redacted version of a recently released Nuclear Regulatory Commission report highlights the threat that flooding poses to nuclear power plants located near large dams — and suggests that the NRC has misled the public for years about the severity … Continue reading →

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Panic Over “The Panic Over Fukushima”

Posted on 2012/08/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Yuki Miyamoto I found Richard Muller’s August 17 (updated on August 18) Wall Street Journal article “The Panic over Fukushima” shocking—not in the manner intended by the author, but rather because of his reduction of human life to numbers. As … Continue reading →

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Nagasaki marks anniversary of atomic bomb attack via Asian Correspondence.com

Posted on 2012/08/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue said the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, which was struck by a tsunami last March, has revealed the risk of nuclear technology. Taue urged Japan to map out concrete plans to achieve a nuclear-free … Continue reading →

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Geothermal dreams bubble up post-Fukushima via The Globe and Mail

Posted on 2012/08/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… Larger plants also remain controversial. Relaxation this year of a ban on vertical geothermal drilling in national parks has sparked excitement among would-be operators, but many in the hot spring sector say new plants threaten water flows. Kasumi Yasukawa, … Continue reading →

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Importante manifestation antinucléaire à Tokyo, 16 mois après Fukushima via Le Monde

Posted on 2012/07/16 by kojimaaiko

Plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes se sont rassemblées, lundi 16 juillet en milieu de journée à Tokyo, pour exiger l’arrêt de l’exploitation nucléaire au Japon, seize mois après la catastrophe de Fukushima. Les organisateurs ont affirmé que 170 000 … Continue reading →

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[video] A powerful, moving plea, from the women of Fukushima via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2012/06/13 by norma field

On June 7, 2012, about 70 women, including 10 women from Fukushima, did a “die-in” in front of Prime Minister Noda’s official residence to protest against the start of the Ohi nuclear power plant. Before the die-in, 10 Fukushima women … Continue reading →

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Chicago, Fukushima, and the Nuclear Crisis presented by Norma Field at DePaul University

Posted on 2012/05/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

DePaul University’s Department of Modern Languages and Japanese Studies Program, in collaboration with the Office of Language and Cultural Education, Chicago Public Schools, presents the Teaching Japan for K-12 series: Explore the Pedagogical Possibilities. We invite you to attend our … Continue reading →

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