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Japan extends 2011 disaster recovery agency’s work by 10 years via Kyodo News

Posted on 2020/06/05 by nfield

[…] The Reconstruction Agency will now continue to promote recovery in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, and provide support to residents there and in other northeastern regions, until March 2031. The agency said there were still more than 46,000 displaced … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: An Assessment of the Quake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/03/29 by norma field

3:11 –The What[…]The triple catastrophe is often referred to as “soteigai” (unimaginable) but we now know was not the case. The Diet committee that investigated the accident pointed out last year that the disaster was structural, man-made, brought about by … Continue reading →

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[video]Report Blames Japanese Government for Nuclear Meltdown via PBS Newshour

Posted on 2012/07/07 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Japan Says the Worst Is Over, but Fukushima Faces Long Road to Recovery via Time

Posted on 2011/12/17 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced in a televised address on Friday that the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant has officially reached a state of ‘cold shutdown,’ bringing the most urgent phase of the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl … Continue reading →

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Government, industry refocus on nuclear plant exports via asahi.com

Posted on 2011/08/22 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The government has resumed its joint efforts with industry to export nuclear power plants, despite effectively halting reactor construction at home following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Critics said the government is using a double … Continue reading →

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Environment Ministry gets nuke role via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/08/12 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet members agreed Friday to set up a new agency in charge of nuclear safety under the Environment Ministry amid the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The accord comes after … Continue reading →

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[video]Japanese government killing its own people in Fukushima

Posted on 2011/08/03 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVuGwc9dlhQ

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Official probe begins into nuclear disaster via The Japan Times

Posted on 2011/06/07 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

An independent panel of experts launched a probe Tuesday into the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant amid strong domestic and international criticism the government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. bungled the response to the accident. This is … Continue reading →

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