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Japanese Island’s Activists Resist Nuclear Industry’s Allure via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/08/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By HIROKO TABUCHI Published: August 27, 2011 IWAISHIMA, Japan — When the boats came to start work on a planned nuclear power plant just off this tiny island, an aging fisherwoman named Tamiko Takebayashi carried out a dramatic protest: she … Continue reading →

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[video]Ashes to Honey – Trailer –

Posted on 2011/08/10 by Tomomi Yamaguchi
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Nuclear energy in Japan in post-Fukushima era via WBEZ91.5

Posted on 2011/05/26 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

This week, the Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted that three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered meltdowns shortly after the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in March. From the somber legacy of World War II to this latest … Continue reading →

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“Complicity and Victimhood: Director Kamanaka Hitomi’s Nuclear Warnings” on Japan Focus

Posted on 2011/05/03 by Masaki C.

Introduced and translated by Norma Field “They keep saying on television that it’s safe, there’s nothing to worry about. I regard this as criminal.” So Kamanaka Hitomi stated on a recent talk show. [“The harm caused by trace amounts of … Continue reading →

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“Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Suspends Construction of Kaminoseki Power Plant” via Jiji Dot Com

Posted on 2011/03/15 by Masaki C.

Rough translation (Masaki Matsumoto) Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc. on March 15, 2011 announced a temporary halt of its construction of Kaminoseki Power Plant in Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in response to growing public anxiety triggered by the Fukushima Dai’ichi Power … Continue reading →

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『山口県知事、上関原発の工事中断を要請』”Yamaguchi Gov. Asks To Put Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant Construction On Hold”

Posted on 2011/03/14 by Masaki C.

日本経済新聞より 山口県知事、上関原発の工事中断を要請 2011/3/14 15:31 　山口県の二井関成知事は14日、中国電力が計画している上関原子力発電所（山口県上関町）の建設準備工事を当面見合わせるよう13日に中国電に要請したことを明らかにした。東日本巨大地震で被災した東京電力の福島第１原発（福島県）での事故発生を受けた措置。知事によると中国電は「申し出の趣旨を重く受け止める」と回答したという。 　中国電は2009年12月に国に上関原発の原子炉設置許可を申請。12年６月の着工予定で、海面埋め立てなどの準備工事に着手している。 　二井知事は原発の安全性全般について「検証する必要がある。県民の不安は今回の件で高まっている」と述べた。 Here is a rough translation of the above article (Masaki Matsumoto): Yamaguchi Gov. Asks To Put Kaminoseki Nuclear Power Plant Construction On Hold 3:31 p.m., March 14, 2011 (Japan time) On March 13, … Continue reading →

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