Tag Archives: Namie

Fire near Fukushima nuclear site could spread radiation further via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2017/05/03 by nfield

TAKOMA PARK, MD, May 2, 2017 –A raging wildfire in the Fukushima radiation zone not far from the March 2011 Japan nuclear power plant disaster, demonstrates that a nuclear accident has long-term and on-going effects that can worsen over time, … Continue reading →

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Evacuation orders lifted for three more Fukushima areas but residents slow to return via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/04/01 by nfield

FUKUSHIMA – Japan on Friday lifted its evacuation orders for the village of Iitate and two other areas that had been enforced due to the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station. The move came six years … Continue reading →

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Few takers for free disaster relief housing in Fukushima　via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/03/07 by nfield

FUKUSHIMA – Buildings converted from temporary housing units in Fukushima Prefecture have had few takers despite being offered free of charge, due partly to insufficient publicity, a prefectural official said Monday. Only three of 430 publicly provided temporary housing units … Continue reading →

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SIX YEARS AFTER: 4 more districts in Fukushima set to be declared safe to return to　via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/02/28 by nfield

Evacuation orders will be lifted shortly for four more municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture, but the prospect of residents returning to their old homes in huge numbers seems unlikely. The restrictions, in place since the immediate aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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Namie’s high recovery hopes haunted by dwindling coffers, fears of losing vital state dole via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/12/18 by nfield

A robot testing facility, a robotics research center, a base for renewable energy and a memorial park — these are some of the plans the irradiated town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, has in mind for rebuilding after the triple reactor … Continue reading →

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Abe mum on Fukushima at U.N. disaster risk confab via the Japan Times

Posted on 2015/03/15 by norma field

On the second day of the U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, French Minister of State for Development and Francophony Annick Girardin said climate change is responsible for over 80 percent of the damage caused by natural … Continue reading →

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NPO in charity drive to help defiant cattle ranch in Fukushima area via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/05/28 by norma field

A Japanese nonprofit organization is using its design and Internet savvy to help raise funds for a ranch that is defying government instructions and raising cattle in a contaminated area near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Based … Continue reading →

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Fukushima’s radiation victims via Deutsche Welle (DW)

Posted on 2014/04/08 by norma field

The residents of the evacuated Japanese town of Namie near the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima were contaminated with radiation. They have now taken the responsibility for their health into their own hands. […] When Minako Fujiwara tells the story … Continue reading →

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Secrecy Bill Could Distance Japan From Its Postwar Pacifism via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/12/05 by norma field

TOKYO — Brushing past angry street protests and apocalyptic editorials in leading newspapers, Japan’s conservative prime minister, Shinzo Abe, appears set to achieve one of the first items on his legislative agenda to roll back his nation’s postwar pacifism: passing … Continue reading →

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Life After a Nuclear Meltdown via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2013/10/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Street lamps illuminated the street in the evacuated town of Namie, in Fukushima prefecture, Sept. 23, 2013. […] Messages of support were written on the blackboard of an abandoned school in Namie, Sept. 22, 2013. see 16 photos and … Continue reading →

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