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Endless Fukushima catastrophe: 2020 Olympics under contamination threat via RT

Posted on 2013/09/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Dr Helen Caldicott is one of the most articulate and passionate advocates of citizen action to remedy the nuclear and environmental crises. As the escape of radiation at Fukushima seems virtually unstoppable, there are still steps that governments all over … Continue reading →

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Abe mum on plan for contaminated water crisis via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/09/22 by norma field

OKUMA, FUKUSHIMA PREF. – Wearing a protective suit to guard against radioactive contamination, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe entered the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant Thursday to inspect the desperate effort to stop tainted water from entering the soil and … Continue reading →

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TEPCO Chief Posts Rare Message In English via Forbes

Posted on 2013/09/08 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

On Saturday, shortly after Tokyo was awarded the opportunity to host the 2020 Olympic Games, the head of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) released a rare English message addressing concerns about concerns about radiation at the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant. … Continue reading →

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Madrid ‘favoured’ for Olympic bid via Al Jazeera

Posted on 2013/09/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Spanish city set to benefit as Syria’s civil war and stricken Fukushima plant threatens Tokyo and Istanbul’s 2020 bids. Fears over radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant and fall-out from the bloody civil war in Syria are hanging over … Continue reading →

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2020 Olympics Likely To Go To Madrid: Source via The Huffington Post

Posted on 2013/09/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

NEW YORK — Just three days before the International Olympic Committee is expected to decide which city will host the Summer Games in 2020, an expert familiar with the organization told The Huffington Post Wednesday evening that it seems increasingly … Continue reading →

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Abe Says Fukushima Will Be Resolved Before 2020 Olympics via Bloomberg Businessweek

Posted on 2013/09/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will tell the International Olympic Committee that leaks of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will pose no problem in hosting the 2020 Olympics. Abe was speaking to reporters as he … Continue reading →

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3 days ahead of vote to choose 2020 Olympic host, bid cities fend off concerns via The Washington Post

Posted on 2013/09/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Three days before the vote to choose the host of the 2020 Olympics, bid officials for Tokyo, Istanbul and Madrid were forced to fend off criticism about various aspects of their bids. All three cities present … Continue reading →

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Fukushima failures threatening to derail Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics bid via The Telegraph

Posted on 2013/09/05 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

The team behind Tokyo’s bid to host the 2020 Olympics Games is scrambling to save its long and expensive campaign from falling victim to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The International Olympic Committee will announce the winner … Continue reading →

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Errors Cast Doubt on Japan’s Cleanup of Nuclear Accident Site via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/09/04 by norma field

NARAHA, Japan — In this small farming town in the evacuation zone surrounding the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, small armies of workers in surgical masks and rubber gloves are busily scraping off radioactive topsoil in a desperate attempt … Continue reading →

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Abe at Ground Zero: the consequences of inaction at Fukushima Daiichi via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/09/03 by norma field

Andrew DeWit and Christopher Hobson The Lid Comes Off Fukushima Daiichi Japan’s searing summer of 2013 saw the lid slide further off Fukushima Daiichi and its Pandora’s box of radioactive and political crises. The company in charge, Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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