Tag Archives: Shinzo Abe

Nuke industry amalgamation mulled via The Japan Times

Posted on 2013/10/23 by norma field

The government is discussing a radical overhaul of the nuclear power sector that would combine the nation’s 50 operating reactors into a single company to rebuild an industry that’s been effectively halted by the Fukushima disaster that started in March … Continue reading →

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Japan PM seeks overseas help on Fukushima nuclear plant via The Sydney Morning Herald

Posted on 2013/10/06 by norma field

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan is open to receiving overseas help to contain widening radioactive water leaks at the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima, with leaks and mishaps reported almost daily. Abe made the comments in a speech at … Continue reading →

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Koizumi’s call for nuclear-free Japan raises speculation about his intent via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/10/02 by norma field

Some political sources say Koizumi is simply expressing his true feelings about nuclear power. But others point to a political motive behind this anti-nuclear stance. They say Koizumi may be trying to protect, albeit indirectly, the Abe administration and even … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Autumn via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2013/10/02 by norma field

By William Boardman “Don’t panic” may be the best advice for thinking about the relentless accident at Fukushima, as readers of and listeners to the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy already know. After all, even if there is plenty to … 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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The End of Japan’s Nuclear Power Mirage? Tokyo’s Green Olympics in 2020 via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/09/13 by norma field

Andrew DeWit The September 7 decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to award the 2020 games to Tokyo is potentially of monumental importance. That significance is not merely due to the fraught geopolitics of the so-called pivot to the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima far from solved, say Abe’s Games critics　via Global Post

Posted on 2013/09/10 by norma field

Speaking to Olympic chiefs in Buenos Aires just ahead of their weekend decision to award the Games to Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said there was nothing to worry about at the plant. “Let me assure you, the situation … Continue reading →

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ASAHI POLL: 72% criticize government’s response to Fukushima radioactive water leak issue via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/09/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seventy-two percent of respondents in an Asahi Shimbun poll said the Abe administration’s response to leaks of radioactive water at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was “late.” This compared with 15 percent who answered it was “early.” … 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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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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