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MARSHALL ISLANDS: Advocate for nuclear test victims honoured in Taiwan via Pacific Media Centre

Posted on 2015/06/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TAIPEI, Taiwan (Marshall Islands Journal/ Marianas Variety/ Radio Australia/ Pacific Media Watch): Nineteen years after her death from cancer, Marshall Islander Darlene Keju is being honored in Taiwan this week with the Global Love of Lives award from a Taipei … Continue reading →

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Fukushima locals confident of produce as neighbours raise inspections via Food navigator-asia.com

Posted on 2015/06/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Eight out of 10 residents of Fukushima prefecture are comfortable buying local produce four year ears after the nuclear accident in 2011, according to a survey by local consumer groups. Over the last year, this figure has grown by 10 … Continue reading →

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Taiwan tells Japan to check food labeling before involving WTO via Want China Times

Posted on 2015/05/13 by norma field

Japan should check false labeling problems that have given rise to Taiwan’s decision to impose tighter regulations on imported Japanese food before taking the case to the World Trade Organization, the head of an agency dealing with Japan said Tuesday. … Continue reading →

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Opposition Mounts as Taiwan Plans to Ship Nuclear Waste Offshore via Voice of America

Posted on 2015/05/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TAIPEI— Taiwanese officials want to ship the island’s nuclear waste offshore as spent fuel accumulates at two older power plants, but the plan faces opposition from activists and the legislature, putting it on hold. The two oldest of Taiwan’s three … Continue reading →

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Bogus labels, radiation fears prompt Taiwan to strengthen rules on Japanese food imports via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/04/18 by norma field

HONG KONG–Taiwan said April 16 it will further tighten regulations on food imports from Japan after forged place-of-origin labels allowed entry of banned products from Fukushima and four other prefectures. Tokyo has expressed opposition to Taiwan’s new rules, fearing other … Continue reading →

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Taiwan toughens rules on food imports from Japan, including on labeling, radiation checks via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/04/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TAIPEI – Taiwan, one of the major importers of Japanese produce, is tightening regulations on food products arriving from Japan possibly in mid-May in addition to an existing ban imposed on food items from a region close to the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s Anti-Nuclear Rallies Witness 45,000 Protesters via International Business Times

Posted on 2015/03/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Taiwan on Saturday to protest against the island’s use of nuclear energy and its plan to ship nuclear waste abroad. The protests come just days after Japan marked the fourth anniversary of its Fukushima power plant nuclear … Continue reading →

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Taipower launches overseas reprocessing tender via World Nuclear News

Posted on 2015/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taiwan Power Co (Taipower) has launched a tender for a contract worth up to TWD 11.26 billion ($356 million) for the shipment and reprocessing of used nuclear fuel abroad. The summary tender notice, published on 17 February on the Public … Continue reading →

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Taiwan OKs plan to freeze construction of 4th nuclear power plant via Kyodo News

Posted on 2015/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Taiwan’s state regulator of nuclear power said Friday that it has approved a proposal by the builder of the island’s problem-plagued fourth nuclear power plant to suspend construction of the facility in accordance with a government order. Officials of the … Continue reading →

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FDA proposes radiation tests for Japanese snacks via The Taipei Times

Posted on 2014/10/29 by norma field

Starting next year, Japanese companies intending to import teas, candies or cookies may have to submit a radiation detection report issued by a local authority, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday. “The administration on Tuesday published a draft … Continue reading →

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