Tag Archives: Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo as well as Fukushima Is NOT radiologically Safe. The Government of Japan is Making Tokyo Olympics “Radiating Fields” of Athletes and Visitors via Go West-Come West

Posted on 2018/08/15 by nfield

We are “Go West Come West,” an organization of evacuees from the Fukushima nuclear disaster and their supporters. On the 73rd anniversary of the United States atomic bombing, we would like to send greetings of solidarity to all visitors to … Continue reading →

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2020 Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay to Start from Fukushima　via Japan Forward (Sankei Shimbun)

Posted on 2018/08/07 by nfield

[…] The decision was welcomed in the Tohoku region, especially in the three prefectures hardest hit by the disaster: Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi. Some residents said commencing the Olympic torch relay from the disaster-struck area would be highly meaningful. Some … Continue reading →

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Japanese government holds first meeting with officials from municipalities hosting athletes for 2020 Tokyo Games via Japan Times

Posted on 2018/06/07 by nfield

The government on Wednesday held its first meeting with leaders of local governments which will host exchanges between residents and athletes of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics as it aims to improve hospitality in the communities. “We would like … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: a Lurking Global Catastrophe? via The Nation

Posted on 2017/02/21 by nfield

Robert Hunziker – Year over year, ever since 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown grows worse and worse, an ugly testimonial to the inherent danger of generating electricity via nuclear fission, which produces isotopes, some of the most deadly poisonous … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Backlash Hits Japan Prime Minister via CounterPunch

Posted on 2016/09/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Nuclear power may never recover its cachet as a clean energy source, irrespective of safety concerns, because of the ongoing saga of meltdown 3/11/11 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Over time, the story only grows more horrific, painful, deceitful. … Continue reading →

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Record 790,000 foreigners work in Japan, many tackling risky jobs via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2015/12/24 by norma field

[…] Official figures show that a record 790,000 foreign nationals are now working in Japan, but the Japan Civil Liberties Union estimates there are more than 1 million. According to the labor ministry, the number of working foreigners has increased … Continue reading →

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Time has come for an ‘honorable retreat’ from Tokyo 2020 over Fukushima via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/11/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Dear Olympics minister Toshiaki Endo, Let me begin this message by offering you my sincerest condolences. Condolences for what? For the death of the belief that a trouble-free 2020 Tokyo Olympics would serve to showcase Japan’s economic revival. […] Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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Harsh working conditions persist at Fukushima plant via Yomiuri Shimbun

Posted on 2014/10/21 by norma field

By Junpei Monma / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer FUKUSHIMA — Workers trying to bring the situation under control at Tokyo Electric Power Co’s crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant continue to work in a severe environment 3½ years after the … Continue reading →

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Spinning the Tokyo Metro Election via Japan Focus

Posted on 2014/01/21 by norma field

The election campaign for the Tokyo metropolitan government (TMG) does not begin, officially, until January 23, with the voting scheduled for February 9. But there is already an enormous amount of spin in the Japanese press and social media, as … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Governor Poll a Referendum Over Nuke Policy via abc news

Posted on 2014/01/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The surprise entry of a 76-year-old retired prime minister-turned-potter in the Tokyo governor’s race is turning the election into a virtual referendum on the future of nuclear power in post-Fukushima Japan. Morihiro Hosokawa, who led Japan two decades ago, has … Continue reading →

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