Tag Archives: Japan Earthquake

“Massive Tokyo rally decries atomic power” – Japan Times

  Japan Times: “Tens of thousands of people rallied Monday in Tokyo demanding an end to nuclear power, the latest in a series of demonstrations to erupt since [..]

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Analysis of Growing Japanese Anti-Nuclear Movement at Japan Focus

Oi Nuclear Power Plant, Japan Photo (Wiki): Oi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3, Unit 4, Location: Oi District, Fukui Prefecture. Author – KEI at ja.wikipedia, Date – 1993 [..]

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Protests Around the World to Mark 1st Anniversary of Tsunami / Fukushima Meltdown

  Japan Times / NHK – “Thousands of people formed human chains in Germany and France to protest the use of nuclear power on Sunday, the first anniversary [..]

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“State won’t fund free medical care in Fukushima” – Japan Times

  Japan Times – “The government will not pay for free medical care to be provided for people aged 18 and younger in Fukushima Prefecture, reconstruction minister Tatsuo [..]

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“Giant fault to magnify tsunami found in west Japan” – Radio Japan

  Radio Japan – NHK, 29th January 2011 – “Scientists have found a 200-kilometre-long cliff on the seabed off Kii Peninsula, western Japan. They warn it could magnify [..]

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"If only there wasn’t a nuclear power plant," from “Suicides upping casualties from Tohoku catastrophe” – Japan Times

Japan Times – “On June 11, a dairy farmer in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, chalked a note on the wall of his cattle shed. "If only there wasn’t a [..]

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“From Hiroshima to Fukushima: The political background to the nuclear disaster in Japan” – WSWS

WSWS – Part I – “Following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 11, the meltdown of the nuclear reactor in Fukushima continues to alarm people all [..]

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43 condenser pipes damaged at Shizuoka nuke plant – Japan Times

  “Chubu Electric Power Co. said Friday that 43 pipes in a turbine steam condenser were found to be damaged at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, [..]

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Radioactive strontium detected 62 km from Fukushima No. 1 plant – Japan Times

  “Minute amounts of radioactive strontium have been detected in soil at 11 locations in Fukushima Prefecture, including the city of Fukushima 62 km from the crippled nuclear [..]

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“Pump failure nearly brings No. 5 to a boil – Tepco installs backup unit 15 hours later for halted reactor”–Japan Times

Japan Times – “The seawater pump in the cooling system for the Fukushima power plant’s No. 5 reactor broke down Saturday evening, prompting repair crews to install a [..]

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