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 the triple-meltdown disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. Under scorching sunshine on a national holiday, demonstrators marched through the streets around Yoyogi Park chanting: "Don’t [...]
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The nuclear committee of Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, has accepted most parts of a draft report guaranteeing the safety of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Ohi power plant. The committee of nuclear and earthquake experts reached their decision on Sunday evening. The meeting was delayed by about one hour because [...]
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A Crossroads for Japan: Revive Nuclear or Go Green? by Andrew Dewit in Environment 360 – “In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Japan has idled all 50 of its nuclear reactors. While the central government and business leaders are warning a prolonged shutdown could spell economic doom, many Japanese and local officials see the [...]
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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 of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters that crippled the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant, while protesters also gathered at antinuclear rallies in New York and [...]
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fDFoS8VrhtA “Several large demonstrations have taken place all over Japan in recent months, especially in Tokyo. The general mood is the same as elsewhere: ordinary people in Japan are fed up with their leaders’ lies, particularly the lies told by TEPCO, the Tokyo Electric Power Company, and how the government has handled the Fukushima [...]
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WSWS – “While Matsutaro Shoriki, the former war criminal, media magnate and head of the Japanese nuclear agency, lost US support and was frustrated in his bid to assume control of the Japanese government, his student and henchmen, Yasuhiro Nakasone, managed to continue his plans. Nakasone succeeded Shoriki to become head of the Science and [...]
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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 around the world. The world witnessed the events virtually live as one reactor building after another exploded and one of the planet’s most high-tech countries tried to [...]
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Japan Times – “Seventeen of the 47 prefectures have decided to promote solar power or are thinking of enhancing programs that already do so in light of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, a survey said Sunday. The survey, which was conducted from late May to early June and drew responses from all 47 prefectures, found [...]
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“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, after the utility last month probed the leak of seawater into a reactor at the plant. Two other pipes were found to be deformed, the utility added, [...]
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Japan Times – “A plan by Tepco to release water containing traces of radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant into the Pacific has been halted by stiff opposition from the Fisheries Agency, sources said Wednesday. Although Tokyo Electric Power Co. told the agency it would release the water after removing [...]
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