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Category Archives: Japan news
Japan’s Tea Industry Facing Shortage as Nuclear Radiation Taints Shipments – Bloomberg
The government decided yesterday to curb shipments of dried tea leaves containing more than 500 becquerel per kilogram of radioactive cesium and ordered a halt in shipments from the eastern prefectures of Ibaraki, Chiba, Kanagawa and Tochigi where tainted produce … Continue reading
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Fukushima effect: Japan schools take health precautions in radiation zone | The Guardian
Ignoring official assurances that the exposure limit and current radiation readings in the area posed no threat to children’s health, parents and teachers in Otama and five other communities in Fukushima prefecture started removing and burying topsoil from school playgrounds. … Continue reading
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Fukushima Water Found to Have More Radiation Than Released Into Atmosphere – Bloomberg
The amount of contaminated water rose to about 105 million liters 28 million gallons from 100 million liters on May 18, and may start overflowing after June 20, the company known as Tepco said in a statement today. Radiation in … Continue reading
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In Japan, a Culture That Promotes Nuclear Dependency – NYTimes.com
As Kashima’s story suggests, Tokyo has been able to essentially buy the support, or at least the silent acquiescence, of communities by showering them with generous subsidies, payouts and jobs. In 2009 alone, Tokyo gave $1.15 billion for public works … Continue reading
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In Japan Reactor Failings, Danger Signs for the U.S. – NYTimes.com
Mr. Yoshida wanted to vent as soon as possible, but Mr. Muto was skeptical whether venting would work, the person said, requesting anonymity because he is still an adviser to the government and is not permitted to comment publicly. “There … Continue reading
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$17.6 billion — better for Tohoku or better for US government?
The Treasury Department says Japan, the second-largest foreign holder, boosted its holdings by $17.6 billion to $907.9 billion. There had been concerns that the March 11 earthquake and tsunami would lead Japan to scale back its purchases so it could … Continue reading
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Scientists Will Track Fukushima Radiation To Study Ocean Currents – Forbes
Oceanographers know that the Kuroshio current sweeps west from Japan to the Central Pacific and then toward the U.S. West Coast, but they’re less certain how it behaves after it branches toward Alaska and California. Radiation still leaking into the … Continue reading
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Japanese Officials Ignored or Concealed Dangers – NYTimes.com
The nuclear power plant, lawyers argued, could not withstand the kind of major earthquake that new seismic research now suggested was likely. If such a quake struck, electrical power could fail, along with backup generators, crippling the cooling system, the … Continue reading
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asahi.com：EDITORIAL: TEPCO desperately needs a plan B – English
Under TEPCOs blueprint for bringing the crisis under control, the principal means to cool the reactors to a cold shutdown state is flooding the fuel with water. Engineers involved in responding to the disaster considered other approaches but did not … Continue reading
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What’s up with Kan telling Chubu Electric what to do?
Prime Minister Kan, who announced the decision at a hastily called news conference Friday, acknowledged that the government’s request for the utility to suspend the plant’s reactors lacks any legal basis. According to a government source, the prime minister decided … Continue reading
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