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Category Archives: Japan
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
Posted in energy policy, Japan, Japan news, nuclear power
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Japan Shifts on Child-Custody Treaty – WSJ.com
The contentious issue straddles legal and cultural differences between the two countries. In Japan, custody is typically granted to one parent, most often the mother, and there is no joint custody available under Japanese law. Some in Japan have balked … Continue reading
Posted in customs and culture, Japan, Law, politics
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FT.com – Tokyo has no option but to cleave to China
While talk of a new industrial revolution may sound optimistic, recall that some of Japan’s best-known companies, including Panasonic, Sharp, and Toyota, laid the foundation of their manufacturing business atop the wreckage of the Great Kanto earthquake of 1923. For … Continue reading
$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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Japan risks nuclear disaster for consumer convenience – CSMonitor.com
The ultimate solution to relying on foolish technology is to rein in our energy consumption. Regrettably, humans appear to be foolish and greedy beings. However, if we are to hand our living Earth over to our children and grandchildren, we … Continue reading
Posted in economics, Japan, nuclear power
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Japan Stumbles Toward Honest Socialism – WSJ.com
… what is new is that at long last a public debate is breaking out over exactly what form the socialization of a corporate risk like Tepco should take. This is happening largely by accident. The Democratic Party of Japan … Continue reading
Debito writes about the flyjin controversy
But it’s the NJ who got it particularly bad, since the worst critics were from within their own ranks. The word “fly-jin,” remember, was coined by a foreigner, so this meanness isn’t just a byproduct of systematic exclusion from society. … Continue reading
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