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    TEPCO seeks new ways to reduce contaminated water

    The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun looking for new ways to reduce the amount of contaminated water that is hampering efforts to stabilize the damaged reactors......
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    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 08:27 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_08.html

    N.Korean official arrives in US

    A senior North Korean official has arrived in the United States for his country's first bilateral meeting with the US in 19 months. The 2 countries are expected to discuss resumption of the 6-party talks on the North's nuclear program......

    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 09:25 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_13.html

    Iran readies nuclear power plant

    Iran says its first nuclear power plant will start transmitting electricity in the near future......

    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:35 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_12.html

    UN disarmament meeting focuses on nuclear safety

    The United Nations opened its 23rd Conference on Disarmament in Matsumoto city, central Japan, on Wednesday morning......

    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 12:48 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_20.html

    Workers to inspect No.3 reactor building

    The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will send workers into the No.3 reactor building on Wednesday to check the condition of its piping......
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    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 14:25 +0900 (JST)
    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_24.html
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    Yomiuri online

    Hazy nuclear policy hurting exports / Govt inconsistency impacts confidence abroad in dealing with Japanese firms

    Japanese companies will be heavily disadvantaged in their efforts to win orders for nuclear power plant projects overseas if the government's inconsistency on nuclear policy continues.......

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110726005502.htm

    Japan may lose leg up in talks on N-plant deal

    Japan may lose its preferential negotiation rights as early as this month in a Turkish project to build a nuclear power plant, it has been learned.......

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110726005124.htm

    Japan eyes N. Korea dialogue / Govt also wants to restart abduction issue before 6-nation talks

    The government will likely seek talks with North Korea before suspended six-nation talks on Pyongyang's nuclear program resume, according to sources......

    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110726005565.htm

    Chubu Electric Power looks at huge fiscal 2011 losses

    Chubu Electric Power Co. is looking at massive losses for fiscal 2011, which ends in March 2012, due to the loss of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, sources said July 25.....

    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107260396.html

    Softbank buys stake in wind power company

    Softbank Corp., whose entry into solar power fueled a drive for renewable energy sources, has invested 1 billion yen ($12.8 million) to become the leading shareholder in a wind power company, sources said......

    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107260392.html

    Power shortages expected even 5 years ahead

    If all nuclear power plants remain suspended, regions served by three utilities will experience summer electricity shortages even five years ahead, according to estimates by The Asahi Shimbun.......

    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107260391.html
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    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

    HK utility buys 17 pct stake in China nuke plant

    HONG KONG (AP) -- Hong Kong utility CLP Holdings Ltd. said Monday it has bought a 17 percent stake in a nuclear power plant in southern China for 4.8 billion renminbi ($745 million).......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu069000c.html

    TEPCO unit planning 'megasolar' power station in Hokkaido

    KUSHIRO (Kyodo) -- A unit of Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering building a "megasolar" power station in Shiranuka, Hokkaido Prefecture, town officials said Tuesday.......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu070000c.html

    Chubu Electric to post operating loss in fiscal 2011

    NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. is expected to incur an about 100 billion yen consolidated operating loss for the current business year as the shutdown of its Hamaoka nuclear power plant has led to heavier fuel costs for thermal power generation, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu071000c.html

    Turkey warns it may buy nuclear tech from another country if Japan doesn't clarify stance

    Turkey has recently warned that unless the Japanese government clarifies its position on exporting nuclear power plants, from the end of the month Turkey might open up discussions with other countries on buying nuclear plant technology......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...na025000c.html

    Noodle restaurant from village evacuated over Fukushima nuke crisis gets fresh start

    FUKUSHIMA -- A noodle restaurant originally from the village of Iitate -- evacuated at the end of June due to the Fukushima nuclear crisis -- has reopened for business here.....

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na002000c.html

    Researchers confirm ground-up TV cathode-ray tubes block 99 percent of radiation

    Japan's National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has confirmed that crushed cathode ray tubes (CRTs) can block 99 percent of radiation emissions......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html

    55 percent of local gov'ts in areas near nuke plants draw up own disaster-prevention plans

    Fifty-five percent of local governments in areas within 10 to 30 kilometers of nuclear power plants in Japan are mapping out a set of independent safety measures, including purchasing Geiger counters and reviewing existing local disaster-prevention programs, in the aftermath of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, a Mainichi survey found......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html

    Nuclear plant workers developed cancer despite lower radiation exposure than legal limit

    Of 10 nuclear power plant workers who have developed cancer and received workers' compensation in the past, nine had been exposed to less than 100 millisieverts of radiation, it has been learned......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

    Italy invites Fukushima families to spend summer in Rome, Milan

    ROME (Kyodo) -- Although it is no fun still having to live in an evacuation center over four months since the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, 9-year-old Momoka Sekikawa and her younger sister Yurina said they have something to look forward to this summer vacation -- pizzas and spaghetti in Italy......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html grazie mille

    Gov't panel advises keeping lifetime radiation exposure in check

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government food safety panel recommended on Tuesday that safeguard measures be taken to ensure that cumulative radiation exposure during a person's lifetime not exceed 100 millisieverts, a benchmark beyond which the risk of cancer increases.....

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

    Gov't announces contaminated beef buy-up plan

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano announced Tuesday an emergency policy of buying up beef contaminated with radiation following the recent impounding of a slew of cattle suspected of being fed cesium-tainted rice straw amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

    S.T. to launch household radiation counter from Oct.

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- S.T. Corp. said Tuesday it will launch a radiation counter for home use from Oct. 20 mainly in the Kanto and Tohoku regions as well as on online shopping sites......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

    Revised bill on nuclear compensation passes lower house panel

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A modified bill to ensure the swift payment of compensation to people and industries affected by Japan's nuclear crisis passed a lower house panel Tuesday, raising the prospect that it will be approved by both chambers of the Diet next week......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm014000c.html

    Kan, IAEA chief agree to continue cooperating over nuclear crisis

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano agreed Tuesday to cooperate further in containing the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm015000c.html

    Tourism industry to be more widely compensated by TEPCO

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel will make Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima nuclear plant, pay damages for cancellation of reservations by tourists from overseas due to the nuclear crisis, the draft of its compensation guideline showed Tuesday.....

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html

    Reactors not to be restarted despite 'stress tests': Niigata gov.

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Tuesday he cannot allow three nuclear reactors in Niigata Prefecture to be restarted even if they pass a new safety assessment procedure introduced by the government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm020000c.html

    LDP must clear doubts over links with power firms: secretary general

    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's long-ruling but now main opposition party, the Liberal Democratic Party, must clear up any public misunderstandings that it makes much of electric power companies, LDP Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara said Tuesday......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm043000c.html

    Document suggests government estimated 1,600 workers exposed to radiation

    The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry estimated that approximately 1,600 workers partaking in efforts to rein in the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant will be exposed to over 50 millisieverts of radiation, according to a document that emerged July 26 after a citizens' group lodged a request for access to government information.......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

    Temple priest stores residents' radioactive dirt

    FUKUSHIMA -- A temple priest here is storing radioactive dirt from local residents' properties on temple grounds, calling it his duty to help.......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
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    Joenji Temple http://www.oharu-zizo.jp/
    Fukushima Revival Project http://hananinegaiwo.jp/

    IAEA to take lead role in securing safer nuclear future: Amano

    NAGANO (Kyodo) -- International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said Wednesday the atomic watchdog will play a "lead role" in creating a safer nuclear future, as global use of nuclear energy will likely continue for decades despite the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm160000c.html
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    Jiji press

    Aeon Begins Radiation Checks on Beef

    Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. <8267> said Wednesday that it has started independent radiation checks on all beef sold under its Topvalu private label.......

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072700846

    TEPCO to Buy LNG from Project off Australia

    Sydney, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that it has signed a deal to buy 3.1 million tons of liquefied natural gas a year for a maximum period of 20 years from a project being promoted off Australia mainly by U.S. oil major Chevron Corp......

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072700907

    Kyushu Electric Logs 1st April-June Operating Loss

    Fukuoka, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> on Wednesday reported a group operating loss of 9,689 million yen for April-June, the first such loss for the period, hurt by rising fuel costs stemming from a delay in resuming two suspended nuclear power reactors....

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072700920

    TEPCO Not to Join Project to Export N-Plant to Turkey

    Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will not join a government-backed project to export nuclear power plant technology to Turkey, a senior TEPCO official said Wednesday......

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072701011

    Amano Stresses IAEA's Role to Ensure Nuclear Safety

    Matsumoto, Nagano Pref., July 27 (Jiji Press)--International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano stressed Wednesday the U.N. agency's role in ensuring the safety of nuclear power.....

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072700331

    TEPCO Halts No. 4 Unit at Kashima Thermal Station

    Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday it will halt the No. 4 unit of its Kashima thermal power station in Kamisu in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, due to the potential risk of further gas leaks from the unit's boiler facility......

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072700758

    Fukushima Kindergarten Assn Seeks 8 B.-Yen from TEPCO

    Fukushima, July 27 (Jiji Press)--An association of private kindergartens in Fukushima Prefecture has demanded some 8 billion yen in compensation from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> for the nuclear crisis in the northeastern Japan prefecture......

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072700860

    Kyushu Electric Puts Off Decision on Fate of Pres. Manabe

    Fukuoka, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> postponed a decision Wednesday on the fate of its president, Toshio Manabe, who has shown his intention to step down over an e-mail scandal related to the company's attempt to restart two suspended nuclear power reactors.......

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072700974

    Japan to Explore Possibility of Talks with N. Korea

    Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to explore a possibility of have talks with North Korea as the reclusive state will hold a meeting with the United States on Thursday over the six-party talks on its nuclear program....

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072701069

    Operating Rate Low for Fukushima N-Plant's Water Treatment System

    Tokyo, July 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that the operating rate of the water decontamination system at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stood at 58 pct in the week to Tuesday, lower than the targeted level of 70 pct for the month of July.....

    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072701077
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      TEPCO won't help Turkey build nuclear power plants

      The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will withdraw from Japan's bid to export nuclear power technology to Turkey......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 05:25 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_04.html

      Govt to ban shipment of Miyagi beef cattle

      Japan's government has decided to suspend all shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi Prefecture, due to fears of radioactive contamination. It plans to give the order as early as Thursday......
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      North Korea criticizes US nuclear policy at UN

      North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has criticized US nuclear policy, saying its planned missile defense shield will eventually spark a new nuclear arms race......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 10:53 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_18.html

      Water treatment system running below capacity

      A water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been operating below its target capacity, resulting in delays to the firm's timetable of about 2 months.........

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 11:48 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_19.html

      Govt may extend cattle ban

      Japan's government is considering extending a ban on all shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi to Iwate Prefecture. This comes amid growing public concern over radioactive beef across the country.......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 13:28 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_24.html

      Govt to pay for beef tests by prefectures

      Japan's government says it will shoulder the cost to municipalities of testing beef for possible radioactive contamination.......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 13:34 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_25.html

      Edano orders ban on shipping Miyagi beef cattle

      Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says he has ordered the governor of Miyagi Prefecture to suspend all of its shipments of beef cattle.......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 17:04 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_34.html

      Nagasaki mayor: shift from nuclear power needed

      The mayor of Nagasaki City will for the first time call for a shift away from nuclear energy in his annual peace declaration on August 9th, amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_35.html

      US-N.Korea meeting soon to start

      The United States and North Korea will soon start a 2-day meeting to discuss resuming 6-party talks on the North's nuclear program......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 19:36 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_36.html

      12 prefectures step up voluntary checks on beef

      Twelve prefectures in Japan have voluntarily stepped up radiation checks on beef before shipment in a bid to alleviate consumer concerns over meat safety......
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      UN disarmament conference discusses nuclear safety

      Participants at a UN disarmament conference in Matsumoto City, central Japan, have debated the safety of nuclear power generation amid the ongoing nuclear crisis in Fukushima.......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 20:32 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_38.html

      Kansai Electric retracts FY11 earnings forecasts

      Major Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company has retracted its earnings forecasts for the business year through March, citing uncertain sales prospects due to suspension of its nuclear reactors......

      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_40.html

      IAEA to help Japan assess nuclear plant safety

      The International Atomic Energy Agency has offered to help Japan assess the results of additional safety tests planned by the government for the country's nuclear power plants.......

      Thursday, July 28, 2011 21:48 +0900 (JST)
      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_41.html
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      Yomiuri online

      Coffee shop rises from ruins, finds new grounds

      FUKUSHIMA--A coffee shop in Iitatemura, Fukushima Prefecture, which had been forced to close down due to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, reopened for business on July 1 about 30 kilometers from its original location......

      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110727004636.htm

      310 children transferred to schools outside Fukushima city

      FUKUSHIMA--In Fukushima city, 310 schoolchildren were transferred to schools elsewhere by the end of the first semester due to radiation fears, according to a survey by the city education board.......
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      Govt eyes Fukushima Pref. as R&D center

      The government hopes to transform Fukushima Prefecture into a center for medical and renewable energy research institutions, a move aimed at promoting post-March 11 disaster reconstruction in the prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis......

      http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110727005029.htm
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      North Korea demands peace treaty with U.S.

      SEOUL -- North Korea is calling for a peace treaty with the United States as one of its senior diplomats visits New York to try to restart six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. ....

      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107270435.html

      Fukushima ranchers fear summer heat will kill cattle

      MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Unable to ship their beef, ranchers in Fukushima Prefecture are increasingly worried that their beef cattle, fattened to the limit, will not survive the sweltering heat this summer....

      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107270428.html

      Panel's power-shortage estimate at odds with industry ministry's warning

      A panel directed by a distrustful Prime Minister Naoto Kan calculated expected power shortages next summer that run counter to the industry ministry's warnings of blackouts if all nuclear reactors are shut down.....

      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107270427.html

      Private panel offers energy policy advice for future

      Saying we must learn to live in a future marked by low-level radiation contamination, a panel commissioned by The Asahi Shimbun has developed three proposals on how nuclear energy as well as science and technology issues should be handled......

      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107270426.html
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      Areva 1st half earnings slump

      PARIS (AP) -- France's state-owned nuclear reactor builder Areva SA says its first half earnings have slumped on last year's, when the company booked an exceptional gain on the sale of parts of its business.......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu061000c.html

      Emperor, empress visit Fukushima evacuees in Tochigi Pref.

      NASU, Japan (Kyodo) -- Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Wednesday visited a hotel in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, where evacuees from areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have taken refuge.....

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

      Japanese disaster-affected kids arrive in Italy for homestays

      ROME (Kyodo) -- Thirty-five children mainly from northeastern Japan who temporarily fell ill after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant arrived at an international airport in Rome on Wednesday to spend the summer with host families in Italy......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

      Kyushu Electric head Manabe tendered resignation July 19

      FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe said Wednesday he tendered a letter of resignation to Chairman Shingo Matsuo on July 19 over an e-mail campaign scandal......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm018000c.html

      Miyagi, Gunma, Iwate to test all beef cattle for radiation

      SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Miyagi, Gunma and Iwate prefectures will test all beef cattle raised there for radiation contamination, the local governments said Wednesday.....

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html

      Mongolia expresses reservations about nuclear fuel repository plan

      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mongolia has reservations about a plan to build a facility there to store or dispose of spent nuclear fuel from other countries, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Wednesday.......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm022000c.html

      Law eyed for gov't to clear radiation-tainted debris, soil

      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government and the ruling party plan to create a special law to enable the state to directly engage in clearing debris and soil contaminated with radioactive materials emitted from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, lawmakers said Thursday.....

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm034000c.html

      Nagasaki bomb victim seeks gov't acknowledgement of internal radiation dangers

      NAGASAKI -- Hirofumi Ogawa was stunned as he watched a hydrogen explosion take place at Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant's No. 1 reactor on March 12, the day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on television at his home here in Nagasaki. As a former power plant manufacturing company engineer, the 68-year-old easily guessed that the nuclear reactor had spun out of control......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na001000c.html

      'Barefoot Gen' author Nakazawa to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony

      Keiji Nakazawa, the author of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), a manga series depicting the terror of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has decided to attend the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony for the first time of his own accord.......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html

      Researchers invent new substance for decontaminating radioactive water

      Researchers have developed a new material highly effective in cleaning the radioactive substances strontium and radioiodine out of contaminated water, the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) announced on July 27.......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

      Chubu Electric unable to remove damaged nuclear fuel rod for 17 years

      SHIZUOKA (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. revealed Thursday it has been unable to remove a spent fuel rod that was damaged in an accident 17 years ago from its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.....

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm100000c.html

      Tochigi begins radiation tests on beef from all farms

      UTSUNOMIYA -- The Tochigi Prefectural Government on July 28 started sample tests on beef from all 1,890 farms in the prefecture for radiation at two food processing facilities.......

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html

      11 prefectures decide to test all beef cattle for radiation; expected to cost 4 billion yen

      Eleven prefectures have decided as of July 27 to test all beef cattle for radiation contamination after radioactive cesium above the allowable level set by the central government was detected in cattle in some prefectures, and total costs for the measures are expected to reach around 4 billion yen, the Mainichi learned.....

      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html
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      Jiji press

      Hitachi-GE Nuclear JV to Tie Up with Polish Engineering Firm

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Inc., a joint venture between Japan's Hitachi Ltd. <6501> and General Electric Co. of the United States, has agreed to form an alliance with Polish energy-related engineering company Energoprojekt Warszawa SA, Hitachi said Thursday......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072800619

      Kansai Electric May Face Cost Increase of at Least 300 B. Yen

      Osaka, July 28 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> said Thursday that its operating costs in fiscal 2011 are expected to increase by at least 300 billion yen if nuclear reactors currently suspended for regular inspections are unable to resume operations after the completion of the checkups......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072800924

      Japan Develops Material to Efficiently Remove Iodine, Strontium from Water

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute for Materials Science has developed new material that can remove iodine and strontium contained in water efficiently......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800244

      Japan Lower House Passes N-Accident Compensation Bills

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, on Thursday passed two bills related to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> nuclear accident compensation payments....

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800471

      Japan Govt May Cover Costs for Blanket Cow Tests

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering covering costs for blanket radiation testing of beef cows conducted by local governments, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said Thursday.......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800484

      Special Radiation Exposure Rules Sought for Fukushima Workers

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has called for the existing radiation exposure regulatory framework not to apply to workers at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, it was learned Thursday.......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800626

      Nagasaki Declaration to Urge Review of Dependence on Nuclear Power

      Nagasaki, July 28 (Jiji Press)--Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue on Thursday unveiled an outline of this year's Nagasaki Peace Declaration that calls on the Japanese government to review its current energy policy that is heavily focused on nuclear energy for power generation.....

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800858

      N-Plant Suspension Seen to Cut Japan GDP by 5.6 Pct

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--If Japan faces power shortages next summer due to a possible suspension of nuclear power plants, the country's real gross domestic product in July-September in 2012 would be 5.6 pct, or some 8 trillion yen, lower than it would be without power shortfalls, a think tank said Thursday.....

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800877

      INTERVIEW: Keidanren to Forge Ties with Japan's Next Leader

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Business Federation, better known as Keidanren, will build ties with the nation's next leader through policy dialogue after Prime Minister Naoto Kan steps down, its chief suggested in a recent interview.......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800904

      Evacuation Begins in Radiation Hot Spot in Fukushima Pref.

      Date, Fukushima Pref., July 28 (Jiji Press)--The city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, began on Thursday to evacuate residents from four radiation hot spots in the city.......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072800946

      Nearly 3,000 Cows with Cesium Risk Shipped in Japan

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry said Thursday it has confirmed that a total of 2,965 cows have been shipped after being fed with rice straw that may have been contaminated with radioactive cesium spewed from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072801024

      Japan Govt Instructs Miyagi Pref. to Halt Cow Shipments

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's nuclear disaster task force instructed Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai on Thursday to suspend shipments of all beef cattle raised in the northeastern Japan prefecture.....

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072801046

      90 Pct of Sludge Remains Undisposed at Water Treatment Plants

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--About 91,900 tons of sludge have remained undisposed at water purification facilities in Tokyo and 13 prefectures mainly in eastern Japan due to radiation contamination, health ministry data showed Thursday......

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072801051

      IAEA May Review Results of Japan's N-Plant Stress Tests

      Tokyo, July 28 (Jiji Press)--International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Yukiya Amano on Thursday showed the U.N. nuclear watchdog's hopes to review the results of Japan's coming stress tests on nuclear power reactors........

      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072801077
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        IAEA Chief Yukiya Amano visits Fukushima Daichi
        <iframe width="300" height="200" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bA1jojWGt4k?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Japanese but please watch. however, their conversation is not clear, noisy
        00:07: "Fukushima 50" Chief Yoshida(R)
        01:09: 400μSv/h now, a man says
        01:25: we cannot go...(...no farther? near unit3)

        IAEA Chief Yukiya Amano visits Fukushima Daichi(English message)
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        resting place in plant

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        resting place of Shimizu Corp.

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        US, N.Korea begin talks in NY

        The United States and North Korea began two-day talks in New York on Thursday to explore ways to resume the stalled six-party talks to denuclearize North Korea......

        Friday, July 29, 2011 00:12 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_01.html

        1,500 tons of radioactive sludge cannot be buried

        Nearly 50,000 tons of sludge at water treatment facilities has been found to contain radioactive cesium as the result of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Over 1,500 tons is so contaminated that it cannot be buried for disposal.......
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        US, N.Korea end 1st day of talks

        The United States and North Korea ended the first day of their 2-day talks in New York to explore ways to resume stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.....

        Friday, July 29, 2011 06:55 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_10.html

        US, N. Korea end 1st-day of talks

        The United States and North Korea ended the first day of their 2-day talks in New York. They are exploring ways to resume the stalled six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program........

        Friday, July 29, 2011 08:13 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_12.html

        TEPCO to extract air from troubled reactors

        The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it will extract air from troubled reactors at the plant to measure the amount of radioactive substances. The work is part of efforts to curb the amount of radioactivity released into the atmosphere.......

        Friday, July 29, 2011 09:43 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_13.html

        Chubu Electric: NISA tried to deceive public forum

        Chubu Electric Power Company says the government's nuclear agency asked it to make sure that questions in favor of nuclear power be asked at a government-sponsored symposium in 2007.........
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        Yoko Ono receives peace award in Hiroshima

        Japanese artist Yoko Ono is visiting Hiroshima to receive an award for her contributions to world peace.....

        Friday, July 29, 2011 14:15 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_20.html

        Wastewater recycling partially halted at Fukushima

        A problematic water decontamination system at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has forced its operator to stop pumping out radioactive water pooled in the basements of reactor buildings.......

        Friday, July 29, 2011 16:03 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_21.html

        UN disarmament meeting ends with appeal for peace

        A 3-day UN disarmament conference closed in Japan on Friday, with a moving performance wishing for peace led by renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa.....

        Friday, July 29, 2011 20:00 +0900 (JST)
        http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_29.html
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        Yomiuri online

        Decontamination delayed / TEPCO fails to meet goal in removing radioactivity from water

        Decontamination of highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been proceeding at a snail's pace because of various malfunctions and other problems.......

        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110728006393.htm

        Govt to take responsibility for N-debris

        The government and the Democratic Party of Japan have decided the government should be directly responsible for the disposal of radioactive debris near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.....

        http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110728006798.htm
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        Asahi com

        17 cities jump on Softbank energy bandwagon

        Seventeen big cities on July 27 established a natural energy council, following the formation of an organization of the same name by Softbank Corp. and 35 prefectural governments on July 13.......

        http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107280344.html

        NUCLEAR VIEWS: Keidanren chief warns of economic collapse if Fukushima crisis mishandled

        Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), says the Japanese economy will collapse if Japan handles the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the wrong way......

        http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107280343.html

        NUCLEAR VIEWS: Rakuten head hopes departure will trigger change at Keidanren

        Hiroshi Mikitani, president of Rakuten Inc., says he hopes Rakuten's withdrawal from Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) will be a catalyst for change at the nation's largest business organization.......

        http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107280342.html

        Government orders halt to beef shipments from Miyagi Prefecture

        The government instructed Miyagi Governor Yoshihiro Murai on July 28 to suspend all shipments of beef cattle from the prefecture after radiation contamination was detected in some of the meat......

        http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107280333.html

        Radioactive water cleaning operation is behind schedule

        A plan to remove all leaked radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant by the end of this year is in doubt because of continuing problems with its water cleaning system.......

        http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107280325.html
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        Manichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

        Japan to send official to Turkey Sat. for nuclear plant talks

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will send an official to Turkey on Saturday for talks on plans for Tokyo to export its nuclear power generation technologies to the country, resuming discussions which have been suspended since the Fukushima nuclear crisis broke out following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Japanese officials said Thursday......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu055000c.html

        Hitachi JV, Polish firm link up to supply nuclear reactors to Poland

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Inc., a North Carolina-based joint venture between Hitachi Ltd. and General Electric Co., said Thursday it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Warsaw-based engineering firm Energoprojekt Warszawa S.A., for cooperation in building nuclear reactors in Poland......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu056000c.html

        Kansai Electric fears huge loss if all reactor operations stopped

        OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. expects to fall deep into the red in fiscal 2011 if all of its 11 nuclear reactors stop operating by next March, a development that could eat into its profit by more than 300 billion yen, company officials said..........

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu057000c.html

        IAEA hopes to review Japan's nuclear 'stress tests': Amano

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said Thursday that the nuclear watchdog hopes to review the outcome of Japan's so-called "stress tests" on nuclear reactors, saying that an international viewpoint would help to increase the credibility of the safety checks......
        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

        Nagasaki mayor to call for energy policy shift in Aug. 9 ceremony

        NAGASAKI (Kyodo) -- Nagasaki City Mayor Tomihisa Taue is set to urge the government to promote renewable energy sources in a policy shift following the Fukushima nuclear crisis in his peace declaration during the Aug. 9 ceremony, according to the gist of the speech he released Thursday.......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

        Panel to identify TEPCO assets that should be sold

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A third-party panel to check the financial standing of Tokyo Electric Power Co. agreed on Thursday to identify assets the utility should sell so that it can raise money to cover massive compensation payouts stemming from the nuclear crisis.......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm014000c.html

        Summer programs abroad offer comfort to Japan's disaster-affected kids

        ROME (Kyodo) -- Dozens of Japanese children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster and subsequent nuclear crisis will be spending their summer abroad this year, ranging from homestays in Italy to educational programs in Hawaii, thanks to a global outpouring of support......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm030000c.html

        Households in radioactive hotspots recommended for evacuation begin leaving

        DATE, Fukushima -- Four households here were given the keys to public housing on July 28, becoming the first to receive government assistance over an evacuation recommendation issued in late June over radioactive "hotspots."........

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na005000c.html

        Japan drops promotion of nuclear power from 5-year science plan

        The governmental Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP) on July 29 dropped plans to expand nuclear power generation from its newest five-year science program.......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

        Over 1,550 tons of highly radioactive sludge found in 5 prefectures

        Over 1,500 metric tons of radioactive sludge requiring controlled handling has been found in five prefectures across Japan amid the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, the government announced on July 28.......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na016000c.html

        Japan to seek to scale back nuclear power in new energy strategy

        TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will draw up a scenario for reducing the country's reliance on nuclear power in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said as the government decided on the outline of the country's energy policy Friday......

        http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm125000c.html

        NISA asked Chubu Electric to stage questions in nuclear symposium

        The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to gather participants for a 2007 nuclear power symposium and create questions for locals to ask so that the symposium wouldn't be dominated by opponents of a "pluthermal" nuclear power project, the power company disclosed on July 29......

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        Tokyo Electric to Install Gas Turbines

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday it will install three gas turbines with combined capacity of about 800,000 kilowatts.....

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072900887

        3 Japan Power Providers Suffer Operating Losses in April-June

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Three of nine major electricity providers in Japan suffered group operating losses in April-June due to soaring fuel costs for increased thermal power generation stemming from nuclear reactor halts......

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011072901187

        Japan Enacts Provisional N-Accident Compensation Bill

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan enacted on Friday a law allowing the government to pay provisional compensation to people affected by the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power station......

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072900503

        Japan Govt Tried to Plant Pro-Nuclear Views in Public Meeting

        Nagoya, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency tried to plant views in favor of a controversial project in a 2007 meeting for residents near a central Japan nuclear plant, Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> said Friday.....

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072900743

        Japan Govt Drafts Roadmap to Cut Dependence on Nuclear Power

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel on Friday drew up a draft roadmap for reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power and steps that need to be taken to address current electricity shortages.....

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072901067

        (Update) Japan Govt Agency Tried to Influence Public Views on N-Energy

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency had tried to influence public opinion at state-sponsored nuclear energy symposiums for Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> and Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507>, the two power suppliers said Friday......

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072901142

        Japan Govt Should Try to Reduce Dependence on N-Power: Kan

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday the government should aim to lower the country's dependance on nuclear energy in order to create a society without nuclear power stations......

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072901222

        (Update) Japan Govt Agency Tried to Influence Public Views on N-Energy

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency had tried to influence public opinion at state-sponsored nuclear energy symposiums for Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> and Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507>, the two power suppliers said Friday......

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072901142

        Japan Govt Should Try to Reduce Dependence on N-Power: Kan

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday the government should aim to lower the country's dependance on nuclear energy in order to create a society without nuclear power stations.....

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011072901222

        (Update) Japan to Draw Up Roadmap to Cut Dependence on Nuclear Power

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel on Friday decided to draw up a roadmap for reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power.....

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011073000039

        (Update) Japan Govt Should Try to Reduce Dependence on N-Power: Kan

        Tokyo, July 29 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday the government should aim to lower the country's dependance on nuclear energy in order to create a society without nuclear power stations.....

        http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011073000044

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          prop a spent fuel pool up at unit4

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          US, N.Korea conclude 2-day talks

          The United States and North Korea have ended two days of meetings in New York. The two countries were exploring ways to resume the stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear program.....

          Saturday, July 30, 2011 08:09 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_11.html

          US proposes central nuclear waste storage plant

          A US government panel of nuclear experts has proposed a plan to build a central storage plant for spent nuclear fuel.....

          Saturday, July 30, 2011 12:46 +0900 (JST)
          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_15.html
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          Yomiuri online

          120,000 tons of 'radioactive' waste in storage

          At least 120,000 tons of sludge and ash either confirmed or suspected to have been contaminated by radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been put into storage at water treatment and sewage plants in Tokyo and 13 eastern prefectures, it has been learned.....
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          Local govts begin checks on all cattle

          Fifteen prefectures across the nation are in the process of implementing or are planning to implement checks on all beef cattle for radioactive substances, according to a survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun......
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          Over 680,000 hotel bookings canceled

          FUKUSHIMA--Over 680,000 guests canceled reservations at inns and hotels in Fukushima Prefecture through the end of June due to the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110728007246.htm

          'Credibility shot to pieces' / Latest utility scandal also sullies govt nuclear safety agency

          An attempt by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency to stifle public opposition to a plutonium-thermal power generation project at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant during a 2007 community symposium is the latest scandal to involve a nuclear power project......

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110729006712.htm

          Tea, flower growers to be compensated

          A government panel tasked with drafting a set of provisional guidelines for compensation related to radiation fears stemming from the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant added on Friday tea leaves and fresh flowers to the list of farm produce to be covered by a government-backed compensation plan.......

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110729006650.htm

          N-agency manipulation / Asked Chubu Electric to send staff to influence 2007 meeting

          The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency asked Chubu Electric Power Co. to have its employees, and employees of affiliated companies, attend a 2007 symposium about a plutonium-thermal power generation project at Chubu Electric's Hamaoka nuclear power plant, so that attendees would not unanimously oppose the project, the power company said Friday.......

          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110729006755.htm
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          Asahi com

          TEPCO withdraws from bid for Turkey nuke plant project

          Tokyo Electric Power Co. has decided to withdraw from a nuclear power plant construction project in Turkey that Japan plans to bid on.....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290351.html

          Nagasaki peace declaration to promote renewable energy

          NAGASAKI--In an Aug. 9 peace declaration to be delivered by Tomihisa Taue, the Nagasaki mayor plans to promote a shift to non-nuclear renewable energy sources for Japan, according to an outline of his declaration released July 28. ...

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290335.html

          IAEA chief offers to backstop Japan's 'stress test' results

          Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on July 28 offered to have his nuclear watchdog agency review the results of the "stress tests" that Japan plans to conduct to evaluate the safety of all nuclear power plants in the country.....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290341.html

          TEPCO: No. 3 reactor's cooling pipes withstood March 11 quake

          Tokyo Electric Power Co. insisted July 28 that shaking caused by the March 11 earthquake did not rupture pipes of an emergency cooling system for the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290339.html

          South Korean envoy downbeat on nuclear talks
          *REUTERS

          SEOUL -- South Korea's nuclear envoy said on July 29 it would be very difficult to persuade North Korea to give up its atomic program, and that a flurry of diplomacy aimed at restarting nuclear talks was unlikely to produce major breakthroughs. ....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290336.html

          First day of U.S., North Korean talks 'constructive'

          NEW YORK--The U.S. special representative leading bilateral negotiations with North Korea said the first day of talks in New York on July 28 were constructive.....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290337.html

          NISA asked Chubu Electric to manipulate public opinion

          The agency tasked with regulating nuclear energy hoped to manipulate public opinion at a 2007 symposium on pluthermal generation at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. .....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290330.html

          New strategy calls for review of electricity monopolies

          The costs of nuclear and renewable power generation are expected to be recalculated as part of a new 40-year plan aimed at reducing Japan's reliance on nuclear energy....

          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107290340.html
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          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

          Tohoku Electric remains in red in April-June qtr on quake effects

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tohoku Electric Power Co. said Friday it remained in the red in the April to June quarter after posting a net loss in the previous fiscal year through March as its operations continued to suffer from the effects of the March earthquake and tsunami that hit northeaster Japan, the company's service area....

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu066000c.html

          Hokuriku Electric incurs 36.9&#37; net profit dive amid reactor stoppage

          TOYAMA (Kyodo) -- Hokuriku Electric Power Co. said Friday its group net profit in the April to June period plunged 36.9 percent from a year earlier to 4.82 billion yen chiefly because the stoppage of two nuclear reactors at its Shiga atomic power station led it to incur about 9.1 billion yen more in fuel costs......

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu067000c.html

          Chubu Electric expects 170 bil. yen group operating loss for FY 2011

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Chubu Electric Power Co. said Friday it expects to see a group operating loss of 170 billion yen in fiscal 2011, the first red-ink figure since its founding in 1951 and down from a profit of 174.2 billion yen a year earlier, due to the closure of its nuclear power plant......

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu068000c.html

          Gov't to allow use of simpler radiation detectors for beef

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is set to allow inspection of beef for radiation contamination using simpler detectors due to a shortage of equipment and personnel among local governments planning to screen all beef cattle and cattle farms amid a widening food scare, government officials said Friday.....

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html

          IAEA chief urges TEPCO to ensure information transparency

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano said Friday he urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives in a meeting the same day to ensure information transparency over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

          Fukushima city begins building solar power plant using U.S. donation

          FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The city of Soma in Fukushima Prefecture started work on a solar power plant Friday using a $250,000 donation from a U.S. foundation......

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

          Japan to seek to scale back on nuclear power in new energy strategy

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government decided Friday to draw up a scenario for reducing the country's reliance on nuclear power in its energy strategy to be worked out next year following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, but recognized the need to use atomic reactors to deal with imminent electricity shortage problems........

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

          Gov't unit, utilities sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Seven Japanese power utilities had urged their employees and affiliated firms' workers to participate in symposiums related to the use of nuclear power generation, while three of them had local residents and employees pitch prepared questions and opinions at the events, the industry ministry said Friday......

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

          Nuclear regulator scandal may further delay restart of idled reactors

          The accusations of attempts by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) to manipulate public opinion to favor "pluthermal" nuclear projects at government-sponsored symposiums held in 2006 and 2007 have further dented public confidence in Japan' nuclear policy and may further delay the restart of idled nuclear reactors across the country.......

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

          Revelations about staging illustrate collusive ties between gov't and power companies

          Two electric power companies' revelations that the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) asked them to stage questions in symposia on nuclear energy policy have demonstrated the collusive relationship between NISA and the nuclear power industry....

          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html
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          Jiji press

          Saga Gov. Advises Kyushu Electric on Pronuclear Views

          Saga, July 30 (Jiji Press)--Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa revealed Saturday that he had advised Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> to put more focus on pronuclear voices at a government-sponsored town meeting in June, where the company attempted to sway public opinion in favor of nuclear energy......

          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011073000333

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            03:54 JST 31 Jul 2011 36.9N 141.3E 40 km M6.4 Fukushima-ken Oki

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            Strong earthquake hits Fukushima

            An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.5 jolted Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sunday morning.......
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            M6.5 quake hits Fukushima, no impact on nuclear plant

            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 jolted Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity early Sunday morning, but it did not cause further trouble at the already crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant....

            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/...dm043000c.html

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              12:30
              ambulance
              12:34
              car of Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring Center of Fukushima "AOZORA"
              AOZORA is "blue sky" at Japanese
              15:28 aozora? its radioactivity sky

              air leaks from exhaust duct of unit4 after earthquake M6.5

              repair

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              TEPCO to test run cooling system for No.4 reactor

              The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to test run a system to cool a spent fuel storage pool at the No.4 reactor as early as Sunday......

              Sunday, July 31, 2011 05:30 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_03.html

              Some 100 lawyers to mediate nuclear disputes

              The Japan Federation of Bar Associations will assign around 100 lawyers to mediate settlements at proposed state entities dealing with compensation disputes related to the Fukushima nuclear accident........

              Sunday, July 31, 2011 05:30 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_05.html

              Tepco test-runs No.4 reactor cooling device

              The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun a test-run of a device to cool a spent fuel storage pool where water temperature remains high.....

              Sunday, July 31, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_14.html

              Full operation of cooling device begins

              The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has begun full operation of a device to cool a spent fuel storage pool......
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              Kan criticizes nuke watchdog for manipulation

              Prime Minister Naoto Kan has criticized Japan's nuclear regulator for trying to manipulate public opinion on nuclear power......

              Sunday, July 31, 2011 22:41 +0900 (JST)
              http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_24.html
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              Yomiuri online

              Time to split watchdog from N-proponent

              Can the organization that promotes nuclear power also serve effectively as that industry's watchdog?.....
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              Nuclear safety agency's reputation on rocks / Industry regulator faces credibility crisis after cozy ties with electric utility firms exposed

              Revelations of attempts to misrepresent public opinion raise fundamental questions about the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency's reason for existing.....

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110730003241.htm

              Government faces reality of limited power supply

              The government has been forced to face the reality that the nation will experience a prolonged power shortage from winter onward if it cannot draw on nuclear power.....

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110730003257.htm

              Local govts demand burglary compensation

              Prefectural and municipal governments in Fukushima Prefecture are demanding compensation for victims of burglaries committed in the no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110730003024.htm

              Govt drafts path to less reliance on nuclear energy

              A government panel has decided on a draft policy guideline aimed at giving direction to the process of reducing the nation's dependence on nuclear power.....

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110730003239.htm

              Shikoku utility also urged to sway N-meet

              Shikoku Electric Power Co. has become the second utility to admit it was asked by the government's nuclear safety agency to sway opinion at public meetings on "pluthermal" nuclear power generation, a revelation that raises further questions about the watchdog's impartiality.....

              http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110730003294.htm
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              Asahi com

              TEPCO: Demand for energy less than expected

              Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the threat of power shortages following the March 11 earthquake is being successfully managed and warned the public not to risk their health in efforts to save energy.....

              http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107300247.html

              Nuclear disaster evacuee helps shine light on solar power

              Living near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Hisayuki Sakagami might have once been seen as a bit odd, generating his family's electricity through solar power and small windmills. ....

              http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107300235.html

              Talks between U.S., North Korea end

              NEW YORK-- The United States said July 29 it will consult with South Korea and other countries involved in formal talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program after wrapping up two days of exploratory discussions with diplomats from the North...

              http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107300237.html

              Cabinet recommends cutting nuclear reactors

              The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan presented on July 29 an interim report on new energy policies. The basic thrust of the policies is that Japan will "decrease its number of nuclear reactors." ....

              http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107300234.html

              Kan promises thorough investigation of NISA scandal

              Prime Minister Naoto Kan said allegations that Japan's nuclear watchdog had asked electric power companies to manipulate government-sponsored symposiums on nuclear power generation could, if proved, threaten its existence.....

              http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107300231.html

              Nuclear regulator asked utility to push nuclear power in public forum

              In 2006, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency asked a utility to manipulate public opinion in favor of nuclear power at a public forum, a fresh example of collusion between the nuclear watchdog and electric power companies....

              http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201107300230.html
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              Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

              Hundreds more cattle found shipped after being fed tainted straw

              TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hundreds of more beef cattle were confirmed Saturday to have been shipped after being fed rice straw contaminated with radioactive cesium, with 290 from Fukushima Prefecture and 103 from Miyagi Prefecture, local officials said......

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm068000c.html

              Saga Gov. made comments taken to urge Kyushu Electric into scandal

              SAGA (Kyodo) -- The governor of Saga Prefecture, where Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant is located, admitted Saturday that he made comments that seem to have urged the utility to fake public support -- during a government-sponsored TV program -- for restarting reactors.......

              http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm070000c.html
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              Jiji press

              Japan Antinuclear Group Launch Campaign in Fukushima

              Fukushima, July 31 (Jiji Press)--A major Japanese antinuclear and peace movement organization started an annual campaign on Sunday in Fukushima, the capital city of the northeastern prefecture that hosts the stricken power plant at the center of the nuclear crisis.....

              http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011073100250
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              Sankei news

              "planned evacuation zone"

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                evaporation‐enrichment system Areva

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                west side of Unit 3

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                Cesium leveling out at the Fukushima reactor No.3

                The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says that the level of radioactive cesium in seawater around the Number 3 reactor has shown no signs of increasing.....

                Monday, August 01, 2011 05:59 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_01.html

                TEPCO installs new decontamination unit

                Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, installed new decontamination equipment at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Sunday.......
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                Chiba, Tochigi to test rice for cesium traces

                The Chiba and Tochigi prefectural governments say they will test the rice harvested in their prefectures for radiation......
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                N.Korea: Uranium enrichment is for electricity

                North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator maintains that the country's uranium enrichment program is for a peaceful purpose......

                Monday, August 01, 2011 11:15 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_14.html

                N. Korea, US agree to continue talks, says North

                North Korea has expressed readiness to continue dialogue with the United States 3 days after senior officials wrapped up talks on the North's nuclear programs in New York........

                Monday, August 01, 2011 17:14 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_24.html

                Govt bans beef cattle shipments from Iwate

                Japan's government has ordered Iwate Prefecture to suspend shipments of all beef cattle, after radiation levels above government standards were detected in some beef from the region.......
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                Govt to check rice for radiation

                Japan's government is to ask rice-producing regions to check their crops for radiation before and after harvest.....

                Monday, August 01, 2011 19:15 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_30.html

                Panasonic testing eco-friendly homes in Singapore

                .....Panasonic President Fumio Otsubo says the March 11th disaster and ongoing nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture signal that the use of power has its limits.....

                Monday, August 01, 2011 19:26 +0900 (JST)
                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_31.html

                Highly radioactive water flows into another place

                Highly radioactive water has been found in the basement of a building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near the storage facility for contaminated water......
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                http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_32.html
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                Yomiuri online

                Government reluctant to obtain N-waste sites

                The national government remains reluctant to acquire land on which to build facilities for final disposal of radioactive sludge produced from the ongoing nuclear crisis......

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110731002898.htm

                Radioactive waste worries local governments / Officials seek guidance from central authorities on how to permanently dispose of sludge, ash

                Many local governments are troubled over how to handle waste containing radioactive cesium, including sludge discharged from water and sewage treatment plants, and ash.......

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110731002780.htm

                Utility's e-mails 'up pressure' / Kyushu Electric attaches file urging support for reactor restart

                Kyushu Electric Power Co. attached to e-mails a file in which Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa is quoted as calling on more people to press for the restart of nuclear reactors, it has been learned......

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110731002913.htm

                Livestock farmers in despair

                OSAKI, Miyagi--Livestock farmers in Miyagi Prefecture are deeply concerned about the government's total suspension of beef cattle shipments from the prefecture after some local beef was found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium above permissible levels......

                http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110731002904.htm

                Saga gov. may have sparked e-mail scandal

                Remarks by Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa about the business community's acceptance of resuming operations at a nuclear power plant may have resulted in a number of Kyushu Electric Power Co. employees sending e-mails in support of the idea to a public forum in June, according to a third-party panel on the matter......
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                Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                Kan repeats pledge to reduce reliance on nuclear power

                CHINO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday repeated his pledge to lower Japan's dependence on nuclear power as a national policy, standing firm on his push for the country's exit from nuclear power generation.....

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm002000c.html

                Fukushima residents join antinuclear group's summer campaign

                FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima residents joined the chorus calling for the elimination of nuclear power as one of Japan's leading antinuclear groups on Sunday kicked off its nationwide summer campaign in the city of Fukushima, located around 50 kilometers from the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

                Power industry unions donate over 100 mil. yen to DPJ

                TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ruling Democratic Party of Japan received over 100 million yen in donations in the three years through 2009 from political groups formed by workers' unions of electric power companies, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.....

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

                Saga gov. admits suggesting e-mails supportive of restarting reactor

                SAGA (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa admitted Monday that he suggested to Kyushu Electric Power Co. executives soliciting e-mails during a government-sponsored TV program to express public support for restarting reactors at its Genkai nuclear power plant....

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm082000c.html

                Kan raps nuclear agency, compares its negligence to HIV-tainted blood case

                CHINO, Nagano -- Prime Minister Naoto Kan bitterly criticized the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on July 31 for trying to manipulate public opinion in favor of nuclear energy at the expense of nuclear safety, comparing NISA's campaign to the Health and Welfare Ministry's coverup of HIV-tainted blood in the 1980s.....

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na008000c.html

                Nuclear redress law vague about responsibility for Fukushima crisis

                The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has drawn up a plan to revise the existing law on nuclear damage compensation following the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, according to sources with knowledge of the draft bill......

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html

                U.S. pressing for deal with other countries to build nuclear fuel repository in Mongolia

                Momentum has been quickly building behind the scenes for an ambitious and controversial project led by the United States and Japan to build a nuclear fuel repository in Mongolia as Washington is trying to secure a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with other countries concerned by the end of this year......

                http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na022000c.html
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                Jiji press

                Panasonic to Join Power-Saving Project in Singapore

                Osaka, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Panasonic Corp. <6752> said Monday that it has agreed with the Singaporean government to launch a joint two-year experimental power-saving project in public apartment buildings in the Southeast Asian country.......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011080100605

                Mie Pref. to Conduct Cesium Checks on All Beef

                Tsu, Mie Pref., Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Mie Prefecture said Monday it will begin to check all beef processed in the central Japan prefecture for possible contamination with radioactive cesium as soon as possible......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100274

                Spent Fuel Pool Cooling System Starts at Fukushima No. 4 Reactor

                Fukushima, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--A substitute system to cool spent nuclear fuel has started at the No. 4 reactor of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100298

                2 Eastern Japan Prefectures to Check Rice for Radiation

                Chiba/Utsunomiya, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Chiba and Tochigi Prefectures plan to conduct radiation checks on rice grown in the eastern Japan prefectures following the spread of radioactive substances from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it was learned Monday.......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100392

                Major Japan Cattle Farm Operator on Brink of Bankruptcy

                Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Agura Bokujo, a major Japanese operator of cattle farms with a unique business model, is on the verge of bankruptcy following the discovery of beef tainted with radioactive cesium spewed from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it was learned Monday......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100711

                Japan's Iwate Pref. Instructed to Halt Cow Shipments

                Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's nuclear disaster task force instructed Iwate Governor Takuya Tasso on Monday to suspend shipments of all beef cattle raised in the northeastern Japan prefecture following the discovery of cows tainted with excessive radioactive cesium.......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100784

                Hokkaido Residents Seek Injunction against N-Reactor Restart

                Sapporo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Residents of Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking a court injunction to block the restart of a local nuclear reactor.....

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100824

                Japan to Ask Local Govts to Test Rice for Radiation

                Tokyo, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry plans to ask local governments near the stricken nuclear power plant to conduct radiation checks on rice, sources familiar with the matter said Monday......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100899

                TEPCO Detects Highest Level of Radiation from Fukushima No. 1 Plant

                Fukushima, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday it has detected the highest level of radiation from a facility of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant since the nuclear crisis began in March......

                http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100917
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                Sankei news

                mega solar plant starts at October
                Nishi ward, Sakai city, Osaka

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                  Will be following this news closely.

                  TEPCO Detects Highest Level of Radiation from Fukushima No. 1 Plant

                  Fukushima, Aug. 1 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Monday it has detected the highest level of radiation from a facility of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant since the nuclear crisis began in March......

                  http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080100917
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                  Ask Congress to Investigate COVID Origins and Government Response to Pandemic.

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                  • Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - April 21 +

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                    10Sv/h on the surface of an exhaust stack between the No. 1 and No. 2 reactor buildings
                    workers were exposed to radiation by radiation measurements, 4mSv

                    gamma camera imaging
                    over 10Sv/h

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                    Highest radioactivity level detected at nuke plant

                    The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has detected 10,000 millisieverts of radioactivity per hour at the plant. The level is the highest detected there since the nuclear accident in March......

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 06:33 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_39.html

                    No-entry decontamination to start next month

                    Japan's minister in charge of the nuclear crisis says full-scale decontamination measures will begin next month for the 20-kilometer evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 06:33 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_05.html

                    Nuclear agency's meddling revealed again

                    Another case of questionable conduct by Japan's nuclear regulator has come to light. A former official of the nuclear safety agency has admitted asking a regional utility to mobilize its people for a government symposium on nuclear power 5 years ago........

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 09:39 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_08.html

                    UN chief hopes US-N.Korea dialogue to continue

                    UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has urged the US and North Korea to continue direct talks aimed at resuming six-party negotiations on the North's nuclear program.....

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:40 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_12.html

                    TEPCO to check plant radiation levels carefully

                    The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex is searching for radioactive hotspots after finding record high radiation near an exhaust pipe at the plant......
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                    Hiroshima mayor to call for energy review

                    Hiroshima's mayor will call on the Japanese government to review its energy policy in an annual peace declaration on August 6th, the day the city was hit by a US atomic bomb in 1945......

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 14:10 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_18.html

                    Ban Ki Moon to ask for sending GSDF to Sudan PKO

                    ......Ban told Japanese reporters on Monday that he plans to visit Fukushima and meet evacuees to let them know that the United Nations is with them......

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 14:44 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_19.html

                    Govt sets new criteria for contaminated fertilizer

                    Japan's government has laid down a new set of criteria for the use of fertilizers that may be contaminated with radioactive cesium......

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 17:55 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_22.html

                    Govt bans shipments of Tochigi beef cattle

                    Japan's government has ordered Tochigi Prefecture to suspend its shipments of beef cattle due to fears of radioactive contamination.......
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                    Govt to conduct comprehensive radiation monitoring

                    Japan's government has decided to start comprehensive radiation monitoring this year by coordinating organizations that have been checking radiation levels since the Fukushima nuclear accident in March.....

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 19:33 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_27.html

                    High radioactivity level at reactor building

                    The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has detected the highest confirmed indoor level of radioactivity at the facility since the March accident.....

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 20:24 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_32.html

                    Shizuoka begins checking rice for radiation

                    Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, has begun checking locally grown rice for radiation to prove its safety.....

                    Tuesday, August 02, 2011 20:54 +0900 (JST)
                    http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_33.html
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                    Yomiuri online

                    Fukushima: More 'tainted cows' shipped

                    Another 290 beef cattle raised in Fukushima Prefecture have been shipped inside the prefecture as well as to Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures after being fed what is believed to be cesium-tainted rice straw harvested in Miyagi Prefecture.......

                    http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110801005591.htm
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                    Asahi com
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                    BIZ BRIEF: Panasonic, Singapore to test energy solutions in eco town

                    Panasonic Corp. announced Aug. 1 that it has reached an agreement with the government of Singapore to collaborate on the development and testing of energy solutions at Punggol Eco-Town over the next two years....

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010196.html

                    Lacoste crocodile still moving forward in Tohoku

                    The small town of Furudono is best known for its 400-year-old cherry blossom tree and its pleasant setting in forested mountains in southern Fukushima Prefecture.....

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010201.html

                    Risk-aversion measures spreading after March 11 quake

                    The devastation of the March 11 earthquake has prompted local governments and businesses to scramble for measures and proposals to mitigate future damage in this natural disaster-prone country.......

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010200.html

                    North Korea won't halt uranium enrichment program

                    NEW YORK--In meetings with the United States, North Korea rejected a demand for an immediate halt to its uranium enrichment program and four other conditions set by Tokyo, Seoul and Washington for resuming the six-party talks, diplomatic sources said.....

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010189.html

                    Panel: Saga governor triggered nuclear power e-mail scandal

                    Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa admitted on July 30 that he had told senior officials of Kyushu Electric Power Co. that opinions backing the restart of the utility's reactors needed to be raised in a public hearing......

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010181.html

                    Foreign ministry simulated nuke plant disaster in 1984

                    The Foreign Ministry had simulated a possible attack on nuclear plants in 1984 that included a scenario in which all power sources were lost--as occurred at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant--but chose to keep the results confidential, The Asahi Shimbun learned......

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010186.html

                    Panel: Fukushima accident shows dangers posed by reactors

                    HIROSHIMA--The crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has exposed the fact that a nuclear power plant can be as dangerous as a nuclear weapon, experts told a symposium here over the weekend......

                    http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108010180.html
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                    Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                    Turkey yet to decide whether to resume nuclear plant talks with Japan

                    TOKYO/CAIRO (Kyodo) -- Turkey has yet to decide on whether to resume discussions with Japan on importing Japanese nuclear power generation technologies, which have been suspended since the nuclear crisis triggered at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a source at the Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Ministry said Monday.......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu041000c.html

                    TEPCO eyes boosting personnel in charge of nuke damage compensation

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is considering increasing the number of its employees in charge of compensation to people affected by the nuclear crisis by fivefold to about 5,000 by around September, company officials said Monday......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

                    Russia sends 61 products back to Japan over radiation fears

                    VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Kyodo) -- Low-level radiation was detected in 235 Japanese products that arrived at Russian ports and 61 of them were sent back to Japan between April and late July, a Russian customs official said in a written response to questions from Kyodo News.....

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

                    Japan plans 2-phase radiation tests on rice

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry plans to conduct two-phase radiation tests on rice after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and resulted in radiation leaks, ministry officials said Monday.......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

                    Gov't bans all shipments of beef cattle from Iwate Pref.

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday ordered the suspension of all shipments of beef cattle from Iwate Prefecture after a number of cattle raised there were found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium.....

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

                    Decontamination of no-go zone around Fukushima plant to start in Sept.

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will begin decontaminating areas located inside the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in September, Goshi Hosono, minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, said Monday......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

                    TEPCO to start work by year-end to block radiation water leak to sea

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will start building by the year-end an 800-meter-long shield between the Nos. 1-4 nuclear reactors at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant and the coastal line to prevent radiation-contaminated water from flowing into the sea......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

                    Safety agency slams TEPCO for lax ID checks on nuclear plant workers

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency reprimanded Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday for failing to conduct adequate identity checks on workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

                    Deputy chief of U.S. Embassy to attend Hiroshima peace ceremony

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The United States is planning to send James Zumwalt, deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, to Saturday's international ceremony in Hiroshima to mark the 66th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city, sources familiar with the matter said Monday........

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm025000c.html

                    Hiroshima mayor to urge gov't to review energy policy at peace ceremony

                    HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui is set to urge the government to review its energy policy following the Fukushima nuclear crisis in his peace declaration to be read at a ceremony Saturday, according to the gist of the speech he released Tuesday......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm094000c.html

                    Nuclear agency asked Shikoku Electric to send employees to symposium

                    TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A former senior official of the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency on Tuesday acknowledged that the agency asked Shikoku Electric Power Co., one of the country's 10 regional power companies, to mobilize its employees for a government-sponsored symposium on nuclear energy in June 2006.....

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm095000c.html

                    Beef auctions recommence in Yamagata following radiation scare

                    YAMAGATA -- Beef auctions recommenced in Yamagata Prefecture on Aug. 1, amid the widening radioactive beef scare in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html

                    2 TEPCO workers died in tsunami after following orders to check nuclear plant damage

                    Two Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) workers whose bodies were found at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power plant some three weeks after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami were struck by the tsunami while inspecting an underground facility under orders, the Mainichi has learned......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html

                    Highest levels of radiation since March 11 detected at Fukushima nuclear reactors

                    Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said on Aug. 1 that it had detected radiation doses exceeding 10 sieverts per hour, the highest level of radiation measured since the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, outside the buildings for two reactors -- a new discovery that could hamper efforts to bring the troubled reactors under control.....

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html

                    Ex-PM Nakasone, influential Shoriki played key role in promoting nuclear power

                    Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and former House of Representatives member Matsutaro Shoriki played a key role in Japan's post-war policy of promoting nuclear power generation......

                    http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na024000c.html
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                    Jiji press

                    Kan Seeks Debate on Pubilc Management of Nuclear Plants

                    Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday called for public debate in Japan on possible public management of nuclear power plants......

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080200485

                    Hiroshima Peace Declaration to Seek Review of Japan's Energy Policy

                    Hiroshima, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said Tuesday the city's peace declaration this year will call for a review of Japan's energy policy in response to the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.......

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080200574

                    Injunction Sought against N-Reactor Restart in Western Japan

                    Otsu, Shiga Pref., Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--A group of some 150 citizens in Japan's Kansai western region on Tuesday filed for a court injunction to block the restart of seven nuclear reactors run by Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503>.....

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080200813

                    Japan's Tochigi Pref. Ordered to Stop Cattle Shipments

                    Tokyo, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government instructed Tochigi Governor Tomikazu Fukuda Tuesday to suspend shipments of all beef cattle raised in the eastern prefecture due to radioactive contamination....

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080200859

                    TEPCO Detects High-Level Radiation inside Fukushima Plant

                    Fukushima, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it has detected high levels of radiation inside the No. 1 reactor building at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080200917

                    TEPCO Starts Test Operations of New Desalination Devices at Fukushima

                    Fukushima, Aug. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday started test operations of new water desalination devices at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

                    http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080200981

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                      Court injunction sought against reactor restarts

                      People living near 7 nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, have sought a court injunction against restarting them. The reactors are currently offline for scheduled maintenance.......

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 00:49 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_01.html

                      Hiroshima University to study low-level exposure

                      Hiroshima University is to launch a study focusing on the health impact of exposure to low-level radiation......

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 00:49 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_02.html

                      Fukushima to begin beef cattle buy-up next week

                      A plan by the Fukushima prefectural government to buy up beef cattle from farmers will be launched as early as next week. Producers there have been unable to ship their cattle after beef in the region was found to be highly radioactive..........
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                      Shimane Prefecture to test all beef cattle

                      Another local government in Japan says it will conduct radiation checks of all beef cattle to ease consumer concerns about food safety.......
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                      Nuclear compensation bill enacted

                      Japan's Diet has approved legislation to help Tokyo Electric Power Company compensate victims of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:44 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_18.html

                      Govt comes up with plan for a new nuclear watchdog

                      The Japanese government plans to create a new nuclear safety agency, in order to separate regulatory functions from the industry ministry which promotes nuclear energy........

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 13:54 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_22.html

                      TEPCO paid $900 in provisional compensation

                      Tokyo Electric Power Company has so far paid 69 billion yen, or nearly 900 million dollars, in provisional compensation......

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 17:02 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_28.html

                      Cattle farmers demand compensation from TEPCO

                      Japanese farmers have staged a protest in front of Tokyo Electric Power Company's headquarters in Tokyo, demanding compensation over a ban on beef shipments due to fears of radioactive contamination......
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                      Government to test rice for radioactivity

                      The Japanese government says that rice harvested in the coming months will be tested for radioactivity.....

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 17:50 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_31.html

                      Discussions begin on how to scrap Fukushima plant

                      A government-appointed panel has begun discussing the timetable for decommissioning the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 19:07 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_34.html

                      Ban-the-bomb convention opens in Hiroshima

                      A Japanese anti-nuclear organization has opened an annual international conference in Hiroshima, ahead of the 66th anniversary of the bombing of the city on August 6th. At the top of this year's agenda are proposals to scrap nuclear power generation following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant......

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 20:25 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_33.html

                      Nagasaki mayor calls for nuclear-free NE Asia

                      The mayor of Nagasaki has urged the Japanese government to start efforts to denuclearize Northeast Asia, as the first step toward creating a nuclear-free world.....

                      Wednesday, August 03, 2011 21:02 +0900 (JST)
                      http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_38.html
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                      Yomiuri online

                      Record radiation at Fukushima N-plant / More than twice previous peak level

                      Record-high radiation levels of more than 10 sieverts (10,000 millisieverts) per hour have been detected on a pipe at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co......
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                      Asahi com

                      Ito-Yokado to check all beef for radioactivity

                      Supermarket chain Ito-Yokado Co. will demand suppliers check all beef for radioactivity and only accept products whose levels are within government safety standards.....

                      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108020254.html

                      Scandal makes shambles of economy minister Kaieda's plans

                      After being humiliated by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, economy minister Banri Kaieda hatched a plan to promote his policies on energy and lead him to the top of the nation's political hierarchy......

                      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108020252.html

                      Natural energy sources a growth sector everywhere but Japan

                      Japan is lagging behind the world in the development of electricity from natural sources and Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son wants to do something big to change that......

                      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108020246.html

                      Iwate, Tochigi beef shipments suspended

                      Iwate and Tochigi became the third and fourth prefectures ordered to stop all shipments of beef after radioactive cesium exceeding safety standards was detected in their meat.......

                      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108020247.html

                      Highest radiation to date at Fukushima plant another hurdle for TEPCO

                      Tokyo Electric Power Co. was struggling to determine the cause of the highest radiation levels detected at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant since the disaster started March 11......
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                      TEPCO to build seawater containment wall off Fukushima plant

                      Tokyo Electric Power Co. will install an 800-meter-long wall off crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to prevent radioactive groundwater from flowing into the sea.....

                      http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108020243.html
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                      Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                      Law for radiation cleanup by gov't in designated areas mulled

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will take charge of clearing debris and soil contaminated with radioactive material emitted from the badly damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under a new law being prepared by the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm003000c.html

                      Saga governor apologizes over remark on Genkai power plant

                      SAGA (Kyodo) -- Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa apologized Tuesday for making a remark that could be interpreted as having prompted Kyushu Electric Power Co. to solicit e-mails in support of restarting reactors at the Genkai nuclear plant for a government-sponsored television program........

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm004000c.html

                      Gov't to make radioactive material concentration map for farmlands

                      TOKYO (Kyodo)-- The government said Tuesday it plans to draw up a radioactive substance concentration map for farmlands and conduct a study on contaminated debris as part of measures to deal with radioactive material released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm005000c.html

                      Japan's ban on cattle shipments expands to Tochigi Pref.

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Tuesday banned cattle shipments from Tochigi Prefecture, raising to four the number of prefectures subject to the ban imposed to prevent radiation-contaminated meat from reaching the nation's store shelves.......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html

                      Damages eyed for cattle farmers in 17 prefectures over tainted straw

                      TOKYO, Aug. 3, Kyodo
                      A government panel plans to recommend compensation be paid to cattle farmers in 17 prefectures for financial losses suffered as the result of the plunge in sales and prices of beef because of the discovery that cesium-tainted rice straw might have been sold as cattle feed in those areas, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm007000c.html

                      Highest indoor radiation level detected at Fukushima Daiichi plant

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Radiation dosages of 5 sieverts per hour were detected indoors on the second floor of the No. 1 reactor at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Tuesday, the highest figure yet indoors, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm008000c.html

                      Law to facilitate nuclear disaster compensation enacted

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Legislation designed to facilitate compensation to people and businesses affected by the ongoing nuclear disaster was enacted in parliament on Wednesday.......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm018000c.html

                      Nuclear agency asked 2 more utilities to send staff to symposiums

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A former senior official of Japan's nuclear safety agency acknowledged Wednesday that he asked two more power companies to mobilize their employees for government-sponsored symposiums on nuclear energy, in the latest revelations of alleged attempts to manipulate opinions at the events......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm057000c.html

                      Nuclear safety agency may be set up under Environment Ministry

                      TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is considering separating the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and merging its functions with a new agency to be created under the Environment Ministry, according to a minister's draft plan revealed Wednesday......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm061000c.html

                      Metro Tokyo to build gas-fired power plant to combat energy shortage fears

                      The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set up a team to plan the construction of natural gas-fuelled power stations independent of regional utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) amid continued electricity shortages sparked by the Fukushima nuclear crisis......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na004000c.html

                      Junior-high students from town near Fukushima plant to attend Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony

                      IWAKI, Fukushima -- Students from junior high schools near the radiation-leaking Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant will visit Nagasaki from Aug. 7 to learn how the atomic-bomb hit city dealt with its own radiation threat.....

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na014000c.html

                      Residents' group asks court to stop restart of Fukui Pref. nuke reactors

                      OTSU -- Residents in four prefectures have applied for a temporary court injunction against the restart of seven nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture, citing the Fukushima nuclear crisis as proof that national safety standards for nuclear plant design are faulty......

                      http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na019000c.html
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                      Jiji press

                      Japanese Law on Nuclear Accident Compensation Enacted

                      Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament enacted Wednesday legislation to create a framework for compensation payments to victims of the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080300374

                      Japan Mulls Nuclear Safety Agency in Environment Ministry

                      Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering creating a nuclear safety agency as a regulatory body within the Ministry of Environment, informed sources said Wednesday.....

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080300439

                      More Radiation Hot Spots Designated Near Fukushima N-Plant

                      Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Wednesday designated more areas near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as hot spots where radiation levels are high.....

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080300581

                      Nagasaki, Other Mayors Seek Nuke-Free Notheast Asia

                      Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue urged the central government Wednesday to examine the idea of proposing the establishment of an area completely without nuclear weapons in northeast Asia.......

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080300854

                      Japan New Strategy to Include Cut in Nuclear Power Dependence

                      Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel on Wednesday drew up a plan to have the nation's new economic growth strategy include a target of reducing its dependence on nuclear power.....

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080300966

                      Japan to Implement 2-Step Radiation Checks to Ensure Rice's Safety

                      Tokyo, Aug. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry unveiled Wednesday a two-stage method to check levels of radioactive fallout from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in rice to be harvested in Fukushima and 13 other prefectures.....

                      http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080300975
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                      Sankei news

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                          TEPCO reports cooling system's reliability

                          The operator of the Fukushima power plant says it could restart injecting water into its crippled reactors within 3 hours after mechanical problems or power failure halt the plant's cooling system........

                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_03.html

                          Evacuation orders to be lifted in late August

                          The government says it wants to lift evacuation advisories in a few weeks for areas 20 to 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......
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                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_04.html

                          Fukushima crisis causes British fuel plant to shut

                          A British plant for processing spent nuclear fuel is set to close due to the loss of business from Japanese power companies following the Fukushima nuclear accident.....
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                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 07:57 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html

                          TEPCO to attach hoses to improve water filter flow

                          The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will attach makeshift hoses to its wastewater filtering system to help improve the water flow......

                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 09:47 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_12.html

                          Discussions begin on how to scrap Fukushima plant

                          A government-appointed panel plans to finalize a timetable by January next year on decommissioning damaged reactors at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:05 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_13.html

                          Radiation limit for children will be lowered

                          The Japanese government says the yearly radiation limit for school children will be lowered as early as this month.....

                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:05 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_14.html

                          Japan plans to dismiss top nuclear officials

                          The Japanese government plans to dismiss 3 top officials in charge of nuclear power policy over their handling of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 11:05 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_16.html

                          Nuke plant hosts call for quick end to crisis

                          Local communities hosting nuclear power plants in Japan have urged the government to thoroughly investigate the Fukushima accident to determine its cause......

                          Thursday, August 04, 2011 21:21 +0900 (JST)
                          http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_34.html
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                          Yomiuri online

                          Fukushima parents fret for kids

                          FUKUSHIMA--The degree of concern among parents in Fukushima Prefecture is reflected by the revelation that as many as 2,300 children have left private kindergartens in the prefecture due to worries over the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

                          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110803005414.htm

                          Taking the Bon dance to the people

                          KORIYAMA, Fukushima--On the evening of July 17, men, women and children danced in a circle to local traditional songs such as "Soma Bon-uta" and "Kawauchi Jinku" at the Big Palette Fukushima event center in Koriyama, which serves as an evacuation center for people from Tomiokamachi and Kawauchimura......
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                          More high radiation spots found / Levels of 5 and 10 sieverts detected near pipe at No. 1 nuclear reactor

                          Extremely high levels of radiation have been detected at two more locations near a pipe at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co said......

                          http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110803005635.htm

                          Nuclear crisis causes drop in private kindergarten attendance

                          FUKUSHIMA--About 2,300 children enrolled at private kindergartens in Fukushima Prefecture have stopped attending or been evacuated on fears stemming from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crisis, according to a survey.......
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                          Independent N-power agency eyed / Body would consolidate oversight roles

                          The government has compiled a draft plan to consolidate existing nuclear regulatory organizations by creating a nuclear safety agency as an extra-ministerial bureau of the Environment Ministry, it was learned Wednesday......
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                          Asahi com

                          Fukushima high school festival opens for non-athletes

                          FUKUSHIMA--Smiles were the order of the day as the 35th Fukushima Festival of Arts and Sciences opened on Aug. 3 in Fukushima Prefecture, as optimism replaced gloom and doom over the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

                          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108030262.html

                          Airborne radiation survey to cover all regions in eastern Japan

                          The government will expand airborne radiation measurements to cover all regions of eastern Japan to provide a more precise picture of "hot spots" of elevated radiation levels far from the crippled nuclear plant.....

                          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108030261.html

                          TEPCO finds more areas with dangerous radiation levels

                          Extremely high radiation levels were detected in a second area on the grounds of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug. 2. ......

                          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108030268.html

                          New agency under Environment Ministry to regulate nuclear power generation

                          Plans are afoot to set up a new agency under the Environment Ministry to take over most administrative aspects of nuclear power generation......

                          http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108030264.html
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                          Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                          Britain to close nuclear fuel plant due to Japan disaster

                          LONDON (Kyodo) -- Britain's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said Wednesday it is to close a nuclear fuel production facility following talks with Japanese customers.....

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu014000c.html

                          Gov't to require 2-stage test of rice for radiation contamination

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry said Wednesday that municipalities should test rice to be locally harvested this year in two stages for possible radioactive pollution from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and dispose of all rice found to be contaminated above the government-set safety limit.......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm010000c.html

                          DPJ panel urges gov't to buy up land near Fukushima nuclear plant

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A panel of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan compiled a proposal Wednesday urging the government to buy up land near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that has been leaking radioactive substances since it was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm011000c.html

                          Panel investigating nuclear crisis questioned Fukushima plant head

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A third-party panel investigating the causes of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant questioned plant chief Masao Yoshida two times last month, sources close to the matter said Wednesday......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm012000c.html

                          3 top Japanese nuclear officials to be axed amid crisis

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda said Thursday he plans to sack three top officials in charge of nuclear power policy to hold them responsible for the handling of the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant........

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm013000c.html

                          Nagasaki mayor pitches for nuke free zone in Northeast Asia

                          TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue on Wednesday called on the government to consider working toward creation of a nuclear weapon-free zone in the Northeast Asian region including North Korea, submitting to the Foreign Ministry signatures of 103 municipality heads in support of the idea........

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm019000c.html

                          Saga gov't also urged employees to attend public meeting on restarting nuke plant

                          SAGA -- The Saga Prefectural Government mobilized its employees as participants in what was supposed to be a briefing for local residents on the resumption of operations at the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant's reactors, it has emerged, calling the meeting's fairness into question......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na002000c.html

                          Stable operation of Fukushima plant top priority before lifting evacuation zones

                          Stable operation of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant's system to purify contaminated water will determine whether or not the current crisis can be brought under control and is one of the conditions for lifting emergency evacuation preparatory zones some 20 to 30 kilometers from the plant.....

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na004000c.html

                          TEPCO struggling to treat contaminated water at crippled nuclear plant

                          Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) is struggling to treat a massive amount of water contaminated with radioactive substances at its crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

                          Farmers' group stages protest at TEPCO headquarters to demand compensation

                          A group of some 350 people protested outside Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)'s head office on Aug. 3 over the contamination of beef with radioactive cesium from the disaster-stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima and to demand compensation......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na012000c.html

                          Industry minister sacks 3 top officials to end cozy ties over nuclear power policy

                          Industry minister Banri Kaieda, under pressure to put an end to cozy ties between government regulators and utilities over Japan's nuclear power policy, announced on Aug. 4 plans to sack three high-ranking officials in charge of nuclear policy.....

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na013000c.html

                          Hiroshima A-bomb archive site with 3-D satellite map proving popular

                          ....."We've seen towns wiped out instantly in the Great East Japan Earthquake, while experiencing the horror of radioactive materials in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. We created the Hiroshima Archive by overlapping our experiences since March 11," Watanabe said......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na015000c.html
                          Related links
                          Hiroshima Archive
                          http://hiroshima.mapping.jp/
                          Nagasaki Archive
                          http://e.nagasaki.mapping.jp/

                          Rice farmers, wholesalers worry about radioactive cesium tests

                          Rice farmers and wholesalers are uneasy about tests for radioactive cesium in rice crops and how those tests will affect shipments following the government's announcement of testing standards on Aug. 3......

                          http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html
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                          Jiji press

                          Japan Govt to Dismiss 3 Top Nuclear Officials

                          Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda said Thursday he has decided to dismiss three top officials in charge of nuclear policy to "rebuild the ministry with new people." .....

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080400498

                          Japan Industry Ministry to Promote Adachi to Vice Minister

                          Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry minister Banri Kaieda plans to promote senior policy official Kenyu Adachi to the post of vice minister, officials said Thursday. ....

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080400949

                          Japan Expects Little Impact of Reactor Cooling System Failures

                          Tokyo, Aug. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Thursday that areas outside the 20-kilometers no-go zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be little affected even if systems to cool reactor cores fail again......

                          http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080400971
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                          Sankei news

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                            Nuclear reactor to shut down for inspection

                            A nuclear reactor at a power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, will be shut down soon for a regular inspection. As a result, 39 reactors, or over 70 percent out of the total of 54 in the country, will be out of service.....
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                            Top nuclear negotiator for N.Korea visits China

                            North Korea's chief nuclear negotiator has met China's special envoy to the six-party talks on the North's nuclear program, apparently to request assistance in continuing direct talks with the United States......

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_03.html

                            Kan to express aim to reduce nuclear power

                            Prime Minister Naoto Kan will express his resolve to reduce Japan's dependency on nuclear energy at the August 6th ceremony to mark the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.........

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 05:46 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_06.html

                            Gov't to buy up all cesium-contaminated beef

                            The Japanese government is set to buy up all beef contaminated with radioactive cesium that has already reached the distribution chain. It will include beef with radioactive cesium at levels within the national safety limit.....
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                            Friday, August 05, 2011 07:42 +0900 (JST)
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                            Utilities to be probed for influence peddling

                            Industry minister Banri Kaieda says an independent panel has begun investigating allegations that nuclear safety regulators repeatedly tried to influence public symposiums on the use of nuclear energy......

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 14:18 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_17.html

                            N.Korean nuke official home after US talks

                            North Korea's top nuclear negotiator has returned home after visiting the United States and China......

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 18:30 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_29.html

                            Panel compiles nuclear compensation guidelines

                            A Japanese government panel has updated its guidelines on compensating people affected by the nuclear accident in Fukushima. Nearly 5 months into the disaster, full-scale payments are now likely to start......

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 19:32 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_26.html

                            Reactor in Niigata to be shut down for inspection

                            The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, is shutting down a reactor at a nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, for a regular inspection.......

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 19:36 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_28.html

                            Japan to continue nuclear exports

                            The Japanese government says it will continue exporting nuclear technology for now, despite Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent remarks calling for a review of the nation's nuclear policy........

                            Friday, August 05, 2011 21:21 +0900 (JST)
                            http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_35.html
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                            Yomiuri online

                            Top METI officials to be fired over N-crisis

                            Three top officials of the industry ministry are set to be dismissed, apparently for their handling of the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the revelation of staged events related to nuclear power......

                            http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110804005771.htm
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                            Asahi com

                            Scientist on mission to prove grass can be greener

                            KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Mention grass to scientist Mitsuo Kondo and he gets excited......

                            http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108040317.html

                            Panel lists five key challenges at Fukushima

                            Five key challenges stand in the way of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s efforts to stabilize the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and eventually remove damaged fuel from its reactors, according to a government panel.....

                            http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108040316.html

                            Water treatment facility at Fukushima plant improves operation

                            After two months of stoppages and other problems, there are finally signs that efforts to purify highly radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are paying off.......

                            http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108040315.html

                            Fukushima crisis prompts British MOX plant to close

                            LONDON--A British nuclear fuel plant in northwest England announced Aug. 3 it will be shutting its doors because of growing uncertainties about the industry following the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant....

                            http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108040311.html

                            Minami-Soma to turn down nuclear subsidies

                            MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Hit hard by the nuclear disaster, Minami-Soma city will again decline subsidies given to host communities of nuclear plants to send a clear anti-nuclear message to the government and electric power companies.......

                            http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108040320.html
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                            Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

                            Kyushu Electric's Manabe apologies at Saga assembly over scandal

                            SAGA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. president Toshio Manabe apologized Thursday over the company's campaign to mobilize its own employees and those of its affiliates to bombard a government-sponsored television program with e-mails in support of restarting two reactors at the Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm016000c.html

                            Last year's rice being hoarded over radiation contamination worries

                            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Consumers are beginning to hoard last year's rice as their dietary staple over concerns that freshly harvested rice may be contaminated with radioactive materials released from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, retailers said Friday......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html

                            Japan's largest labor organization questions nuclear energy policy

                            HIROSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Japan's largest labor organization questioned the country's energy policy Thursday, including the promotion of nuclear power generation in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm018000c.html

                            Nuclear panel head indicates he has no intention to step down

                            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan indicated Thursday he has no intention to resign after Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda said the same day he plans to sack three top nuclear policy officials over the handling of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm019000c.html

                            Panel to probe atomic agency's alleged hand in symposiums

                            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Banri Kaieda said Friday a third-party panel has been set up to investigate allegations the nuclear safety agency asked utilities to dress up public symposiums on atomic energy to make local communities appear supportive of nuclear power plants......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm030000c.html

                            Japan gov't unveils ideas for new nuclear safety agency

                            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government unveiled on Friday a set of ideas to improve nuclear safety in Japan, proposing that a new agency be set up under either the Environment Ministry or the Cabinet Office......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm031000c.html

                            U.S. Navy storing radioactive waste from quake relief mission at Sasebo

                            SASEBO (Kyodo) -- The city of Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, will ask the central government to promptly dispose of radioactive waste found to have been stored by the U.S. Navy at the Sasebo Naval Base after its personnel took part in relief efforts following the March 11 disaster, city officials said Friday.......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm032000c.html

                            Documents reveal U.S. plan in mid-1950s to deploy nuke arms in Japan

                            TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The U.S. government sought to promote the peaceful use of atomic energy vis-a-vis Japan in the mid-1950s to pave the way for eventually deploying nuclear weapons in the country by easing the antinuclear sentiment of the Japanese people, according to top-secret U.S. government documents found at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm033000c.html

                            Radioactive contamination tests begin on Chiba rice

                            As the Fukushima nuclear crisis continues and incidents of radioactive contamination have hit sectors across Japan's agricultural industry, Chiba Prefecture has begun testing this year's rice crops for radioactive substances......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na005000c.html

                            Kagoshima governor received free tickets from utility that wanted to build nuke reactor

                            KAGOSHIMA -- Gov. Yuichiro Ito received two free musical tickets from a power supplier that was seeking his approval of its plan to build an additional nuclear reactor in the prefecture, it has emerged.......

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                            Gov't unchanged on nuclear plant export negotiations after crisis

                            The government on Aug. 5 gave Cabinet approval to the continuation of ongoing negotiations to sell nuclear power plants overseas......

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na010000c.html

                            Hibakusha: A-bomb survivor feels overlap with young victims of Fukushima disaster

                            A-bomb survivor Masahito Hirose, 81, feels an overlap between young people in the areas hit hard by the Great East Japan Earthquake and himself at that age.....

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na017000c.html

                            Nuke safety group OKs report saying chances of another Fukushima plant explosion are slim

                            The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan (NSC) has approved a report compiled by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) stating that the possibility is slim that another meltdown and hydrogen explosion will occur at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.....

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na018000c.html

                            Hiroshima mayor: Efforts should be made to share A-bomb experiences

                            The following is a message from Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui, released ahead of the 66th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima:....

                            http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na020000c.html
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                            Jiji press

                            Sailor Pen to Launch Personal Dosimeter

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Major stationery maker Sailor Pen Co. <7992> will start to sell a personal-use radiation dosimeter on Monday at contracted retailers and through the Internet......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011080500001

                            Kansai Electric Scales Down Wind Power Plan

                            Osaka, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> said Friday it will scale down a wind power project in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011080500927

                            Regular Checkup to Start Sat. at TEPCO Reactor in Central Japan

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday that it will begin a 60-day regular checkup of the No. 1 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Saturday......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500427

                            Fukushima Dairy Farmer Faces Threat of Radiation--Again

                            Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--For Minoru Oka, 85, the nuclear crisis engulfing his hometown in Fukushima Prefecture is his second brush with the invisible threat of radiation......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500432

                            Kaieda Unlikely to Resign before Aug. 15

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Banri Kaieda indicated Friday that he will not step down before Aug. 15.....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500437

                            Panel to Probe Possible State Role in Pro-Nuclear Attempts

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry ministry set up a third-party committee Friday to investigate the government's possible involvement in past attempts by power suppliers to promote nuclear energy by manipulating public opinions at state-sponsored symposiums.......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500495

                            N-Crisis Radioactive Waste Stored at U.S. Base in Sasebo

                            Nagasaki, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Low-level radioactive waste the U.S. Navy bore in disaster relief operations in northeastern Japan is stored at its base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, it was learned Friday......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500505

                            TEPCO Puts Off Trial Run of New Equipment at Fukushima N-Plant

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Friday that it has postponed a trial run of new equipment for a system to treat highly radioactive water at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500579

                            Japan Enacts Laws to Support Evacuees

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament on Friday passed two bills aimed at supporting people forced to evacuate due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500804

                            Japan to Continue N-Plant Exports for Time Being

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government indicated in a paper adopted at a cabinet meeting Friday that the country will continue exporting nuclear power plants for the time being.......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500900

                            Japan Should Simulate Having Nuclear Arms: Tokyo Governor

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan should simulate having nuclear weapons to maintain its presence as it is surrounded by nuclear states, Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara suggested Friday......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500987

                            Japan Govt Shows Ideas about Where to Place Nuke Safety Agency

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government showed on Friday two options on to which government body a nuclear safety agency will be belonging.....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080500989

                            Tohoku Electric Avoids Blackouts with TEPCO's Help

                            Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> managed to head off an unexpected blackout on Friday by receiving electricity supplies from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, officials said......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080501005

                            Japan Expands Tainted Beef Purchase Program

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan's agriculture ministry said Friday it will expand a program to buy beef tainted with radioactive cesium in hopes of wiping out consumer concern about the safety of domestic beef.....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080501027

                            Japan Panel Sets Interim Guidelines for TEPCO Compensation

                            Tokyo, Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--A government panel set on Friday interim guidelines for Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> payment of compensation for losses caused by the nation's worst nuclear accidents at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant......

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080501029

                            (Update) Tohoku Electric Avoids Blackouts with TEPCO's Help

                            Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Aug. 5 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> managed to head off blackouts on Friday by receiving electricity supplies from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, officials of the regional power supplier said....

                            http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011080600008
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                            Atomic Bomb Dome
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                            Tepco' mega solar plant is now under construction at Kawasaki ward, Kawasaki city


                            20:16 JST 05 Aug 2011 37.1N 140.9E 10 km M4.8 Fukushima-ken Hamadori

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