Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - August 6 - October 31, 2011

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JNN live cam takes a camera angle to reactor 1
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Safety limit radioactive cesium in Fukushima rice

Radioactive cesium measuring just at the government-set safety limit has been detected in rice samples collected in an area in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture.....

Sunday, September 25, 2011 09:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_22.html

Govt to financially support geothermal generation

Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry says it will support companies that invest in geothermal power generation projects......

Sunday, September 25, 2011 22:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_20.html
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Yomiuri online

Noda changing Kan's N-plant stance

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is slowly changing the government's stance on nuclear power generation, which his predecessor, Naoto Kan, wanted to replace with other energy sources......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110924003182.htm

Rice touches cesium limit / Levels near questionable paddy in Fukushima appear safe

FUKUSHIMA--Radioactive cesium at levels of 500 becquerels per kilogram was found in rice harvested in Nihonmatsu, according to the prefectural government. The figure is the upper limit of the central government-set limit.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110924003191.htm
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Asahi com

Internet adds variety to anti-nuke placards

NAGOYA -- Japan's anti-nuclear movement is harnessing the power of the Internet to reinvent the good old political placard.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240157.html
The website can be viewed at http://nonukeart.org/

Doll contest aims to encourage Fukushima children

They are a bit like Weebles, the famous plastic toys that wobble but don't fall down, but they have been enjoyed by Japanese children for about 400 years......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240160.html

Ministers from disaster areas play up rebuilding efforts

Lacking experience in their Cabinet portfolios, Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba and Finance Minister Jun Azumi have been using the bulk of their U.S. visits to explain how Japan is rebuilding from the March 11 disaster......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240215.html

Evacuees take part in festival procession

AIZU-WAKAMATSU, Fukushima Prefecture -- About 500 people dressed as lords, warriors and noble women of the old Aizu feudal domain marched and rode through this northeastern city on Sept. 23 as part of an event to commemorate the 1868 Boshin civil war......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240175.html

Cesium exceeding safety threshold detected in Fukushima rice

FUKUSHIMA--A preliminary test detected 500 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram of rice in Fukushima Prefecture, the first time the limit of 200 becquerels has been breached, the prefectural government said Sept. 23.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240236.html

Hydrogen accumulates in pipes at Fukushima's No. 1 reactor

Hydrogen has accumulated to a level higher than previously thought in pipes connected to the No. 1 reactor containment vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the plant's operator said Sept. 23......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109240257.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Fukushima municipality heads concerned over lifting of evacuation advisory

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Heads of five municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis have aired concerns over the government's plan to lift its evacuation advisory in the event of an emergency, saying not enough has been done to ensure the safety of residents........

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

Azumi says economy on recovery track, nuclear crisis under control

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The Japanese economy is back on recovery track after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in March and ensuing nuclear crisis is now under control in accordance with the government's road map, Finance Minister Jun Azumi said Saturday.......

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

Residents near Fukushima nuclear plant make own radiation map, clean contaminated areas

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- Residents in this city, some areas of which fall within the 20-kilometer no-entry zone from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, have organized a council to measure radiation levels and remove radioactive material spread from the power plant.....

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

Azumi Highlights 2012 IMF-World Bank Meetings in Tokyo

Washington, Sept. 24 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minster Jun Azumi has worked hard here to raise the profile of next year's annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to be hosted by Tokyo for the first time in 48 years......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092500070

(Update) Pro-Nuclear Mayor Wins 3rd Term in Western Japan Town

Yamaguchi, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--The pro-nuclear incumbent mayor of the town of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, won his third four-year term in Sunday's election in which the focus was on whether a controversial project to build a nuclear power plant in the western Japan town should be allowed to proceed amid the ongoing radiation crisis in the nation...........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092500314
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Sankei news

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pray for disaster victim at Narita-san Shinsho-ji, Chiba pref
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narita-san

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Hydrogen check ordered at No.2, 3 reactors

Japan's nuclear safety agency has instructed the operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to check if hydrogen is building up in its No.2 and 3 reactors......

Monday, September 26, 2011 05:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_02.html

Burying of radioactive household waste challenging

Japan's environment ministry says that the disposal of radioactive ashes from household garbage is not going well in Tokyo and surrounding areas, partly due to residents' objections........

Monday, September 26, 2011 05:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_03.html

Fukushima evacuation advisory to be lifted

The government will lift an evacuation advisory for 5 municipalities in Fukushima outside the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Monday, September 26, 2011 15:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_19.html

Japan to freeze fast-breeder reactor project

Japan is likely to freeze a research and development project related to putting a fast-breeder nuclear reactor into practical use.......

Monday, September 26, 2011 16:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_20.html

City assembly calls on shutdown of Hamaoka plant

A city assembly in central Japan has adopted a resolution calling on the permanent shutdown of a local nuclear power plant unless its safety is guaranteed......

Monday, September 26, 2011 16:47 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_22.html

Japan explains to China situation of Fukushima

The Japanese government is hoping to ease Chinese people's concerns over radioactive contamination with seminars on the Fukushima nuclear accident........

Monday, September 26, 2011 18:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_23.html

China, N. Korea on resuming 6-way talks

Monday, September 26, 2011 22:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_36.html
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Yomiuri online

Intl media give little coverage to speeches

NEW YORK--Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's speeches at the United Nations were barely covered by the Western media, although the event gave Noda the chance to promote his government's policy shift on nuclear power.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110925003368.htm

28 million cubic meters of 'hot' soil in Fukushima / Ministry aims to set storage site guidelines

Up to 28 million cubic meters of soil contaminated by radioactive substances may have to be removed in Fukushima Prefecture, according to the Environment Ministry........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110925003737.htm
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Asahi com

Temple controversially uses Rikuzentakata wood in memorial service for March 11 victims
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Wholesale prices of newly harvested rice up 10-20% from year earlier

The wholesale prices of rice harvested this fall have gone up 10 to 20 percent from last year, industry officials said Sunday, a trend that may boost retail prices if it continues.....

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

Pronuclear plant incumbent re-elected mayor of Yamaguchi town

YAMAGUCHI -- The incumbent mayor of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture, where a regional utility's plan to build a nuclear power plant is at issue, was re-elected Sept. 25 as an advocate of the plan, defeating an antinuclear challenger.......

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

Gov't to allow ash containing over 100,000 becquerels of cesium per kg to be buried

The Environment Ministry decided Sept. 25 to allow ash with radiation levels of more than 100,000 becquerels per kilogram to be buried if steps to prevent leaks of radioactive substances are properly taken, ministry officials said.......

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

Gov't to freeze research into fast-breeder reactor

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The science ministry plans to effectively freeze research related to the trouble-prone Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture by cutting 70 to 80 percent of its current 10 billion yen budget for the next fiscal year from April, ministry sources said Monday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm085000c.html

Temple controversially uses Rikuzentakata wood in memorial service for March 11 victims

NARITA, Chiba -- A temple here used woodblocks from Rikuzentakata, an Iwate prefecture city wiped out in the March 11 tsunami, in a memorial service on Sept. 25 for the victims of the disaster, despite residents' opposition.....

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

Hamaoka nuclear power plant susceptible to tsunami: study

The Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, is situated near where the shallow seabed protrudes toward the outer sea and the energy of tsunamis tends to concentrate, according to an analytical study by the Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo.......

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

Researchers to study effects of radiation on Fukushima marine life to rejuvenate fisheries

IWAKI, Fukushima -- Authorities here will study how radioactive cesium effects marine life in a bid to rejuvenate local fisheries in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.......

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

Makinohara assembly adopts resolution seeking Hamaoka nuclear plant's permanent halt

MAKINOHARA, Shizuoka -- The city assembly here on Sept. 26 adopted a resolution calling for a permanent halt to operation of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant as long as its safety in the event of a major earthquake and tsunami cannot be guaranteed.......

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

Edano Urges TEPCO to Cut Exec Pay

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yukio Edano on Monday called for a drastic cut in executive pay at embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092600400

Man Arrested for Prank Calls to TEPCO

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--A 41-year-old man has been arrested for making some 1,800 prank calls between early July and late last month to a call center operated by nuclear crisis-hit Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, police sources said Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092600529

Local Assembly Seeks Hamaoka N-Plant's Permanent Halt

Makinohara, Shizuoka Pref., Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--The city assembly of Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Monday adopted by a majority a resolution to demand a permanent suspension of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s <9502> Hamaoka nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092600552

Head of Compensation Support Body Negative on TEPCO Rate Hike

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--The head of a new public-private body to support Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> nuclear disaster-tied compensation payments on Monday said he does not support an electricity rate hike by the utility.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092600663

Japan to Check Radiation at 1,000 Alcoholic Drinks Plants

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan will conduct radiation checks on alcoholic drinks before shipment as well as water used in production at some 1,000 plants across the country, the National Tax Agency said Monday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092600737

Govt Demands TEPCO Improve Compensation Payment Procedures

Tokyo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Industry minister Yukio Edano demanded Monday that Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> improve its procedures for compensation payments to people affected by the crisis at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092600850
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Sankei news

Fukushima Hamadori area samurai　festival "Soumanomaoi"
at Ohi Racecourse(Tokyo City Keiba), Shinagawa ward, Tokyo

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Fukushima City to decontaminate all houses

Fukushima City, about 60 kilometers from the crippled Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, plans to remove radioactive materials from all private houses in the city......

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 10:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_08.html

Alcoholic products to be tested for radiation

Japan's tax officials have decided to check alcoholic beverages produced near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for radiation to ensure their safety.......

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_13.html

Anti-nuclear experts join energy panel

Japan's industry ministry has decided to add experts who favor reducing the nation's reliance on nuclear power to a panel tasked with crafting a new energy policy......

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 13:37 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_19.html

Govt resumes review of Japan's nuclear policy

Japan's Atomic Energy Commission has resumed discussions on revising the country's nuclear policy.....

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 19:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_32.html

Emperor and Empress visit plant helping sufferers

Japan's Emperor and Empress have thanked an industrial machinery maker for providing work space to another maker affected by the Fukushima nuclear accident......

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 19:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_34.html

TEPCO plans to simplify documents for compensation

An executive of Tokyo Electric Power Company says the firm will simplify application documents for compensation payments for damages caused by the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant......

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 21:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_41.html

TEPCO starts compensation payment procedure

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has started sending out documents to compensate companies and self-employed people affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.......

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 22:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_39.html

N. Korean premier checks US demands

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 22:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_43.html
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Yomiuri online

Hotels expect 50&#37; drop / Survey predicts huge income losses for Fukushima properties

Hotels and traditional inns in Fukushima Prefecture are expected to see their income drop by about 50 percent in the year following the March 11 disaster from the corresponding period in the previous year, according to a survey by an industry association.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110926004309.htm

125 recycled bikes sent to Fukushima Prefecture

Temporary housing units' distance from the city center of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, makes it hard for many residents to shop or go to the doctor, but a Tokyo company is helping to solve this problem through donations of secondhand bicycles.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110926003438.htm

Fukushima N-response center lost functions

A power loss shut down an off-site emergency response center near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for half a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, delaying the initial response to the nuclear disaster at the power plant, according to sources......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110926005539.htm

N-research funding set to be cut / Up to 80% reduction eyed for fast-breeder reactor development

The science and technology ministry plans to cut spending on research into the development of high-efficiency fast-breeder nuclear reactors by 70 percent to 80 percent in the budget for the next fiscal year, according to sources.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110926004847.htm
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Asahi com

Flowing water resurfaces as untapped power source

Water wheels began disappearing from the landscape with the advent of steam engines, but, as Japan searches for alternative power sources in the wake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster, flowing water is once again being eyed as a power source........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260291.html

Study: 10% fee hike will not prevent TEPCO shortfall

Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, will suffer a fund shortage in 10 years even if it raises electricity rates by about 10 percent, according to estimates by a government panel......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260345.html

New DoCoMo smartphone case able to detect radiation

NTT DoCoMo Inc. has developed a smartphone case featuring a function that measures radiation levels......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260289.html

Famous pines burned in remembrance of disaster victims

The wood of pine trees from the celebrated Takata Matsubara forest was burned at the Naritasan-Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, as part of a service for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260322.html

Pro-nuclear mayor wins re-election in Kaminoseki

KAMINOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture -- Shigemi Kashiwabara, the incumbent mayor who backed a plan to build a nuclear power plant in this western Japanese city, easily won re-election against an anti-nuclear opponent on Sept. 25.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260371.html

Noda's flip-flop on nuclear power points to naked ambition

One month ago, with the nation's top political post within his grasp, Yoshihiko Noda sided with those who sought to lessen Japan's dependence on nuclear power generation.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260246.html

Fishermen's livelihoods still drowning in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA -- Fisherman Katsushi Abe is still drawn to the sea each day where he has fished for more than 45 years, although these same troubled waters are now filled with fish that scare many customers.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260317.html

U.S. secretly asked Japan to help dump nuclear reactors

The United States secretly sought Japan's support in 1972 to enable it to dump decommissioned nuclear reactors into the world's oceans under the London Convention, an international treaty being drawn up at the time.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109260363.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Dubai targets 5 percent renewable energy by 2030

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Gulf commercial hub of Dubai is aiming to generate 5 percent of its power needs from renewable energy sources by 2030, a top energy official in the emirate said Monday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu034000c.html

Daiwa House to build large solar-powered condo in Osaka

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Daiwa House Industry Co. said Monday it will build a condominium equipped with the nation's largest-level solar power generation system with a capacity of 170 kilowatts in Suita, Osaka Prefecture......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu049000c.html

Kansai Electric to raise 130 bil. yen to cover reactor suspension

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. aims to borrow 130 billion yen to pay the higher costs of thermal power generation, which has increased with the idling of more than half its nuclear reactors, sources close to the matter said Monday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu051000c.html

Industry ministry seeks balanced, open energy policy discussions

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The industry ministry called Tuesday for a more balanced and open process in working out Japan's energy policy following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, as it announced the launch of a panel of experts to discuss the matter.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu059000c.html

Japan to check liquor products for radiation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The National Tax Agency said Monday it will begin in October to check wine, sake and other liquor products for radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

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

Fukushima city sets up scholarship to lure doctors with donated funds

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The municipal assembly of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture where doctors decreased in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis enacted an ordinance Tuesday to set up a scholarship program for medical students to work at its public hospital with funds donated by a former resident......

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

TEPCO promises to act after criticism over compensation procedure

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will implement measures to address criticism that the application procedure for compensation related to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant was too complicated........

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

Gov't panel projects TEPCO's compensation to top 4 tril. yen

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel tasked with overseeing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s financial standing has estimated so far that the utility could face more than 4 trillion yen in compensation costs related to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, panel sources said Monday.......

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

TEPCO execs should be paid in line with public servants: Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Yukio Edano said Monday that Tokyo Electric Power Co. needs root-and-branch cost-cutting efforts to secure funds for compensation payments over Japan's nuclear crisis, saying that the utility's executives should be lowered to the level of remuneration as public servants......

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

Edano to take assembly resolution on Hamaoka shutdown seriously

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Yukio Edano said Tuesday that he will give serious consideration to the fact that the municipal assembly of a city close to the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan has called for its permanent closure due to safety concerns.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm027000c.html

Scores of ex-bureaucrats landed cushy jobs at TEPCO, linked to lax nuclear safety rules

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) had more than 50 retired bureaucrats working for the utility firm as of the end of August -- a widespread practice in Japan called "amakudari," or "descent from heaven" -- the Mainichi has learned, and former bureaucrats acknowledged that cozy ties between the government and utility firms were a key factor behind the country's lax rules governing nuclear power generation........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

Anti-nuclear researcher to sit on gov't panel on energy policies

A researcher who is calling for a decrease in Japan's reliance on nuclear power will be appointed to a government panel to review the country's energy policies, officials said......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

Boy spreads story of elderly woman's suicide, vows to become scientist to ensure safe world

TENRI, Nara -- An elementary schoolboy here produced a handmade newspaper to tell the story of a 93-year-old woman who committed suicide in the aftermath of the crisis at the Fukushima nuclear power plant and vowed to become a scientist to help secure a safe world.......

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

Kyushu Electric Pres. Manabe to Stay On

Fukuoka, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> President Toshio Manabe now plans to stay on, reversing his decision to step down to take the blame for the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion through e-mails about the restart of nuclear reactors, it was learned Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092700976

Japanese Restaurants in Middle East Struggling to Secure Foodstuffs

Cairo, Sept. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japanese restaurants in the Middle East are having a hard time securing foodstuffs as countries in the region keep their import restrictions on Japanese food intact six months after the nuclear crisis started at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in disaster-hit northeastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700253

Fukushima N-Accident Compensation Costs Put at 3-4 T. Yen

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese panel estimates that 3 trillion to 4 trillion yen will be needed to cover the compensation for the damage of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant, informed sources said Tuesday..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700371

Anti-Nuclear Experts among Members of Japan Energy Panel

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano on Tuesday unveiled the 25 members of a panel tasked with drastically reviewing the country's basic energy policy, including some experts calling for an end to nuclear energy use.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700400

TEPCO Ordered to Submit N-Reactor Manuals

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Tuesday ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to submit nuclear reactor operation manuals to deal with a severe accident.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700456

Japan Restarts Talks on Nuclear Energy Policy Outline

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japan restarted talks on Tuesday on a planned review to its nuclear energy policy outline that had been halted since the nation's worst nuclear crisis began in March........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700462

Japan to Lift Evacuation Preparation Designation in Fukushima Fri.

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The government plans to lift the designation of emergency evacuation preparation areas near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Friday, officials said Tuesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700778

Iwate Lifts Self-Imposed Ban on Rice Shipments

Morioka, Iwate Pref., Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Iwate prefectural government has lifted its self-imposed ban on rice shipments, officials said Tuesday.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700787

TEPCO Is Not Victim of Nuclear Crisis: Chief

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> President Toshio Nishizawa said Tuesday he fully recognizes that the company is not a victim of the nuclear crisis.........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700828

Japan Decides on 86.3-B.-Yen Aid to Nuke Crisis-Hit Cattle Farmers

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided at a cabinet meeting Tuesday that it will extend 86.3 billion yen in aid to cattle farmers affected by the unfolding nuclear crisis in northeastern Japan triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700871

Japan May Restart Suspended Nuclear Reactors by March

Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano suggested Tuesday that the government may allow the restart of nuclear power reactors that have been suspended for routine checkups during the current fiscal year to March 2012........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700874

Fukushima Adopts Nuclear Decontamination Plan

Fukushima, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima city government said Tuesday that it intends to reduce radiation levels in the air to one microsievert per hour or less in all areas within two years.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092700921
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Sankei news

Block with solar battery
5 construction companies developed

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reactor cover



http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

01:32
02:46
21:51
22:28
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/1ogb-uPvaAw

07:30
07:30
SDF
07:30
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

a robot "JAEA-3" to reactor building 2
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JliC_bvdHjo?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 9/23
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../110928_01.wmv

reactor building 3 by a robot "Quince"
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cRHLg9XaBxs?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 9/24
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031.../110928_02.wmv

Panel: TEPCO unprepared for Fukushima accident

A government panel says Tokyo Electric Power Company was unprepared for the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and failed to take steps to minimize the damage.......

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 00:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_02.html

Village warns residents over TEPCO redress claims

A village in Fukushima Prefecture is warning residents to be wary of signing a compensation document from Tokyo Electric Power Company for damage caused by the nuclear plant accident........

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 09:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_04.html

North Korea calls for continued dialogue with US

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 11:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_13.html

Diet to set up panel on Fukushima accident

Japan's governing and opposition parties have agreed to set up an investigative panel on the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant........

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 19:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_30.html

3 Fukushima reactors cooled below 100 degrees

The temperature of another troubled reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has fallen below 100 degrees Celsius for the first time since the nuclear disaster in March........

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 20:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt N-liability fund may take over TEPCO

The government's nuclear damage liability fund, which began operation Monday, may put Tokyo Electric Power Co. under its control because costs to decommission reactors at the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are expected to reach several trillion yen......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110927006216.htm
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Asahi com

Nuclear compensation support organization kicks off

The dispute over trillions of yen needed to compensate victims of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant disaster is now in the hands of the Nuclear Damage Compensation Facilitation Corp., which started operations Sept. 26.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109270379.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Google to finance home solar systems

NEW YORK (AP) -- Google wants to buy solar panels for your house.

The search giant announced Tuesday that it will provide $75 million to build 3,000 residential solar electricity systems across the country. Google will own the panels, and get paid over time by customers who purchase the electricity the panels produce.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu048000c.html

Hitachi to set up company to build control systems for power plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that it and India's SFO Technologies Pvt. Ltd. will jointly establish a company in Bangalore, India, in October to produce and service control systems for thermal power plants........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu065000c.html

Mitsubishi Electric founds JV in China to produce power devices

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Tuesday it has established a joint venture in the eastern China province of Anhui with GEM Electronics (Shanghai) Co. to produce power semiconductor devices for controlling electric power.......

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

Toshiba, General Electric to jointly sell power generation system

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it and General Electric Co. of the United States will jointly sell a new thermal power generation system combining their respective steam and gas turbine technologies in Japan, Southeast Asia and the Middle East, starting in October....

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

Panasonic expects to ship 10 million LED bulbs this year as business booms

Panasonic expects domestic shipments of light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs to reach 10 million by the year's end, it was learned on Sept. 27......

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

Kyushu Electric Pres. Manabe likely to remain in post

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe is expected to remain in his post although he was set in July to resign to take responsibility for an attempt to misrepresent public opinion over the operation of the utility's nuclear plant, company sources said Tuesday.......

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

Third-party panel to demand resignation by TEPCO management

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A third-party panel tasked by the government with overseeing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s cost-cutting efforts has decided to call for a resignation by the utility's management, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday........

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

Gov't panel resumes review of Japan's nuclear power plan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel on Tuesday resumed discussions to review Japan's nuclear power development strategy outline for the first time in six months, with a view to compiling a new outline in about a year, panel members said.......

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

Contaminated soil from nuclear crisis may total 29 mil. cubic meters

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Environment Ministry said Tuesday that the amount of radioactively contaminated soil to be removed in Fukushima and adjacent prefectures amid the country's nuclear crisis could total 28.79 million cubic meters, an amount that could fill the Tokyo Dome baseball stadium 23 times.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm023000c.html

Gov't to lift evacuation advisory outside 20-km zone Fri.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government is planning to lift its advisory Friday for residents living in areas more than 20 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, designated for evacuation in the event of an emergency, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm042000c.html

Gov't to earmark 500 bil. yen to rebuild Fukushima in extra budget

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to earmark about 500 billion yen in an extra budget to reconstruct Fukushima Prefecture hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the ensuing nuclear plant crisis, government sources said Wednesday.......

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

Russian museum cancels exhibition in Gunma over nuke concern

MAEBASHI (Kyodo) -- An exhibition of glass artworks from Russia's State Hermitage Museum that was scheduled to open in eastern Japan has been cancelled over concerns about radiation contaminating the showpieces amid the ongoing nuclear crisis, according to the Japanese museum......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm121000c.html

Gov't to decontaminate areas with radiation exposure of 5 millisieverts or more per year

The Environment Ministry has decided to decontaminate areas where people could be exposed to radiation of 5 millisieverts or more per year by removing up to 28.78 million cubic meters of radioactively contaminated soil in Fukushima and four other adjacent prefectures affected by the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

DPJ divided over whether to resume operations at nuclear power plants, build new facilities

The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) is divided over whether to resume operations at nuclear power plants suspended for regular inspections and whether to build new nuclear power facilities.......

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

Industry ministry underreported opponents to reactivation of nuclear plant in Kyushu

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is suspected of underreporting the number of people who were opposed to the reactivation of the Genkai Nuclear Power Plant in Saga Prefecture, sources close to the case said on Sept. 28.......

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

Kawasaki Heavy Wins Tokyo Waterfront Gas Power Plant Order

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. <7012> said Wednesday that it has received an order to build a gas power station in Tokyo Bay Area to help cover power production shortfalls expected in Japan after next summer..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092800571

Japan Atomic Power to Conduct Study on Vietnam Project

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan Atomic Power Co. said Wednesday it has reached an agreement with Vietnam Electricity Holding Co., or EVN, to conduct a feasibility study on the state-run Vietnamese firm's project to build two nuclear reactors in the southern part of the country.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092800781

Mitsubishi Chemical to Produce Electrolytic Solution in China

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. said Wednesday it will launch production of electrolytic solution for lithium-ion batteries in China in late 2012.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092800825

Kyushu Electric Expects 1st Operating, Net Losses in April-Sept.

Fukuoka, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Wednesday that it expects to suffer group operating and net losses for April-September, its first ever for the first half of the business year, due chiefly to rises in fuel costs for thermal power generation......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092800978

Japan May Have to Remove 28 M. Cubic Meters of Radioactive Soil

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan may have to remove up to 28.79 million cubic meters of soil and fallen leaves contaminated with radioactive substances from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Environment Ministry data has shown.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092800297

Panel to Request 10 Pct Payroll Cut by TEPCO

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--An investigation panel will request Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> carry out a group payroll cut of more than 10 pct, it was learned Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092800345

(Update) Panel to Request 14 Pct Payroll Cut by TEPCO

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--An investigation panel will request Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> carry out a group payroll cut of 14 pct, it was learned Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092800413

All Crippled Reactors at Fukushima below 100 Degrees Celsius

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that the No. 2 reactor of its disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has been cooled below 100 degrees Celsius.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092800957

Japan Parliament to Open Nuke Disaster Probe

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling and major opposition parties agreed Wednesday to establish a committee in parliament to probe the cause of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 complex.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092801018

Japan to Cooperate with Lithuania Nuclear Project

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Japan will cooperate with Lithuania's plan to build a nuclear power plant, industry minister Yukio Edano said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092801082

Japan Eyes Radioactive Waste Storage Facilities in 7 More Prefs

Fukushima, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to set up transitional radioactive waste storage facilities in seven prefectures in addition to Fukushima, which hosts Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Vice Environment Minister Hideki Minamikawa suggested Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092801104
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Sankei news

a TV program of Genkai Nuclear Power Plant
6/26　

NHK english news
a TV program of Genkai Nuclear Power Plant
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W6n-cjPnsqA?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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19:05 JST 29 Sep 2011 37.1N 141.0E very shallow M5.6 Fukushima-ken Oki









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http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/2/2011...91-291905.html

Fukushima prefecture struck by major tremor

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday.....

Thursday, September 29, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_37.html

Strong Quake Hits Northeastern Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake rocked Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday evening........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900844

(Update) Strong Quake Hits Northeastern Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake rocked Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday evening.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092901000

M5.4 temblor rocks Fukushima, other parts in northeast Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An earthquake with a revised magnitude of 5.4 jolted northeastern Japan centering on Fukushima Prefecture on Thursday evening, the Japan Meteorological Agency said......

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

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Radiation contour map of the Fukushima accident

Yukio HAYAKAWA, a volcanologist, professor at Gunma University
he announces Hotspot map

note: not Government's Hotspot map
以上 = more than, over, above

revised edition 11 Sep

http://gunma.zamurai.jp/pub/2011/0911gmap06.jpg
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan　"GSI" version http://gunma.zamurai.jp/pub/2011/0911dkokudo06.jpg
pdf version http://gunma.zamurai.jp/pub/2011/0911aimap.zip
google map version http://bit.ly/ptCyrz english

his blog
http://kipuka.blog70.fc2.com/blog-entry-418.html Japanese

Yukio Hayakawa twitter http://twitter.com/HayakawaYukio
Hayakawa Paleovolcanology Laboratory http://www.edu.gunma-u.ac.jp/~hayakawa/English.html

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reactor cover



http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

airplane?
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ACsl17ht2Lc?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 06:54~

21:31
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/1ogb-uPvaAw

07:24
07:28
Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

south side of intake channel open ditch
9/28
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/11031...s/110929_1.jpg

Todays radiation
新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.057 μSv/h


High hydrogen levels in pipes at No.1 reactor

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says that high densities of hydrogen have built up in pipes connected to the No. 1 reactor.....

Thursday, September 29, 2011 08:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_01.html

Facilites to store contaminated soil to be built

The environment ministry says it will build facilities to temporarily store radioactive contaminated soil in Tokyo and 7 prefectures in eastern and northern Japan......

Thursday, September 29, 2011 08:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_05.html

Japan to postpone test to restart Monju

The Japanese government is postponing a test-run of an experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor due to uncertainty over the future of the country's nuclear energy policy.........

Thursday, September 29, 2011 08:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_09.html

Panel says no need for TEPCO to up utility rates

A government panel evaluating Tokyo Electric Power Company's finances is expected to present a report stating that it does not need to raise utility fees for the rest of this fiscal year that ends in March.........

Thursday, September 29, 2011 12:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_15.html

Lower House passes bill to set up Fukushima panel

Japan's Lower House of the Diet has passed a bill setting up an investigative panel on the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant........

Thursday, September 29, 2011 15:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_25.html

Troubled reactors all cool below 100 degrees

The temperature of reactor Number 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant remains below 100 degrees Celsius, leaving the mercury below the 100-mark at all 3 troubled reactors........

Thursday, September 29, 2011 17:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_32.html

Fukushima prefecture struck by major tremor

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.4 jolted Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday.....

Thursday, September 29, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_37.html
related link
19:05 JST 29 Sep 2011 37.1N 141.0E very shallow M5.6 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...4&postcount=65
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Yomiuri online

Share sell-off could see nation lose energy advantages

A proposed government sell-off of all its energy industry-related shares to fund reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake would negatively impact the nation's access to overseas energy sources, according to some observers........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110928006103.htm

Panel to urge TEPCO to cut 7,400 jobs / Suggests utility unable to repay some loans

A government panel will advise Tokyo Electric Power Co. to cut 7,400 staff, or 14 percent of its group's total workforce of 53,000, by the end of March 2014, including 3,600 from TEPCO itself, according to an outline of the panel's report......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110928006446.htm
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Asahi com

TEPCO to be told to ax 7,400 jobs

The government panel tasked with overseeing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s management and financial standing....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109280258.html

Radiation expert believes more food testing needed

Since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, concerns have increased about radiation contamination of food products.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109280303.html

High cesium levels detected as far away as Gunma Prefecture

Radioactive cesium from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has spread more than 250 kilometers toward the southwest, reaching as far as Gunma Prefecture, the science ministry said..........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109280310.html

Ministry sets radiation levels requiring decontamination

The Environment Ministry will decontaminate areas with an estimated annual dose of 5 millisieverts or more from the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, which the government will shoulder as its burden in cleaning up the mess........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109280345.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Japan Atomic Power to study nuclear plant feasibility in Vietnam

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Atomic Power Co. said Wednesday it has signed a contract with Vietnam Electricity Holding Co. to conduct a feasibility study on the construction of two nuclear reactors in Ninh Thuan, southern Vietnam.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu090000c.html

Ruling, opposition camps agree to set up Diet panel on nuclear crisis

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The ruling and opposition parties reached a broad agreement on Wednesday to set up a special committee in parliament to investigate the causes behind Japan's ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, lawmakers said.......

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

Gov't panel to urge TEPCO to cut 2.4 trillion yen in costs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel will urge Tokyo Electric Power Co. to cut costs by 2.4 trillion yen over 10 years to secure funds for compensation related to the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, a draft report compiled by the panel showed Wednesday......

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

Gov't to put off trial run of Monju nuclear reactor beyond FY 2011

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The science ministry will postpone beyond the current fiscal year the planned trial run of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture in the aftermath of an accident involving the reactor last year and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis, ministry sources said Thursday.......

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

Fukushima nuclear plant moves closer to 'cold shutdown'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday all three crippled reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have met a key condition in achieving a stable state known as "cold shutdown.".....

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

TEPCO overestimates cost by 618 bil. yen over 10 years: panel

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s estimate of costs required to generate electricity has exceeded actual spending by 618.6 billion yen over the last 10 years, a draft report by a government panel overseeing the utility's cost-cutting efforts showed Thursday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm059000c.html

Rubble from quake- and tsunami-hit areas to be disposed in Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is set to dispose in the capital rubble from earthquake- and tsunami-hit areas in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, officials said......

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

Single mom returns to town hit by nuclear crisis, but fears remain

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- As authorities prepare to end an "emergency evacuation preparation zone" designation for part of this city hit hard by the Fukushima nuclear crisis, one single mother has already moved back into the area where her home and job are, but her concerns about radiation remain.......

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


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Jiji press

4 Japanese Power Utilities to Cut Rates for Nov.

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509>, Hokuriku Electric Power Co. <9505>, Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507> and Okinawa Electric Power Co. <9511> said Thursday that they will cut electricity rates for November, in response to falling crude oil prices.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092900822

INTERVIEW: TEPCO Sees Energy-Saving Efforts Needed in Winter

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will have to ask its customers to cut power consumption in the winter, TEPCO Executive Vice President Takashi Fujimoto said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092900989

Westinghouse Wins Order for Steam Generators at French N-Facility

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Toshiba Corp. <6502> said Thursday its U.S. subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co. has won an estimated 400-million-euro contract to supply replacement steam generators for nuclear power plants in France.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011092901032

TEPCO to Be Asked to Cut Costs by Over 2.4 T. Yen

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--An independent committee will urge Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to cut labor and other costs by more than 2.4 trillion yen in 10 years through fiscal 2020, it was learned Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011093000040

Japan to Set Up Panel to Oversee Nuclear Safety Agency

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering setting up a council to supervise the envisaged nuclear safety agency, Goshi Hosono, minister for nuclear disaster management, said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900472

Safety, Local Consent Needed Before N-Reactor Restart: Noda

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Ensuring safety and winning local consent are prerequisites to reactivating suspended nuclear reactors in Japan, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900806

Miyagi Rice Shipment Greenlighted

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--The prefectural government of Miyagi has told farmers in the northeastern Japan prefecture to lift a self-imposed ban on rice shipments.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900821

Strong Quake Hits Northeastern Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake rocked Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday evening.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900844

Japan Govt's Decontamination Costs Expected to Top 1 T. Yen

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will need over one trillion yen in fiscal 2011-2013 to decontaminate soil and debris tainted by radioactive fallout from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, an Environment Ministry estimate revealed Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900902

Gunma Asks Tepco to Rethink Tourism Redress Rules

Maebashi, Gunma Pref., Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--Gunma Governor Masaaki Osawa urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Thursday to rethink its standards for compensation for indirect damage on the tourism industry following its nuclear accident.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092900985

(Update) Strong Quake Hits Northeastern Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--A strong earthquake rocked Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Thursday evening.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092901000

Fukushima's Net Population Fall Hits Record

Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)--The total number of people who moved out of Fukushima Prefecture exceeded that of people moving in by 7,828 in June-August, Japanese internal affairs ministry data showed Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011092901016

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<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/SctX_lCqUpk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 08:50~
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html

18:27
18:55
JNN live cam http://youtu.be/1ogb-uPvaAw

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Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html

India eager for nuclear power pact with Japan

India's top nuclear official has stated the country's desire to conclude an atomic energy agreement with Japan......

Friday, September 30, 2011 02:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_03.html

Govt to lift evacuation advisory outside 20km zone

The Japanese government will lift an evacuation advisory later on Friday for 5 municipalities outside the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 10:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_13.html

Consumer price index up for 2nd consecutive month

Japan's consumer prices in August rose for a 2nd consecutive month, mostly due to higher gasoline prices....

.....The ministry says the increase is due to higher crude oil prices that have pushed up the cost of gasoline and electricity.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 10:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_18.html

Fujimura confirms lifting of evacuation advisory

Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura has made it clear that an evacuation advisory for 5 municipalities outside the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be lifted within the day......

Friday, September 30, 2011 12:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_24.html

Police introducing radiation-proof vehicles

Japan's National Police Agency will introduce radiation-proof vehicles as part of stepped-up counter-terrorism measures at nuclear power plants.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 13:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_25.html

Campbell to tour Asia next week

Friday, September 30, 2011 13:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_21.html

Local reactions to lifting of advisory

Local residents remain concerned despite the central government's announcement that it will lift an evacuation advisory in Fukushima Prefecture......

Friday, September 30, 2011 15:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_26.html

Nihonmatsu City launches decontamination section

A city office in Fukushima Prefecture has launched a section dedicated exclusively to monitoring and removing radiation discharged from the disaster-stricken nuclear plant.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 15:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_30.html

Diet panel to be set up on nuclear accident

Japan's Upper House has enacted a law to set up a Diet panel to investigate the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 15:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_29.html

Edano reveals accusations of faked e-mails

Japan's industry minister has revealed the existence of accusations that the operator of the Genkai nuclear power plant used improper tactics to sway public opinion on resuming the operation of idle reactors at the facility.....

Friday, September 30, 2011 18:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_28.html

Evacuation advisory lifted outside 20km zone

The Japanese government has lifted an evacuation advisory for 5 municipalities outside the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Friday, September 30, 2011 19:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_33.html

Panel slams Kyushu Electric's ties with Saga

A panel investigating attempts by Kyushu Electric Power Company to manipulate public opinion on one of the firm's nuclear plants has slammed the utility and a local governor for having dubious relations.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 19:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_32.html

Ex-nuclear spokesman suspended for indecency

The former spokesperson for Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has been reprimanded for indecent behavior in his workplace......

Friday, September 30, 2011 20:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_37.html i am a big fan of Nishiyama

Plutonium detected 45 kilometers from nuke plant

Small amounts of plutonium have been detected in samples of soil taken at locations including a spot 45 kilometers away from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant........

Friday, September 30, 2011 21:14 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_38.html

Panel finds government manipulation

An independent panel has confirmed government involvement in manipulating public opinion on nuclear power.......

Friday, September 30, 2011 21:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_35.html
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Kawashima hopeful of Tohoku recovery, his career

KESSEL, Belgium--The past few months were tough for Japan national team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima. Not only was his Belgian club SK Lierse locked in a tense scrap to avoid relegation last season, but an opposing team's fans also taunted him earlier this season about the Fukushima nuclear crisis during a game........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/T110929005583.htm

TEPCO may get interest payment waiver

A government panel scrutinizing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s management and financial standing will ask financial institutions to reduce or waive interest payments on loans they extended to the utility, or allow TEPCO a period of grace so it can compensate people affected by radiation leaks........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110929005127.htm

Reactor No. 2 cooled to below 100 C

The temperature at the base of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant fell below 100 C for the first time since the March disaster, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110929006221.htm
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Iwaki city resort reopens in October
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SOCCER/ J-Village gets new life in containing nuclear crisis

This is Part One of a two-part series on the current situation at J-Village, a soccer training facility, which has been used as the relay base for the containment of the Fukushima No. 1 Power Plant crisis since the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290167.html

Nico Nico Douga website alternative to conventional media

Newspapers and television used to rule the media world, but the rapid growth of the Internet has seen more consumers turn to real-time websites for their news and entertainment sources......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290193.html
niko niko douga http://www.nicovideo.jp/

Hot spring resorts in Fukushima in hot water

The changing colors of the autumnal landscape prompt travelers to venture far and wide to soak up the seasonal scenery......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290194.html

Tsunami survivor won't return home near the sea

Wearing protective clothes, caps, masks and gloves, Toshiko Matsumoto looked from her home where cedar trees were swept away in the March 11 tsunami. With little left to block her view, she could now see the sea......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290260.html

Nuclear fears are erasing lives lost to tsunami, says father

MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Takayuki Ueno's wife Kiho gave birth to a daughter on Sept. 16, but he spends much of his time wandering among the rice paddies and along the seashore of this tsunami-hit city looking for his father and son.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290162.html

Japanese team lays groundwork for Vietnamese nuclear plant

Japan Atomic Power Co. signed an agreement on Sept. 28 that is expected pave the way for the construction of two nuclear reactors in Vietnam.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290266.html

Water at 3 Fukushima reactors under 100 degrees for first time

Water temperatures in the pressure vessels of three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant were all below 100 degrees for the first time since the crisis started, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sept. 28.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290269.html

Government to store radioactive waste in Tokyo, seven prefectures

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The government will ask Tokyo and seven prefectures to host interim storage facilities for waste contaminated with radiation from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290264.html

Diet panel could seek to pin blame in Fukushima disaster

The Diet will set up a panel effectively authorized to clarify responsibility of key individuals in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, such as former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290261.html

Government looked at terrorist threat to nuclear plants

Government planners investigated the risk of terrorists attacking a nuclear power plant in Japan but concluded there was little risk of a release of radioactive substances, according to a secret government report obtained by The Asahi Shimbun........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109290268.html
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Mitsubishi Heavy, M'bishi Corp join Indonesian coal-to-gas project

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Thursday they have agreed with the Indonesian government to participate in a project aimed at turning Indonesia's abundant low-quality coal into "substitute natural gas.".......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu080000c.html

TEPCO's deputy chief confident about meeting winter power demand

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co. expressed confidence Thursday that with some conservation efforts on the part of businesses and households, the utility will be able to provide enough electricity to its service areas including Tokyo and get through the coming winter........

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

New nuclear safety agency to have expert panel

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will set up a panel of experts to seek ways of preventing another nuclear crisis in Japan, including both experts in favor of nuclear power generation and those who oppose it, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.......

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

Miyagi lifts all shipment restraints on rice produced in prefecture

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- The Miyagi prefectural government lifted on Thursday all shipment restraints imposed on rice newly harvested in the northeastern prefecture, with no radioactive material found in the crop from a location in the town of Shichigahama.........

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

Japan gov't to lift evacuation advisory for 20-30 km zone

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government will lift on Friday its advisory for residents living in areas between 20 and 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to evacuate due to the nuclear crisis at the plant, officials said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm056000c.html

Radiation decontamination work carried out for first time at Minamisoma city hall

MINAMISOMA, Fukushima -- Radiation decontamination work was carried out at the Minamisoma city hall for the first time on Sept. 30, the same day the central government lifted the "emergency evacuation preparation zone" designation over part of the city........

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

Tokai village mayor reflects on JCO and Fukushima crises, calls for anti-nuke shift

TOKAI, Ibaraki -- Mayor Tatsuya Murakami criticized the government sharply at a morning assembly opened on Sept. 30, twelve years to the day after a criticality accident at a nuclear production and processing company here that led to the deaths of two company employees and exposed 666 people to radiation......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na007000c.html

Radiation decontamination, disposal work to cost over 1 trillion yen: ministry

The cost of decontamination work and the disposal of rubble tainted with radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is expected to top 1 trillion yen, the Environment Ministry disclosed on Sept. 29........

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


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Japan Automakers to Return to Regular Production Schedule

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese automakers ended their three-month temporary power-saving campaign Friday, shifting regular plant shutdowns back to weekends from Thursdays and Fridays........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011093000819

Japan Diet OKs Bill to Set Up N-Crisis Probe Panel

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors passed into law a bill to establish a new parliamentary committee in charge of investigating the cause of the country's ongoing nuclear crisis at the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011093000432

Fukushima N-Plant Evacuation Preparation Advisory Lifted

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to lift its evacuation preparation advisory for residents of the zone between 20 and 30 kilometers from the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011093000830

Japan Govt Involved in 7 Nuclear Symposium Plots: Panel

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government was involved in a total of seven cases of backstage maneuvering in symposiums and community meetings on nuclear energy between 2005 and 2008, an independent panel said Friday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011093000963

Japan's Noda Denies Continued Nuclear Exports

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Friday denied that he has supported the country's continued exports of nuclear plants and technologies.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011093001012

(Update) Fukushima N-Plant Evacuation Preparation Advisory Lifted

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to lift its evacuation preparation advisory for residents of the zone between 20 and 30 kilometers from the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011093001062

Plutonium Detected 40 Kilometers from Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--Plutonium believed to be from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station has been detected in six places including one as far as over 40 kilometers from the plant, the science ministry said Friday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011093001093
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Fukushima student fashion show in Taiwan

Students from a design school in Fukushima have held a fashion show in Taipei to express their appreciation for Taiwan's support after the March 11th disaster......

Saturday, October 01, 2011 08:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_02.html

Decontamination efforts accelerate in Fukushima

Municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture affected by the nuclear accident in March are stepping up efforts to decontaminate public buildings and restore key infrastructures.......

Saturday, October 01, 2011 22:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_13.html

Free farm opens for Fukushima evacuees

An agricultural organization in Saitama Prefecture has made available farmland for use by people who have evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture......

Saturday, October 01, 2011 22:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_17.html
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Panel queries TEPCO rates / Customers pay price for flawed accounting, wasteful spending

Tokyo Electric Power Co. overstated the costs incurred in running its power-supply business over the past 10 years by 618.6 billion yen in reports submitted to the government about how the utility's electricity charges are determined.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110930004737.htm

1 more step on a long road / Factory owners eager to resume work, but will employees return?

FUKUSHIMA--Areas between 20 and 30 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant moved a welcome step toward normality when the government announced Friday it had lifted their designation as emergency evacuation preparation zones......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110930005333.htm

TEPCO compensation predicted to reach 4.54 tril. yen

Tokyo Electric Power Co. will have to pay an estimated 4.54 trillion yen in damages over the two-year period following the outbreak of the disaster at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant, according to a government panel scrutinizing the utility's financial standing in connection with compensation payments.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110930004883.htm
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Nippon Medical School team to Belarus　
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Hula girls prepare for reopening

IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture -- The hot spring resort made famous by the film "Hula Girls" will reopen at the start of October after being forced to close by the Great East Japan Earthquake........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109300371.html

Fukano says another quake could threaten Fukushima operation

The head of Japan's nuclear regulator warned that the effort to regain control of stricken reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is relying on "makeshift equipment" that might easily be destroyed if another earthquake hits......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109300395.html

Radiation spread reaches Chiba, Saitama prefectures

Fairly high levels of accumulated radioactive cesium in Chiba and Saitama prefectures were shown in a new contamination map released by the science ministry on Sept. 29.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109300393.html

Disaster-experienced Niigata throws lifeline for Fukushima evacuees

Thousands of residents whose lives were shattered by the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant say their flight was made much easier thanks to the efficient work of government officials. Officials in Niigata Prefecture, that is.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109300352.html
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Toshiba plans to establish smart community in Osaka Pref.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Toshiba Corp. said Friday it plans to establish a next-generation smart community featuring efficient energy use in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu043000c.html

METI's Nishiyama suspended from work for 1 month

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday it has suspended Hidehiko Nishiyama, former spokesman for the ministry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency over the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, from work for one month for engaging in "inappropriate behaviors" with a female ministry official during office hours.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm006000c.html METI puts pressure on him, don't give up Nishiyama!

Closeness of gov't, utilities seen behind manipulated symposiums

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel said Friday that close ties between nuclear safety regulators, energy agency officials and power utilities may have led to the government's encouraging the utilities to manipulate public opinion in favor of nuclear power at state-sponsored events........

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

Science ministry announces postponement of Monju trial run

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- The science ministry said Friday it has decided to postpone a trial run of the trouble-hit Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture to allay public concern over its safety in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.......

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

Tokyo gov't hit with complaints over accepting disaster debris

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo metropolitan government has been bombarded with complaints over its readiness to accept debris from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, which were ravaged by the March earthquake and tsunami, municipal officials said Friday......

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

Plutonium detected outside compound of Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has detected plutonium apparently from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant outside the compound of the plant for the first time, science ministry officials said Friday......

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

Japan gov't lifts evacuation advisory for 20-30 km zone

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Friday lifted its advisory for residents living in areas between 20 and 30 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant to evacuate due to the nuclear crisis at the plant, scaling down the evacuation zone five months after its designation.......

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

Power outage hits 70,000 households in Yokohama, Kawasaki

A power outage that occurred in the early hours of Oct. 1 affected more than 70,000 households in Yokohama and Kawasaki, the power supplier said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

Nuclear-related budget sought by science ministry drops by 4.3 billion yen

The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has asked for an allocation of 239.8 billion yen for nuclear research and development, down about 4.3 billion yen from the budget for the current fiscal year, as part of its request for the fiscal 2012 budget, due largely to the ministry's decision to "freeze" its research on a fast-breeder reactor next year in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na009000c.html

Chiba incineration plant to suspend operations due to high levels of radioactive substances

KASHIWA, Chiba -- The city of Kashiwa in Chiba Prefecture decided Sept. 30 to suspend operations at one of its two incineration plants due to high levels of radioactive substances following the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant after the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.......

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

Most radioactive cesium that spread to forests accumulated in leaves

About 70 percent of radioactive cesium that spread to forests from the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant has accumulated in tree leaves and fallen leaves, a government survey has suggested.......

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

Highly toxic plutonium detected in soil 45 km away from Fukushima nuclear complex

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced on Sept. 30 that it had detected highly-toxic plutonium apparently from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power plant in soil at six locations including Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture.....

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

Evacuation advisory lifted as crippled Fukushima reactors move closer to 'cold shutdown'

The government on Sept. 30 lifted its evacuation advisory for residents living in selected areas between 20 and 30 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant apparently after concluding that there was no longer any risk of large releases of radioactive materials......

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

Researchers develop material that uses temperature differences to generate power

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki -- A semi-governmental research institute has developed an ink-like material printed on a thin film to generate electric power by using temperature differences.....

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


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Debris from March disaster tested for radiation

Work has begun in Miyagi Prefecture to examine debris left behind by the March 11th natural disaster, and test for radioactive substances released by the nuclear accident in Fukushima.........

Sunday, October 02, 2011 06:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_01.html

Anti-nuclear rallies staged across US

Sunday, October 02, 2011 09:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_06.html

School buildings decontaminated in Fukushima

Parents and teachers have worked to remove radioactive substances at elementary schools in Fukushima Prefecture ahead of the reopening of classes later in the month.....

Sunday, October 02, 2011 14:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_15.html

Govt to financially help less contaminated areas

Japan's minister in charge of the nuclear disaster says the government will provide financial assistance for clean-up efforts in municipalities where radiation levels are below 5 millisieverts per year......

Sunday, October 02, 2011 22:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_20.html
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Decontamination slowed by uncertainty over storage

FUKUSHIMA--As the decontamination process gets under way in the former evacuation advisory zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, residents are wary of uncertainties surrounding the work, such as where contaminated soil will be stored......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111001002333.htm

Former advisory zones face multiple obstacles

FUKUSHIMA--Although the government has lifted the designation for emergency evacuation preparation zones that included all or part of five municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture, a host of obstacles remain before evacuees can return........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111001002559.htm

Majority of N-crisis evacuee households report health, financial woes

FUKUSHIMA--More than 70 percent of households from Narahamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, say their health has deteriorated during their time as evacuees, according to a recent survey by the Narahamachi municipal government.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111001001818.htm

Fake questions on N-energy / Report finds 7 cases of events staged to promote nuclear power

A panel has confirmed seven instances of the government arranging to have people attending symposiums on nuclear energy ask questions that favor nuclear power generation.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111001002465.htm

Plutonium detected outside N-plant site

Plutonium believed to have been released from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant after the March 11 earthquake has been detected outside the power plant site for the first time, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111001002464.htm
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Iwaki city reconstruction festival, Fukushima
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NISA, energy agency tried to skew public opinion

Officials of two government agencies were found to have taken inappropriate action in seven instances in an attempt to influence public opinion on nuclear energy, according to the results of an investigation released on Sept. 30......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110010292.html

Ministry maps strontium, plutonium fallout

Levels of strontium in soil near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are up to six times the highest concentrations deposited in Japan by pre-1980 atmospheric nuclear tests, according to the science ministry.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110010257.html

Evacuation directive lifted near Fukushima no-entry zone

In the first major downgrading of safety measures around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant since the start of the crisis, the central government on Sept. 30 lifted an emergency directive to municipal governments near the exclusion zone.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110010238.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Spain's Pedrosa wins MotoGP Japan GP

......Rossi was one of several riders who considered skipping the Japan Grand Prix because of concerns after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a radiation leakage from a damaged nuclear power plant.

Twin Ring Motegi is 149-kilometers (93 miles) from the Fukushima-Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which leaked radiation after being severely damaged......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/sport...sp081000c.html

Obama's energy chief defends clean energy loans

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu037000c.html

Data released about plutonium found in soil outside Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Plutonium, a highly toxic radioactive substance, found in soil in places even several dozen kilometers away from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant had a maximum concentration equivalent to 11 and 31 percent of the levels within the premises of the plant, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said........

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

Fukushima plant crisis could erupt if water injection stops for 38 hrs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has released an estimate that says if water injection at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant stops, its fuel rods could start melting in 38 hours, causing radioactive substances to spew out.......

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

TEPCO finds own nuclear accident manual useless

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s in-house report showed Sunday the utility has found its own emergency manual was useless for handling the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant and also repudiated the widely-held belief that a hydrogen explosion might have occurred at its No. 2 reactor......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm083000c.html
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Jiji press

N-Fuel to Melt again 38 Hrs. after Coolant Loss: TEPCO

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> has estimated that the interruption for about 38 hours of water injection into the cores of its crippled nuclear reactors would prompt their nuclear fuels to melt again........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100200192

TEPCO Hints at No Hydrogen Blast at No. 2 Reactor

Tokyo, Oct. 2 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> officials said Sunday that the No. 2 reactor at its crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture may not have suffered a hydrogen explosion......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100200248

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Gov't panel to submit report on TEPCO finance

A government panel will present a report calling on Tokyo Electric Power Company to review its costs before it considers raising utility fees......

Monday, October 03, 2011 05:39 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_01.html

Taiwan's opposition party leader to visit Japan

.....Tsai said energy policy will be a major issue during Taiwan's presidential campaign, following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March in Japan. She said her party will aim to make Taiwan free of nuclear power by 2025.......

Monday, October 03, 2011 07:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_07.html

TEPCO forecast 10-meter tsunami

Government documents show that the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant predicted in 2008 that a tsunami over 10 meters high could hit the plant, which was only designed to withstand tsunami of 5.7 meters. But it failed to report this to the government until just before the March 11th disaster.......

Monday, October 03, 2011 16:46 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_21.html

Govt panel urges TEPCO restructuring

A government panel is urging Tokyo Electric Power Company to undergo a major restructuring in order to pay huge amounts in compensation to those affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.....

Monday, October 03, 2011 18:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_24.html
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Yomiuri online

Fukushima Pref. spends all reserve funds

Expenses to cope with the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have exhausted Fukushima prefectural government reserve funds, according to sources.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111002003056.htm

No explosion at No. 2 reactor / TEPCO: Only 3 hydrogen blasts occurred at Fukushima N-plant

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. panel investigating the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant has concluded that a hydrogen explosion did not occur at the plant's No. 2 reactor, overturning its previous conclusion that an explosion took place on March 15, according to a draft of the panel's interim report.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111002003221.htm

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Sony to provide power measuring system in 'smart grid' test in U.S.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sony Corp. said Monday it will participate in a demonstration test of a "smart grid" next-generation power delivery system in the United States by providing technology to measure electricity demand in households efficiently........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu051000c.html

Civic group to collect signatures for referendums on nuclear power

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A civic group formed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis decided Sunday to collect signatures in Tokyo, Osaka and Shizuoka Prefecture from December with an eye to filing direct petitions with local assemblies to hold referendums on nuclear power.....

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

Pronuclear incumbent wins in Hokkaido mayoral election

SAPPORO (Kyodo) -- The mayor of Iwanai town, Hokkaido, an advocate of restarting idled reactors at a nearby nuclear power plant, was reelected Sunday with a landslide victory over an antinuclear challenger......

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

New technology could greatly reduce electric power consumption of computers

Super-thin cobalt can lose its magnetism if a minus voltage is applied to it under room temperatures, a researcher has found......

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

Firemen left red-faced after hoses too short to extinguish wind-turbine fire in Hokkaido

WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- Firefighters were left red-faced here after their hoses were too short to extinguish a fire in the turbine of a wind power generator in the area, it was revealed.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na006000c.html

Radioactive waste piles up at Fukushima nuclear plant as disposal method remains in limbo

Three months after the start of full-scale water circulation system operations at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, high-level radioactive waste has kept piling up amid no clear indications of its final disposal destination.......

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

Residents who sheltered at Onagawa nuclear plant after quake grateful for support

SENDAI -- When the massive earthquake and tsunami of March 11 struck the Oshika Peninsula in Miyagi Prefecture, many residents took refuge at what may have appeared to be an unlikely shelter: Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant......

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

J-Power to Buy 10 Pct of Australian Coal Mine

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Electric Power Development Co. <9513>, better known as J-Power, said Monday that it has agreed to buy a 10 pct interest in the Maules Creek coal nine in Australia from Aston Resources Ltd., the local developer of the mine.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011100300488

Japan to Update Radiation Data in Fukushima Every 10 Minutes

Fukushima, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's education and science ministry is preparing for a system to provide radiation data in the air in Fukushima Prefecture online every 10 minutes.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100300364

Panel Urges TEPCO to Cut Costs Thoroughly

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--A government committee on Monday urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to make full-fledged efforts to cut costs and review its electricity pricing system that supports its high-cost structure......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100300589

(Update) Panel Urges TEPCO to Shed 7,400 Jobs

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--A government-backed panel on Monday urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> to shed some 7,400 jobs, or about 14 pct of its group workforce, and take other drastic restructuring steps to secure funds to pay compensation for a nuclear disaster.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100300722

Japan to Map Out Plans to Stabilize Power Supply-Demand

Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese government panel on Monday decided to map out by the end of this month action plans to stabilize the electricity supply-demand balance.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100300774
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Govt energy policy reform panel

A panel of the ministry of economy and industry on resources and energy has begun a thorough review of the country's energy policy in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis.......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 05:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_34.html

Asia's largest electronics expo to open on Tuesday

Asia's largest electronics fair is set to open in Chiba City, near Tokyo, on Tuesday. 586 domestic and international companies will take part in this year's event......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 05:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_01.html

Govt to check radiation levels outside 20km zone

The Japanese government says it will check the radiation levels in the environment at 5 municipalities outside the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 05:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_05.html

TEPCO ordered to draw up safety guidelines

Japan's nuclear watchdog has ordered the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to draw up clear safety guidelines to oversee its work to get the plant under control.......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 09:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_10.html

Decontamination seminars begin in Fukushima

Fukushima Prefecture has begun holding training seminars for workers who will be cleaning areas contaminated with radiation from the Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_19.html

TEPCO demands only 50&#37; disclosure of manuals

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has finally submitted its accident manuals in their original form to Japan's nuclear safety agency. But the Tokyo Electric Power Company maintains that only half of the documents' contents should be made public......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 15:45 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_21.html

Rengo supports less reliance on nuclear power

The head of Japan's largest labor federation wants the country to aim for a society that does not rely on nuclear power......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 16:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_22.html

IAEA chief asks Vietnam to ensure nuclear safety

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency has asked Vietnam to ensure safety at its planned nuclear facilities, in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 18:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_30.html

Genkai No.4 nuclear reactor stops operation

A reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in western Japan was shut down automatically on Tuesday, following a technical glitch with the unit's cooling system......

Tuesday, October 04, 2011 18:55 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_31.html
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Genkai nuclear power plant live cam http://www.town.genkai.saga.jp/sight.../000000274/11/ plz choice "玄海原子力発電所"
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Yomiuri online

Canada solar plant gets Japan funding

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will work with several foreign banks to extend 117 million Canadian dollars (about 8.5 billion yen) in joint loans aimed at facilitating a mega solar power plant construction project in Canada, BTMU sources said.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T111003004777.htm

Minami-Soma to establish center, marshal resources

The city of Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, has decided to establish a center to help combat the economic and environmental damage caused by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111003003524.htm

Sake makers in Tohoku voluntarily test for radiation

SENDAI--Preparations for this year's sake brewing season have begun at breweries in the disaster-hit Tohoku region. These sake breweries are stressing the safety of their products by voluntarily checking the radiation levels of ingredients and sharing the results with the public......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111003004878.htm

Exodus of doctors, nurses adds to Fukushima Pref. woes

Since the start of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, hundreds of doctors and nurses have resigned from nearby facilities, according to a survey by an association of Fukushima Prefecture hospitals.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111003004497.htm
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Asahi com

CEATEC Japan fair
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MOTOR SPORTS/ Spain's Pedrosa wins MotoGP Japan Grand Prix

......Rossi was one of several riders who considered skipping the Japan Grand Prix because of concerns after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that triggered a radiation leakage from a damaged nuclear power plant.

Twin Ring Motegi is 149-kilometers (93 miles) from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, which leaked radiation after being severely damaged.........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030229.html

Natural lighting system is brightening Japan

OTSU -- When Shoji Moriguchi had the Skylighttube installed in the ceiling of his home in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, in 2004, it was like turning night into day......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030348.html

More public employees take sick days after 3.11

Although called public servants, many local government workers in the disaster-affected region, such as a 37-year-old town employee in Tomioka near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, are starting to show the strain of months of nonstop public service......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030282.html

Water supply vital to avoiding nightmare at Fukushima

In a nightmare scenario, fuel will melt at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and large amounts of radioactive materials will be released if the water supply to the crippled reactors is halted for 38 hours, according to plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030274.html

Forest radiation levels measured in Fukushima

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has embarked on the mammoth task of measuring radiation levels of all forest areas in Fukushima Prefecture, sources said........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030295.html

Government to expand area for decontamination of radiation

Facing strong criticism from Fukushima prefectural government officials, the central government said it will expand the range of areas in the prefecture subject to decontamination from radiation--and pay for the extra costs.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030286.html

TEPCO secretly bought tickets to political fund-raisers

Despite refraining from making political donations since 1974, Tokyo Electric Power Co. spent more than 50 million yen ($650,000) a year on tickets to politicians' fund-raising parties for several years through 2009......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030292.html

Foreign feel to Fukushima's fight festival

FUKUSHIMA -- The annual Kenka Matsuri (fight festival) held in the city's Iizaka "onsen" hot springs district had a distinctly "foreign" feel to it this year.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201110030294.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

BTMU leads 8.5 bil. yen syndicate for mega solar farm in Canada

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ has become the lead bank for syndicate financing worth 117 million Canadian dollars, or about 8.5 billion yen, for a mega solar power project under construction in Ontario, Canada, bank sources said Monday.......

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

Energy management systems in spotlight in Japan high-tech fair

CHIBA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Energy management systems and audiovisual equipment with advanced picture technology were among key exhibits at Japan's biggest information technology and electronics fair which began Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu073000c.html

Head of labor group Rengo switches to antinuclear power policy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The head of Japan's largest labor organization said Tuesday that the 6.8 million-strong body will seek to eventually realize a society not dependent on nuclear power, marking a shift from its previous stance of promoting atomic energy........

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

Gov't panel urges TEPCO to carry out tougher cost-cutting measures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel on Monday urged Tokyo Electric Power Co. to cut costs over the next 10 years by twice the 1.2 trillion targeted in its plan, setting the stage for the utility to receive funds from a state-backed entity to help pay massive compensation for the nuclear disaster at its Fukushima Daiichi plant.......

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

Japan criticized for pushing nuke plant exports despite accident

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has been given the Fossil of the Day "award" at a U.N. climate change conference in Panama for pushing a scheme to promote its exports of nuclear power generation technologies to developing countries as a way of curbing global warming, an international environmental group said Monday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm048000c.html

METI to punish officials over manipulated nuclear symposiums

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday it would punish six ministry officials over their roles in leading to the manipulation of public opinion at state-sponsored symposiums on nuclear power generation......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm115000c.html

Thyroid gland irregularities found in young evacuees from Fukushima

NAGANO (Kyodo) -- Hormonal and other irregularities were detected in the thyroid glands of 10 out of 130 children evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture, a Nagano Prefecture-based charity dedicated to aid for the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm116000c.html

Science minister vows to expand scope of radiation checks around Fukushima plant

Science Minister Masaharu Nakagawa said Oct. 4 that the government would inspect wider areas for radioactive substances following the recent discovery of highly toxic plutonium over a wide swath of Fukushima Prefecture......

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

Irate Fukushima residents want compensation for all nuclear disaster evacuees

Residents of Fukushima Prefecture urged the government's nuclear compensation dispute panel on Oct. 3 to change its guidelines to require Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) to compensate people who voluntarily evacuated their homes a month or more after the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.....

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

CEATEC Japan Opens

Chiba, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--CEATEC Japan 2011, one of the largest electronics and information technology trade shows in Asia, opened Tuesday at the Makuhari convention center in Chiba, just outside Tokyo, for a five-day run.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011100400242

Chubu Electric to Ask Users to Conserve Power This Winter

Nagoya, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Chubu Electric Power Co. <9502> said Tuesday that it will ask household and corporate customers to reduce power consumption this winter in the belief that its spare capacity will not be adequate....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011100400901

Japanese Labor Group Breaks with Pro-Nuclear Policy

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japan's largest labor group declared a departure from its pro-nuclear power policy Tuesday, a statement that came after the March 11 disaster caused the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100400403

No. 4 Reactor at Kyushu Electric's Genkai Plant Shuts Down

Fukuoka, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The No. 4 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shut down automatically Tuesday afternoon, the company said.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100400568

(Update) No. 4 Reactor at Kyushu Electric's Genkai Plant Shuts Down

Fukuoka, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--The No. 4 reactor at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> Genkai nuclear plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shut down automatically Tuesday afternoon, the company said......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100400606

IAEA Experts to Visit Japan from Friday

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan from Friday to inspect work to decontaminate areas polluted with radioactive substances emitted from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100400754

Japan Power Firms May Need to Review Winter Supply Plans

Tokyo, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Japanese power firms may need to review their electricity supply plans for the coming winter as many of nuclear power reactors in the nation have been suspended.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100400883

Thyroid Hormone Irregularities Found in Some Fukushima Kids

Nagano, Oct. 4 (Jiji Press)--Irregular levels of thyroid hormone have been detected in the blood of some children from Fukushima Prefecture, home to Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a nonprofit organization said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011100400939
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Nihonmatsu lantern Festival, Fukushima

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