Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 - January 12, 2012

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Survey result of damages to air-conditioning ducts etc. in the Reactor Building, Unit 4, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

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NHK world

Nuclear Watch: Marine Life Contamination
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDBNnMIgIow

Japan promotes products at Seoul food fair

Japan's food makers are serving up an enticing selection of products at an international food fair in Seoul in an effort to boost exports to South Korea.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 02:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_40.html

Govt to bring view on low-level radiation impact

Japan's government plans to disclose its view on the health impact of low-level radiation exposure from the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 06:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_02.html

IEA: Denuclearization to increase energy prices

The International Energy Agency has warned that the cost of energy will grow if a global trend toward scrapping nuclear power spreads following Japan's nuclear accident.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 08:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_04.html

Iran vows not to retreat from nuclear program

Thursday, November 10, 2011 08:28 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_06.html

TEPCO to monitor xenon at Fukushima plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company or TEPCO says that it will install devices to detect radioactive xenon and determine any occurrence of nuclear criticality.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_14.html

Idaho lab:Plutonium leaked from damaged container

Thursday, November 10, 2011 13:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_13.html

Drill held for leaks from nuclear submarines

Sasebo City, southwestern Japan, has held a drill to prepare for possible radioactive leaks from a nuclear submarine docked at a US naval base in the city.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 15:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_24.html

TEPCO: hydrogen from reactor caused blast

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant says the explosion of the facility's Number 4 reactor on March 15th was caused by a backflow of hydrogen from an adjacent building.

Thursday, November 10, 2011 17:24 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/10_26.html
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Yomiuri online

Many evacuees 'won't go home' / Uncertainty, distrust, radiation discourage displaced Fukushima people

More than a quarter of evacuees from eight municipalities around Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant do not wish to return to their original residences, according to a survey.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111109005814.htm
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AJW

Panel predicts solar power to become more affordable

Things are looking sunnier for solar power advocates, as the government's task force on energy costs predicted that future increases in production will bring prices down for a home generation system, which could make it competitive with other energy sources.

Workers affix solar power panels on the roof of a house in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, following the introduction of new government subsidies to promote the renewable energy in 2009. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011111017002

Searchers surprised by runaway ostrich in Fukushima

Police officers combing a no-entry zone near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant came into contact with an unexpected survivor on Nov. 9.

Road hazard? An ostrich crosses a street in front of a bus carrying police officers searching for people missing after the Great East Japan Earthquake in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 9. (Takeo Kato)

An ostrich runs past an abandoned bicycle in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, where police combed for bodies of people who remain unaccounted for in the area after the March 11 disaster. (Toshiya Umehara)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111017052

Nuclear watchdog releases stress test evaluations on website

To ensure transparency, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on Nov. 8 began releasing on its website exchanges with utility companies over assessments of how earthquake and tsunami resistant nuclear reactors are.

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency released information on its instructions to Kansai Electric Power Co. regarding a stress test conducted at the No. 3 reactor at its Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111017012
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Global nuclear power output to rise over 70&#37; by 2035: IEA

LONDON (Kyodo) -- Global nuclear power output is expected to rise by over 70 percent by 2035 as countries including emerging economies have yet to reconsider their nuclear policies even after the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu098000c.html

Recovery, decontamination issues dominate Fukushima elections

FUKUSHIMA -- After assembly elections were postponed for some seven months following the March 11 disasters, residents here will finally be able to cast their votes on Nov. 20. As candidates rush to the streets to promote their policies, talks are focusing on recovery and decontamination, but little has been said in regards to nuclear safety.

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


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Jiji press

Japan Catholic Group Calls for End to Nuclear Plants

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Japan on Thursday announced a statement calling for the immediate abolition of all nuclear plants in Japan given the ongoing nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111000526

TEPCO Conducts On-Site Probes at Blast-Hit No. 4 Reactor

Tokyo, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> announced Thursday the results of on-site probes into the March 15 blast at the No. 4 nuclear reactor building at its Fukushima No. 1 plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111000532

"Hula Girl" Spa Resort in Fukushima to Receive Megabank Support

Fukushima, Nov. 10 (Jiji Press)--The operator of a spa resort in Fukushima Prefecture that was featured in the Japanese movie "Hula Girl" said Thursday it will receive 10-billion-yen financial assistance from creditor banks and the government-affiliated Development Bank of Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111000870

Over 800 Bodies Yet to Be Identified 8 Months after Japan Disaster

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111001051
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Sankei news

Fukushima elections
Iwaki city, Fukushima pref

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NHK world

High level of radioactivity in Tochigi mushrooms

Radioactive cesium exceeding government standards has been detected in mushrooms grown outdoors in Tochigi Prefecture, about 120 kilometers from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Friday, November 11, 2011 11:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_10.html

Cabinet endorses decontamination plan

The Japanese Cabinet has endorsed a basic plan on cleaning up radioactive fallout from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Friday, November 11, 2011 13:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_18.html

Base for Fukushima clean-up shown to the media

An operations base for repair and clean-up efforts at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been shown to the media for the first time.

Friday, November 11, 2011 18:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/11_24.html





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Yomiuri online

Geothermal power spreading in Oita Pref.

OITA--Geothermal power generation appears to be spreading in Oita Prefecture, an area ideal for producing this renewable energy due to its many hot springs.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111110005898.htm

MHI N-plant data compromised / Infected server leaked plant designs during recent cyber-attacks

Sensitive design and other information on nuclear power plants was leaked during cyber-attacks that targeted major defense contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., it has been learned.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111110005781.htm
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AJW

Fukushima's No. 3 reactor likely triggered hydrogen blast

The hydrogen explosion that spewed radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant’s No. 4 reactor building on March 15 was likely caused by gas leaking from the neighboring No. 3 reactor.

The floor of the fifth level of the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111117145
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Local elections in Fukushima should be used to maintain communities

Local elections in Fukushima Prefecture, which had been long postponed in the aftermath of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, should be used as a springboard to maintain local communities.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na015000c.html

TEPCO to conduct drill survey at Niigata plant for evidence of tsunami

NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will conduct a drilling survey around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture for signs of past tsunami, with an eye to reflecting the data collected in its countermeasures against possible tsunami.

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

Gov't to reduce radiation dose for children by 60&#37; in 2 yrs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government endorsed a basic policy on Friday to halve the annual radiation exposure level and cut the dose for children by 60 percent in areas affected by the radiation leak from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant roughly over the next two years through the end of August 2013.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm069000c.html

Researchers remove 90 percent of radioactive cesium from sludge with bacteria

HIROSHIMA -- A research team here has succeeded in developing a method of removing radioactive cesium from sludge using bacteria.

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

Suit Filed to Seek Decommission of Tomari N-Reactors

Sapporo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--A total of 612 people filed a lawsuit Friday against Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> in order to seek decommission of all three reactors at the power utility's Tomari nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111101095

Japan to Decontaminate Areas with Radiation of One Millisievert or More

Tokyo, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government decided Friday to decontaminate areas where annual radiation doses stand at one millisievert or more following the nuclear crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111100265
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Sankei news

Candle-Night at Koriyama station
Koriyama city, Fukushima pref


Iitate village


MEXT' cesium map

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Yomiuri online

IN THE NEWS / Innovative Fukushima farmer in intl spotlight

FUKUSHIMA--Satoko Anzai was quite choked up when she received an award from Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn late last month, as a model farmer recognized by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111111004974.htm
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antinuclear plant demonstrations in front of METI
*METI: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
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Collections of literary works on quake to hit U.S., Britain, France

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111216697

Electricity shortages could mean chilly winter for some

People across most of the country should be preparing to bundle up.

With many nuclear power plants offline since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, electric utilities in some regions will likely face difficulties securing enough power this winter.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011111216536

Soccer village now front line in Fukushima nuclear battle

When Argentina's soccer team trained at the J-Village soccer complex in Fukushima for the 2002 World Cup, the players found beautiful pitches, modern facilities and enthusiastic fans.

Discarded protective gear and face masks are piled up in one corner of a soccer field at the J-Village complex in Fukushima Prefecture. (Ikuro Aiba)

Workers returning from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant remove protective gear and shoe covers for disposal. (Ikuro Aiba)

A driver and his vehicle undergo radiation measurement after returning to the J-Village complex from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Ikuro Aiba)

Workers pass through a detection gate to be checked for radiation after they remove their protective gear. (Ikuro Aiba)

Face masks used by workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Ikuro Aiba)

A dormitory for workers stands on a soccer field at the J-Village complex. (Ikuro Aiba)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011111217265

Radioactive cesium spread as far as Gunma-Nagano border

The science ministry released maps on Nov. 11 showing aerially measured accumulations of radioactive cesium from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in 18 prefectures.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111217258
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Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)

Gov't cost-cutting panel to review nuclear power, 9 other areas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government panel tasked with cutting wasteful spending decided Friday to focus on 21 issues in 10 areas, including nuclear power and social security, in its four-day screening of government projects from Nov. 20, members said.

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

Utility: Japan nuke crews' conditions improving

NARAHA, Japan (AP) -- The utility that runs Japan's tsunami-crippled nuclear station says conditions for thousands of workers there have improved significantly -- although it may take decades to safely close the facility. To show off the progress, it allowed media into the plant's main staging area Friday for the first time.

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

Gov't updates radiation maps with data on six new prefectures

The government has released soil radiation maps covering a much broader swath of Japan than previous releases, covering six new prefectures.

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

Explosion at Fukushima plant's No. 4 reactor caused by hydrogen backflow: TEPCO

The hydrogen explosion at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor building was caused by a backflow of the gas from the No. 3 reactor, according to a report released by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).

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

Fukushima plant workers' base of operations opened to media

FUKUSHIMA -- The "J Village" soccer training facility, once where the Japanese national team went to practice and now the base of operations for Fukushima No. 1 nuclear crisis workers, was opened to the media on Nov. 11 for the first time since the nuclear disaster.

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

Hopes to Return Home Fading in Fukushima

Fukushima, Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)--Eight months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, evacuees are losing their hopes to return to their homes due to concern about exposure to radiation.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111200260

Stricken Fukushima N-Plant Opened to Media

Okuma, Fukushima Pref., Nov. 12 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese and foreign media on Saturday entered the premises of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for the first time since Japan's worst nuclear accident started on March 11.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111200342
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Sankei news

Base for Fukushima clean-up
"J-Village"

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1st time media tour


Officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and Japanese journalists look at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from bus windows in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. Members of the media were allowed into the plant on Saturday for the first time since the March 11 tsunami and earthquake triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. The media saw a striking scene of devastation - twisted and overturned vehicles, crumbling reactor buildings and piles of rubble virtually untouched since the wave struck more than eight months ago. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


Officials from the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and journalists pass by a newly built sea barricade next to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No.4 reactor building is seen from bus windows in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from bus windows in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen from bus windows in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


Workers wearing protective suits and masks work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


Japan's Environment and Nuclear Crisis Minister Goshi Hosono (C) speaks to workers inside the emergency operations center at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


Workers listen to a speech by Japan's Environment and Nuclear Crisis Minister Goshi Hosono (not in picture) inside the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


A worker (C) is given a radiation screening as he enters the emergency operation center at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. Members of the media were allowed into the plant on Saturday for the first time since the March 11 tsunami and earthquake triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl. The poster (L) reads "No tobacco and gum on the premises". (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)


Three red emergency phones sit at a table inside the emergency operations center at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, November 12, 2011. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder/Pool)

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Fukushima plant opened to journalists

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been opened to reporters for the first time since the accident occurred 8 months ago.

Sunday, November 13, 2011 01:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/12_20.html
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Yomiuri online

3,000 travel to Fukushima N-plant every day

FUKUSHIMA--The base for workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture was opened to the press for the first time Friday, eight months after the March 11 disaster.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111112004298.htm
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AJW

First look at Japan nuke plant: rubble amid progress

OKUMA, Japan -- Two reactor buildings once painted in a cheery sky blue loom over the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Their roofs are blasted away, their crumbled concrete walls reduced to steel frames.

The damaged No. 3 reactor building at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The damaged facility was shown to the media for the first time since the accidents in March on Nov. 12. (Pool photo)

Workers continue repair work at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Pool photo)

The damaged reactor buildings at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Ikuro Aiba)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111317334

Dosimeters sound alert as media enter crippled nuke plant

OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Carrying dosimeters that were emitting radiation warnings while nearing the destroyed No. 3 reactor, anxious members of the media got their first up-close look at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Nov. 12.

Reporters put on full face masks as their bus approaches the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Nov. 12. It was the first time media representatives were shown the damaged facility since the March accidents. (Ikuro Aiba)

Workers construct a facility to store sludge that is produced in the processing of water contaminated with radioactive materials. (Ikuro Aiba)

A 4-meter-high tentative sea wall lines the coast facing the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Ikuro Aiba)

Crushed tanks lie on the side of a road inside the grounds of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Ikuro Aiba)

The damaged No. 4 reactor building (Ikuro Aiba)

The emergency operations room inside the quake-resistant headquarters building (Ikuro Aiba)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111317339

Nuke plant director: 'I thought several times that I would die'

Wearing a white radiation protective suit, Masao Yoshida, director of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, took questions from reporters on Nov. 12.

Masao Yoshida responds to questions from reporters in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Nov. 12. (Pool photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111317366
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

1st look at Japan nuke plant: rubble amid progress

OKUMA, Japan (AP) -- Two reactor buildings once painted in a cheery sky blue loom over the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Their roofs are blasted away, their crumbled concrete walls reduced to steel frames.

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

Nuclear disaster minister Hosono joins decontamination work

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono worked in Date, Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday to decontaminate radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, together with around 60 volunteers.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm090000c.html
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Sankei news

1st time media tour
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...5&postcount=19




Nuclear disaster minister Hosono joins decontamination work

media joins decontamination work? just looking!?

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US,Russia,China agree to ask Iran abide by rules

Monday, November 14, 2011 05:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111114_03.html

Taking thyroid tests to the children in Fukushima

Doctors in Fukushima Prefecture are hitting the road to improve children's' access to thyroid tests in an effort to spot possible health problems associated with the nuclear accident in the prefecture.

Monday, November 14, 2011 19:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111114_26.html

Shareholders to sue TEPCO execs over nuke accident

Tokyo Electric Power Company shareholders are preparing to sue the utility's current and former executives over the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

Monday, November 14, 2011 20:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111114_30.html
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AJW

8 months into nuclear crisis, progress and uncertainties

Temperatures have cooled, the amount of radioactive substances released is lower and emergency equipment is working at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111417386

Fukushima native, foreign minister, Genba in dilemma over nuclear exports

Soon after the crisis started at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Koichiro Genba continued to push exports of Japanese nuclear power technology as a key pillar in reviving the nation's economy.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011111417406

BIZ BRIEF: MHI begins installing storage tank at Fukushima plant

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) has begun the installation of a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to temporarily store radioactive waste sludge generated in the processing of radiation-tainted water, the company announced on Nov. 14.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011111417421

Life goes on for communities near no-entry zone

It's an artificially drawn line that makes the difference between being able to stay at home and having to live as an evacuee from the no-entry zone around the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

JR Hirono Station is the last stop on the Joban Line before the off-limits zone. While life continues in the town, few people use the station. (Eijiro Morii)

In a shopping street in front of JR Hirono Station, most shops are closed. (Fumio Masutani)

A checkpoint on the border of the no-entry zone located on a national highway in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture (Fumio Masutani)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111415960

Troubled times for transport in Tohoku

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy...J2011111417387

Artist on a mission to sketch 1,000 quake survivors

KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--New York-based artist Naoto Nakagawa made his fourth trip to disaster-stricken areas earlier in November in pursuit of his goal of sketching portraits of 1,000 survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, most of whom had their family portraits washed away on March 11.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...J2011111417383
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Failure to ask burning questions poses danger and impedes new discoveries

"Eliminate cliches from your writing," more experienced reporters always told me. In other words, if those veterans had had their way, we shouldn't have been talking about the Greek financial crisis "capturing the attention" of those around the world who were "waiting with bated breath" for the results of the referendum, or that they "heaved a sigh of relief" when the worst-case scenario was averted.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

Report: 3 Swiss to avoid trial in nuclear case

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in019000c.html

Antinuclear-plant protesters rally in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- A series of large antinuclear rallies took place in Fukuoka on Sunday with the organizer saying more than 15,000 people, including from South Korea, took part calling for dismantlement of all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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

Gov't aims for 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima reactors, but bemoans lack of data

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) are trying to achieve a stable condition called a "cold shutdown" of crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant by the end of this year, but they have yet to come to grips with exactly what is happening inside the reactors crippled by the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

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

Power plant chief details Fukushima nuclear disaster

OKUMA, Fukushima -- Masao Yoshida, head of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, elaborated on the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, saying he and other plant workers thought at the outset of the disaster that they were going to die.

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

Disaster evacuee sets eyes on national hairdressing competition to repay city's kindness

HITACHI, Ibaraki -- A hairdresser who moved here from his home near the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is now aiming to win a national competition to thank the city that took him in.

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

Fukushima group reunites to win 4th place in 'cheap and tasty' gourmet contest

HIMEJI, Hyogo -- At the end of a two-day fair celebrating "B-kyu" (B-grade, or cheap and tasty) foods from around the country, the grand prize went to Hiruzen Yakisoba Suitonkai, a group from the Okayama Prefecture city of Maniwa that served miso-based fried noodles.

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


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Jiji press

MHI to Build Radioactive Waste Storage at Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011> said Monday that it will build a facility for the temporary storage of radioactive waste from the decontamination of radiation-tainted water at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111400611

TEPCO to Provide Power to Tohoku Electric Tuesday

Sendai, Miyagi Pref., Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> said Monday that it will receive electricity supplies from Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Tuesday for fear of possible electricity shortages in its service area.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111400918

Candles to Light Fukushima Students' Message to World

Fukushima, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--For the past eight months, Yuji Shinogi has been dogged by nagging concerns that his hometown might forever be associated with the stigma of Japan's worst nuclear disaster.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111100692

Japan N-Plant Utilization Rate Falls below 20 Pct

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The utilization rate of nuclear power generation facilities in Japan in October fell below 20 pct for the first time since records began in April 1977, the Federation of Electric Power Companies said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400416

Japan Agency Urged to Hear Anti-Nuclear Citizens' Opinions

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was urged at a meeting of an experts' panel Monday to hear the views of citizens who are critical of nuclear power generation.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400489

Over 1 T. Yen Spent on Monju Fast Breeder Reactor

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--A total of some 1,081,095 million yen has been spent on research and development for the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, and related facilities, the Board of Audit said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400614

Shikoku Electric Submits N-Reactor Stress Test Results

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507> submitted the results of its stress tests on a suspended nuclear reactor in western Japan to the industry ministry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400739

TEPCO Shareholders Call for 5.5-T.-Yen Damages Suit

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--A group of 42 Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> shareholders on Monday requested TEPCO auditors to sue current and former executives of the company to seek 5,504.5 billion yen in damages over losses the utility is incurring due to the accident at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400803

Japan to Cut Dose Limit for Fukushima Workers to Normal

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will lower the radiation exposure limit for workers engaged in the mission to contain the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to normal levels if reactor stabilization is achieved before the year-end as planned, health minister Yoko Komiyama said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400899

Japan to Enhance N-Plant Protection from Terror Attacks

Tokyo, Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Monday decided to enhance measures to protect nuclear power plants from possible terrorist attacks.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111400922

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Situation of J-Village / Report from the site of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
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NHK world

Counter-terror measures for nuclear plants

The Japanese government is planning to strengthen defensive measures against terror attacks on nuclear power plants.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_01.html

Shikoku electric submits reactor test results

An electric company in western Japan has submitted to the government the results of safety tests on a reactor at its nuclear power plant. The plant has been offline since a month after the accident at the Fukushima plant.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_02.html

Radioactive cesium may have reached Hokkaido

A team of researchers says radioactive cesium discharged from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may have contaminated soil in Hokkaido and areas of western Japan more than 500 kilometers from the plant.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_03.html

Radioactive material removed from Setagaya lot

A radioactive substance detected in Setagaya Ward in Tokyo was removed on Tuesday. After a brief scare, it was found to be unrelated to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 14:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_17.html

Government-backed fund grants TEPCO $7.3 bil.

Japan's government-backed nuclear disaster fund has transferred over 7.3 billion dollars to the operator of the Fukushima plant to assist compensation payments.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 16:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_21.html

Kyushu Electric again denies governor's role

The president of Kyushu Electric Power has again denied that the company's attempt to manipulate public opinion on nuclear energy was triggered by remarks from the governor of Saga Prefecture.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 19:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_26.html

S.Korean students arrive in Narita

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 19:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111115_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Press gain access to Fukushima plant / Media get firsthand look at devastation caused by tsunami, hydrogen blasts

FUKUSHIMA--Reactor buildings ripped apart by explosions at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Facilities severely damaged by the March 11 tsumani. As a member of the press, I saw the crippled facilities firsthand on Saturday while battling my own fears of high radiation exposure.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111114005778.htm

'I thought everything was over'

FUKUSHIMA--"The week from March 11 [the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake] was our toughest period. There were several occasions when I thought I would die," said Masao Yoshida, director of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111114004583.htm
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AJW

torch fire festival at Sukagawa city, Fukushima pref
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Nuclear disaster minister Hosono joins decontamination work
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TEPCO shareholders demand directors pay for mistakes

Forty-two shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. are demanding that the company's auditors file a 5.5-trillion-yen ($71 billion) damages suit against current and former TEPCO directors over the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111150036

Study: Radiation contamination likely in western Japan, Hokkaido

Radioactive substances spewed out by the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have likely spread to western Japan and Hokkaido, according to a team of Japanese, U.S. and European scientists.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111150003

Scientists: Radiation exposure near nuke plant within limits

Residents of areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have been exposed to radiation levels of up to 0.16 millisievert per year from radioactive cesium in food and airborne dust, according to scientists at Kyoto University and other research institutions.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111150008

NISA puts off Fukui reactor stress test decision

Consideration of the first formal application by a nuclear plant operator to restart a suspended reactor under the government’s new stress test system was postponed after experts challenged the safety of the procedure.

Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201111150015

The Prometheus Trap/ A new series

According to Greek mythology, it was Prometheus who gave fire to humans.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111516734

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-1

'Please, get away from here'

Tsushima district in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, is located in the mountains approximately 30 kilometers northwest of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).


Mizue Kanno visits her home in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 1 to clean up. She must wear a double-layered mask and carry a dosimeter. (Jun Kaneko)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111516540 her life, she chooses but take care
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Australian PM calls for uranium exports to India

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu092000c.html

TEPCO shareholders ask firm auditors to sue 61 directors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than 40 shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co. asked auditors of the utility on Monday to file a lawsuit against 61 current and former board members to have them pay a total of 5.5 trillion yen to the company as their negligence in safety caused huge losses resulting from the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant, a lawyer representing the shareholders said.

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

Group to study cattle's radiation exposure in Fukushima no-go zone

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A group of veterinarians and other researchers will soon begin studying cattle's radiation exposure at farms in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture within a no-go zone near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, participants said Tuesday.

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

Mountains limited spread of fallout from Fukushima

NEW YORK (AP) -- A map of radioactive contamination across Japan from the Fukushima power plant disaster confirms high levels in eastern and northeastern areas but finds much lower levels in the western part of the country, thanks to mountain ranges, researchers say.

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

Gov't to lower Fukushima plant workers' maximum radiation exposure

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Health minister Yoko Komiyama said Monday the government will restore to the normal level the maximum dosage of radiation to which workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant can be allowed to be exposed after the crippled facility reaches a stable state of cold shutdown within this year as planned by the government.

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

Safety cost for each nuclear reactor projected at 19.4 bil. yen

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The antidisaster measures the government has required nuclear power plant operators to take in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis would cost 19.4 billion yen per state-of-the-art reactor, government panel projections showed Monday.

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

Shikoku Electric Power submits stress test results on Ikata reactor

MATSUYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Shikoku Electric Power Co. submitted on Monday the results of stress tests on the No. 3 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime Prefecture to the government to seek permission to resume operation of the reactor idled for regular checkups.

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

Board of audit says lab for Monju reactor should not go to waste

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Board of Audit of Japan called on Monday for the operator of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor to find a use for the reactor facility's laboratory, on which 83 billion yen has already been spent.

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

Gov't to reinforce protection of nuclear plants from terrorists

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government drew up Monday a set of measures to protect nuclear power plants from terrorist attacks, including the protection of emergency power sources and cooling mechanisms by the state and electric power companies, officials said.

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

TEPCO gets 559 billion yen in financial aid to pay compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it has received 558.7 billion yen from a state-backed funding entity to implement compensation payments through the end of this year to people and others affected by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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

2nd bottle found underground in Tokyo radiation case

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A bottle believed to have contained radium was found underground near a supermarket in Tokyo's Setagawa Ward on Tuesday in the second discovery of such a bottle since high levels of radiation were detected in the area last month, government officials said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm132000c.html

Response rate for Fukushima's thyroid check-ups on kids reaches 77 percent

FUKUSHIMA -- The response rate for the first wave of thyroid check-ups for children under the age of 18 here was some 77 percent, a number that far surpasses that of most regular check-ups, officials said.

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

Tokyo Gas to Boost LNG-Fired Power Generation

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Gas Co. <9531> said Tuesday it will more than double its liquefied natural gas-fired thermal power generation in Japan by 2020.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111500723

Japan Aims to Boost Fuel Supply Capability

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held Tuesday its first meeting with experts and industry people to discuss measures to ensure stable fuel supplies and secure natural resources.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500370

TEPCO Receives 558.7 B. Yen from Compensation Support Body

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday it has received 558.7 billion yen from the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund for its compensation payments to people affected by the crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500432

Research Indicates Cesium in Soil in Western Japan, Hokkaido

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is estimated to have been deposited on soil as far as 800 kilometers from the plant in northeastern Japan, international research shows.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500561

TEPCO Behind Schedule in Compensation Payments

Tokyo, Nov. 15 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is falling behind schedule in paying compensation for damage to agriculture and other sectors caused by the accident at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station, it was learned Tuesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111500989
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decontamination of the school pool
Onami, Fukushima city


mext found a bottle at Setagaya ward, Tokyo

[makoto]

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Vol. 2: "Effort for treating radioactive accumulated water"
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Recovery and processing of radioactive accumulated water at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station - Individual Tank Water Amounts and Water Storage Plan/Water treatment Facility to Bolster its Reliability - [Explanatory material]
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Survey and Cleaning in Unit 3 Reactor Building at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
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Airborne Radiation Dose Measured by Robot at 1st floor of Reactor Buildings of Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

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Today' radiation
新宿区 Shinjuku ward, Tokyo 0.054 μSv/h

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NHK world

Higher radiation detected downstream in Fukushima

Surveys by Japan's Environment Ministry show that downstream radiation levels have risen in some rivers in Fukushima Prefecture.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 03:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_06.html

IAEA team submits decontamination report

A survey team of the International Atomic Energy Agency has drawn up final recommendations on how to remove the radioactive substances released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_09.html

N.Korea seen making progress on nuclear reactor

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 09:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_12.html

IEA: Gas imports to jump with no new nuke plants

The International Energy Agency says Japan is likely to face a sharp increase in spending on natural gas imports in 2035 if it halts construction of new nuclear power plants following the Fukushima nuclear accident.

Wednesday, November 16, 2011 18:36 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111116_25.html
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Yomiuri online

Decontamination of houses under way

FUKUSHIMA--The Date municipal government has become the first municipality to begin decontamination of houses within specific sites recommended for evacuation by the central government because of high radiation levels.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111115005326.htm

Smartphone geiger counter developed

FUKUSHIMA--A manufacturer in Otamamura, Fukushima Prefecture, has developed a geiger counter that allows users to display radiation readings on a smartphone.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111115005302.htm
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AJW

Greens and Tea Party put down roots in Japan

Political movements with roots in Europe and the United States are beginning to make headway in Japan as established political parties struggle to deal with economic problems and the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201111160024

Softbank's Son denounces Keidanren's energy proposal

Pounding his desk in frustration, Masayoshi Son, chairman and CEO of Softbank Corp., denounced the energy policy proposal of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), saying the business group has its priorities mixed up.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111160007

Radiation-fearing residents take matters into own hands

NASU, Tochigi Prefecture--Yasuyuki Fujimura was the go-to guy for advice on radiation in the town of Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111160022

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-2: Radiation information did not make it to residents

On March 13, after the 25 people had left the Kanno's home, the majority of evacuees still remained in the Tsushima district.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J2011111616820
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Iran's nuclear defiance taps deep points of pride

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in052000c.html

Police to enhance protection of nuclear plants from terrorism

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The National Police Agency said Tuesday police will enhance security at nuclear plants nationwide to protect them from terrorist attacks.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm028000c.html

IAEA urges Japan to secure permanent sites for radioactive waste

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency submitted a final report to the Japanese government on Tuesday urging Tokyo to secure permanent sites for radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm029000c.html

Tokyo may accept disaster rubble from Miyagi Pref. town

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and ward mayors are discussing accepting earthquake and tsunami rubble from Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, to help support rebuilding in disaster-stricken regions, it has been learned.

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

Questions remain over tsunami safety measures at Hamaoka nuclear plant

"I've never seen anything this solid," remarked Tomoya Shibayama, a specialist in coastal engineering at Waseda University as he surveyed a coastal barrier under construction at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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

Radiation-tainted sludge, ash continues to pile up at Yokohama treatment centers

YOKOHAMA -- Nearly six months have passed since sludge and ash contaminated with radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant stopped being shipped from processing facilities here to cement manufacturers.

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

Nuclear Power Share in Japan to Fall to 18 Pct: IEA Chief

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--The proportion of electricity generated from nuclear energy in Japan is seen falling to 18 pct in 2030 unless new nuclear plants are constructed, visiting International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria Van der Hoeven said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111600678

Noda to Futher Push China to Ease Food Import Restrictions

Tokyo, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday he plans to further prod China to ease restrictions on food imports from nuclear crisis-hit Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111600406

Above-Limit Cesium Detected in Fukushima Rice

Fukushima, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Rice harvested in this northeastern Japan city has been found to contain radioactive cesium above the government-set safety limit, the Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111600981

(Update) Above-Limit Cesium Detected in Fukushima Rice

Fukushima, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Rice harvested in this northeastern Japan city has been found to contain radioactive cesium above the government-set safety limit, the Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111601026

(Update 2) Above-Limit Cesium Detected in Fukushima Rice

Fukushima, Nov. 16 (Jiji Press)--Rice harvested in this northeastern Japan city has been found to contain radioactive cesium above the government-set safety limit, a finding that could arouse fresh doubts about the safety of food in the nation amid the ongoing nuclear crisis.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700044

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NHK world

High radioactivity detected in some Fukushima rice

An inspection of recently-harvested rice in Fukushima Prefecture has found levels of radiation higher than the government-allowed limit.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 06:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_04.html

Fukushima Prefecture probes cesium-tainted rice

Fukushima Prefecture is trying to track down all rice harvested in one district of Fukushima City after radioactive cesium higher than the government limit was found in some of the rice.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 13:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_19.html

Accident manuals for No 2 & 3 reactors disclosed

Accident manuals for reactors Number 2 and 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have again disclosed a lack of proper procedures to deal with a nuclear accident.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 15:29 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_21.html

Govt official dumps radiation-contaminated soil

An Environment Ministry official has dumped radiation-contaminated soil near his home in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 18:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_28.html

Rice shipments from district in Fukushima banned

The Japanese government has ordered Fukushima Prefecture to suspended shipments of rice from a district of the prefecture as radioactive cesium higher than the state limit has been detected.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 19:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_29.html

Govt, TEPCO predict cold shutdown this year

Japan's government and the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant say a cold shutdown of the reactors will be attained this year.

Thursday, November 17, 2011 20:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111117_34.html
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AJW

Remnants of evacuation haunt Fukushima exclusion zone

OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--A whiteboard at Ono Station on the JR Joban Line still carries the notice written by the stationmaster at the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant: "Train operation will be suspended for a while. March 12."

A house lies collapsed near the entrance of the off-site response center at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Noriyoshi Otsuki)

Beds abandoned at Futaba Hospital in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, during the emergency evacuation in March (Hiroshi Kawai)

The section near the entrance of the off-site response center at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant viewed from the outside on Nov. 16. The floor area had been used to measure radiation exposure of staff workers until March 15. (Noriyoshi Otsuki)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111170030

in 3 km zone
<iframe width="300" height="233" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tGY0bL_E8Nw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 16 Nov
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00:19~ Futaba hospital
00:58~ to near plant1
01:30~ Fukushima fisheries research institute for seeds and seedlings
01:52~ view of plant1

Government orders Fukushima to halt rice shipments

FUKUSHIMA--The central government has ordered Fukushima Prefecture to suspend shipments of rice from the Onami district of the provincial capital after radioactive cesium exceeding national safety standards was detected in grain harvested there.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111170018

SDF to decontaminate no-entry zone

Self-Defense Forces personnel will be used for decontamination work in the no-entry zone around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant from December.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111170008

Young artists get creative while helping quake-hit areas

Eight months after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, young artists are reaching new creative heights while carrying out volunteer work in disaster-stricken areas.

The art duo Tochka uses reflected light to create an afterimage of the word "Rebuild" in their new project. (Provided by Tochka)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_ja...AJ201111170038

Research group says work progressing on N. Korean reactor

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/ko...AJ201111170021
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

IEA points to rise in costs, CO2 emissions in 'low nuclear' Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Visiting International Energy Agency Executive Director Maria van der Hoeven said Wednesday that Japan would face large economic costs, an increase in carbon dioxide emissions and a drop in the already-low energy self-sufficiency ratio based on the assumption that no new atomic plants are built by 2035.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu086000c.html

Kansai Electric to raise 670 bil. yen via bank loans, CP by March

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. has devised plans to raise an additional 670 billion yen via bank loans and a commercial paper issue by next March 31, bringing the total fundraising in fiscal 2011 to more than 1 trillion yen, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu091000c.html

Debris disposal cost in March disaster exceeds that for Hanshin Quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The disposal cost for debris generated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami far exceeds that for the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, due to the additional expense of removing salt content left by sea water and screening for radioactive materials, the Environment Ministry said Thursday.

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

Gov't mulls sending GSDF troops for advance Fukushima cleanup

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government on Wednesday started working out details for sending Ground Self-Defense Force troops next month to decontaminate some municipal buildings near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that will serve as command centers for a full decontamination operation starting in January, government sources said.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm009000c.html

Half of radioactive materials from Fukushima fell into sea: study

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- More than half of the radioactive materials that were emitted into the atmosphere in the days after the Fukushima nuclear disaster have since fallen into the ocean, according to a recent simulation by a team of researchers.

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

Excessive levels of radioactive cesium found in Fukushima rice

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Excessive levels of radioactive cesium have been found in rice harvested in the city of Fukushima, the Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday, marking the first time such levels of the isotope have been detected in the national staple since the nuclear crisis erupted in March.

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

Japan mulling banning cesium-tainted rice shipments from Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is considering banning shipments of cesium-contaminated rice from the Onami area in the city of Fukushima that was affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Thursday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm069000c.html

Most radioactive cesium piled up within 2 centimeters of soil surface

Most of the radioactive cesium emitted by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant has piled up within two centimeters of the soil surface, the government has announced.

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

Mayoral candidates for nuke disaster-struck town clash over whether to stay or go

FUKUSHIMA -- As the mayoral election approaches in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Okuma, deep in the nuclear crisis exclusion zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, only two candidates have entered the race with wildly different views.

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

Environment Ministry official under fire for dumping radioactive soil near home

A Ministry of the Environment official has dumped radioactive soil on a vacant lot of land near his home in Saitama Prefecture after the soil was sent to the ministry by a Fukushima resident, it has been announced.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na021000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan's SDF to Join Decontamination Work in No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to deploy Ground Self-Defense Force troops to help decontaminate areas within the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power complex, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700378

Kansai Electric Submits Another N-Reactor Stress Test Report

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> on Thursday submitted the results of its stress tests on another suspended nuclear reactor in central Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700480

Japan to Block Shipments of Rice Harvested in Part of Fukushima

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering suspending shipments of rice harvested in part of Fukushima after the discovery of radioactive cesium above its safety limit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700490

(Update) Kansai Electric Submits Another Reactor Stress Test Report

Fukui, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> on Thursday submitted to the government a report on the results of its stress tests on a suspended nuclear power reactor in central Japan.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700834

Radioactive Leaks from TEPCO Plant Decreasing

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--The amount of radioactive material released from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled nuclear power plant has decreased further, a joint task force set up by TEPCO and the government said Thursday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700854

Japan Suspends Shipments of Some Fukushima Rice

Tokyo, Nov. 17 (Jiji Press)--Japan's government on Thursday ordered Fukushima Prefecture to ensure that rice harvested in the Onami district in the city of Fukushima will not be shipped following the discovery of above-limit radioactive cesium.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111700915
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Sankei news

debris at Ishinomaki city, Miyagi pref


1st time media tour

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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

01:36
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http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11118_04-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111118_01.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111118_02.jpg

The first Management Reform Committee

The first Management Reform Committee was held today.
Attached is the reference material.

Appendix: Establishment of the framework to ensure the reliable implementation of the Special Business Plan
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/topic.../111118-01.pdf
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NHK world

IAEA board to OK resolution on Iran on Fri.

Friday, November 18, 2011 07:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_10.html

Japan, US, S.Korea cooperate for North nuke issue

Friday, November 18, 2011 07:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_05.html

Radioactive iodine leaked from Hungarian institute

Friday, November 18, 2011 07:13 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_07.html

Fukushima saw fewer births after nuclear disaster

A survey in Fukushima Prefecture shows the number of births fell by 25 percent in the 3 months following the accident at the nuclear power plant.

Friday, November 18, 2011 09:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_13.html

Crown Prince bids farewell to Bhutan royal couple

.....The king and queen were to leave for Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Friday afternoon, where they will offer encouragement to victims of the March disaster and nuclear crisis.

They will travel to Kyoto on Friday night before their departure on Sunday.

Friday, November 18, 2011 12:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_25.html

Bhutan's royal couple visits tsunami-hit area

The royal couple of Bhutan has visited areas hit by the March 11th earthquake and tsunami to offer consolation and prayers for those affected by the disaster.

Friday, November 18, 2011 18:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_35.html

Officials mull disposal of disaster debris

Officials from local governments across Japan have inspected how debris from the March earthquake and tsunami is transferred from disaster-hit areas to Tokyo for disposal.

Friday, November 18, 2011 21:53 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111118_40.html
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Yomiuri online

Anxieties grow about radiation costs / No clear criteria, answers from TEPCO have municipalities fearful for budgets

A growing number of municipalities are demanding that Tokyo Electric Power Co. compensate them for costs related to the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111117005600.htm

Excess cesium detected in rice / Shipments from Onami district in Fukushima city banned

FUKUSHIMA--Radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional regulatory limit of 500 becquerels per kilogram has been found in rice harvested in Fukushima Prefecture, according to the prefectural government.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111117006088.htm

Govt to dispatch GSDF to no-entry zone

The government plans to dispatch Ground Self-Defense Force members to the no-entry zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, possibly in December, to prepare for full-scale decontamination work, Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa said Thursday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111117005750.htm
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AJW

TEPCO clears woodlands of trees for storage tanks

The grounds at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were once alive with the sounds of nesting wild birds. But that was before the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Gray and blue storage tanks for contaminated water are seen on the premises of the disabled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Eiji Hori)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111180006

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Radioactive rice raises concerns about testing system

The government's rice testing program failed to detect high levels of radioactive cesium in pre-harvest tests of rice from the Onami district of Fukushima, which was found to have produced rice significantly in excess of safety standards on Nov. 15.

Small paddies line a valley surrounded by mountains in Fukushima's Onami district. Radioactive cesium exceeding national safety standards was detected in rice from the district on Nov. 15. (Naoko Kawamura)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111180023

TEPCO: Fukushima plant close to cold shutdown state

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said cold shutdown conditions have been achieved at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and is awaiting government confirmation on what would be a huge step toward ending the crisis.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111180020
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

News Navigator: How is the provisional radiation limit for food determined?

The government on Nov. 17 ordered the Fukushima Prefectural Government to suspend shipments of rice harvested in the prefecture's Onami district after levels of radioactive cesium exceeding the provisional limit were detected. Below are questions and answers relating to the provisional limit and the safety of contaminated products.

Question: What exactly is the provisional limit?
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na011000c.html

Editorial: Latest radiation-tainted rice case shows gov't must better safety measures

Rice harvested this fall in the city of Fukushima's Onami district registered radioactive cesium levels of 630 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the government limit of 500 becquerels. The government has since ordered Fukushima Prefecture to ban shipments of rice from the area.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na001000c.html

Panasonic to build solar cell plant in Malaysia

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu106000c.html

March 11 disasters complicate job hunting and hiring in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA -- The Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster appear to have caused a growing rift in views between local companies looking for the best new hires and graduating college students looking for work.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/news...na013000c.html

Mitsubishi Heavy says no key nuclear plant data leaked in cyberattacks

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday that no key nuclear plant data have leaked through cyberattacks on some of its personal computers and servers.

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

Gov't to ease rules on establishment of solar power plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government is set to ease rules on the establishment of solar power generation plants as early as January given the increasing importance of renewable energy since the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, industry ministry officials said Thursday.

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

Fukushima, Tokyo saw fewer births in April-June amid radiation fears

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The number of births between April and June fell significantly in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture as well as Tokyo and two neighboring prefectures, while more deliveries were recorded in northern and western Japan further away from the center of radiation contamination, a recent survey showed.

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

Fukushima plant awaits gov't judgment over state of cold shutdown

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will declare that the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has achieved a cold shutdown once it confirms that the complex can maintain stability over the next several years even if it is hit by an earthquake or suffers malfunctions, nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono said Thursday.

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

Hosono not to take salary because of misconduct at his ministry

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Environment Minister Goshi Hosono said Friday that he will not take a salary during his tenure because an Environment Ministry official inappropriately dumped radioactive soil believed to have been contaminated by the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm078000c.html

GSDF to usher radiation cleanup work in Fukushima next month

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ground Self-Defense Force troops are set to be dispatched next month to clear up municipal buildings near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which will then serve as bases for a full-fledged decontamination operation from January, a government official said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm081000c.html

Gov't not to permit restart of 2 reactors at Genkai plant: Edano

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano said Thursday the government will not allow Kyushu Electric Power Co. to restart two nuclear reactors at its Genkai power plant amid a scandal involving an attempt by the utility to misrepresent public opinion regarding the restart.

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

Hokkaido Electric solicited staff for pro-pluthermal nuke project opinions

SAPPORO -- A Hokkaido Electric Power Co. staffer issued an internal memo encouraging employees to voice support for the so-called pluthermal project at the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant's No. 3 reactor, according to sources close to the matter.

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

Panasonic to Build Solar Cell Plant in Malaysia

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111800254

Japan's Power Sales Down 6.3 Pct in Oct.

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Electricity sales by 10 major Japanese power suppliers in October dropped 6.3 pct from a year before to 66,905 million kilowatt-hours, the sharpest decline ever for the month, an industry group said Friday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011111800636

GSDF to Decontaminate No-Go Zone around Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Defense Ministry said Friday that it will send Ground Self-Defense Force troops to the no-go zone set within a 20-kilometer radius of the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant for radiation decontamination.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800654

Ex-Nuclear Safety Agency Spokesman Joins Decontamination Team

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--The Environment Ministry on Friday named Hidehiko Nishiyama, former spokesman at a government nuclear safety agency, as deputy chief of the ministry's special team for radiation decontamination in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800767 yesssss!! i am a big fan of Nishiyama

Bhutan King, Queen Visit Elementary School in Fukushima

Soma, Fukushima Pref., Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck and his wife, Queen Jetsun Pema, on Friday visited an elementary school in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, that was heavily damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800854

Fukushima Radiation Monitoring Project to Be Delayed

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japan's science ministry on Friday announced a delay for a government project to operate real-time radiation monitoring devices at schools and other public facilities in Fukushima Prefecture.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800877

Japan Biz Group Calls for Power Biz Separation

Tokyo, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, proposed Friday that the nation's electric power industry should be reorganized through the separation of power generation and transmission operations.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111800974

Noda Asks China to Ease Import Restrictions on Japanese Food

Nusa Dua, Indonesia, Nov. 18 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday asked China to ease its import restrictions on Japanese food introduced after the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant started on March 11.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011111900040
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Sankei news

Bhutan's royal couple visits tsunami-hit area
Soma city, Fukushima pref



Officials mull disposal of disaster debris
Miyako city, Iwate pref


decontamination work model start at Okuma town, Fukushima pref

[makoto]

Re: Japan - Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Crisis - Units 1 - 6 Reports, News, Graphics - November 1, 2011 +


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

10:48
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temporary returning home 11:01
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Tomioka live cam http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tomioka/Default.html
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NHK world

IAEA board adopts resolution on Iran

Saturday, November 19, 2011 09:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111119_06.html

White House: US to continue pressure on Iran

Saturday, November 19, 2011 12:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111119_16.html
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Yomiori online

H.K. learns from Fukushima

A visiting senior official of the Hong Kong government responsible for nuclear safety and emergency response said Friday the whole world, including the Chinese government, often criticized for a lack of transparency in nuclear power operations, learned from the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006395.htm

Fukushima to reexamine rice / Onami discovery leads to rethink, but inspection facilities lacking

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government will reexamine locally grown rice declared safe for consumption following the recent discovery of rice from Fukushima city exceeding the safety levels.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006341.htm

N-fuel conditions unclear

The latest timetable for bringing a nuclear fuel meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control shows the situation is no longer in the critical condition it was immediately following the accident, but many issues remain unsolved.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006066.htm

N-plant cold shutdown possible this year

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. have released a revised timetable for containing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, saying cold shutdown of the reactors can be achieved by the end of the year.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111118006292.htm
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AJW

Bhutan king encourages students 'to grow a dragon'

SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The king and queen of Bhutan met Nov. 18 with survivors of the tsunami that devastated this coastal city in northeastern Japan in March.

Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, yellow robe, and an entourage including Queen Jetsun Pema, visit Soma's Haragama district, which was devastated by tsunami on March 11. (Hiroshi Kawai)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111190005

Hamamatsu professor invents speedy radiation detector

A researcher in Hamamatsu has created a postcard-sized device that can continuously take readings of radiation (gamma ray) levels caused by elements such as cesium at a rate of 40 measurements per second, even while the device is moving.

When a vial containing soil from the disaster area was placed near the device, the line on the graph on the computer moved up and to the right. (Shinichi Kawarada)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201111190095a

Rice from 4 Onami farms within safety limits

ONAMI, Fukushima Prefecture--Checks for radioactive cesium at more than 150 rice farms in the Onami district of Fukushima city have so far turned up four where levels are at zero or significantly below the national safety standard, officials said Nov. 18.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111190015

Decontamination effort starts in Fukushima exclusion zone

OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The central government started decontamination operations in evacuated areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Nov. 18.

Workers measure radiation levels on Nov. 18 near the Okuma town office, 4 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. (Naoko Kawamura)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111190038
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Mainichi jp(kyodo, AP)

H.K., Taiwan travelers to Japan rise for 1st time since quake

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The numbers of Hong Kong and Taiwanese travelers to Japan rose in October from year earlier levels, the first increases since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, while the total number of foreign travelers fell 15.3 percent to 615,800, the government said Friday.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/travel/news/2...dm025000c.html

Taiwan plane brings foreign tourists back to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- A chartered plane of Taiwan-based TransAsia Airways arrived in Fukushima Airport on Saturday morning, bringing back foreign tourists to the region whose tourism industry has been badly hit by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/travel/news/2...dm024000c.html

TEPCO president vows to carry out reform as if seeking 'rebirth'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa said Friday, after attending the first meeting to discuss its management with the state-backed body providing massive financial assistance, the utility will pursue reform as if seeking to be "reborn."

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

Fukushima Pref. to begin research on forest decontamination

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Fukushima Prefecture will start studying ways to decontaminate forests tainted by radioactive materials from the crisis-hit nuclear power plant in the prefecture, local officials said.

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

Kyushu Electric delays restart of Sendai nuclear plant No. 2 reactor

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Friday it has decided to delay the restart of operations of the No. 2 reactor at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture, which it had hoped to reboot in late November.

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

King, queen of Bhutan visit disaster-hit Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The king and queen of Bhutan visited Fukushima Prefecture Friday to encourage people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the nuclear crisis triggered by the disaster.

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

Local governments invited on 'debris-viewing' tour in bid to accept tsunami rubble

MIYAKO, Iwate -- The Ministry of the Environment has invited local governments from across the country on a "debris-viewing" tour here as part of efforts to persuade them to accept rubble left by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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

Fukushima radiation meters fail gov't accuracy requirements

Radiation meters installed at parks and primary schools across Fukushima Prefecture do not meet the central government's minimum accuracy requirements, it was learned on Nov. 18.

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

Fukushima begins model decontamination project in no-entry zones

FUKUSHIMA -- A model decontamination project to work out specific methods for cleaning up areas tainted by radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began here on Nov. 18.

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


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Jiji press

10,000 Candles Show Messages for Fukushima's Renewal

Fukushima, Nov. 19 (Jiji Press)--In an event designed to rehabilitate the image of Fukushima Prefecture, tarnished by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as well as the nuclear crisis, 10,000 candles were arranged Saturday to display messages of determination for reconstruction.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112000011
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Sankei news

Candle-Night in JRA Fukushima race course, Fukushima city

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06:29 JST 19 Nov 2011 36.9N 141.4E 50 km M4.0 Fukushima-ken Oki


http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/201111...91-190629.html

17:52 JST 19 Nov 2011 37.4N 142.0E 30 km M4.3 Fukushima-ken Oki


jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/201111...91-191752.html

19:07 JST 19 Nov 2011 37.0N 140.6E 20 km M4.2 Fukushima-ken Hamadori



jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/201111...91-191907.html

02:37 JST 20 Nov 2011 37.8N 141.8E 40 km M4.6 Fukushima-ken Oki




jma http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/201111...84-200237.html

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

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

Debris removal works with heavy machinery at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power

[Reference]Debris removal works with heavy machinery at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11119_02-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111119_11.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111119_12.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111119_13.jpg
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NHK world

Nuclear disaster drills held near Genkai plant

Two prefectures have held major preparedness drills that assume an accident at the Genkai nuclear power plant in western Japan.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 14:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111120_11.html

Govt panel seeks to revise nuclear projects

A Japanese government panel says a project to build an experimental fast-breeder nuclear reactor should be thoroughly reviewed before a decision is made on its future.

Sunday, November 20, 2011 23:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111120_13.html
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Yomiuri online

No-entry zone cleanup begins / Many challenges loom in 1st decontamination efforts in area

FUKUSHIMA--The government has begun a model decontamination project in Okumamachi, Fukushima Prefecture, located within the no-entry zone surrounding the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111119003103.htm
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AJW

First international passengers arrive in Fukushima since quake

FUKUSHIMA--On Nov. 19, for the first time since the earthquake eight months ago, international tourists flew direct to Fukushima Airport from Taiwan.

Fukushima Prefecture's mascot character "Kibitan" is on hand to greet the first international passengers to Fukushima Airport. (Hiroshi Kawai)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201111200055a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Voting under way to pick Fukushima Pref. assembly members, local leaders

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Voting got under way Sunday in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture to select prefectural assembly members as well as local leaders, including the mayors of the towns of Okuma and Futaba, straddled by the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.

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

Gov't reform body calls for drastic review of nuclear policy

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government body tasked with reforming public policy began a four-day review session Sunday, with ruling party lawmakers and private-sector experts proposing a sweeping review of long-running nuclear research programs in the wake of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

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

Future cancers from Fukushima plant may be hidden

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) -- Even if the worst nuclear accident in 25 years leads to many people developing cancer, we may never find out.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm062000c.html

Home solar systems see bright future in wake of March disasters

One lesson that many appear to have drawn from the March 11 disasters and ensuing power shortages is that it's a good idea to generate your own electricity, and a big jump in applications for government subsidies show home solar systems are an increasingly popular way to do that.

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

Review Urged for Fast Breeder N-Reactor Project in Japan

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)--The accident-prone, costly Monju prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor project came under attack on the first day Sunday of a Japanese government panel's new round of "shiwake" reviews of key policy measures.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112000093

(Update) Drastic Review Urged for Japan's Fast Breeder N-Reactor Project

Tokyo, Nov. 20 (Jiji Press)--Examiners commissioned by a Japanese government panel called for a drastic review of the accident-prone, costly Monju prototype fast breeder nuclear reactor project on the first day Sunday of a new round of "shiwake" reviews of key policy measures.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112000250
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Sankei news

voting in Fukushima Pref. assembly members, local leaders

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

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

Start of operation of unmanned investigation boatFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

[Reference]Start of operation of unmanned investigation boatFukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11121_01-e.pdf
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Status of investigation on Yunotake Fault (quick report)

[Reference]Status of investigation on Yunotake Fault (quick report)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11121_03-e.pdf
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111121_04.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre.../111121_05.jpg
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NHK world

Japan and Iraq agree on energy cooperation

Japan and Iraq have agreed to cooperate in the development of Iraq's oil and natural gas resources.

Monday, November 21, 2011 21:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111121_36.html
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AJW

Nearly 90% would prefer domestic rice

Nearly 90 percent of respondents to a nationwide Yomiuri Shimbun survey said they would primarily choose Japanese rice over foreign brands even if the latter cost less after rice imports were liberalized.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111120004136.htm
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AJW

Sewage sludge keeps piling up amid radiation concerns

Concerns about radiation among residents have kept contaminated sludge and incineration ash piled high at sewage treatment facilities across eastern Japan with nowhere to go.

Covered with tarpaulins, incineration ash from sewage sludge is piling up at a municipal sludge recycle center in Yokohama's Tsurumi Ward. (Eiji Hori)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...J201111210007a

Screeners demand review of Monju fast breeder reactor

Experts tasked with screening government programs have called for a drastic review of the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor, which remains suspended despite more than 1 trillion yen ($13 billion) spent.

The Monju prototype fast breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111210036

Radioactive cesium blankets 8% of Japan's land area

Some 8 percent of Japan's land area, or more than 30,000 square kilometers, has been contaminated with radioactive cesium from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111210014

The Prometheus Trap / Men in Protective Clothing-3: 'Am I going to die?

Where did the 25 people who stayed with Mizue Kanno go after leaving her home?

One of them, Misako Yatsuda, 62, is taking shelter in municipal housing in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...2011112117045a
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Iraq Prime Minister Maliki hopes for Japanese investment in oil plants

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Monday expressed hope that Japanese corporations will invest in oil and infrastructure development in Iraq, playing down security concerns in the country.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/busin...bu103000c.html

Voter turnout drops to record low in Fukushima assembly election

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Voter turnout dropped to an all-time low of 47.51 percent in Sunday's prefectural assembly election in Fukushima Prefecture, hard hit by the March earthquake and nuclear disaster, with many local residents remaining dispersed after evacuation and struggling to rebuild their lives.

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

2 ex-TEPCO workers re-elected as assemblymen in Fukushima towns

FUKUSHIMA -- Two former employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, have been re-elected as town assemblymen in two municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture.

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

Gov't panel bitterly criticizes budget for Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor project

A Japanese government panel charged with cutting wasteful public expenses bitterly lashed out on Nov. 20 at massive spending for an ambitious program to develop nuclear fuel recycling technology based on the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, a move that could affect the country's nuclear policy already undermined by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

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

TEPCO to Cut Electricity Rates for Jan.

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will cut its power rates for January due to falling crude oil prices and the lower cost of liquefied natural gas, it was learned Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011112100649

LDP Remains Biggest Force in Fukushima Pref. Assembly

Fukushima, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Liberal Democratic Party, Japan's largest opposition party, remained the biggest force in the 58-seat Fukushima prefectural assembly in Sunday's election.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100082

Fukushima-Grown Rice Gains Entry to Gift Lineup

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Would you buy rice grown in Fukushima Prefecture for "oseibo," a traditional Japanese year-end gift that can influence your social life and business for the next year?
Mitsuru Nakamura, a public relations manager of high-end Tokyo department store Takashimaya Co. <8233>, did not know the answer. But as a major oseibo retailer, he did not want to deny the choice to gift buyers.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100590

Japan Biz Leader Unhappy with Son's Criticisms of Energy Proposals

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura showed his strong discomfort Monday over remarks by Softbank President Masayoshi Son that criticized the largest Japanese business lobby's proposals on energy policy.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100874

Japan Preparing Special Legislation on Fukushima Reconstruction

Tokyo, Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is preparing a special law on the reconstruction of Fukushima Prefecture, following the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled power plant in the northeastern prefecture, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Monday.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100902

Positive View on Japan Unchanged: U.S. Investor Buffett

Iwaki, Fukushima Pref., Nov. 21 (Jiji Press)--Noted U.S. investor Warren Buffett said Monday his outlook for investing in Japan has not changed, even after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112100931
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Sankei news

dispose of kaki(japanese persimmon) in Date area, Fukushima pref

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

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

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Wiping work of rails for the equipment hatch, the Pressure Containment Vessel & After wiping work of rails for the equipment hatch, the Pressure Containment Vessel
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http://www.tepco.co.jp/tepconews/pre...s/111122_1.wmv
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[Reference]Airborne Radiation Dose Measured by Robot at 1st floor of Reactor Buildings of Unit 3 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushi...11122_02-e.pdf
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NHK world

US sanctions target Iran's entire banking sector

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 10:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111122_10.html

Russia says new Iran sanctions unacceptable

Tuesday, November 22, 2011 21:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20111122_32.html
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Yomiuri online

Insulated windows draw heated interest for winter

Insulated windows are set to be a new addition to many homes, due to the likelihood of electricity shortages in winter due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the return of the government's eco-point program, which offers incentives for purchases that make homes more energy-efficient.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111121004443.htm

10 postponed Fukushima polls held

FUKUSHIMA--Ten local elections postponed due to the March 11 earthquake, tsunami and crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were held in Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday.

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T111121005827.htm
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AJW

Nuke crisis sends hundreds of Tokyoites fleeing to Okinawa

NAHA, Okinawa Prefecture--Following the Fukushima nuclear crisis and fearing the spread of radiation, a number of Kanto residents fled to this southernmost prefecture and continue to live here despite the lack of personal connections.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111220017

Study: Radioactive water reaches international date line

Radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has reached the international date line, about 4,000 kilometers east of Japan in the Pacific Ocean, according to estimates.

An aerial photograph of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following explosions in March. Researchers say that radioactive water from the plant has reached the international date line. (DigitalGlobe)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201111220048
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Editorial: Fundamental gov't review of Monju reactor and nuclear policy needed

The central pillar of the Japanese government's nuclear energy policy has heretofore been the nuclear fuel cycle, which entails the extraction of plutonium from reprocessed spent nuclear fuel, and using it to fuel fast-breeder reactors.

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na002000c.html

U.S., Britain, Canada team up on new Iran sanctions

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in042000c.html

Alleged Iran nuke site being watched

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in043000c.html

Saga gov't was aware of Kyushu Electric manipulating public debate

SAGA (Kyodo) -- The Saga prefectural government indicated Tuesday that it was aware that Kyushu Electric Power Co. had made its employees speak in support of introducing a plutonium-thermal power generation project at its Genkai nuclear power plant during a public forum on the plan in 2005.

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

Saga Pref. Official Aware of Kyushu Electric Attempt: Report

Saga, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--An in-house report by Saga Prefecture showed Tuesday that a prefectural government official was aware of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s <9508> attempt to guide the public to support its plan to launch controversial "plu-thermal" power generation.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112200464

Panel Shows Draft Proposal on Japan's New Nuke Safety Rules

Tokyo, Nov. 22 (Jiji Press)--A panel of experts showed Tuesday a draft outline of its proposal urging the Japanese government to secure transparency in its nuclear policy management and adopt international safety standards.

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011112200778
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Sankei news

radiation test for all rice in Onami area, Fukushima