Major Earthquake Magnitude 9.0 on Mar 11, Many thousands dead & missing - March 27+
1st anniversary of March 11 http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...&postcount=385
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2031103-e.html
Press Release (Mar 11,2012)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 10:00 am, March 11)
other
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2031102-e.html
Press Release (Mar 11,2012)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 3:00 pm, March 11)
Unit 1 (Shut down)
Unit 2 (Shut down)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2031105-e.html
report from the site of Fukushima daiichi nuclear power station
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NHK world
IAEA chief Amano may visit North Korea
Sunday, March 11, 2012 05:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_05.html
IAEA to actively support decontamination in Japan
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says his organization will continue to actively support decontamination efforts in Japan.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 05:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_03.html
Japan marks 1st anniversary of March 11 disaster
Sunday marks the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan.
However, local communities are still working hard to recover from the disaster. Many displaced people are having a hard time finding work and getting back on their feet.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 05:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_02.html
Core details of nuclear accident not known yet
One year after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, core details relating to the accident are still not known, including from where a large amount of radioactive material was released.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 10:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_08.html
N.Korea looks willing to implement N-agreement
Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_11.html
Memorial ceremonies held near nuclear plant
Memorial ceremonies for tsunami victims have been held in Okuma Town, which hosts the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and remains a no-entry zone.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 14:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_14.html
TEPCO president apologizes for nuclear accident
The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company has apologized for the problems caused by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 16:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_17.html
TEPCO chief vows to tackle nuclear accident
The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company has pledged to address the difficult situation created by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 18:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_21.html
Prayers offered at memorial ceremony
....Three family members of victims from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures spoke at the ceremony.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 18:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_19.html
Foreign media cover disaster anniversary
...A Reuters article said the huge earthquake, a deadly tsunami and the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century failed to snap Japan out of its economic and political torpor.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 18:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_18.html
Chinese TV reports on disaster anniversary
....It also reported that the rubble in the disaster-stricken areas has not been disposed of, and people in Fukushima are worried about the effects of the nuclear accident.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 19:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_22.html
Civic groups hold memorial service in Tokyo
.....Film director Shunji Iwai has produced a documentary on the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. He said Japan did not have a manual to deal with a worst-case scenario for the disaster.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 23:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_25.html
Human chain surrounds Diet in anti-nuclear rally
Thousands of people have formed a human chain around Japan's Diet to call for scrapping nuclear power plants in the country.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 23:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_23.html
Govt. to make official request for debris disposal
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says the government will ask local authorities to accept debris from regions hit by last year's earthquake and tsunami.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 23:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_27.html
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Yomiuri online
Editorial: Parties should work together on an effective nuclear agency
The government had planned to launch a nuclear regulatory agency on April 1, but it is now unclear when the new body will be established.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120310004222.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / 80% of Fukushima preschools limit kids' outdoor time
About 80 percent of kindergartens and day care centers in Fukushima Prefecture limit children's outdoor activity time due to parents' concern over possible exposure to radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003788.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / Frustrated with slow recovery / Leaders in quake-hit prefectures see little or moderate progress
Most leaders of Fukushima Prefecture municipalities affected by the March 11 disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis believe reconstruction has been too slow, but local government leaders in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures are more positive about progress in the recovery from the disaster, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003226.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / 20,000 households in disaster-hit areas may face relocation
Of 37 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures surveyed by The Yomiuri Shimbun, 29 city, town and village governments are planning to relocate inland or to higher ground, or are considering it.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003217.htm
Govt offers to build sites for N-soil
Environment Minister Goshi Hosono proposed Saturday to build three intermediate storage facilities for contaminated soil in Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture, at a meeting between the central government, the prefecture and seven towns and a village in the county near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310004465.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / Many mementos awaiting their owners
The owners of at least 2.2 million mementos recovered from debris in areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake have still not been identified, according to municipal governments in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003447.htm
ONE YEAR AFTER THE DISASTER / New energy in Fukushima / Projects under way to replace mainstay of N-power generation
In Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, efforts are under way to build a solar power plant in rice paddies. The project is led by Eiju Hangai, a native of the city and a former employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003793.htm
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EDITORIAL: Community ties crucial for Fukushima reconstruction
In the Ukedo district of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, fields are strewn with crushed vehicles and fishing boats. In this coastal community, located within the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, time stopped on this day a year ago.
Police search for bodies of tsunami victims on Feb. 19 in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, about 7 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the background. (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/e...AJ201203110024
COMMENTARY: Lessons to remember to avoid repeating Fukushima accident
Over the past year, there has been much discussion related to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201203110035
COMMENTARY/ Andrew Gordon: Archiving an unprecedented disaster
The disaster that befell Japan a year ago was extraordinary in numerous ways: the earthquake?s magnitude and duration; the tsunami?s scarcely imaginable height and destructive force; the horrific cascade from earthquake to tsunami to reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/AJ201203110017
PLAYING ON: Fukushima residents fight for space for local children
This is Part 1 of a seven-part series on how athletes, residents and teams have been struggling in the quake-hit areas for a year after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The women's soccer team of Tomioka High School, which is located about eight kilometers from the crippled nuclear power plant, practice in snow in Fukushima city. (Satoshi Sekiguchi)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/AJ201203110039
Hard-hit Minami-Soma mourns, looks to the future
MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--This coastal town has been destroyed twice in the past year: first swallowed by a great wave that killed 638 of its people, and then hit with a nuclear accident that rendered it semi-uninhabitable and unfit for farming.
Minami-Soma mayor Katsunobu Sakurai making his speech in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11. In Japan people face the memorial for the dead, not the audience. (Sophie Knight)
Heading toward the sea from central Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture; suddenly, nothing. ... (Sophie Knight)
Wrecked cars are still lined up by Minami-Soma's coastline in Fukushima Prefecture. (Sophie Knight)
Flowers and rice cakes were left for the dead near a pile of rubble by the ocean in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. (Sophie Knight)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110068
REMEMBERING 3/11: Please notice the flowers I left for my wife
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Koichi Komatsu knows in his heart that his wife Emiko did not survive the tsunami.
Koichi Komatsu stands at the site of his former home in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 26. He returns there every Sunday to place flowers in memory of his wife. (Atsushi Matsukawa)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110009
Japan observes a moment of silence for quake, tsunami victims
Through silence and prayers, people across Japan on March 11 remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110041
Japan observes moment of silence for disaster victims
Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attended a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 11, as people across Japan remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck one year ago, killing more than 19,000 people.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110051
Survey: Evacuees struggling with torn families, employment
Nearly one-third of people who evacuated after the Tohoku disaster struck a year ago have seen their families torn apart, while about 40 percent lost their jobs, businesses or income, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110044
REMEMBERING 3/11: Without massive government outlays, future for Fukushima is bleak
Bleak hardly does justice to assessments of Fukushima Prefecture's future over the long term.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110001
Government tabs 3 towns as dump sites for nuclear debris
KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Goshi Hosono, the minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, proposed three towns in Fukushima Prefecture as sites for temporary dumps for radioactive debris from the nuclear crisis, drawing bitter criticism from local politicians.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110033
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Editorial: Japan must lead in NPO revolution
We have reached the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami -- let us pray once again for the souls of those who lost their lives to the disaster, and for the recovery of the devastated Tohoku region and Japan as a nation.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na004000c.html
Japan struggles to regain world consumer confidence in its food
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- For many people around the world, food from Japan used to have an image of being healthy and safe to consume.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...fe009000c.html
N. Korea nuclear program is threat to E. Asia: IAEA chief
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in015000c.html
Antinuclear rally held in Seoul on eve of Japan quake anniversary
SEOUL (Kyodo) -- Environmental conservation groups staged a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to voice opposition to nuclear power on the eve of the first anniversary of the nuclear disaster triggered by last year's earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in018000c.html
About 2,000 Taiwanese stage anti-nuclear protest
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- About 2,000 people have staged an anti-nuclear protest in Taiwan's capital as they observed a moment of silence to mourn the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan one year ago.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in035000c.html
Human errors responsible for deepening Fukushima crisis: IAEA chief
VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday that human errors were among the factors that exacerbated the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html
TEPCO making slow progress in paying nuclear disaster compensation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The sum of compensation paid so far by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to people affected by the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant is equivalent to only a quarter of the around 1.7 trillion yen of financial aid made available for the purpose by the government, according to sources familiar with the matter.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm020000c.html
Gov't asks 3 Fukushima Pref. towns to temporarily store radioactive waste
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The central government on Saturday asked three towns in Fukushima Prefecture to host temporary storage sites for contaminated soil and waste resulting from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the northeastern prefecture.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html
Japan marks 1 year from quake-tsunami disaster, nuclear crisis
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan marked the one-year anniversary Sunday of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeastern region, left around 19,000 people dead or missing, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm022000c.html
Once 'ideal' Fukushima village begins to drift apart after nuclear disaster
IITATE, Fukushima -- Before the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in March last year, the residents of this village rich in natural resources used to live in harmony.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html
Noda vows to achieve speedy reconstruction of disaster-hit areas
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed Sunday, at a government-hosted ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of the catastrophe, to continue making every effort to achieve speedy reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm036000c.html
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Jiji press
With Prayers, Japan Marks Anniversary of Quake, Tsunami
Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--With silent prayers and renewed determination for reconstruction, Japan marked the first anniversary Sunday of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that left about 19,000 people dead or missing and set off the nation's worst-ever nuclear crisis.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100087
Rallies against N-Plants Held on Disaster Anniversary
Koriyama/Tokyo, March 11, (Jiji Press)--Rallies seeking the abolition of nuclear power stations and adequate compensation to victims of the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant were held in Tokyo and Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, which marks the first anniversary of the March 11 quake and tsunami, and the TEPCO nuclear accident.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100196
TEPCO Renews Apology, Pledge over N-Crisis
Tokyo, March 11, (Jiji Press)--With Sunday marking the first anniversary of the start of Japan's worst nuclear crisis caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> reiterated its apology for the nuclear crisis and pledged afresh to resolve related problems including decontamination and compensation.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100242
Noda to Ask All Prefectures in Writing for Debris Disposal
Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he will ask all prefectures other than Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima in writing to cooperate in accepting and disposing of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100253
Ukrainians Mourn Japan Disaster Victims on 1st Anniversary
Kiev, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Ukrainians on Sunday mourned the victims of a huge earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan exactly a year ago.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100281
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Sankei news
about 70 ships leave the Matsukawa Ura fishing port, Fukushima
28 Feb 2012
10 km zone
Okuma town, Fukushima
12 Feb 2012
Debris in Matsubara park
Miyamisanriku town, Miyagi pref
17 Feb 2012
memorial ceremony in no go zone
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00:40 JST 11 Mar 2012 37.2N 141.5E 40 km M4.4 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/2012...91-110040.html
1st anniversary of March 11 http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...&postcount=385
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/f1-np/camera/index-e.html
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2031103-e.html
Press Release (Mar 11,2012)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 10:00 am, March 11)
other
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2031102-e.html
Press Release (Mar 11,2012)
Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (as of 3:00 pm, March 11)
Unit 1 (Shut down)
Unit 2 (Shut down)
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp...2031105-e.html
report from the site of Fukushima daiichi nuclear power station
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NHK world
IAEA chief Amano may visit North Korea
Sunday, March 11, 2012 05:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_05.html
IAEA to actively support decontamination in Japan
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says his organization will continue to actively support decontamination efforts in Japan.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 05:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_03.html
Japan marks 1st anniversary of March 11 disaster
Sunday marks the first anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan.
However, local communities are still working hard to recover from the disaster. Many displaced people are having a hard time finding work and getting back on their feet.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 05:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_02.html
Core details of nuclear accident not known yet
One year after the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, core details relating to the accident are still not known, including from where a large amount of radioactive material was released.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 10:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_08.html
N.Korea looks willing to implement N-agreement
Sunday, March 11, 2012 11:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_11.html
Memorial ceremonies held near nuclear plant
Memorial ceremonies for tsunami victims have been held in Okuma Town, which hosts the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and remains a no-entry zone.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 14:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_14.html
TEPCO president apologizes for nuclear accident
The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company has apologized for the problems caused by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 16:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_17.html
TEPCO chief vows to tackle nuclear accident
The president of Tokyo Electric Power Company has pledged to address the difficult situation created by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 18:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_21.html
Prayers offered at memorial ceremony
....Three family members of victims from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures spoke at the ceremony.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 18:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_19.html
Foreign media cover disaster anniversary
...A Reuters article said the huge earthquake, a deadly tsunami and the world's worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century failed to snap Japan out of its economic and political torpor.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 18:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_18.html
Chinese TV reports on disaster anniversary
....It also reported that the rubble in the disaster-stricken areas has not been disposed of, and people in Fukushima are worried about the effects of the nuclear accident.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 19:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_22.html
Civic groups hold memorial service in Tokyo
.....Film director Shunji Iwai has produced a documentary on the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. He said Japan did not have a manual to deal with a worst-case scenario for the disaster.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 23:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_25.html
Human chain surrounds Diet in anti-nuclear rally
Thousands of people have formed a human chain around Japan's Diet to call for scrapping nuclear power plants in the country.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 23:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_23.html
Govt. to make official request for debris disposal
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says the government will ask local authorities to accept debris from regions hit by last year's earthquake and tsunami.
Sunday, March 11, 2012 23:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/20120311_27.html
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Yomiuri online
Editorial: Parties should work together on an effective nuclear agency
The government had planned to launch a nuclear regulatory agency on April 1, but it is now unclear when the new body will be established.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/T120310004222.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / 80% of Fukushima preschools limit kids' outdoor time
About 80 percent of kindergartens and day care centers in Fukushima Prefecture limit children's outdoor activity time due to parents' concern over possible exposure to radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003788.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / Frustrated with slow recovery / Leaders in quake-hit prefectures see little or moderate progress
Most leaders of Fukushima Prefecture municipalities affected by the March 11 disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis believe reconstruction has been too slow, but local government leaders in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures are more positive about progress in the recovery from the disaster, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003226.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / 20,000 households in disaster-hit areas may face relocation
Of 37 municipalities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures surveyed by The Yomiuri Shimbun, 29 city, town and village governments are planning to relocate inland or to higher ground, or are considering it.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003217.htm
Govt offers to build sites for N-soil
Environment Minister Goshi Hosono proposed Saturday to build three intermediate storage facilities for contaminated soil in Futaba County, Fukushima Prefecture, at a meeting between the central government, the prefecture and seven towns and a village in the county near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310004465.htm
MARCH 11--ONE YEAR ON / Many mementos awaiting their owners
The owners of at least 2.2 million mementos recovered from debris in areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake have still not been identified, according to municipal governments in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003447.htm
ONE YEAR AFTER THE DISASTER / New energy in Fukushima / Projects under way to replace mainstay of N-power generation
In Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, efforts are under way to build a solar power plant in rice paddies. The project is led by Eiju Hangai, a native of the city and a former employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120310003793.htm
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AJW
EDITORIAL: Community ties crucial for Fukushima reconstruction
In the Ukedo district of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, fields are strewn with crushed vehicles and fishing boats. In this coastal community, located within the 20-kilometer no-entry zone around the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, time stopped on this day a year ago.
Police search for bodies of tsunami victims on Feb. 19 in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, about 7 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the background. (The Asahi Shimbun)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/e...AJ201203110024
COMMENTARY: Lessons to remember to avoid repeating Fukushima accident
Over the past year, there has been much discussion related to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_...AJ201203110035
COMMENTARY/ Andrew Gordon: Archiving an unprecedented disaster
The disaster that befell Japan a year ago was extraordinary in numerous ways: the earthquake?s magnitude and duration; the tsunami?s scarcely imaginable height and destructive force; the horrific cascade from earthquake to tsunami to reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/views/AJ201203110017
PLAYING ON: Fukushima residents fight for space for local children
This is Part 1 of a seven-part series on how athletes, residents and teams have been struggling in the quake-hit areas for a year after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The women's soccer team of Tomioka High School, which is located about eight kilometers from the crippled nuclear power plant, practice in snow in Fukushima city. (Satoshi Sekiguchi)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/sports/AJ201203110039
Hard-hit Minami-Soma mourns, looks to the future
MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture--This coastal town has been destroyed twice in the past year: first swallowed by a great wave that killed 638 of its people, and then hit with a nuclear accident that rendered it semi-uninhabitable and unfit for farming.
Minami-Soma mayor Katsunobu Sakurai making his speech in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11. In Japan people face the memorial for the dead, not the audience. (Sophie Knight)
Heading toward the sea from central Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture; suddenly, nothing. ... (Sophie Knight)
Wrecked cars are still lined up by Minami-Soma's coastline in Fukushima Prefecture. (Sophie Knight)
Flowers and rice cakes were left for the dead near a pile of rubble by the ocean in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. (Sophie Knight)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110068
REMEMBERING 3/11: Please notice the flowers I left for my wife
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--Koichi Komatsu knows in his heart that his wife Emiko did not survive the tsunami.
Koichi Komatsu stands at the site of his former home in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 26. He returns there every Sunday to place flowers in memory of his wife. (Atsushi Matsukawa)
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110009
Japan observes a moment of silence for quake, tsunami victims
Through silence and prayers, people across Japan on March 11 remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation one year ago, killing just over 19,000 people and unleashing the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter century.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110041
Japan observes moment of silence for disaster victims
Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attended a memorial ceremony in Tokyo on March 11, as people across Japan remembered the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck one year ago, killing more than 19,000 people.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110051
Survey: Evacuees struggling with torn families, employment
Nearly one-third of people who evacuated after the Tohoku disaster struck a year ago have seen their families torn apart, while about 40 percent lost their jobs, businesses or income, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110044
REMEMBERING 3/11: Without massive government outlays, future for Fukushima is bleak
Bleak hardly does justice to assessments of Fukushima Prefecture's future over the long term.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110001
Government tabs 3 towns as dump sites for nuclear debris
KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--Goshi Hosono, the minister in charge of the nuclear crisis, proposed three towns in Fukushima Prefecture as sites for temporary dumps for radioactive debris from the nuclear crisis, drawing bitter criticism from local politicians.
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311dis...AJ201203110033
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)
Editorial: Japan must lead in NPO revolution
We have reached the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami -- let us pray once again for the souls of those who lost their lives to the disaster, and for the recovery of the devastated Tohoku region and Japan as a nation.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/...na004000c.html
Japan struggles to regain world consumer confidence in its food
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- For many people around the world, food from Japan used to have an image of being healthy and safe to consume.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/features/arch...fe009000c.html
N. Korea nuclear program is threat to E. Asia: IAEA chief
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in015000c.html
Antinuclear rally held in Seoul on eve of Japan quake anniversary
SEOUL (Kyodo) -- Environmental conservation groups staged a rally in central Seoul on Saturday to voice opposition to nuclear power on the eve of the first anniversary of the nuclear disaster triggered by last year's earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in018000c.html
About 2,000 Taiwanese stage anti-nuclear protest
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- About 2,000 people have staged an anti-nuclear protest in Taiwan's capital as they observed a moment of silence to mourn the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan one year ago.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/inter...in035000c.html
Human errors responsible for deepening Fukushima crisis: IAEA chief
VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday that human errors were among the factors that exacerbated the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm017000c.html
TEPCO making slow progress in paying nuclear disaster compensation
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The sum of compensation paid so far by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to people affected by the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant is equivalent to only a quarter of the around 1.7 trillion yen of financial aid made available for the purpose by the government, according to sources familiar with the matter.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm020000c.html
Gov't asks 3 Fukushima Pref. towns to temporarily store radioactive waste
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The central government on Saturday asked three towns in Fukushima Prefecture to host temporary storage sites for contaminated soil and waste resulting from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the northeastern prefecture.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm021000c.html
Japan marks 1 year from quake-tsunami disaster, nuclear crisis
SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Japan marked the one-year anniversary Sunday of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the country's northeastern region, left around 19,000 people dead or missing, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis since the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm022000c.html
Once 'ideal' Fukushima village begins to drift apart after nuclear disaster
IITATE, Fukushima -- Before the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in March last year, the residents of this village rich in natural resources used to live in harmony.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...na003000c.html
Noda vows to achieve speedy reconstruction of disaster-hit areas
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed Sunday, at a government-hosted ceremony to commemorate the first anniversary of the catastrophe, to continue making every effort to achieve speedy reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/natio...dm036000c.html
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Jiji press
With Prayers, Japan Marks Anniversary of Quake, Tsunami
Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--With silent prayers and renewed determination for reconstruction, Japan marked the first anniversary Sunday of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that left about 19,000 people dead or missing and set off the nation's worst-ever nuclear crisis.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100087
Rallies against N-Plants Held on Disaster Anniversary
Koriyama/Tokyo, March 11, (Jiji Press)--Rallies seeking the abolition of nuclear power stations and adequate compensation to victims of the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant were held in Tokyo and Fukushima Prefecture on Sunday, which marks the first anniversary of the March 11 quake and tsunami, and the TEPCO nuclear accident.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100196
TEPCO Renews Apology, Pledge over N-Crisis
Tokyo, March 11, (Jiji Press)--With Sunday marking the first anniversary of the start of Japan's worst nuclear crisis caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> reiterated its apology for the nuclear crisis and pledged afresh to resolve related problems including decontamination and compensation.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100242
Noda to Ask All Prefectures in Writing for Debris Disposal
Tokyo, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that he will ask all prefectures other than Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima in writing to cooperate in accepting and disposing of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100253
Ukrainians Mourn Japan Disaster Victims on 1st Anniversary
Kiev, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Ukrainians on Sunday mourned the victims of a huge earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan exactly a year ago.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2012031100281
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Sankei news
about 70 ships leave the Matsukawa Ura fishing port, Fukushima
28 Feb 2012
10 km zone
Okuma town, Fukushima
12 Feb 2012
Debris in Matsubara park
Miyamisanriku town, Miyagi pref
17 Feb 2012
memorial ceremony in no go zone
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JMA
00:40 JST 11 Mar 2012 37.2N 141.5E 40 km M4.4 Fukushima-ken Oki
http://www.jma.go.jp/en/quake/3/2012...91-110040.html
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