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

makoto · Aug 23, 2011

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

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Another reactor is taken offline in Japan

Another nuclear reactor has gone offline for regular inspections in Japan. Three-quarters of the country's reactors are now out of service, putting a strain on power supplies.......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 09:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_08.html

Japan lowers Fukushima contamination estimate

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has revised downward the estimated amount of radioactive substances released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_11.html

Radiation concern prompts review of school routes

Fukushima City says it will ask 80 percent of the city's elementary and junior high schools to review students' commuting routes due to higher than benchmark radiation levels......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_13.html

New case of cattle fed radioactive hay confirmed

Fukushima in northern Japan says cattle shipped from a farm in the prefecture were highly likely to have been fed hay contaminated with radioactive cesium........

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_14.html

Aerial radiation survey planned in 22 prefectures

Japan's science ministry is conducting an extensive aerial survey to see how radiation has spread from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 11:10 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_15.html

Lower House passes a bill on renewable energy

Japan's Lower House unanimously passed a bill on renewable energy on Tuesday. The bill is now in the Upper House......

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 16:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/23_30.html
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Asahi com

Government, industry refocus on nuclear plant exports

The government has resumed its joint efforts with industry to export nuclear power plants, despite effectively halting reactor construction at home following the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108220319.html

Japan pins hopes on green power laws, risks abound
*REUTERS

Japan's lawmakers have the opportunity to show how strong their support is for boosting renewable power supply to replace nuclear reactors with the passage of a green energy subsidy scheme likely within days......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108220260.html

Government to rent land that will remain in no-entry zone

The government plans to rent all land owned by residents in parts of the no-entry zone of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant that will remain under that designation for at least 10 years, sources said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108220261.html

for radiation measurement at Aizubange town, Fukushima pref
over 100km away from plant1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aizubange,_Fukushima
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Niigata nuclear plant's No. 7 reactor to be suspended for checkup

NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- The No. 7 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture will be suspended early Tuesday for an 83-day scheduled checkup, its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Utilities ordered to further check quake-safety data on reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's nuclear regulatory agency on Monday ordered utilities to further review data on the quake-resistance of their nuclear reactors, after Kansai Electric Power Co. found errors in such data in its 2009 report.........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Fukushima gov't seeks lifting of ban on cattle shipments

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government on Monday called on the central government to lift its ban on cattle shipments from the prefecture, saying the cause of newly discovered cattle's radioactive contamination has been determined......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Farms in Miyagi Pref. resume shipment of beef cattle

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Farms resumed shipping beef cattle raised in Miyagi Prefecture on Tuesday after the central government lifted a shipment ban late last week.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2g00m0dm113000c.html

Lower house passes bill for disposal of radioactive waste by gov't

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to hold the central government responsible for disposing of high-level radioactive waste from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2g00m0dm115000c.html

University of Tokyo professor blasts Diet over no policy on radioactive contamination

University of Tokyo professor Tatsuhiko Kodama, a sharp critic of the government's response to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, called the Diet "dysfunctional" on Aug. 22 for failing to decide on a radioactive decontamination policy before moving to wrap up the current legislative session......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2a00m0na009000c.html

Saga Pref. nuke safety committee head took donations from Kyushu Electric

SAGA -- A prefectural assembly member and chair of the assembly's special committee on nuclear safety policy took 50,000 yen in donations from executives of nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power Co., it has been discovered.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2a00m0na013000c.html

Photovoltaic power generation site draws attention in Yamanashi

HOKUTO, Yamanashi -- A city that is home to a large-scale photovoltaic power generation system is gaining attention in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2a00m0na017000c.html

Potent radiation leak halts water decontamination operations at Fukushima plant

Operations to decontaminate highly radioactive water at the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant came to a 13-hour halt when a section of pipe emitting 3 sieverts of radiation per hour in one decontamination system was discovered, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/23/20110823p2a00m0na019000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan's Lower House Passes Renewable Energy Bill

Tokyo, Aug. 23 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Representatives passed Tuesday a bill that requires power companies to buy all electricity generated from renewable sources such as solar and wind......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082300550
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Sankei news

cattle shipment in Miyagi

makoto · Aug 24, 2011

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

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011 07:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_03.html

Tokyo Tower lit up with human-generated power

Thousands of people have pedaled bicycles to generate electricity to light up Tokyo Tower in an energy-saving campaign........

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 09:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_10.html

Radiation limits to be tightened at schools

The Japanese government will tighten radiation exposure limits for children at schools in Fukushima Prefecture.....

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 13:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_23.html

Virginia nuclear power plant on alert

Tuesday's magnitude-5.8 earthquake in the US state of Virginia has cut electricity to a nuclear power plant, prompting it to be placed on alert status......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 16:41 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_28.html
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Rare strong quake hits US East Coast
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_14.html

TEPCO predicted 10m tsunami before disaster

Japan's nuclear regulator says the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant predicted an over 10-meter-high tsunami in 2008, but failed to report its prediction to the government until just before the March 11th disaster......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 20:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_36.html

IAEA wants safety checks in nuclear energy states

The International Atomic Energy Agency seeks to carry out safety checks in all member countries with nuclear power plants within three years......

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 21:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/24_34.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Gov't to check farm products for radioactivity without advance notice

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The farm ministry has decided to conduct snap inspections for radioactivity on farm products from 14 prefectures in northeastern and eastern Japan, as no checks had been conducted in about 100 of 600 municipalities in those prefectures by late July, ministry officials said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/24/20110824p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Expert urges higher radiation exposure limit to be set for Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese nuclear expert called Tuesday for the planned annual radiation exposure limit for residents in areas close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to be set at up to 5 millisieverts, instead of 1 millisievert as planned by the government......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/24/20110824p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Head of committee investigating nuclear disaster says interviewees are cooperating

The head of a committee investigating the causes of the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant said at a press conference on Aug. 23 that it had interviewed 126 people and no one had refused an interview so far.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/24/20110824p2a00m0na003000c.html

Plant workers' radiation exposure from water-treatment piping within limit

Workers' exposure to radiation coming from piping in a water decontamination system at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant was within the site's safety limits, the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/24/20110824p2a00m0na004000c.html

Firms tied to mayor of Hokkaido town profited from local nuclear research center

HORONOBE, Hokkaido -- Two companies connected to the mayor here have been making some 40 million yen per year from a local nuclear research facility, it has been learned, sparking speculation that the facility holds undue influence over the leader of this northern town.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/24/20110824p2a00m0na009000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO, Tohoku Electric to Expand Mutual Power Supplies

Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> will increase the amount of electricity that can be provided mutually to ensure stable power supplies in their respective service areas in the winter and beyond, it was learned Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082400553

TEPCO to Check Radioactive Materials over Fukushima N-Plant

Fukushima, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Wednesday that has started to collect air samples over its Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant to improve estimates of radioactive materials released from the crippled plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082400631

China Detects High Levels of Strontium-90 in Squids Off Fukushima

Beijing, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--The State Oceanic Administration said Wednesday that high levels of radioactive strontium-90 have been found in firefly squids sampled in waters off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, home to a power station at the center of the nation's ongoing nuclear crisis....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082401016

TEPCO Knew Possibility of Tsunami of Over 15 Meters

Tokyo, Aug. 24 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> reported to an industry ministry-affiliated nuclear agency four days before the March 11 disaster that there is a possibility of its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant being hit by tsunami as high as more than 15 meters, it was learned Wednesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500030

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Sankei news

air radiation dose survey at Minamimukodai area, Fukushima city

decontamination at pool of Tsukidate school, Date city, Fukushima
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukidate,_Fukushima
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date,_Fukushima

makoto · Aug 25, 2011

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Another reactor to be shut down for inspection

A nuclear reactor in Hokkaido, northern Japan, will shut down shortly for regular inspections, leaving over 75 percent of the country's reactors out of service.....

Thursday, August 25, 2011 03:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_03.html

Cattle shipment ban lifted in Fukushima

The Japanese government is going to allow Fukushima and 2 other prefectures to resume shipments of beef cattle once they clear radiation tests......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 04:31 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_04.html

All bans on cattle shipments to be lifted

The Japanese government has decided to lift all the remaining bans on shipments of beef cattle after ensuring that sufficient radiation tests will be conducted......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 12:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_17.html

N.Korea media do not mention nuclear moratorium

Thursday, August 25, 2011 15:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_23.html

TEPCO executive knew about tsunami predictions

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says a top executive knew about a simulation 3 years ago suggesting that a tsunami over 10 meters high could hit the plant in the event of a major earthquake.......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_26.html

Govt announces lifting of beef cattle shipment ban

The Japanese government has announced that it will lift all the remaining bans on shipments of beef cattle after ensuring that sufficient radiation tests are conducted......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 18:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_28.html

Cattle farmer comments on lifting of bans

A cattle farmer in Iwate Prefecture has expressed mixed feelings concerning Thursday's announcement by the government on the lifting of its ban on beef cattle shipments in the region......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 18:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_31.html

Consumers comment on lifting of bans

Shoppers in Tokyo are divided over the safety of beef following the lifting of shipment bans on cattle from prefectures near the Fukushima nuclear power plant......

Thursday, August 25, 2011 20:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_35.html
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Yomiuri online

Govt wants to halve radiation levels in 2 years

The government hopes to halve the level of atmospheric radiation in residential areas affected by the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant within two years, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110824005829.htm

Govt to lower school radiation limit

The government likely will dramatically tighten its current safety limit--3.8 microsieverts per hour--on the amount of radiation to which children may be exposed during outdoor activities at school facilities, government sources said.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110824006501.htm

Teachers urged to study radiation

The government has shifted the budget allocated for promoting its nuclear power policy to organizing seminars to educate schoolteachers about radiation in light of the growing demand for education on radioactivity due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110824004927.htm
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Asahi com

R&D site planned to revive struggling Fukushima

Operating under the premise if you build it and they will come, two municipal governments in southern Fukushima Prefecture are planning to lure companies by constructing a base for research and development on natural energy and agriculture, among other industries.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240327.html

North Korea's Kim, Medvedev hold nuclear talks
*REUTERS

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240294.html

Government's move to monitor online sparks public outcry

While the government defends its new monitoring program of online postings concerning the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to stem the spread of "inaccurate" information, critics say it harkens back to Big Brother.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240264.html

Idol girls' group from nuclear-stricken Namie reunited

MOTOMIYA, Fukushima Prefecture--There were a few blunders, but the joy of being able to finally strut their stuff on stage seemed to override any sense of disappointment over choreographic errors for five members of the local idol group "NYTS." .....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240284.html

TEPCO will use tubs for detailed survey of radiation leak

Tokyo Electric Power Co. is making a detailed survey of the rate of discharge of radioactive substances from its damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with the help of some old-fashioned tubs filled with water.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240292.html

Couple over TEPCO dorms told reality at nuke plant

A couple who has supervised various dorms in Fukushima Prefecture for Tokyo Electric Power Co. over about two decades considered their residents like their own children.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108240288.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Toyota, Miyagi Pref. plan solar power project in quake-hit area

NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Toyota Motor Corp. and quake-hit Miyagi Prefecture in northeast Japan plan to launch a joint solar energy project at an industrial park with the aim of alleviating power shortages caused by the March earthquake and tsunami disaster, sources close to the matter said Thursday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/news/20110825p2g00m0bu023000c.html

Kanagawa police try out solar-powered traffic lights

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Kanagawa police said Wednesday they have installed traffic lights powered by solar energy in the city of Kawasaki on a trial basis to prepare for an emergency blackout in case of a major natural disaster.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2g00m0dm044000c.html

Japan to seek to reduce children's radiation dose by 60% in 2 yrs

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will seek to halve the amount of radiation in residential areas around the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and cut children's daily radiation dose by 60 percent over the next two years, a document on radiation decontamination policy showed Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2g00m0dm046000c.html

Gov't lifts cattle shipment ban for Fukushima, Iwate, Tochigi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government lifted on Thursday its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures as sufficient measures have been compiled to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination, government spokesman Yukio Edano said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2g00m0dm048000c.html

Panel cuts estimated release of radiogens from Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The amount of radioactive substances emitted into the atmosphere from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is now estimated at 570,000 terabecquerels, down from an earlier estimate of 630,000 terabecquerels, the chairman of the Nuclear Safety Commission said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2g00m0dm049000c.html

Japan utility knew of tsunami threat: government

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's nuclear regulator said Wednesday that the operator of a crippled nuclear plant knew it might be hit by a far bigger tsunami than it was designed to withstand......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2g00m0dm050000c.html

Accident highlights close ties between local communities and nuke plants

The accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 and No. 2 nuclear power plants have underscored how deeply local communities are linked to the plants and their operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2a00m0na004000c.html

Gov't radiation decontamination team begins operations at Fukushima hotspots

A team formed by the government to start decontaminating areas of Fukushima Prefecture where radioactive materials have been scattered by the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant began operations on Aug. 24......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2a00m0na012000c.html

'Hot spot' areas found in Fukushima city worry 'goya' growers

FUKUSHIMA -- A number of areas with comparatively high radiation levels, called "hot spots," have been found in the city of Fukushima in the wake of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, even though the prefectural capital is some 60 kilometers away from the plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/25/20110825p2a00m0na017000c.html
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Jiji press

Toyota Eyes Solar Power Generation in Miyagi Pref.

Nagoya, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Toyota Motor Corp. <7203> plans to launch solar power generation in an industrial park in Miyagi Prefecture, one of the three northeastern Japan prefectures hit hardest by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it was learned Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082500911

Japan to Fully Lift Beef Cattle Shipment Ban

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to fully remove a ban Thursday on beef cattle shipments, which has been in place due to concern about possible radioactive contamination, sources familiar with the matter said.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500338

Japan Govt Blames TEPCO for Neglecting Tsunami Risk Warning

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> could have been better prepared for the March 11 tsunami if it had taken into account a tsunami risk assessment in 2008, Japanese government spokesman Yukio Edano said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500552

Japan Lifts Beef Cattle Shipment Ban

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government lifted a ban on beef cattle distribution in three eastern prefectures Thursday after suspending shipments due to the discovery of cows tainted with radioactive cesium amid the nation's ongoing nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500869

JBIC Provides 100-B.-Yen Loans to Chubu Electric

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday that it extended 100 billion yen in loans to Chubu Electric Power Co. <9501> the same day......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500880

Japan to Target Annual Radiation Level of 1 Millisievert

Tokyo, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to set a target of limiting annual radiation levels to one millisievert or less in areas contaminated by radioactive substances leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it was learned Thursday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500920

Cesium Not Found in Rice from Fukushima Pref. Town

Fukushima, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--No radioactive cesium has been found in early-harvested rice from the town of Aizubange, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the prefectural government said Thursday....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082500930
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Sankei news

the second term starts at Iwaki city, Fukushima

rice radiation measurement by prefectural agricultural center
at Koriyama city, Fukushima

4 electric power source equipments added tsunami protection measures in Higashidori nuclear power plant
total 6400kw, 23m from the surface of the sea
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higashid%C5%8Dri_Nuclear_Power_Plant

makoto · Aug 26, 2011

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

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China, S.Korea envoys discuss N.Korea nuke talks

Friday, August 26, 2011 10:09 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_10.html

Auction of Miyagi beef resumes

Auctions of beef from Miyagi Prefecture resumed on Friday, one week after the Japanese government lifted a ban on shipment of beef cattle from the prefecture....

Friday, August 26, 2011 14:32 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_18.html

Residents near nuke plant make temporary return

Local residents whose homes are within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant returned home on Friday for the first time since the accident in March......

Friday, August 26, 2011 14:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/26_19.html
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Yomiuri online

There's no place like home / 'No-entry' residents temporarily return amid radiation fears

Evacuees from cities near the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will make their first temporary return home Friday, five months after the disaster forced them to leave.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110825005511.htm
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Asahi com

Toyota eyes solar power in Miyagi Prefecture

Toyota Motor Corp. will begin a solar power generation project in an industrial complex in Miyagi Prefecture where the power supply has been tight after the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250265.html

Kaberger to head Softbank natural energy foundation

The former director-general of the Swedish Energy Agency will assume the top post of a natural energy foundation set up by Softbank Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son at a cost of 1 billion yen (about $13 million)........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250263.html

Japan renewable energy push clears key hurdle
*REUTERS

Japan's Lower House passed a bill on Aug. 25 to promote investment in solar and other renewable energy sources as politicians took a step towards the prime minister's goal of reducing reliance on nuclear power......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250248.html

'Glass badges' remind Fukushima students of radiation risks

FUKUSHIMA -- The children of Fukushima Prefecture started their second terms at elementary and junior high schools amid a number of reminders that the situation has yet to return to normal......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250246.html

Radioactive water decreases at Fukushima nuke plant

The amount of highly radioactive water on the premises of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant decreased 320 tons during the latest seven-day period, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug. 24.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250251.html

Government sets up radiation decontamination team

The government on Aug. 24 established a special team that will determine the best methods to decontaminate areas hit by radioactive fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250254.html

TEPCO warned of big tsunami 4 days prior to March 11

TEPCO told the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency four days before giant tsunami crippled the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant that the facility could be pounded by tidal waves higher than calculated in the plant's safety design.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108250261.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

JBIC extends 100 bil. yen loan to Chubu Electric

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday it has extended a loan of 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co. to help the utility procure liquefied natural gas for thermal power generation.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0bu042000c.html

Hitachi, Saskatchewan gov't ink nuclear power, medicine R&D deal

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- Hitachi Ltd. said Thursday it will work with the Canadian province of Saskatchewan over the next five years to develop new technologies on a small nuclear reactor, uranium recovery from fuel rods and nuclear medicine......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0bu046000c.html

Lower house not to vote on Japan-Jordan nuclear pact in current session

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A House of Representatives panel decided Thursday not to hold a vote on a Japanese-Jordanian pact on the civilian use of nuclear power during the current Diet session through Aug. 31.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Bill to promote renewable power generation passes Japan parliament

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament enacted a law Friday to promote power generation from renewable energy sources, a move expected to help the country reduce its dependence on nuclear power in the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm006000c.html

22% of radioactive cesium settles on eastern Japan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Twenty-two percent of the cesium-137 that spewed out of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has since settled on land in eastern Japan, a study showed Thursday, confirming a widespread release of the radioactive isotope......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm014000c.html

No radioactive substances found so far in rice harvested in Fukushima

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- No radioactive substances were found in rice just harvested in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture, prefectural government officials said Thursday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Evacuees pay 1st visit to homes within 3 km from Fukushima nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- More than 100 evacuees from areas within 3 kilometers of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant paid their first temporary visits to their homes Friday in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm028000c.html

Law requiring state to clean up radioactive debris enacted

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A special law requiring the state to clean up debris and sludge heavily contaminated with radioactive matter as a result of the quake and tsunami-caused nuclear disaster was enacted Friday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm108000c.html

Japan eyes reducing radiation to 1 millisievert in residential areas

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Friday set a long-term goal of reducing the annual radiation dose in residential areas contaminated by the nuclear crisis in Fukushima Prefecture to 1 millisievert or lower through decontamination efforts......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2g00m0dm109000c.html

Gov't nuclear watchdog criticizes TEPCO for delayed release of tsunami estimate

A government nuclear watchdog has criticized the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) for not releasing an estimate it put together years ago that a tsunami over 10 meters high could hit the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2a00m0na010000c.html

Parents from town near Fukushima nuke plant reluctant to go home

FUKUSHIMA -- Residents who evacuated a town near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are uncertain if they should go back home even after the designation for evacuation preparation is lifted.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2a00m0na013000c.html

Abandoned salt field in Japan earmarked as site for mega solar power plant

The remains of what used to be Japan's largest salt field have been earmarked as a site to build a mega solar power plant capable of generating 250,000 kilowatts of electricity -- the world's highest output for a solar plant....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2a00m0na017000c.html

Hokkaido Electric pressed staff to support 'pluthermal' nuke plan at symposium: JCP

SAPPORO -- The local branch of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) is accusing Hokkaido Electric Power Co. of pressing employees to stage remarks during a 2008 symposium expressing support for a so-called "pluthermal" program at its nuclear power plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2a00m0na020000c.html

Volume of radiation screening requests for food beyond capacity of current facilities

SENDAI -- In Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, where a central government ban on cattle shipments has been lifted and blanket testing of all cattle has been adopted, private agencies that screen food products for radioactive contamination have been overburdened with requests from food producers, distributors and consumers, in addition to tests on newly harvested rice.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2a00m0na021000c.html

Residents make first temporary visits to homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant

Residents from areas within a three-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant began returning to their homes for brief visits on Aug. 26, for the first time since the onset of the nuclear disaster......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/26/20110826p2a00m0na023000c.html

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Hitachi to Develop Nuclear Tech in Canada

New York, Aug. 25 (Jiji Press)--Hitachi Ltd. <6501> said Thursday that it has agreed with the provincial government of Saskatchewan in Canada on the joint research and development of nuclear-related technologies, including small modular reactors and nuclear medicine.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082600915

Regular Inspection Begins at Tomari No. 2 Reactor in Hokkaido

Sapporo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> began on Fridy a 85-day regular inspection of the No. 2 reactor of its nuclear power plant in Tomari.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600364

Japan Vows to Cut Annual Radiation Doses to One Millisievert

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government set a target Friday to lower annual radiation doses to one millisievert for people in areas contaminated by radioactive substances leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600490

Residents from Fukushima N-Plant Areas Visit Homes

Futaba/Okuma, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--About 150 residents of highly restricted areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant made brief visits to their homes Friday for the first time since the nuclear crisis forced them to evacuate more than five months ago......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600778

Japan Enacts Renewable Energy Law

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's parliament passed Friday a bill aimed at promoting renewable energy such as solar........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600498

Japan Enacts Law on Removal of Radioactive Contamination

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Japan's House of Councillors at its plenary session Friday passed into law a special bill that obliges the government to take full responsibilities for cleaning up rubble and soil contaminated by fallout from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600606

Residents from Fukushima N-Plant Areas Visit Homes

Futaba/Okuma, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--About 150 residents of highly restricted areas near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant made brief visits to their homes Friday for the first time since the nuclear crisis forced them to evacuate more than five months ago.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600778

TEPCO Foresees Power Excess of 10 Pct or More in Sept.

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Friday predicted peak electricity demand of 48.9 million kilowatts in September, leaving the company with an excess supply of 10 pct or more.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600970

Japan New Law to Push Up Monthly Electricity Bill by 150 Yen

Tokyo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Just passed legislation to oblige power companies in Japan to buy all electricity generated by renewable energy sources is expected to raise monthly electricity bills at an average household by over 150 yen in nine years......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082600993

Traces of Cesium Found in Rice from Fukushima

Fukushima, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--A trace amount of radioactive cesium has been detected in early-harvested rice from the city of Nihonmatsu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the prefectural government said Friday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082601002

Hokkaido Electric Urges Employees to Back Plu-Thermal Project

Sapporo, Aug. 26 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> said Friday that the company had sent e-mail to employees asking them to participate in an October 2008 symposium on a project to introduce so-called plu-thermal nuclear power generation and express opinions in favor of the plan........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700044
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Hokkaido Elec. Power Co. to probe e-mail deception

Hokkaido Electric Power Company admits that it urged employees to attend a symposium and express views in support of one of its nuclear energy projects......

Saturday, August 27, 2011 02:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_04.html

Japan's fishery coop promotes safety of scallops

The fishery industry in Hokkaido, northern Japan, has held an event in Taiwan to promote the safety of local scallop products......

Saturday, August 27, 2011 13:12 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_20.html
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Hitachi to develop N-projects in Canada

Hitachi Ltd. announced Thursday it will tie up with the provincial government of Saskatchewan, Canada, over development of nuclear energy and radiation technologies.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110826005540.htm

Chubu Electric gets 100 bil. yen loan from JBIC

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday it has extended an emergency loan of 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co., which has suspended operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant at the request of the government......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110826004116.htm

'Warm biz' campaigns heat up at major retailers

With consumers conscious about saving electricity this year in light of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, several major retailers have kicked off campaigns for "warm biz" garments in earlier-than-usual preparations for the cooler seasons......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110826005277.htm

TEPCO knew waters could reach 15 meters

Tokyo Electric Power Co. predicted in 2008 that a tsunami could reach a height of more than 15 meters at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to government sources......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110826005191.htm

Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of N-plant

Residents of Futabamachi and Okumamachi in Fukushima Prefecture, who were evacuated from homes located within three kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, visited their homes Friday for the first time since the March 11 disaster.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110826005906.htm
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BIZ BRIEF: Saskatchewan, Hitachi sign nuclear technology pact

The government of Saskatchewan and Hitachi Ltd. announced on Aug. 25 the signing of an agreement for joint research and development of nuclear medicine technology......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260314.html

Record sales targeted this winter for improved underwear

The clothing chain Uniqlo Co. expects to sell a record 100 million pieces of its Heattech-branded underwear this winter, as a lack of heating due to Japan's strangled electricity supply replaces a lack of air conditioning as a driver of retail sales......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260312.html

TEPCO knew of tsunami danger in 2008

A top executive of TEPCO, as far back as June 2008, was informed by its own employees that a raging tsunami more than 10 meters in height could swamp its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, TEPCO said Aug. 25........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260302.html

Japan aims to halve radiation in affected areas over 2 yrs
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Japan plans to halve radiation over two years in places contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear crisis, removing soil, plants and trees as well as cleaning roofs in an area spanning thousands of square kilometers.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260292.html

Early harvested rice in Fukushima declared safe

Prefectural authorities in Fukushima, releasing the first results of tests for radiation on early harvested rice, declared Aug. 25 that some grain at least is safe to eat....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260296.html

Government lifts remaining ban on shipment of beef cattle

The central government on Aug. 25 lifted a ban on shipment of beef cattle from Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260299.html

Renewable energy law may lack needed 'teeth'

The intentions may be honorable, but a new energy law promoting natural power sources may already have had the wind knocked out of its sails before it even becomes law.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260300.html

Nuclear issues emerge as key topics in DPJ race

The nuclear crisis that has galvanized attention for months, along with nuclear power and energy policy, will be major issues in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election next week......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108260303.html
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Kansai Electric reactor glitch caused by scratched safety valve part

FUKUI (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday that the No. 1 reactor at its Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture malfunctioned in July apparently due to scratches on a safety valve to release the pressure inside an accumulator used for emergency core cooling......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2g00m0dm003000c.html

TEPCO starts talks with gov't to ease, lift power usage curb

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has started talks with the government to ease or remove ahead of schedule the mandatory curb on power consumption imposed as maximum power is now expected to be smaller than initially estimated over the remaining period, company officials said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Japan nuke plant radiation leak exceeds Hiroshima

TOKYO (AP) -- The amount of radioactive cesium that has leaked from a tsunami-hit nuclear plant is about equal to 168 of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima at the end of World War II, Japan's nuclear agency said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Below-limit cesium detected in rice in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima Prefecture government said Friday a small amount of radioactive cesium, below an allowable limit, was detected in raw rice in Nihonmatsu, some 60 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Hokkaido Electric Power admits asking workers to support 'pluthermal' plan at symposium

SAPPORO -- Hokkaido Electric Power Co. has admitted having urged employees to express support for a so-called "pluthermal" program at its nuclear power station during a local symposium on the plan in 2008......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2a00m0na011000c.html
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No quick way to remove radioactive substances from soil: experts

Experts say there is no technology or machinery available that can quickly remove radioactive substances from soil. Steady and repeated efforts are required to gradually reduce radioactive substances by removing the surface from soil, mowing down grass, or scraping the matter off with water.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2a00m0na012000c.html

Hot-spot cleanups hampered by public resistance to local disposal sites

FUKUSHIMA -- Municipalities looking to clean up radiation "hot spots" caused by the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power plant are facing stiff local resident opposition as they search for temporary disposal sites for tainted materials.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2a00m0na013000c.html

Local leaders steamed at government's 'buck-passing' radiation decontamination plan

Local leaders in areas contaminated by the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant are angry and disappointed at the central government's decontamination plan, which dumps much of the responsibility for the clean-up on municipalities......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2a00m0na014000c.html

NSC planning to set evacuation zones around nuclear power plants in advance

A working group in the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan (NSC) is planning to set evacuation zones around nuclear power plants in case of a serious accident, NSC sources said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/27/20110827p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Difficult to Comment on A-Bomb-Fukushima Comparison: TEPCO

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Saturday it is difficult to comment on a government estimate that the amount of cesium-137 spewed in the nuclear crisis is 168 times that of U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, in 1945.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700313

(Update) Kan Asks Fukushima to Host Tainted Soil Storage Facility

Fukushima, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, Saturday to host a temporary facility to store soil and debris contaminated with radioactive material spewed from a crippled nuclear power plant there......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700337

Japan Decides How to Dispose of Cesium-Tainted Ash

Tokyo, Aug. 27 (Jiji Press)--The Environment Ministry plans to allow ash of debris and garbage contaminated with radioactive cesium to be disposed of in ordinary landfills if the amount of cesium is 100,000 becquerels per kilogram or less, ministry officials said Saturday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082700388
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Kan: Central storage plant planned in Fukushima

Prime Minister Naoto Kan has informed the governor of Fukushima Prefecture of a plan to build a central storage plant to temporarily manage nuclear waste, including contaminated soil.......

Sunday, August 28, 2011 02:15 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/27_28.html

New plan for evacuation zone created

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission has decided to create a new plan for evacuation zones for people living near a nuclear power plant in the event of an accident......

Sunday, August 28, 2011 11:00 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/28_12.html
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Livestock farmers worried over brand image

Livestock farmers in Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures breathed a sigh of relief after the government lifted its ban on cattle shipments for their areas, but they are still worried the beef will be branded by consumers as unsafe to eat.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110827003164.htm

TEPCO seeks 10% increase in power rates

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has asked a third-party panel tasked with assessing its financial standing to approve an increase in electric charges of at least 10 percent, but the panel plans to reject the request, it was learned Saturday......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110827003536.htm
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Ministry to provide radiation levels at schools online 24/7

The education ministry and Fukushima prefectural government will begin operating a computer system from early October that will provide live Internet data on radiation levels at all elementary schools in Fukushima Prefecture........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108270176.html

Fukushima accident released far more cesium than Hiroshima bombing

The radioactive cesium-137 released by the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was about 168.5 times the amount emitted by the Hiroshima atomic bomb, according to documents released on Aug. 26 by the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA)......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108270177.html
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Above-limit cesium found at incinerators in 7 prefectures

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Incinerator dust and ash with too much radioactive cesium to allow it to be buried has been found at 42 facilities in Tokyo, Chiba, Iwate and three other prefectures as well as Fukushima, the Environment Ministry said Saturday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/28/20110828p2a00m0na006000c.html

TEPCO eyes over 10 percent hike in electricity charges

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. is considering raising electricity charges by more than 10 percent as its shift from nuclear to thermal power generation after the Fukushima nuclear plant accident has led to surging fuel costs, sources close to the matter said Sunday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/28/20110828p2a00m0na007000c.html
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TEPCO May Seek Electricity Rate Hike of over 10 Pct

Tokyo, Aug. 28 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> is looking at the advisability of seeking government permission to raise electricity charges by more than 10 pct due to bulging fuel costs for thermal power generation amid nuclear reactor shutdowns, informed sources said Sunday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011082800275

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No cesium detected in seawater near No.3 reactor

The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says no radioactive cesium was detected in seawater around the No.3 reactor on Saturday......

Monday, August 29, 2011 05:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_04.html

Rice shipments begin in Fukushima

Rice farmers in Fukushima Prefecture have begun shipping early-harvested rice after it cleared tests for possible radioactive contamination. Rice is Japan's staple food.....

Monday, August 29, 2011 13:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_15.html

Workers enter Fukushima Daini containment vessel

Workers have entered a containment vessel at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant for the first time since it was hit by the March quake and tsunami......

Monday, August 29, 2011 14:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_16.html

Fukushima evacuees' response to Noda

Residents of Iitate Village near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have asked newly elected Democratic Party head Yoshihiko Noda to step up the rebuilding of their community.......

Monday, August 29, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_26.html

Map of radiation levels on farmland released

Japan's agriculture ministry has unveiled a map of radiation levels in agricultural areas. It shows levels of radioactive cesium are higher than the government-regulated standard in some areas......

Monday, August 29, 2011 20:26 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_28.html

High radiation levels on land near Fukushima plant

The education and science ministry has identified land near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where radiation levels are higher than IAEA-designated emergency levels......

Monday, August 29, 2011 21:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/29_31.html
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Reactors 'could restart this year' / Kaieda makes 1st reference to specific time period for suspended facilities

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda said he expects the reactivation of nuclear reactors whose operations were suspended for scheduled checkups to begin this year......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110828003072.htm

Fukushima residents decry Kan's comment

Residents of Fukushima Prefecture expressed their anger over outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan's comment that some areas close to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will remain uninhabitable for a long time.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110828002962.htm

Kan asks Fukushima to store tainted materials

Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on Saturday to allow the construction of a temporary storage facility in the prefecture for soil and debris contaminated with high levels of radioactivity from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110828003015.htm
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Fukushima, Iwate, Tochigi farmers resume shipping cattle

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Farmers in Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures on Sunday resumed shipping cattle to market, as the central government on Thursday lifted a ban on shipments after deciding sufficient measures have been taken to ensure no radioactive contaminated beef is marketed.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/29/20110829p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Fukushima No. 4 unit explosion caused by hydrogen leak from No. 3

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. has found evidence that the March 15 explosion at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor unit was caused by hydrogen that had flown from the adjacent No. 3 unit, officials said recently........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/29/20110829p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Workers enter containment vessel at Fukushima Daini reactor

FUKUSHIMA (Kyod) -- Workers began inspections Monday inside the containment vessel of the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor to prepare for investigations into the impact caused by the March 11 quake-tsunami disaster, according to operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/29/20110829p2g00m0dm037000c.html

Shipments of early-harvested rice start in Fukushima Prefecture

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- Shipments of early-harvested rice began in Koriyama's former Kikuta village district in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 29 for the first time since the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/29/20110829p2a00m0na010000c.html
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Jiji press

Center Opens in Tokyo to Help Solve Nuclear Compensation Rows

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--A center opened in Tokyo on Monday to take charge of arbitration in helping solve disputes over compensation for damage caused by the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900342

Fukushima Rice Harvested after N-Crisis Shipped for First Time

Koriyama, Fukushima Pref., Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Early-harvested rice from the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, was shipped Monday after clearing a radiation check conducted in the wake of the crisis at a nuclear power plant in the northeastern Japan prefecture......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900487

Cesium More Than 5 Times above Limit Detected in Fukushima Rice Field

Fukushima, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Radioactive cesium levels more than five times above the limit have been detected in a rice field near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the prefectural government said Monday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900768

Japan's New Leader Noda to Stick with Nuke Power for Now

Tokyo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--New Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda is expected to make efforts to utilize existing nuclear reactors for the time being while reducing the country's dependence on nuclear power over time.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900856

Staged Support May Delay Plu-Thermal Project in Hokkaido

Sapporo, Aug. 29 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> said Monday it will refrain from starting fuel reprocessing for the so-called plu-thermal nuclear power generation, a development that may force the power utility to put off the launch of the project next spring.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011082900877
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Sankei news

Shipments of early-harvested rice

makoto · Aug 30, 2011

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

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

Smoke from the flange?

JNN live cam http://youtu.be/s5DivbbGrnw

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Power-cutting requirement to end early

The Japanese government plans to end early the power-cutting requirement imposed on large-scale electricity users in the east and northeastern part of the country affected by the March 11th disaster......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 07:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_03.html

US experts to check quake-rocked nuclear plant

US nuclear regulators are sending a team of experts to a nuclear power plant in the state of Virginia that lost external power during a magnitude-5.8 earthquake last Tuesday.........

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 09:58 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_08.html

Radiation limit to be lowered for Fukushima staff

Japan's health ministry will restore the cumulative radiation exposure limit for emergency workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to the original 100 millisieverts this autumn.......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 13:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_18.html

Govt signals early end to power saving

Japan's mandatory power saving for heavy users will come to an end in September earlier than scheduled......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 14:44 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_21.html

Paddy decontamination method tested

Japanese researchers have begun testing a method for removing radioactive substances from paddies in an evacuation zone near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 18:22 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_32.html

TEPCO announces standards for compensation

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has announced new standards for compensating those affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.......

Tuesday, August 30, 2011 20:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/30_37.html
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Yomiuri online

Fukushima to create guidelines for decontamination

FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government will create guidelines to help local residents clean houses contaminated with radioactive substances emitted by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110829003977.htm
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Asahi com

Made-in-Fukushima products still shunned amid radiation fears

After struggling for months to repair production lines hammered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a Saitama Prefecture-based maker of plastic containers threw in the towel.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290253.html

Experts say Fukushima residents should have taken iodine tablets

People living near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant should have taken iodine tablets to protect them from radioactive fallout, according to a member of an advisory panel of the Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290202.html

Simulation shows radiation may have reached 15 prefectures

Radioactive iodine and cesium from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant likely spread across a wide area encompassing Tohoku, Kanto and parts of Chubu, according to a simulation by the National Institute for Environmental Studies......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290345.html
The simulation map can be found on the National Institute for Environmental Studies' website in Japanese at http://www.nies.go.jp/whatsnew/2011/20110825/20110825.html

Ministry lowers level on contaminated ash disposal

The Environment Ministry on Aug. 27 dramatically lowered the level of radiation-contaminated ash that can be disposed of at municipal disposal plants, while requiring strict measures to prevent the ash from contaminating groundwater......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290346.html

Kan urges Fukushima to host dumps for nuclear waste

Prime Minister Naoto Kan promised the governor of Fukushima Prefecture over the weekend that the central government will build final dumping sites for radioactive waste outside the prefecture, while at the same time asking Governor Yuhei Sato to host temporary sites for the waste........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108290198.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Utilities to be obliged to prepare for severe nuclear accidents

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government nuclear safety panel decided Monday to legally require utilities to take measures to prevent severe nuclear accidents following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Gov't to move up end of power-saving order to Sept. 9 in TEPCO area

TOKYO (Kyodo)-- The industry ministry said Tuesday it has brought forward the expiry of its mandatory curb on electricity consumption for most of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s service area from Sept. 22 to Sept. 9, having determined the country's hot spell has passed its peak.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2g00m0dm015000c.html

Nuclear plant worker dies of acute leukemia

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A worker in his 40s who had been engaged in recovery work at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has died of acute leukemia, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2g00m0dm084000c.html RIP

Gov't to lower Fukushima nuclear workers' radiation exposure limit

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government plans to lower a radiation exposure limit from 250 millisieverts to a usual level of 100 millisieverts possibly this fall for workers dealing with the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crisis, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2g00m0dm095000c.html

3 Fukushima nuke plant workers blasted with beta radiation

At least two workers at the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant were blasted with more than 15 millisieverts of beta radiation on Aug. 28, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2a00m0na012000c.html

34 points near Fukushima plant exceed radiation standard used for Chernobyl, map shows

A government map of soil radiation levels mainly within a 100-kilometer radius of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant shows 34 locations with levels of cesium-137 exceeding 1.48 million becquerels per square meter, the level that was used for determining bans on living near the Chernobyl plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2a00m0na013000c.html
http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/ja/1940/2011/08/1940_0830_1.pdf map page 4~ Japanese

Schools in Tokyo ban use of playground sandboxes over radiation fears

A number of schools in Tokyo are banning the use of playground sandboxes or replacing their sand due to radiation fears even though the capital is more than 200 kilometers away from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/30/20110830p2a00m0na015000c.html
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Jiji press

High Price Set for 1st Shipments of 2011 Kanto Koshihikari Rice

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Shipments of Koshihikari brand high-grade rice harvested in the Kanto eastern Japan region in 2011 began Tuesday, with the initial price set much higher than last year due to concerns about supply caused by the ongoing nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083000776

Japan Automakers to Continue Weekday Shutdown through End-Sept.

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--A total of 13 Japanese automakers will continue to suspend plant operations on Thursdays and Fridays instead of Saturdays and Sundays until the end of September, as originally planned, even after the government lifts mandatory power cuts, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083000819

Japan to End Mandatory Power Cut 2 Weeks Earlier in TEPCO Area

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government will end, about two weeks earlier, mandatory power reduction imposed on corporate users under law in the service area of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, sources said Tuesday........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000207

(Update) Japan Mandatory Power Cuts to End Earlier Than Scheduled

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government said Tuesday it will lift mandatory power cuts imposed on large corporate users in the service areas of Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> and Tohoku Electric Power Co. <9506> on the back of dwindling concerns over the supply-demand balance.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000386

Fukushima N-Plant Worker Dies of Acute Leukemia

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that a man in his 40s who had worked to help contain the radiation crisis at the firm's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has died of acute leukemia.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000421

Japan Mulling Lowering Radiation Dose Limit for Fukushima Plant Workers

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is considering lowering the legal radiation dose limit for workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, health minister Ritsuo Hosokawa said Tuesday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000583

Japan Names Head of Body to Support TEPCO's Compensation

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Tuesday decided to name former Hitotsubashi University President Takehiko Sugiyama as head of a planned body to support Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> compensation payments over damage caused by radiation leaks from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000597

Japan Govt Compiles Radiation Contamination Map for Soil

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--The science ministry on Tuesday unveiled a map showing levels of radioactive cesium contained in soil within 100 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station in northeastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000628

Kyushu Electric to Halt N-Reactor for Regular Checkups

Fukuoka, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> said Tuesday that it will halt one of the two reactors at its Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, from Thursday for routine inspections.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000783

TEPCO Unveils N-Accident Compensation Rules

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> unveiled rules Tuesday governing the payment of compensation to those who incurred losses as a direct impact of the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000924

Air over Fukushima Reactors Shows Little Pollution: TEPCO

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Tuesday that only trace amounts of radioactive material have been detected in the air above the buildings that house the No. 1 and 2 reactors at its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083000946

Japan Nuke Regulator's Attempts to Control Public Opinions Confirmed

Tokyo, Aug. 30 (Jiji Press)--An independent panel to the Japanese industry ministry said Tuesday it has confirmed that the country's atomic energy regulators were involved in attempts to control public opinions for the sake of nuclear power plants....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100012
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Sankei news

8/30

Minamisoma city, Fukushima pref
→ plant1
The tsunami swamped Minamisoma city

8/30

communication system drill by SDF in Sendai nuclear power plant, Kagoshima pref
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sendai_Nuclear_Power_Plant
http://www.kyuden.co.jp/en_index.html

makoto · Aug 31, 2011

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

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

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worker enters to No4 reactor container in plant2

8/29
dust sampling at unit1

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dust sampling at unit2

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(contaminated) water at No4 reactor container in plant2

8/29
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/110311/images/110830_1.jpg
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/110311/images/110830_2.jpg
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TEPCO finds possibly active faults near Fukushima

Tokyo Electric Power Company suspects there are 5 active faults near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that could affect the crippled plant if they cause a tremor......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 06:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_03.html

Noda to set Cabinet by Friday

......Noda wants to ready his cabinet to address immediate issues such as the nuclear crisis in Fukushima and reconstruction of the disaster-hit areas. He has also pledged to tackle the strong yen and deflation.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 07:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_05.html

80% of Japan's reactors out of service

Another nuclear reactor in Japan will soon be shut down for regular inspections, leaving nearly 80 percent of the country's reactors out of service.......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_11.html

Farmers in 11 prefectures seek damage from TEPCO

Farmers' groups from 11 prefectures in eastern Japan have sought fresh damages totaling nearly 140 million dollars from the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 18:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_29.html

TEPCO presents plan to extract melted rods

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has announced a plan to extract melted nuclear fuel rods at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 20:38 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_32.html

2 workers showered with highly radioactive water

Tokyo Electric Power Company says 2 male workers at its troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were showered with highly radioactive water by mistake.....

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 22:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/31_34.html
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Yomiuri online

Noda to face economic battle / Govt stance on TPP, N-power key to post-quake financial recovery

Newly appointed Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda faces several key issues if he is to oversee the nation's economic recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110830004625.htm

34 spots top Chernobyl evacuation standard

Soil at 34 spots in six Fukushima Prefecture municipalities has been contaminated with levels of radioactive cesium higher than the standard used for forcible evacuations after the Chernobyl disaster, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20110830dy05.htm

Disaster victims hope Noda will help them

Survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hope Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda listens to them and does his utmost to rebuild disaster-hit areas.......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110830005470.htm

Govt to allow industry to power up

The government on Tuesday announced it will move forward the lifting of its mandatory curb on electricity consumption for large-lot electricity users that has been in place since July 1......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110830005420.htm
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Asahi com

Joint efforts needed on replacing nuclear power

The Great East Japan Earthquake has prompted a lot of debate within the European Union about atomic energy. The damage from a disaster at a European nuclear power plant would spread beyond national borders......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300267.html

Nuclear accident affecting foreign student numbers

Sophia University student Bettina Gasser was ironically at the Tokyo immigration office extending her student visa when the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake struck.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300266.html

Extreme soil contamination detected near Fukushima plant

Extreme levels of radiation have been detected in soil within 40 kilometers of the quake-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the science ministry said......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300258.html

Government to lift power regulations in early September

The government will lift restrictions on power usage in eastern Japan early next month instead of late September as initially planned, as electricity demand has fallen due to cooler weather, officials said Aug. 29......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108300256.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kyushu Electric to test geothermal binary power generation system

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it will conduct a verification test from next spring on a geothermal binary power generation system that uses steam from liquid with a low boiling point to turn a turbine......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2g00m0bu055000c.html

Kyushu Electric thermal unit resumes operating, easing supply concern

FUKUOKA (Kyodo) -- Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Tuesday a thermal power unit has resumed operating, ensuring a supply capacity in excess of peak-hour demand.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2g00m0dm001000c.html

Ex-univ. president to head entity on TEPCO compensation

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government has tapped former Hitotsubashi University President Takehiko Sugiyama to lead a new entity aimed at helping Tokyo Electric Power Co. bear its massive compensation burden resulting from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, industry minister Banri Kaieda said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Gov't officials' role in manipulating nuclear symposiums confirmed

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Central government officials were involved in attempts to manipulate how public opinion on nuclear power is presented at government-sponsored symposiums, a third-party panel investigating the matter said Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Fukushima nuke plant workers irradiated on job ignored alarm: TEPCO

Two workers exposed to high doses of beta radiation at the crisis-stricken Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant on Aug. 28 were ignoring their dosimeter readings, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on Aug. 30........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2a00m0na001000c.html

TEPCO sets compensation standards for victims of Fukushima nuclear disaster

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on Aug. 30 standards for calculating compensation to evacuees and other victims of the crisis at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant triggered by the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2a00m0na009000c.html

Vietnam has 'absolute confidence' in Japan nuke technology: ambassador

The Vietnamese government has "absolute confidence in Japanese nuclear technology," Vietnam's Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh told the Mainichi during a recent interview, speaking on the selection of a Japanese group of companies to build nuclear power plants in the Southeast Asian nation......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2a00m0na013000c.html

Hakodate mayor seeks continued freeze on Aomori nuclear power plant

Hakodate Mayor Toshiki Kudo visited a nuclear power plant under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 30 and sought an indefinite freeze on the project, just 23 kilometers away from the heart of the southwestern Hokkaido city......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2a00m0na016000c.html

Fukushima Prefecture's largest evacuation shelter closing

KORIYAMA, Fukushima -- The multi-purpose facility "Big Palette Fukushima" in Koriyama, which became Fukushima Prefecture's largest shelter for evacuees from the March 11 disasters, was to stop serving as a shelter on Aug. 31.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2a00m0na019000c.html

14 locations near nuclear plants could become active faults, agency warns

Some 14 locations near nuclear facilities in Japan have been found to have the possibility of turning into active faults in the future, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) has announced.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/08/31/20110831p2a00m0na024000c.html
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Jiji press

Morinaga Milk to Raise Butter Price

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Morinaga Milk Industry Co. <2264> said Wednesday it will raise the suggested retail price of its 200-gram pack of butter for home use by 5 yen to 365 yen, starting with shipments on Oct. 21......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083100553

Hokkaido Electric Reports New Symposium Manipulation Case

Sapporo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Hokkaido Electric Power Co. <9509> said Wednesday that it has discovered an additional attempt by the company to manipulate the views expressed at a nuclear energy symposium......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011083100857

Vietnam Prime Min. to Visit Japan in Oct. for Nuclear Talks

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung plans to visit Japan in October to hold talks with Japanese officials on nuclear power generation and other economic cooperation programs, Ambassador to Japan Nguyen Phu Binh said in a recent interview with Jiji Press.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100546

Fukushima Beef Clears Radiation Checks

Fukushima, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The amount of radioactive cesium in beef from cattle raised in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, was lower than the legal limit in a recent survey, the prefectural government said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100812

INTERVIEW: DBJ to Check TEPCO Restructuring Plans before Mulling Support

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The state-owned Development Bank of Japan will examine Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> restructuring plans before considering financial support to the embattled company, new DBJ President Toru Hashimoto said in a recent interview.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100837

Fukushima Population Falls below 2 M. for 1st Time in 33 Years

Fukushima, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--The population of Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, fell below two million for the first time in 33 years, the prefectural government said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011083100944

AIST Develops Method to Remove Cesium Almost Entirely from Soil

Tokyo, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology said Wednesday it has developed a method to almost completely remove from soil radioactive cesium discharged from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100030

U.N. Chief Wants Japan's Noda to Take Part in Nuclear Summit

New York, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon in a letter sent to Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda expressed hope that Noda will participate in a nuclear safety summit to be held in New York on Sept. 22, a U.N. diplomatic source said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100173
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Sankei news

diving search drill was held
on the assumption that sea 20 km away from plant

shelter closes

Koriyama city, Fukushima pref

closing ceremony

makoto · Sep 1, 2011

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

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

bird

fly?

water leak from sludge transfer pump casing

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/news/110311/images/110901_1.jpg

Fukushima horse racecourse live cam was restored
http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/jra/Default.html
Tajima, Fukushima pref live cam was restored
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajima,_Fukushima
http://www.nttfukushima.com/live/tajima/Default.html

78% nuclear power reactors in Japan out of service

Another nuclear power reactor in Kyushu, western Japan, has been shut down for a regular inspection, leaving nearly 80 percent of the country's reactors out of service.....

Thursday, September 01, 2011 11:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_13.html

Disaster drills held at Hamaoka nuke power plant

Workers at a suspended nuclear power plant in central Japan have held a practice drill for a possible huge earthquake and tsunami......

Thursday, September 01, 2011 18:49 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/01_27.html
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Yomiuri online

Fears of power shortfalls undimmed

Despite the government's decision to lift the mandatory curb on electricity usage in areas served by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., there are concerns the utilities, many of whose nuclear power reactors remain idle, will be unable to meet expected power demand this winter and beyond........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110831005530.htm

14 risky fault lines found near N-plants

There are 14 potentially active fault lines in areas near the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and other nuclear-related facilities, the government has announced.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110831005677.htm

TEPCO announces compensation details

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has announced compensation details to be paid to people affected by the crisis at the utility's Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110831004982.htm
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Asahi com

Fukushima leader blasts nuclear waste site plan

A key business leader has lashed out at a government plan to construct an interim storage facility for radioactive waste in Fukushima Prefecture, site of an ongoing nuclear crisis, rather than in Tokyo......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108310246.html

Solitary holdout refuses to leave Japan nuke zone

TOMIOKA, Fukushima Prefecture -- Vines creep across Tomioka's empty streets, its prim gardens overgrown with waist-high weeds and meadow flowers.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108310228.html

TEPCO announces Fukushima compensation framework

A family of four forced to evacuate by the Fukushima nuclear disaster could receive compensation of about 4.5 million yen ($58,000) in the first round of compensation payments by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201108310231.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Germany: won't use nuclear plant as winter reserve

BERLIN (AP) -- The agency overseeing Germany's electricity network has decided against ordering the reactivation of one of eight nuclear reactors, shut down earlier this year, as a contingency plan against possible winter power shortages.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0bu049000c.html

DBJ positive about continuing to extend loans to TEPCO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government-controlled Development Bank of Japan is likely to continue extending loans to Tokyo Electric Power Co., DBJ President Toru Hashimoto said Wednesday, vital support for a utility facing massive damage claims from the disaster at its Fukushima nuclear plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0bu059000c.html

Over 1,000 cattle turn wild in no-go zone near Fukushima nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- More than 1,000 cattle have turned wild and are roaming free in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to a recent tally of livestock in the area by the Fukushima prefectural government........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm001000c.html

North Korea urges Noda to mend ties, no plan to end uranium enrichment

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm004000c.html

U.N. chief hopes Japan's Noda will attend nuke safety meeting: sources

NEW YORK (Kyodo) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has expressed his strong hope that Japan's incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will attend the United Nations' high-level meeting on nuclear safety and security next month, U.N. diplomatic sources said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Niigata-Vladivostok flights halted due to concern over nuclear crisis

NIIGATA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Russia's Vladivostok Air has again suspended regular flights between Vladivostok and the city of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast due to the Japanese government's handling of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Beef from 34 cattle in Fukushima shipment clears radioactive screening

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government said Wednesday that beef from 34 cattle, transported in the first shipment since the central government lifted its ban on cattle shipments in the prefecture last week, has cleared screening for radioactive cesium........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm008000c.html

Schools in no-go zone near Fukushima plant reopen after relocation

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Four schools and one kindergarten that had been shuttered in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant reopened Thursday after they relocated to a site about 50 kilometers away.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm009000c.html

TEPCO eyes removing melted fuel after filling reactors with water

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it plans to take out the melted nuclear fuel from inside the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant after repairing the reactor containers and filling them up with water.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Okuma residents make 1st visit to homes within 3 km of nuclear plant

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Evacuees from an area within 3 kilometers of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant temporarily visited their homes Thursday in the town of Okuma for the first time since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled the plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2g00m0dm109000c.html

Rough road ahead for work to decommission Fukushima nuclear reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) unveiled a plan to decommission crippled nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in line with the way the 1979 Three Mile Island accident was handled, but the Fukushima case would pose difficult challenges for the crucial mission.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2a00m0na003000c.html

Radioactive ash to be solidified with cement under gov't plan

Ash left after the incineration of radioactive earthquake and tsunami debris should be solidified with cement and stored at a waterproof disposal site, according to a government notification sent to municipalities on Aug. 31......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2a00m0na006000c.html

Tokyo grad student and author interviews locals to study Fukushima plant

A Tokyo grad student has gathered attention for releasing the first work that uses the history of the Fukushima nuclear power plant to discuss Japan's post-World War II development.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2a00m0na007000c.html

Groundwater around Fukushima nuke plant to be protected by underground steel barrier

Construction of an underground barrier at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to prevent leaking radioactive materials from reaching ground water will begin this year and be completed in about two years, plans released on Aug. 31 revealed......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2a00m0na008000c.html

Researchers develop cheap, easy method for cesium-tainted soil cleanup

Scientists at a national research institute have announced the development of technology to extract nearly all radioactive cesium from contaminated soil........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2a00m0na011000c.html

Digital photo frames keep scattered residents of evacuated town in touch

A town forced to evacuate by the Fukushima nuclear crisis is keeping its refugee citizens informed of the latest community and disaster news via digital photo frames.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/01/20110901p2a00m0na016000c.html
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Jiji press

Mitsubishi Heavy Wins Thermal Power Plant Deal in Taiwan

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. <7011> said Thursday that it has received an order from Taiwan Power Co. for three coal-fired thermal power generation units......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090100645

Yahoo Japan Starts Data Center Construction in Fukushima

Shirakawa, Fukushima Pref., Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--Yahoo Japan Corp. <4689> held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday to mark the start of construction of a large-scale data center in Shirakawa, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090100660

Chiba Rice Clears Radiation Tests

Chiba/Sendai, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The Chiba prefectural government said Thursday it has lifted its ban on shipments of rice harvested in the eastern Japan prefecture since all of the crops has cleared radiation checks........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100574

Another Worker Exposed to Radioactive Water at Fukushima Plant

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--A worker at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was exposed to radioactive-contaminated water on Wednesday afternoon, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said Thursday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100848

Max 368 Microsieverts of Radiation Detected in No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Sept. 1 (Jiji Press)--The maximum radiation level stood at nearly 370 microsieverts per hour in the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a radiation map based on a government survey showed Thursday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090100941
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Sankei news

a small hole of fuel storage pool circulative cooling system at unit 4

a part of fuel storage pool circulative cooling system at unit 4

Okuma residents make 1st visit to homes

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makoto · Sep 2, 2011

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Friday, September 02, 2011 09:43 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_10.html

Thai nuclear seminar covers Fukushima accident

Lessons learned from the ongoing nuclear accident in Fukushima are drawing interest at an international seminar on nuclear safety in Thailand......

Friday, September 02, 2011 17:48 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_28.html

Marubeni to invest in British wind farm

A major Japanese trading firm will invest over 300 million dollars in a British offshore wind farm, making it the first Japanese corporation to join a commercial venture in the renewable energy technology.......

Friday, September 02, 2011 18:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_26.html

Fukushima residents want new cabinet to work hard

People in Fukushima Prefecture, site of the ongoing nuclear plant accident, have expressed hope that Japan's new cabinet will be aware of their needs......

Friday, September 02, 2011 18:07 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_29.html

Fukushima presses TEPCO for broader compensation

Fukushima Prefecture has pressed the operator of the disaster-stricken Daiichi nuclear plant to broaden the scope of the firm's compensation program......

Friday, September 02, 2011 19:18 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/02_31.html
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Yomiuri online

Rice from Chiba Prefecture declared safe

The Chiba prefectural government has lifted its voluntary curb on rice shipments from the prefecture after Chiba rice was found to be virtually free of radioactive substances....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110901005730.htm

Fukushima students back to school, with dosimeters

FUKUSHIMA--The second term of the academic year began Thursday at most primary and middle schools in Fukushima, about a week later than usual due to work to remove radioactive substances from school buildings and yards......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110901005534.htm

Govt to open N-cleanup branch in Fukushima

The Environment Ministry plans to set up a branch office in Fukushima Prefecture to help facilitate the disposal of debris and soil contaminated with radiation due to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis, it has been learned......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110901004529.htm
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Asahi com

Feed-in tariff law a boon to renewable energy markets

Japan's new clean energy bill offers a tantalizing business bonanza and companies are scrambling to find an edge.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109010284.html

In 'uncharted territory,' TEPCO drafts fuel-removal plan

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has drafted a blueprint for removing fuel from reactors and storage pools at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a task described by experts as unprecedented, daunting and even mind-boggling.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109010327.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

M'bishi Heavy to supply thermal power generation units in Taiwan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and major Taiwanese engineering firm CTCI Corp. have landed a contract to set up three coal-fired power generation units in northern Taiwan for a local state-run utility, the Japanese engineering firm said Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2g00m0bu044000c.html

Noda's Cabinet to first tackle rebuilding, nuclear crisis: Fujimura

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Cabinet under Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will first tackle work to rebuild areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami as well as the ensuing nuclear crisis, new Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2g00m0dm036000c.html

Noda's Cabinet lineup draws mixed response from crisis-hit survivors

SENDAI (Kyodo) -- Survivors of the March 11 tsunami and nuclear disasters expressed mixed feelings Friday over Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet lineup, hoping the new leader will not fail them at a time when many are still struggling to get their lives back together......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2g00m0dm108000c.html

Schools from evacuated Fukushima town use renovated factory to resume class

MIHARU, Fukushima -- Five schools from the town of Tomioka, which is completely inside the no-entry zone around the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, reopened classes at a renovated factory some 40 kilometers west in the town of Miharu on Sept. 1......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2a00m0na009000c.html

Fukushima hotels face financial crisis as evacuees move into temporary housing

NIHONMATSU, Fukushima -- A hotel here that has served as an evacuation facility for people forced out of their homes due to the crisis at Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is facing a financial crisis once again.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2a00m0na014000c.html

Gov't releases most detailed maps yet of radiation around Fukushima plant

The Japanese government has released new maps of radiation around the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, the most detailed yet......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/02/20110902p2a00m0na016000c.html
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Gov't radiation info in English http://radioactivity.mext.go.jp/en/
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Jiji press

Kansai Electric Fails to Declare 4.5-B.-Yen Income

Osaka, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--The Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau has found that Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> failed to declare 4.5 billion yen in taxable income over the five years through March 2010, it was learned Friday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090200367

Marubeni to Form Ties with Major Danish Wind Power Firm

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Major Japanese trader Marubeni Corp. <8002> said Friday it will form business ties with Denmark's Dong Energy AS, one of the world's largest offshore wind power suppliers......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090200552

Cesium Well below Legal Limit Detected in Rice in Ibaraki

Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--The prefectural government of Ibaraki said Friday that sampling tests showed radioactive cesium at levels well below the legal limit in recently harvested rice from two cities.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090200878

Japan's New Prime Minister Needs to Tackle Tough Challenges

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's new Prime Minister, Yoshihiko Noda, faces a mountain of challenges left behind by his predecessor, Naoto Kan, with the top priority on postdisaster reconstruction and nuclear crisis management....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090200907

(Update) Noda Vows to Give Top Priority to Reconstruction, Nuclear Crisis

Tokyo, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press)--New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda pledged his utmost efforts Friday to recover the country from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and nuclear crisis......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090200920
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Sankei news

Fukushima students back to school, with dosimeters

Sukagawa city needs Japanese torreya(Torreya nucifera) for flaming torch
torch festival on 2010. Sukagawa city, Fukushima pref

Emily · Sep 5, 2011

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

Thank you, Makoto, for all your excellent efforts to keep us informed!

makoto · Sep 5, 2011

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

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Nearly 90% of Japan's nuke reactors to be halted

One of the reactors at a nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan is due to be halted for regular inspections on Sunday......

Saturday, September 03, 2011 03:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_04.html

IAEA concerned about Iran's uranium enrichment

The International Atomic Energy Agency has called on Iran to accept inspectors at its new nuclear facility, saying the country is steadily boosting the production of enriched uranium......

Saturday, September 03, 2011 10:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_12.html

Cesium beyond limit found in Chiba, Saitama tea

The Japanese health ministry says radioactive cesium exceeding the government's safety limit has been detected in tea leaves in Chiba and Saitama prefectures, near Tokyo......

Saturday, September 03, 2011 22:23 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/03_17.html
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Yomiuri online

Reconstruction, N-crisis among challenges

The new Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, launched Friday, faces a host of urgent problems, including post-disaster reconstruction, controlling the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, curbing the yen's record appreciation, fiscal rehabilitation and rebuilding the nation's diplomacy......

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110902005841.htm
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Asahi com

Marubeni to co-own offshore wind farm in Britain

Marubeni Corp. announced Sept. 2 that it has entered into an agreement with DONG Energy in which Marubeni will acquire a 49.9 percent stake in DONG Energy's 172-megawatt Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109020299.html

Study: Spread of high radiation areas continues northwest of Fukushima

Radiation fallout from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant continues to remain high in some areas even though nearly six months have passed since explosions rocked the plant......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109020275.html

TEPCO tries 'shower' method to cool No. 3 reactor

TEPCO began using a "spray-shower" technique to disseminate water into the No. 3 reactor at its troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Sept. 1......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109020274.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Kyushu banks to jointly lend 100 bil. yen to Kyushu Electric

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Fukuoka and other regional banks in Japan's southwestern island of Kyushu plan to provide around 100 billion yen in a syndicated loan to Kyushu Electric Power Co. to help the utility purchase fuel for thermal power generation and buy back corporate bonds, sources familiar with the matter said Friday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/03/20110903p2g00m0bu038000c.html

Hosono vows to contain nuclear crisis, enhance regulatory system

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Goshi Hosono, who was retained as nuclear disaster minister under a new Cabinet launched Friday, vowed to "deliver results" in containing the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant and to regain public trust in Japan's nuclear regulatory system......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/03/20110903p2g00m0dm018000c.html

New industry minister vows efforts to resume halted nuclear reactors

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Newly appointed industry minister Yoshio Hachiro on Friday vowed to back Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's policy of resuming halted nuclear power reactors once their safety is thoroughly checked......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/03/20110903p2g00m0dm019000c.html

Fukushima leaders, residents hold Tokyo rally for full-scale nuclear compensation

Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato, farm and business leaders joined residents of the prefecture in Tokyo on Sept....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/03/20110903p2a00m0na006000c.html

PM's office failed to use data predicting Fukushima power loss, meltdowns

In the hours after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the Prime Minister's Office failed to take advantage of up-to-date analysis of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant that projected both power failures and subsequent core meltdowns, according to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA).......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/03/20110903p2a00m0na012000c.html

Radioactive rice rumors rampant among Kansai region consumers

More than 40 percent of married women in the Kansai region are reluctant to buy newly-harvested rice grown near the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, according to a recent survey.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/03/20110903p2a00m0na013000c.html
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Jiji press

New Cooling System Lowers N-Reactor Core Temperature: TEPCO

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Saturday that the temperature of the core of the No. 3 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station fell 2-5 degrees Celsius after a more efficient cooling system was put into use.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300199

Power-Saving Order Lifted in Disaster Areas in Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government on Saturday lifted its power use cut order in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and by torrential rains in late July, seeing the peak of summer heat now over.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300208

Environment Ministry to Boost Staff in Fukushima

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Environment Ministry plans to boost the number of its staff in Fukushima Prefecture to push forward the disposal of radioactive tainted rubble as well as soil decontamination, officials said Saturday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300227

New Minister Seeks Experts' Verification of Monju Project

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--New science minister Masaharu Nakagawa has called for a safety assessment of Japan's Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor project by a panel of experts before the government decides whether to continue it.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300241

Tea from Saitama, Chiba Contains Cesium above Limit

Tokyo, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--More radioactive cesium than the legal limit has been detected by Saturday in sampling tests on green tea produced in the prefectures of Saitama and Chiba, according to the Japanese health ministry.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300251

Go to Church or Work?: Christians in Power-Saving Japan

Nagoya, Sept. 3 (Jiji Press)--Toru Takamatsu, a worker at a motorcycle parts maker in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, was fretting over whether he should go to church or to work on Sundays.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090300290
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Sankei news

Okuma residents make 1st visit to homes

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makoto · Sep 5, 2011

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Another Japanese reactor stops for regular checks

One of the reactors at a nuclear power plant in western Japan has been shut down for regular inspections. About 80 percent of the country's nuclear reactors are now out of operation......

Sunday, September 04, 2011 09:02 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_06.html

Annual potato stew festival held in Yamagata

Thousands of people have enjoyed potato stew cooked in a giant pot at an annual event in Yamagata City, northern Japan......

.......The organizers checked the radiation levels of the ingredients due to concerns about possible contamination from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Sunday, September 04, 2011 16:54 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_13.html
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Asahi com

Radiation-free Fukushima rice hits Tokyo

Rice harvested this year in Fukushima Prefecture went on sale in Tokyo on Sept. 3, with farmers reassuring customers that the grain is free of radioactive contamination from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109030162.html

NISA left prime minister in the dark as Fukushima crisis developed

Japan's nuclear regulator has acknowledged it did not provide the prime minister's office with vital information about the state of the No. 1 reactor at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the three days following the March 11 tsunami......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109030163.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

High costs a challenge to introduction of small-scale hydraulic power stations

The high costs of installation pose a challenge to the spread of small-scale hydraulic power stations throughout Japan, where electric power is in short supply due to the ongoing crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/04/20110904p2a00m0na003000c.html

Shikoku Electric Power halts nuclear reactor for regular checkup

MATSUYAMA (Kyodo) -- Shikoku Electric Power Co. halted the No.1 reactor at its Ikata nuclear power plant in Ehime prefecture Sunday morning for a three-month scheduled checkup, making only 11 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors are now in operation.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/04/20110904p2g00m0dm065000c.html

makoto · Sep 5, 2011

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High-school hula dance competition held in Tokyo

A hula dance competition for high-school students was held in Tokyo's Akihabara district on Sunday. The venue was moved from Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, due to the March 11th earthquake and tsunami.....

Monday, September 05, 2011 00:05 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/04_16.html

Iran's 1st nuke power plant starts operation

Iran says its first nuclear power plant is now up and running....

Monday, September 05, 2011 06:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_02.html

70% of prefectures baffled on nuclear drill

An NHK survey shows about 70 percent of Japanese prefectures with nuclear power plants cannot hold nuclear accident disaster drills this fiscal year or are undecided about doing so.......

Monday, September 05, 2011 06:17 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_04.html

Victims of 3.11 disaster remembered in Ukraine

People in Ukraine have held a memorial service for Japanese victims of the earthquake and tsunami in March. They floated hundreds of lanterns into the sky......

Monday, September 05, 2011 08:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_09.html

Tochigi moving radioactive ash to 6 sewage plants

Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, has begun moving radioactive sludge from a temporary storage site to several sewage plants, where it can only be kept for the time being......

Monday, September 05, 2011 14:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_20.html

New economy minister takes over duties

New ministers in Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet have now taken over duties from their predecessors.....

Monday, September 05, 2011 16:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_22.html
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Yomiuri online

Is there a future for rice futures trading?

Rice futures trading, which was experimentally resumed in August after a hiatus of 72 years, is off to a slow start due to the relatively small number of participants.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T110904003448.htm
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Asahi com

High-school hula dance competition
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preliminary investigation of rice at Tanagura town, Fukushima pref
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Fukushima Pref. shows how it tests rice for radioactive matter

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) -- The Fukushima prefectural government laid open Monday how it tests local rice for radioactive substances, showing to the media the cropping of sample plants for preliminary tests on brown rice at a paddy field in the town of Tanagura......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/05/20110905p2g00m0dm002000c.html

Nuclear minister eyes standards for reactors' lifespan

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Goshi Hosono, a minister tasked with handling the country's nuclear crisis, said Sunday that the government needs to set definitions and standards for how long existing nuclear power reactors should be allowed to operate before they are decommissioned......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/05/20110905p2g00m0dm003000c.html

Japan's largest potato festival held in Yamagata

YAMAGATA -- Over 18,000 portions of boiled potatoes and meat were distributed at "Japan's largest boiled potato festival," held in the Mamigasaki district of Yamagata on Sept. 4......

......A banner with the words "No radioactive materials found" was placed next to the serving venue for safety assurance......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/05/20110905p2a00m0na005000c.html

Nuclear troubleshooter Hosono cites need for temporary storage facility at Fukushima

New Environment Minister Goshi Hosono, who was retained as nuclear disaster minister under a new Cabinet launched Sept. 2, said in a recent interview that major problems facing the Environment Ministry include decontamination efforts, radioactive waste and the creation of a nuclear power safety agency.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/05/20110905p2a00m0na016000c.html

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Jiji press

Ad Agency with Biz Focus on TEPCO Set for Liquidation

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo-based ad agency Kohosya, which derives about 70 pct of its revenue from business with embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, plans to go into liquidation as early as late October, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Monday.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090500462

Zensho to Conduct Radiation Checks on Domestic Rice

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--Zensho Co. <7550> said Monday that it is conducting radiation checks on domestically produced rice that is used at some 3,900 group restaurants......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090500509

IHI to Make Steam Generators for Pressurized Water Reactors

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--IHI Corp. <7013> said Monday its new domestic plant for steam generators for pressurized water reactors will start operations in October.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090500729

INTERVIEW: Japan to Determine N-Reactor Decommissioning thru Stress Tests

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--When to decommission aged nuclear reactors in Japan should be determined through stress tests one by one, Goshi Hosono, nuclear disaster management minister, suggested......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090500248

Japan to Denuclearize Energy Sources: Industry Min. Hachiro

Tokyo, Sept. 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan intends to denuclearize its energy sources in the future, new Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshio Hachiro said Monday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600006
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Sankei news

panorama photo

Okua town, Fukushima pref
70 μSv/h at small park, 1 km away from plant1
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0905ookuma/

preliminary investigation of rice
Tanagura town, Fukushima pref
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanagura,_Fukushima

makoto · Sep 6, 2011

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TEPCO to build wall off Fukushima Daiichi plant

The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant plans to build an iron wall on the ocean side of the plant to prevent radioactive water from leaking into the sea......

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 07:11 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_03.html

Hosono promotes radiation reducing technology

Japan's nuclear crisis minister says the government may develop technology to cut radiation and the volume of waste from the Fukushima nuclear accident.....

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 14:57 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_20.html

Saitama asks tea growers to refrain from shipments

Japan's Saitama prefecture has asked tea producers there to avoid shipping tea made from early picked leaves.....

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 16:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_23.html

Fukushima evacuees pessimistic about going home

An NHK survey shows that more than half of those who fled Fukushima Prefecture after the March 11th disaster think it will be hard for them to return to their hometowns....

Tuesday, September 06, 2011 19:04 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/06_26.html
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Asahi com

Hosono says Fukushima plant cannot cope with all radioactive debris

The state minister in charge of handling the Fukushima nuclear accident said the government was considering temporarily storing radioactive debris on the premises of the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, but that localities affected by the disaster will have to store their own radioactive debris while authorities search for longer-term solutions......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109050335.html

Evacuated town's officials call for early start to decontamination

NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture--The radiation reading on a gravel path near a prefectural highway about 10 kilometers from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was 76.0 microsieverts per hour......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109050272.html

Nuclear crisis left a green ghost town

NAMIE, Fukushima Prefecture -- A hand-written notice on the first floor of the abandoned town hall said, "Aid Station." There was a kerosene stove with five chairs gathered around it. A bundle of disposable chopsticks and a cup with three cigarette butts had been left on a long table.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109050291.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

IHI to produce steam generators for nuclear plants at Yokohama factory

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- IHI Corp. said Monday it will start operating its new factory in Yokohama from October to produce steam generators for use in nuclear power plants......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0bu061000c.html

Japan's PM Noda to visit Fukushima Pref. Thurs.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will make a trip Thursday to Fukushima Prefecture, home to the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan's top government spokesman said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0dm014000c.html

Hachiro hopes to resume halted reactors soon if local gov'ts approve

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's new industry minister Yoshio Hachiro said Monday he aims to resume operation of idled nuclear reactors in Japan "as soon as possible" once local governments approve their resumption.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0dm018000c.html

Fukushima No. 3 reactor bottom's temperature falls below 100 C

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that the temperature of the crippled No. 3 nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant has fallen below 100 C, signaling progress toward the plant's cold shutdown........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0dm019000c.html

IAEA to call for emergency team to respond to nuclear accidents

VIENNA (Kyodo) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency will call on its members to establish an emergency team to respond to major nuclear accidents that occur in their countries and around the world, according to a draft IAEA action plan on enhancing nuclear safety globally, a copy of which was obtained by Kyodo News on Tuesday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0dm045000c.html

Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power

TOKYO (AP) -- Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe is urging Japan's new prime minister to halt plans to restart nuclear power plants and instead abandon nuclear energy.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0dm101000c.html

No. of Japan's nuclear plants to be zero in future: Hachiro

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Yoshio Hachiro said Tuesday that the number of Japan's nuclear power plants would be "zero" in the future, based on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's policy of not building new nuclear power plants and decommissioning aged ones......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/06/20110906p2g00m0dm118000c.html
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Jiji press

Japan Tobacco Starts Radiation Checks on Leaf Tobacco

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan Tobacco Inc. <2914> said Tuesday it has launched radiation checks on leaf tobacco harvested this year.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090600779

Japan Prime Minister Noda to Visit Fukushima No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to visit the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter said.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600077

(Update) Japan Prime Minister Noda to Visit Fukushima No-Go Zone

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda plans to visit the 20-kilometer no-go zone around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station on Thursday, sources familiar with the matter said....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600169

Most Japan Prefectures Aim to Better Cope with N-Accidents

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Most of Japan's 47 prefectures are moving to draw up new measures or upgrade existing measures to cope with damage from possible future nuclear plant accidents, in the wake of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a Jiji Press survey has revealed......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600542

Japan to Seek IAEA Help in N-Plant Stress Tests

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government is set to ask the International Atomic Energy Agency to help it carry out stress tests on nuclear power reactors.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600553

Niigata "Koshihikari" Rice Passes Radiation Tests

Niigata, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Niigata Prefecture said Tuesday that radioactive substances have not been detected in "koshihikari," a high-grade variety of rice grown in the central Japan prefecture......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600724

Union Members Drop N-Power Promotion for 1st Time in 54 Yrs

Nagoya, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--In the wake of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, labor union members in Japan's power industry excluded nuclear power promotion from their policies for the first time in 54 years.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600817

Tokyo Court OKs Agura Bokujo Bankruptcy Procedures

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo District Court decided Tuesday to start bankruptcy procedures for cattle farm operator Agura Bokujo K.K. under the civil rehabilitation law......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600881

Noda May OK N-Reactors under Construction: Fujimura

Tokyo, Sept. 6 (Jiji Press)--Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may accept new nuclear reactors whose construction has already started, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura indicated Tuesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090600946
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Sankei news

panorama photo

Okua town, Fukushima pref
50~60 μSv/h at an uninhabited shelter(meeting place)
1 km away from plant1
http://photo.sankei.jp.msn.com/panorama/data/2011/0906ookuma-kouminkan/

Japan Atomic Energy Agency(JAEA) estimates the fall out amount of cesium
3/15 09:00 to 3/16 09:00

makoto · Sep 7, 2011

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

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Japan's business leaders meet China's vice premier

....Cho said Japanese and Chinese companies should work together to build energy-efficient cities through the smart use of solar energy......

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 02:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_04.html

Land to be cleared of radiation for planting rice

Japan's Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry is working towards reducing radiation levels in rice fields near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.....

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 05:01 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_06.html

Toshiba to expand overseas nuclear production

Electronics giant Toshiba will acquire an additional 20 percent of the US nuclear power plant maker Westinghouse Electric. This raises its share to 87 percent.....

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 11:42 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_21.html

Farm minister briefs locals on decontamination plan

Japan's agriculture minister has briefed residents of a village near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on the government's plan to decontaminate local farmland.....

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 17:34 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_33.html

Japan asks Australia to help procure fuels

Japan has asked for Australia's cooperation in procuring coal and other resources to prepare for an expected rise in demand for fossil fuels to meet its power-generation needs.....

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 19:25 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_35.html

Nishizawa:TEPCO to scrap Fukushima reactors

Tokyo Electric Power Company president Toshio Nishizawa says his company will scrap the 4 severely damaged reactors at its disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant......

Wednesday, September 07, 2011 20:56 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/07_39.html
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Yomiuri online

Kan: Nuclear crisis 'man-made' / Ex-PM says poor flow of info hindered N-plant accident response

The ongoing crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant should be considered a "man-made disaster," and poor communication with the plant's operator hindered the initial government response, former Prime Minister Naoto Kan has told The Yomiuri Shimbun.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110906004963.htm

Power use restrictions unlikely this winter

The government likely will not issue an order to restrict electricity usage by large-lot consumers this winter, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoshio Hachiro said Tuesday.........

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110906005541.htm
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Asahi com

Rice trading prices up 10 percent amid radiation rumors

Trading prices of rice have risen about 10 percent from the same period last year, as wholesalers scramble to secure ample supplies of "safe" rice before sales of the grain from the disaster-hit Tohoku region......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109060413.html

Nobel winner urges Japan to abandon nuclear power
*THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe urged Japan's new prime minister on Sept. 6 to halt plans to restart nuclear power plants and instead abandon nuclear energy.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109060431.html

Hachiro to seek IAEA appraisal of reactor stress tests

Industry minister Yoshio Hachiro said he will ask the International Atomic Energy Agency to assess the results of stress tests on nuclear reactors in Japan to determine if their operations can be safely resumed......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109060438.html

Kan: I couldn't let TEPCO withdraw from Fukushima disaster

Naoto Kan was told by his industry minister at 3 a.m., four days after the start of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, that the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., was proposing to withdraw from the stricken facility.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109060244.html

French offered to take Fukushima fuel, Kan says

France offered to dispose of spent fuel from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant following the nuclear disaster, but Japan has yet to reply to the proposal, Naoto Kan told The Asahi Shimbun on Sept. 5 in his first interview since stepping down as prime minister......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109060349.html
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Mainichi jp(Kyodo, AP)

Russia returns more than 70 goods to Japan over radiation fears

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Russian prosecutors office said Tuesday it has sent back to Japan more than 70 goods imported from the country due to fears of radiation contamination since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami triggered the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm001000c.html

JT finds no excessive radioactive materials in leaf tobacco

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan Tobacco Inc. said Tuesday that no radioactive substances exceeding the limit set by the company were found in preharvest leaf tobacco in screening conducted so far in the prefectures of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Chiba and Shizuoka.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm004000c.html

Tokyo meat wholesaler starts radiation checks on all cattle

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Meat Market Co., a major meat wholesaler, on Tuesday started radiation checks on all cattle it auctions following discoveries of radioactive cesium-contaminated beef from cattle raised in northeastern Japan.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Court decides to start rehabilitation of cattle farm chain Agura

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday decided to start rehabilitation procedures for cattle farm chain Agura Bokujo that went bankrupt amid beef safety concerns following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm006000c.html

Panel raises question on TEPCO's cost predictions over past 10 years

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s cost predictions in some areas have tended to be higher than what was actually spent over the last 10 years, a third-party panel tasked with overseeing the company's financial standing said Tuesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm009000c.html

13 idled reactors enter 1st stage of safety evaluation process

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A total of 13 of the around 30 reactors in Japan idled for regular checks have entered the first stage of the safety evaluation process, a step set as a precondition for restarting them following the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Kyodo News learned Tuesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Saga assembly panel chief resigns over Kyushu Electric donations

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The chief of the Saga prefectural assembly's nuclear safety panel resigned Wednesday for having received donations from Kyushu Electric Power Co. officials, which came to light last month when the panel questioned the utility's public relations scandal......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm011000c.html

Deer in Tochigi Pref. tainted with cesium exceeding gov't limits

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Wild deer recently killed in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture have been found to be contaminated with amounts of cesium exceeding government limits, prefecture officials and a local society of hunters said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm034000c.html

TEPCO to put 2.38 bil. yen into Fukushima compensation body

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. will put 2,379 million yen into a new entity set up to help the utility pay compensation to individuals and businesses claiming damages caused by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster, sources close to the matter said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2g00m0dm036000c.html

Professor's health warning over radiation in Tohoku produce sparks backlash

ICHINOSEKI, Iwate -- A comment made by a university professor on TV that meat and produce from northeastern Japan would "ruin" people's health has sparked a sharp backlash from a local mayor........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2a00m0na004000c.html

Kyushu Electric repaying Genkai Fishery Co-op's 700 million yen debt

Genkai nuclear plant operator Kyushu Electric Power Co. promised in 2009 to repay debts incurred by local fisheries cooperatives totaling 700 million yen, it was revealed on Sept. 7........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/07/20110907p2a00m0na009000c.html
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Jiji press

TEPCO to Invest 2.4 B. Yen in Nuclear Compensation Body

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> will invest nearly 2.4 billion yen in a planned entity that will help TEPCO's compensation payments over the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 power plant, informed sources said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090700323

Japan's Largest Solar Power Plant Becomes Fully Operational

Osaka, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> on Wednesday launched full commercial operations at Japan's largest solar power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090700747

Kansai Electric Not to Reflect Fuel Cost Increase in Rates

Osaka, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Kansai Electric Power Co. <9503> President Makoto Yagi said Wednesday the company currently has no plans to pass rising fuel costs from increased thermal power generation on to its electricity charges.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090701037

Kyushu Electric Takes Over Genkai Fishermen's Debts

Fukuoka, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> has taken over 700 million yen in debts owed by fishermen's groups based in Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where the utility runs a nuclear power plant, informed sources said Wednesday......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700501

TEPCO Chief Apologizes for N-Crisis at Fukushima Assembly

Fukushima, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> President Toshio Nishizawa on Wednesday apologized at a Fukushima prefectural assembly meeting for the nuclear accident at the firm's crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700593

Noda Leaves Nuclear Reactor Construction Plans in Limbo

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has left power firms with new reactor construction projects in limbo by taking a negative position on the establishment of any new facilities following the nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700619

Fukushima Accident Seen as Topic at Nuclear Security Summit

Seoul, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Possible terror attacks on nuclear power plants will be a major topic at the "Nuclear Security Summit" to be held in Seoul in March 2012, officials of a South Korean government-affiliated research institute said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700870

Radioactive Waste May Be Stored Temporarily at TEPCO Plants

Fukushima, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> President Toshio Nishizawa suggested Wednesday his company will positively consider a proposal that radioactive waste from the ongoing nuclear crisis be stored temporarily at its Fukushima No. 1 and 2 plants.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700919

July-Aug. Peak Power Demand Falls 19 Pct in TEPCO Area

Tokyo, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Power demand at the peak time of 2 p.m. in July-August was down 19 pct on average from a year before in areas served by Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501>, the Institute of Energy Economics said Wednesday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700935

Professor's Remarks on Tohoku Veggie, Beef Draw Fire

Morioka, Iwate Pref., Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Osamu Katsube, mayor of Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, has protested against controversial remarks by a university professor about vegetables and beef produced in the Tohoku northeastern Japan region including Iwate. ........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090700953

Fukushima Workers Win Prestigious Spanish Prize

Paris, Sept. 7 (Jiji Press)--Japanese workers who strove to contain their nation's worst nuclear accident were on Wednesday named the winners of Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Concord for this year.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090800160
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Japan's Largest Solar Power Plant

makoto · Sep 7, 2011

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

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

Today' Fukushima around ten o'clock

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makoto · Sep 8, 2011

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

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

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a worker, He appears on the net

the person in question or not? i dont know
http://pointatfuku1cam.nobody.jp/e.html his english message

Research team from Fukushima to visit Chernobyl

A group of experts and municipal officials from around the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will visit Chernobyl to learn first-hand about post-nuclear crisis efforts.......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 05:27 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_07.html

Japan-Vietnam talks resume on nuclear power plant

Suspended talks between Japan and Vietnam are due to resume in Tokyo on Thursday over a project to build 2 nuclear reactors in Vietnam......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 07:52 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_04.html

Noda visits damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant

Japan's new Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has visited the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since taking office last week......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_18.html

"Heroes of Fukushima" win Spain's Asturias award

People who worked to help contain the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant have won Spain's prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for Concord.......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 12:40 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_17.html

TEPCO to start "stress test" on plant in Niigata

Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, says it will start "stress tests" on two reactors at its Kashiwazaki-kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture on Friday......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 16:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_23.html

Germany:No concern for post-nuclear energy supply

The energy minister of a major industrial state in Germany says the country's decision to shut down all its nuclear plants by 2022 will not destabilize its electricity supply.....

Thursday, September 08, 2011 16:51 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_24.html

Noda inspects Fukushima Daiichi

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has visited the Fukushima Daiichi power plant and asked workers there to keep doing their best to bring it under control.....

Thursday, September 08, 2011 18:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_29.html

Radioactive release into sea estimated triple

A group of Japanese researchers say that a total of 15,000 terabecquerels of radioactive substances is estimated to have been released from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 19:33 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_25.html

Noda:govt to seek legislation to rebuild Fukushima

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has promised his government will do all it can to enact legislation to help Fukushima Prefecture recover from the nuclear accident......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 20:59 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_35.html

Panel:Saga governor triggered e-mail scam

A panel of experts investigating allegations that Kyushu Electric Power Company manipulated public opinion on nuclear power says the attempt was triggered by a remark by the governor of Saga Prefecture......

Thursday, September 08, 2011 22:16 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/08_36.html
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New search in nuclear no-go zone

FUKUSHIMA--Nearly six months after the March 11 disaster, Fukushima prefectural police launched Wednesday a search operation for missing people in areas near the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.....

http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T110907006277.htm
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BIZ BRIEF: Teijin to introduce revolutionary plastic for radiation detectors

Teijin Chemicals Ltd. announced Sept. 7 that it will begin supplying Scintirex, a low-cost radiation-fluorescent plastic used as a core material for radiation detectors, in late September......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109070250.html

Beef bowl chain operator plans stricter screening of rice

Zensho Co., operator of the Sukiya beef bowl chain, is taking no chances serving rice contaminated with radiation........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109070243.html

Release of 'setsuden' products to continue into winter

For Japanese electric appliance makers, the period of "setsuden," or saving electricity, will continue into this winter, at least as far as their products are concerned......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109070245.html

Fukushima logs suspect in mushroom radiation contamination

FUKUSHIMA -- Food lovers often look forward to autumn and winter, when the savory zing of mushrooms is found in hearty soups and other tasty dishes......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109070231.html

In Fukushima, students face up to realities of nuclear disaster

With Japan's worst disaster since World War II still hanging like a dark cloud over the nation, Kiyoshi Sasaki figured there was no better time to teach his students about the dangers of contamination from radiation......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109070229.html
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Kansai Electric's solar cell-based power generation plant completed

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Kansai Electric Power Co. has completed the construction of a solar cell power generation plant with a capacity of 10,000 kilowatts in the waterfront area of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, the utility said Wednesday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2g00m0bu056000c.html

Spain honors Japanese nuclear first-responders

MADRID (AP) - Crews in Japan that worked to bring the damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant under control after last March's earthquake and tsunami have won a Prince of Asturias humanitarian award in Spain, the foundation behind the prize said Wednesday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2g00m0dm007000c.html

Noda makes first trip to Fukushima Pref. as premier

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda made a trip Thursday to Fukushima Prefecture for the first time since he took office six days ago, with the crisis-hit nuclear power plant there continuing to release radioactive substances into the environment......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Safety checks on 2 Kashiwazaki reactors to begin Fri.

NIIGATA (Kyodo) -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. will launch first-phase checks Friday in a two-stage safety evaluation process for two of the seven reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast, company officials said Thursday.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2g00m0dm034000c.html

Rising radioactive cesium levels detected in Fukushima child's urine

Increased radioactive cesium levels were detected in a urine sample taken from a child who continued to live in Fukushima Prefecture after the meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a citizens group has announced.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2a00m0na007000c.html

Nuclear experts: Radiation-contaminated areas in Fukushima disaster only one-tenth of Chernobyl's

The Atomic Energy Society of Japan (AESJ) suggests in a recent survey that the total area of radioactive contamination following the nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima in March equaled no more than one-tenth of that in the Chernobyl accident in 1986......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2a00m0na008000c.html

Above-the-limit cesium found in Iwate beef, 1st since shipments OK'd

MORIOKA (Kyodo) -- Radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit has been detected in beef cattle in Iwate Prefecture for the first time since the ban on shipments in the region was lifted last month, local officials said Thursday........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2g00m0dm107000c.html

Sea radiation leaks reach 15,000 terabecquerels off Fukushima plant

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Researchers estimate that amount of radioactive substances that leaked into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant between March 21 and April 30 totaled 15,000 terabecquerels, an entity which led the research work said Thursday......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2g00m0dm109000c.html

TEPCO submits heavily redacted copy of Fukushima nuke accident manual

A Diet science committee says it has received a heavily censored copy of a nuclear accident operating manual for the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant from Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).........

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/08/20110908p2a00m0na022000c.html
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Shikoku Electric to Issue Bonds Worth 10 B. Yen in Nov.

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Shikoku Electric Power Co. <9507> plans to issue bonds worth 10 billion yen for individual investors in November if the bond market is stable, Executive Vice President Toru Sunouchi told a press conference here Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=ind&k=2011090800929

Stress Tests to Start Fri. at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa N-Plant

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> said Thursday it will start stress tests Friday on the No. 1 and No. 7 nuclear power reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090800460

Japan Prime Minister Noda Visits Fukushima N-Plant

Fukushima, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, on Thursday visited Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 power plant at the center of the country's nuclear crisis.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090800475

6 Months On: Radiation Hampers Disposal of Tsunami Debris

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Local authorities across Japan have offered to help municipalities hit hardest by the March 11 disaster dispose of debris left by the earthquake and tsunami. .......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090800673

Noda Vows to Contain Nuclear Crisis at Fukushima Plant

Fukushima, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, at his meeting with Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato on Thursday, stressed his government's determination to contain the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090801005

Saga Governor Remarks Spur Kyushu Electric E-mail Scandal: Panel

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--Remarks by Saga Governor Yasushi Furukawa had triggered an e-mail campaign by Kyushu Electric Power Co. <9508> to push for the restart of its two suspended nuclear reactors, a panel probing the matter said Thursday.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900009

No Concrete Talks on Spent Fuel at Fukushima N-Plant: Areva CEO

Tokyo, Sept. 8 (Jiji Press)--French nuclear energy giant Areva SA Chief Executive Officer Luc Oursel said Thursday that no concrete discussions have been held regarding its offer to take spent fuel at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 plant......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900016
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Sunflowers help remove radiative materials

A Japanese study shows that sunflowers can help reduce the levels of radioactive materials in farmland soil by up to half......

Friday, September 09, 2011 06:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_01.html

Nobel laureate Oe calls for scrapping nuke plants

Nobel prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe has called on the Japanese government to shut down all nuclear power plants in the country.........

Friday, September 09, 2011 06:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_06.html

Noda offers Fukushima municipal chiefs help

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has assured the heads of municipalities around the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant that the government will do all it can to help evacuees return to their hometowns.......

Friday, September 09, 2011 06:50 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_08.html

Japan ends 15% power-saving target

Japan ended its mandatory power-saving requirement for heavy users on Friday. The move came ahead of schedule as falling temperatures have reduced the demand for electricity......

Friday, September 09, 2011 14:03 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_30.html

TEPCO thanks customers for saving electricity

Tokyo Electric Power Company has expressed gratitude for the conservation efforts by electricity users......

Friday, September 09, 2011 15:06 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_33.html

TEPCO begins stress tests at idled reactors

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, has begun stress tests to confirm the safety of its idle nuclear reactors........

Friday, September 09, 2011 15:30 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_32.html

US quake exceeded nuclear plant design

The earthquake that hit the eastern US in August caused shaking beyond what nuclear plants in the area are designed to withstand......

Friday, September 09, 2011 18:21 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_38.html

Electricity usage limits ended on Friday

Much of Japan breathed a sigh of relief on Friday night, as months of government-mandated power-saving came to an end.......

Friday, September 09, 2011 20:20 +0900 (JST)
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/09_49.html
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Nuclear operators to pay 7 billion yen to compensation body

The 12 domestic electricity companies that operate nuclear power facilities will pay 7 billion yen ($91 million) to a body set up to help Tokyo Electric Power Co. compensate people affected by the accident at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109080322.html

Many nuclear plants still mulling safety improvements

Six months into the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis, only three of the 11 nuclear plants that decided they needed to improve their sea defenses in the light of the March 11 earthquake have actually started building.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109080485.html

Japan hopes IAEA report will dispel distrust abroad

The government will promise to provide more information on the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in a report to the International Atomic Energy Agency to be submitted by the end of the month......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109080444.html

Fukushima siblings adjust to life away from home, parents

YOKOTE, Akita Prefecture--In the Tonamikousen inn at the end of a narrow road running through apple orchards, Soichiro Inagaki, 10, teases his 12-year-old sister, Mao, about an incident at the basin-rowing festival here.....

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109080337.html

Rain to blame for March 15 radiation spike in Fukushima

The belt of high-level radioactive contamination that extended to the northwest of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was the result of weather conditions on the afternoon of March 15, analysis by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency has shown.......

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109080405.html

Study: Some Fukushima residents exposed to alarming radiation levels

Residents from a 30-kilometer radius of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were exposed to up to 50 milisieverts of radiation for two months after the onset of the crisis, according to researchers at Hirosaki University........

http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201109080448.html
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Japan-Vietnam talks on nuclear reactor exports resume after hiatus

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and Vietnam restarted talks Thursday on proposed exports of two nuclear reactors to Vietnam after a six-month hiatus following radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the trade ministry said.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2g00m0bu062000c.html

Gov't to lift power-saving order Friday night

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government will lift its mandatory curb on electricity consumption by large-lot users Friday night as Japan has successfully avoided a power crunch this summer following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2g00m0dm005000c.html

Areva ready to deal with spent nuclear fuel at Fukushima plant: new CEO

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The new chief of French nuclear giant Areva said Thursday that the company is ready to contribute to the process of handling spent nuclear fuel left inside the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi power plant, while hailing the performance of its water decontamination system being used to stabilize the plant.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2g00m0dm010000c.html

Hachiro sorry for calling Fukushima plant area 'ghost town'

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Industry minister Yoshio Hachiro apologized Friday for describing the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a "ghost town" following his visit to the disaster-hit area Thursday.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2g00m0dm121000c.html unhappy truth

Mayor angered by professor's warning about Tohoku produce ready to move on

As a university professor's TV warning against eating food produced in northeastern Japan continues to reverberate, one mayor from the region has told the Mainichi he understands the professor's thinking and wants to put the whole episode in the past.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2a00m0na006000c.html

Cheap radiation detectors give inaccurate results, consumer watchdog reports

Nine types of low-price radiation detectors on the market, some now being used to monitor radiation in the Tokyo area, give incorrect measurements, the National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC) announced on Sept. 8.....

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2a00m0na011000c.html

Radioactive waste disposal conundrum slowing recovery efforts

FUKUSHIMA -- The law had not anticipated the radioactive contamination beyond the gates of nuclear power plants, and has left not only Fukushima Prefecture but also municipalities in the Tokyo metropolitan area with radiation-tainted waste that has no place to go. The road to resolution and recovery remains bumpy, despite a special measures law implemented in response to the disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2a00m0na013000c.html

Over 100,000 Fukushima Prefecture residents can't return to hometowns

More than 100,000 Fukushima Prefecture residents are still not able to return to their municipalities due to the ongoing nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, a Mainichi survey has found......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2a00m0na014000c.html

Family with young children chooses to stay in radiation 'hot spot' district

FUKUSHIMA -- As the August sun beats down on a preschool here, children's playful voices can be heard coming from the facility's pool.......

http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/archive/news/2011/09/09/20110909p2a00m0na021000c.html

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Japan Resumes Nuclear Talks with Vietnam

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government has resumed working-level talks with Vietnam on the Southeast Asian country's nuclear power generation programs after a six-month suspension......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900650

Minister Retracts "Towns of Death" Remark over Fukushima N-Plant

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Yoshio Hachiro apologized Friday afternoon for describing areas near Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s <9501> stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as "towns of death" and retracted the remark......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900844

JETRO to Emphasize Safety of Japan Product in China

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Japan External Trade Organization said Friday that it will run a booth displaying Japanese products and foods at China's largest trade fair in cooperation with the Ministry and Economy, Trade and Industry......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900862

Japan Lifts Order to Cut Power Consumption

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan on Friday lifted an order to large-lot electricity users to slash their peak-period consumption to address power supply shortages following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900885

Idled Nuclear Reactors to Keep Japan in Power-Saving Mode

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan managed to overcome summer electricity shortages without suffering unexpected blackouts, but protracted suspensions of operations at nuclear reactors would mean consumers and businesses face a harder time next winter and summer......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900890

Cesium Levels below Limit for Fukushima Rice in Prelim. Tests

Fukushima, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--The Fukushima prefectural government said Friday levels of radioactive cesium were below the government-set limit in preliminary tests conducted on pre-harvest brown rice in part of the prefecture.......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090900983

TEPCO Denies Another Meltdown at Fukushima No. 3 Reactor

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo Electric Power Co. <9501> on Friday denied the view that the No. 3 reactor at its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan experienced another fuel meltdown 10 days after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. .....

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090901016

FOCUS: Corporate Power-Saving Efforts Pay Off

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Successful corporate power conservation led to Japan's lifting Friday of mandatory restrictions on large-lot users' electricity consumption two weeks earlier than initially planned......

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011090901019

Industry Min. Seeks 100 B. Yen for Renewable Energy Research

Tokyo, Sept. 9 (Jiji Press)--Japan's industry ministry requested 100 billion yen in the planed third fiscal 2011 supplementary budget Friday in order to set up a renewable energy research center in Fukushima Prefecture..........

http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2011091000007
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