Women Protest In Tokyo, Bianca Jagger Urges Japanese Ambassador To Act
Women staged a 3 day sit in in Tokyo calling for the evacuation of all children in areas of high
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Fukushima, Some Give In, Others Fight Back
You don’t always see such a contrast in the same week. Fukushima City convinced 110 volunteers to help the decontaminate
Read moreNiigata Prefecture Took Lead To Help During The Disaster
While the central government was flailing during the first days of the disaster, Niigata prefecture jumped to action. A 10km
Read moreHealth Ministry To Give Fukushima Workers Free Annual Cancer Screening For Life
The Health Ministry in Japan has decided any worker exposed to over 100 mSv will get free yearly cancer screenings
Read moreMassive Anti-Nuclear Protest In Tokyo
60,000 protesters took to the streets of Tokyo Monday. People in costume, carrying signs and chants of “Sayonara nuclear power”
Read moreNuke York, New York Exhibit Looks At The Fear Of Atomic Attack On NYC
The exhibit Nuke York, New York explores the historical and contemporary material around the idea and fear of a nuclear
Read moreSham Symposium In Fukushima Focuses On Forced Public Compliance
A symposium is going on today and tomorrow in Fukushima, sponsored by the Nippon Foundation, the IAEA, ICRP and featuring Dr.
Read moreThe Mystery Of The Pointing Man At Fukushima Daiichi Solved
Who is this guy? What is he doing? This was the big question when the video feed of the TEPCO
Read moreEnson Inoue Interview And Visit To Fukushima Daiichi
Enson Inoue has been traveling to the exclusion zone to feed the abandoned pets and to bring aid to evacuees
Read moreFukushima Disaster Calls Attention To Exploited Day Workers
The disaster at Fukushima has managed to expose the working conditions for day workers in the nuclear industry. It was
Read moreHaunting Short Film Takes On Radiation Exposure
View the short film on YouTube or in large full screen at blind-film.net This article would not be possible without
Read morePhotos Compare Fukushima And Chernobyl Evacuation Zones
A new photo essay shows the eerie similarities between the evacuation zones around Fukushima and Chernobyl. The entire series can
Read moreThe Puzzling Hot Spot Evacuations In Date And Minamisoma
The Wall Street Journal explores the strange situation of evacuation by hot spot going on in areas outside the 20km
Read moreFukushima Leaders And Residents Protest In Tokyo
A contingent of Fukushima local government officials, business leaders and residents staged a protest in Tokyo to demand full compensation.
Read moreMinistry of Health Releases Earthquake Update In English
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has issued a long document outlining various support activities for the people impacted
Read moreTEPCO Outlines Compensation Package Details
TEPCO has released details of how it plans to compensate victims of the nuclear disaster. Individuals forced to evacuate will
Read moreWorker Sprayed With Radioactive Water, 100000 cpm at Fukushima
TEPCO mentioned in a press conference that a worker was sprayed with highly radioactive water while moving a hose. The
Read moreGreenpeace Urges Delay In School Starts In Fukushima
記事の末尾に日本語訳。 Greenpeace is urging officials to delay school or take other action due to high levels still being found in
Read morePeople In Disaster Area Caught In Political Dysfunction
““I didn’t do anything wrong, but I lost everything,” said Ikuhashi, who was made unemployed after the disaster and has
Read moreYamashita No Longer In Charge Of Radiation Protection Program in Fukushima
Dr. Yamashita has been causing all sorts of confusion, anger and distrust since he was appointed to run the Radiation
Read moreSchool Children Stories of Surviving The Tsunami
Sankai/MSN tells the stories of school children fighting for their lives when the Tsunami hit. One student explains how he
Read moreHanford to Fukushima: Part 4
This is part 4 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreHanford to Fukushima: Part 3
This is part 3 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreHanford to Fukushima: Part 2
This is part 2 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreHanford To Fukushima: Part 1
This is part 1 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreFirst Person Accounts of the Atomic Bombings
“No More Hiroshima Nagasaki” has been released in both Japanese and English. The compiled stories of those that survived the
Read moreHow TEPCO Really Treats Their Victims
TEPCO has been making announcements to the media claiming they are going to begin making compensation payments and how they
Read moreInternational Petition To Evacuate Children From Fukushima
The Moms & Children Rescue Fukushima group has started a petition urging the Prime Minister of Japan to evacuate all
Read moreCommittee Of Seven For World Peace Releases An Appeal On Nuclear Power
The Committee of Seven For World Peace has issued a detailed appeal to Japan and the world to address the
Read more4 Months Later Many Unable To Put Lost Family To Rest
Due to both the tsunami damage and the radiation evacuation zones many who lost family members in the disaster have
Read moreFukushima, Four Months Later
Four months ago on March 11, 2011 life changed forever for many in Japan. It has brought a new level
Read moreWorkers At Fukushima Daiichi Being Forced To Pay To Eat
We have multiple confirmations that both TEPCO workers and contractors working at the Fukushima Daiichi disaster are now being made
Read moreMaternal Activism – the new norm in Japan
Mothers, and fathers, in Japan have been forced into a new role – activist. It is easy to understand
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Cheers For Good Work; life at J Village Fukushima
These images, taken by a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site. These images all seem to be of “J
Read moreQuake tweets make their way into memorial books
When the magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck on March 11 and knocked out telephone lines across Tohoku, Twitter was flooded with
Read moreSome Japanese children to ware radiation detectors
The news that the city of Fukushima, Japan, plans to give badge-like dosimeters to 34,000 children in September — to gauge
Read moreNuclear Protests in Japan Mark Three Months of Disaster
It has now been three months since the Great Eastern Japan Quake and tsunami brought the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
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TEPCO Adds Safe Areas For Workers To Cool Down
TEPCO has made progress on safe areas for workers to rest and cool down. These areas are spaced around the
Read moreGov’t may expand scope of evacuation order in Fukushima
Gov’t may expand scope of evacuation order in Fukushima Full article: Tuesday 07th June, 06:22 AM JST This article would not
Read moreRadiation’s Unknowns Weigh on Japan
“As officials in Japan agonize over what constitutes a safe radiation dose for people who live near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear
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