August 22, 2012
Environment minister Goshi Hosono warns against the immediate abolition of Japanese electrical generation from nuclear plants. Before the post-Fukushima moratorium on nuclear power plant operations, Japan produced more than 30% of its electricity from nukes. The...August 20, 2012
Volunteers have “flocked” to Minamisoma to assist in tsunami debris disposal and decontamination so residents may return to their homes. While decontamination is a concern, it seems the main job is removing tsunami debris and the reestablishment of infrastructure....August 17, 2012
The Tokyo government ordered Tepco to not tell the Press that unit #3 at F. Daiichi was in a very dangerous state, early on March 14. When plant manager Yoshida saw that RPV and containment pressures were spiking, he ordered all non-essential personnel to leave the...August 15, 2012
Japanese researchers have found “very low” amounts of radioactivity in the bodies of Minamisoma residents. This is the first published study concerning a large population from the evacuated region around Fukushima Daiichi. The report will be released Thursday through...August 13, 2012
F. Daiichi plant manager during the nuclear accident, Masao Yoshida, has gone public with his view of the early days of crisis. In an interview taped July 10 of last year, Yoshida called the early days of the situation “hellish”. He said the explosions which...August 10, 2012
Former PM Naoto Kan is feverishly trying to protect his image by lambasting Tepco for their recent release of video footage taken during the F. Daiichi accident. Kan made his scathing assessment of Tepco’s disclosure at the Japan National Press Club. Tepco’s video...August 8, 2012
Tepco has shown the video conferencing recorded during the first five days of the Fukushima accident. A third of the footage has audio recording, but the other two-thirds are video only. The video shows the high degree of tension among the officials at both the Tepco...Japan’s No.2 newspaper intensifies discrimination against F. Daiichi workers
A Monday article in the Asahi Shimbun (#2 circulation in Japan) attacks the 3,000 workers at Fukushima Daiichi for allegedly engaging in “A hidden world of untruths, unethical behavior”. The Asahi tries to make the exception seem to be the rule with the people...August 6, 2012
Nearly 90% of the Japanese public is willing to help dispose of 3/11/11 tsunami debris. This stunning poll-result challenges the popular notion that a majority of Japanese citizens oppose helping with rubble disposal due to radiation fears. According to a recent...August 3, 2012
Angry Fukushima residents want nuclear energy abolished, and they want it now. The ninth of eleven public hearings on Japan’s energy future took place in Fukushima City on Wednesday. All but one of the 30 speakers was in favor of Japan having 0% nuclear by 2030, at...August 1, 2012
8,686 people were taken to Japanese hospitals by ambulance for heatstroke last week. This was a 50% increase from the previous week. Of those hospitalized, 16 died. People over the age of 65 accounted for 43% of the heatstroke patients. The three prefectures with the...July 30, 2012
Tepco has held an emergency drill based on assuming a worst case earthquake near Tokyo Bay. About 300 Tepco employees, including new management, took part in the Monday exercise. The scenario was based on a magnitude 7.3 quake occurring beneath Koto Ward. The drill...NAIIC report’s biggest mistake
The Diet’s NAIIC report’s executive summary seems largely spot-on, drawing only a few questionable conclusions (e.g. keeping the earthquake-as-cause notion open). However, one serious mistake cries out to be exposed. On page 31, the report says the unit #1 staff’s...July 27, 2012
Former F. Daiichi plant manager Masao Yoshida’s upcoming video will detail his view on the “full abandonment” issue. The video is scheduled for public release on August 11, but the Press has seen it in advance. In the video, Yoshida makes his obligatory apologies to...This site requires a lot of work. We hope you find our efforts valuable and rewarding. Please consider offering your support. There is no minimum amount. Feel free to donate as you see fit, without restriction. Thank you...
