Fukushima Update #20NEW PURPOSE FOR FUKUSHIMA RICE
Farmers in an evacuated area of Fukushima are looking for new ways of using their rice until it's fit for consumption.Ot...
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Farmers forced to evacuate their land after the nuclear accident have spent nearly 3 years wondering what they will do n...
read moreLocal resistance to radioactive waste storage
A municipality in Fukushima Prefecture is resisting the government’s call to build a long-term storage facility for radi...
read moreOnagawa nuclear plant holds drill
Authorities in Miyagi Prefecture have organized an exercise simulating a nuclear accident.The Onagawa nuclear plant suff...
read moreMt. Zao’s ‘snow monsters’ biggest in memory
Japan gets some of the heaviest snowfalls in the world. At this time of year, people can enjoy some otherworldly sights ...
read moreHumidifiers cause winter fires: officials
Japanese consumer authorities are warning of the possibility of humidifiers catching fire during the dry winter season.O...
read moreChina, S.Korea bash Japan at UN
Japan received some harsh criticism at the UN yesterday (Wednesday).The Chinese and South Korean UN ambassadors denounce...
read moreAnti-nuclear lawmakers demand govt revise energy policy
A nonpartisan group of Japanese lawmakers are asking their government to reject nuclear power.The members call themselve...
read moreGolden fish good omen ahead of Sochi
With the Sochi Olympics about to begin, people in Japan are placing their faith in a good-luck golden fish.The golden fl...
read morePig disease outbreak
Japan is battling an outbreak of porcine epidemic diarrhea – or PED – that has already killed more than 5,000 pigs acros...
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