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Minamisoma: ‘This is not politics, it’s life or death’
“Sorry.” “Sorry is not enough. Speak the truth.” “I can’t. It’s a matter of probability. Nothing is certain and nobody can guarantee your safety. All I can ask is that you feel safe. This is important, I can’t control science and science isn’t perfec...
Government doubles estimate on radiation leaked at Fukushima
The government has doubled its estimate for the amount of radioactivity released into the atmosphere during the early days of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency now says 770,000 terabec...
Meltdown at Reactors No. 1 No. 2 AND No. 3
TEPCO confirms that three reactors are likely to have suffered a meltdown within days of the March 11th earthquake. The company says however that the reactors are currently stable with temperatures relatively low. From what TEPCO has been able to gat...
Japan increases radiation exposure limit for children
Japan has increased the maximum radiation exposure limit for children to 20 times the level set prior to the earthquakes of March 11th. In an effort to allow children to continue school Japan has increased the maximum exposure limit to 20 millisieve...
Another problem for quake victims: Parking
The list of troubles suffered by the victims of the March 11 tsunami and earthquake in the north of Japan just got a little longer. The Daily Yomiuri reports residents in towns such as Rikuzen Takata in Iwate Prefecture are having to queue for around...
My Japan: Crowdsourced photography for quake aid
Books, music and now photography have all been used to harness the power of the internet for a good cause. An exhibition that closes tomorrow, My Japan, is the idea of Liezel Strauss, the curator of Subject Matter/Studio Lily Gallery in Hiroo. The co...
Crowdsourcing: After Quakebook, We Pray For You
The trend to use crowdsourcing for charity is one of the most interesting and positive results of the March 11 Japan earthquake and consequent events. First, 2:46 — Aftershocks: Stories from the Japan Earthquake, commonly called Quakebook, was produc...
Saturday's antinuclear demonstration in Shibuya
Thousands gathered in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward yesterday to demonstrate against Japan's nuclear industry, which has lost the confidence of a significant portion of the population in light of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Police estimated t...
Japan gets a Banksy? Fukushima appears on Taro Okamoto work
Japanese anger at the country's constant push to see the atom become a part of the nation's industry should come as no surprise, and a new piece bu a graffiti artist catches the mood. Taro Okamoto's "Myth of Tomorrow," a Shibuya Station mural that ex...
Volunteering in Ishinomaki
Heading into the Ishinomaki disaster zone six weeks after the March 11 earthquake struck, and three weeks since my first visit, it is clear the situation for the tsunami affected area had changed. On my first visit, Tohoku could be divided into the t...
Teach 3/11: Aiming to educate on Japan's tragedy
One of the most interesting site's to emerge from the devastation of last month's huge earthquake and tsunami in Japan is Teach 3/11, a site devoted to educating all about the events of March 11. Tokyo Times caught up with Lisa Onaga, one of the site...
10 shocking videos of Japan's tsunami and liquefaction
In more than a month since the tsunami struck Japan and liquefaction hit Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, it has become clear that while it is possible to prepare for an earthquake (the largest in the country's history did little damage on the grand sche...
Japan to restrict building in tsunami affected areas
Japan has banned rebuilding on some of the land in 12 Iwate Prefecture towns and cities that were devastated by the tsunami on March 11, according to local media. The ban is in line with the nation's Building Standards Act, which prohibits building...
Japan supports higher consumption tax
Three surveys by major media organizations have found the majority of the public would support a consumption tax hike to fund reconstruction in the north of the country. According to Kyodo News, surveys by the Asahi Shimbun, Nihon Keizai Shimbun and...
Information on foreigners that left Japan
The Ministry of Justice has published information on foreigners leaving and entering Japan between March 5 and April 8, and there are few surprises. By country, China, S. Korea, US, Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Australia, England, Hong Kong and Ind...
Publishing innovation in the face of devastation
The earthquake of March 11 and consequent events have had a very real effect on the north of Japan and a psychological effect on anybody that has any sort of connection to the country. In the north, a newspaper seems to express the desperation of the...
Nature versus Nikkei: Two very different stories
As written on Tokyo Times last month, one of the biggest problems when dealing with the Fukushima issue is that there are a large number of people that have varying opinions on the dangers of radiation, extent of the disaster and a multitude of other...
Yomiuri says high risk of another tsunami for at least another month
The Yomiuri Shimbun has reported that another tsunami of the east coast of Japan remain a high risk for at least another month. "The tectonic plate near Iwate has been but under great strain, meaning there is a chance there will be another earthquak...
Fukushima cleanup could take a century: Nature
British science journal nature has reported the cleanup at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster could take as long as 100 years. The journal said that there are numerous problems Tepco must face in the future, as radiation levels make a proper asse...
In Koenji, Protesting Like A Party
Taken on April 10, 2011 in Koenji of the Anti-Nuclear Protest with 15,000 in attendance.
Japan's Banks Offer Declaration of Support for TEPCO, Provide ¥2 Trillion In Cas...
As the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) continue to struggle to get nuclear reactors and fuel storage under control at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station, speculation has increased about whether the power company can survive...
NHK: nuclear disaster to be upgraded to worst level
National broadcaster NHK has reported that the disaster level at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor will be raised to a seven. It will make the disaster the second in history, after Chernobyl, to be raised to the worst level possible on internatio...
Cities express sympathy for 'sisters' in Japan
Students in the California city of Fort Bragg have helped raise $75,000 as part of a fundraising effort for Otsuchi, Japan, through school fundraising drives and other projects. There’s a special closeness between the residents of Fort Bragg and the...
Economy Watchers: Grim news from the Cabinet Office
Japan’s Economy Watchers survey, which measures sentiment among the population by questioning those in businesses on the consumer “frontline” such as taxi drivers and estate agents, has posted results for March, and as was to be expected, the situati...
Japan: The morning snapshot April 8
Photo by Daveeze EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, 12,690 have been confirmed dead, while 14,736 are missing.
A powerful aftershock rocked the north of the country in the late hours of Thursday. The Japanese govern...
Brewers: No beer shortage, but problems after earthquake
An article on Kyodo News Thursday reported a possible shortage of beer in Kanto due to damage caused by the March 11 earthquake. All three brewers, however, told Tokyo Times that "shortage" is perhaps an inappropriate term, as there is plenty of pre-...
Japan: The morning snapshot April 7
EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, 12,554 have been confirmed dead, while 15,077 are missing. U.S. documents reveal U.S. fears that the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture could be long-running with unpredictable...
Tokyo Residents speak-up on earthquake, nuclear situation
“Where were you when the 9.0 earthquake struck Japan?” Every Tokyo resident, especially those with contacts abroad, was inevitably asked this question after the most powerful earthquake to have hit Japan rattled the nation on Friday, March 11. A numb...
Japan: The morning snapshot April 6
Photo by DVIDSHUB EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and the events that followed, 12,431 have been confirmed dead, while 15,153 are missing. The coverage of Tepco by Japanese media is brought into question. Foreign volunteers are...
On stable ground? - Ground liquefaction in Urayasu City
On 27 March, my wife and I took a walk through Urayasu City, mostly built on reclaimed land. The city is located approximately 12 km east of Tokyo station on the JR Keiyo Line and home to many Tokyo commuters. We got off at Maihama station, better kn...
Japan earthquake: Volunteering in Rikuzentakata
Despite rumors that Tohoku, as a whole, is in a state of emergency, Yamagata Prefecture remains largely unaffected, supplies are plentiful and there are few reminders of the devastation that swept the coastline three weeks ago. Under these conditions...
Japan: The morning snapshot April 3, 4
EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and the events that followed, 12,087 have been confirmed dead, while 15,552 are missing.
Two engineers are confirmed dead at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, as the government says the reac...
Sendai to Ishinomaki: Three weeks later
In the three weeks since the earthquake and tsunami devastated the east coast of Japan, the northern part of the nation has seen a rescue effort that has at times been overshadowed by the events taking place at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility....
Japan: The morning snapshot April 2
EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and the events that followed, 11,734 have been confirmed dead, while 16,375 are missing.
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear reactor remain under threat of radiation poisoning, while details emerg...
After the quake: Toward more sustainable consumption
Rinbanteiden - a Japanese expression describing rotational planned power outages was a phrase I heard for the first time in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11. Destroying large coastal areas in the Tohoku region of northe...
Japan: The morning snapshot April 1
EARTHQUAKE As a consequence of the March 11 earthquake and the events that followed, 11,532 have been confirmed dead, while 16,441 are missing.
The opposition Liberal Democratic Party is considering joining a coalition government in response to the...
