Japanese emperor offers encouragement to quake, tsunami victims
• upi.comJapanese Emperor Akihito offered encouragement Wednesday to people still working to rebuild their lives from the devastating 2011 tsunami and earthquake.
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Japan - Earthquake Tsunami Radiation
Tokyo Almost As Irradiated As Fukushima
• Zero HedgeUnfortunately, as the following recent headlines from Ene News show, things are only getting worse...
Radiation worries curtail kids’ exercise time in Fukushima
• The RawStory.comChildren in Fukushima are getting fatter as outdoor activities have been cut in the area due to radiation fears after last year’s nuclear disaster, a Japanese government report said Tuesday.
Rise of the machines: Hitachi joins robot race to dismantle Fukushima ruins
• http://rt.comJapanese company Hitachi has unveiled a new remote-controlled robot designed for lifting duties in radioactive areas of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Cash earmarked for Japan’s tsunami reconstruction ‘misspent’ ...
• http://www.rawstory.com, By Agence France-PresseCash earmarked for Japan’s tsunami reconstruction ‘misspent’ according to government audit
Cesium levels in fish off Fukushima not dropping
• APRadiation levels in most kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima haven't declined in the year following Japan's nuclear disaster, it has emerged. Researchers believe that deposits of cesium on the seafloor or leakage from the damaged reactors
Fukushima owner says plant may be leaking radiation into sea
• http://rt.com/newsTEPCO, operator of the Fukushima nuclear facility, failed to confirm that radiation leaks at the plant had fully stopped.
Ground under Fukushima Unit 4 sinking, structure on verge of complete collapse
• Prison PlanetThough the mainstream media has long since abandoned the issue, the precarious situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility in Japan is only continuing to worsen, according to a prominent Japanese official.
Comprehensive study of Fukushima threat: 60 minute video
• http://nuclear-news.net,If you, like me, live on the West Coast of the USA, it’s probably too late, and you may as well just go on in your ignorance.
Fukushima Worker Tweets: No progress has been made
• http://enenews.com“I offered a silent prayer for the 18th time today. A year and a half has passed but we don’t know what is really going on inside the R1, 2 & 3. No progress has been made.”
Mutant Butterflies are Turning Up in Japan's Nuclear Disaster Zone
• http://www.popsci.com, By Clay DillowThe first serious indications of the ecosystem impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan are in, and they’re troubling.
Radioactive cesium found in Japan’s fish, seawater
• http://www.rt.comHarmless traces of radioactive cesium have been discovered in fish and seawater in several areas of Japan
Thousands expected for latest Japanese nuclear protest
• The Raw Story.comThousands of people are expected to form a “human chain” around Japan’s parliament on Sunday as part of demonstrations aimed at ending nuclear power after last year’s atomic crisis at Fukushima.
Fukushima contractor forced workers to fake radiation readings
• http://www.rt.comA company charged with decontaminating the devastated Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant encouraged its workers to falsely lower their radiation dosimeter readings by covering the devices with lead
Nuclear "Regulatory Capture" -- A Global Pattern
• www.huffingtonpost.com/Karl GrossmanThe conclusion of a report of a Japanese parliamentary panel issued last week that the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster was rooted in government-industry "collusion" and thus was "man-made" is mirrored throughout the world.
Fukushima Radiation Could Be 10 Times Higher On The West Coast
• http://govtslaves.info, Wahsingtons BlogWe’ve extensively documented the fact that ocean currents bring Japanese radiation to the West Coast of North America, and that – rather than adequate ocean dilution - there could be “pockets” and “streams” of highly-concentrated radiation.
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 'Clearly Man-Made', says Parliamentary Panel
• http://www.commondreams.org, staffTEPCO, government faulted for betraying public; report cites self-interested decisions before and after disaster
Japan's atomic disaster due to "collusion:" panel report
• ReutersJapan's Fukushima nuclear crisis was a preventable disaster resulting from "collusion" among the government, regulators and the plant operator, an expert panel said, wrapping up an inquiry into the worst nuclear accident in 25 years.
Japan readies nuclear reactor as protests mount
• The Raw Story.comEngineers were Sunday readying to refire a nuclear reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two months in which Japan was nuclear-free.
Japan restarts first nuclear plant amid mass protests (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
• http://www.rt.comJapan’s Kansai Electric Power Company has restarted a reactor at its Ohi nuclear power plant after a 15 month break.
Fukushima Radiation at Record High
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffLevels of radiation at Fukushima's reactor number 1 were at record levels on Wednesday, Agence France-Presse reports.
Invasive species from Fukushima tsunami washing up on U.S. shores
• http://www.naturalnews.com, J. D. HeyesJapan's tsunami-caused nuclear disaster at the Fukushima energy complex in March 2011, in which three atomic reactors were heavily damaged, continues to wreak havoc on ecosystems - in the U.S.
Japan sat on Fukushima data as people 'fled to radioactive zones'
• http://www.rt.comJapanese authorities failed to disclose US data on the spread of radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant last year, a cabinet minister says.
NUCLEAR RADIATION AND THE CHILDREN OF FUKUSHIMA
• http://www.globalresearch.ca, Mainichi DailyJapan’s Fukushima Child Victims’ Law – Why Allow Chlidren to Live in Hot Zones?
Japanese Professor: Where did all that plutonium contaminated water disappear to?
• www.enenews.comInto the Pacific Ocean or the ground, of course — Who can comprehend the magnitude of radioactive contamination that threatens never to end?
Japan's Toxic Tsunami Debris Heads Towards North America
• http://www.commondreams.org, Common Dreams staffChris Pallister of the Gulf of Alaska Keeper Organization: "This is more hazardous than oil"
Bluefin tuna caught off California contains radiation from Japan's Fukushima plant
• http://www.telegraph.co.ukBluefin tuna has carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away.
German-made film takes hard look at Japan's nuclear future
• http://ajw.asahi.com, By LOUIS TEMPLADOAll of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors are currently offline--for now, anyway.
Can Japan Thrive without Nuclear Power?
• http://www.technologyreview.com, By Mike OrcuttAfter shutting down its last reactor, Japan is now even more heavily dependent on imported oil, gas, and coal.
The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking Time-Bomb
• http://www.alternet.org, ByBrad JacobsonExperts say acknowledging the threat would call into question the safety of dozens of identically designed nuclear power plants in the U.S.
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