Voices from Fukushima: 15 years has passed
By Konno Sumio, Vice Director, The Museum of Our Experiences (Oretachi no Denshōkan) On that day, I was in the office of the Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant. I was planning to drive home...
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Voices from Fukushima: My thoughts today
By Abe Yurika “The experience must not be forgotten.” “Such a nuclear disaster must never happen again.” I experienced the nuclear disaster. My family was torn apart. I lost friends and my hometown....
CNIC Statement: 15 Years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Severe Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Daiichi
March 11, 2026 By the late 1960s, the plate tectonics theory had been widely accepted in the field of geoscience. Meanwhile, on the Japanese archipelago, the number of nuclear power plants began to increase...
CNIC Statement: Regarding the government request for a literature survey on Minamitorishima: Several issues need to be considered
On March 3, 2026, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) made a request to Ogasawara Village in Tokyo to accept the implementation of a literature survey in Minamitorishima Island for the selection...
CNIC Statement: The United States and Israel attack on Iran – All parties concerned must cease fire immediately
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale military operation, claiming imminent threats from Iran, and called on the Iranian people to overthrow the regime. Iran has indeed been enriching uranium...
Railroaded through as National Policy?
By Yamaguchi Yukio It is the New Year. Whatever the situation, Happy New Year! In any way you look at it, 2025 was an eventful year with many difficulties. Wars have continued in...
Questioning the Obsolescence of Nuclear Power Plants — Part 2. Lawsuit to Revoke the Permits for Operating Lifetime Extensions for Takahama Units 1 & 2 and Mihama Unit 3: Problems of the Nagoya District Court verdict that did not face up to the risks of superannuated reactors
By Kojima Hiroshi (Plaintiff Attorney) Nagoya District Court verdict On April 14, 2016, a lawsuit to decommission aging nuclear plants at 40 years was filed with the Nagoya District Court to prevent Kansai...
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Data Fabrication for Hamaoka Restart Safety Review Chubu Electric Power Co. announced on January 5 that suspicions had come to light regarding the selection of representative waves in the seismic motion evaluation for...
Group Intro: Fukushima Network for Denuclearization — Opposing the national policy! History and Today
By Sato Kazuyoshi (Facilitator, Fukushima Network for Denuclearization) Fifteen years has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station disaster. The Fukushima Daiichi...
CNIC Statement: 2026 House of Representatives Election – The future of nuclear power should also be put to the public
January 27, 2026 On January 23, Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae dissolved the House of Representatives and the official campaign for the General Election/House of Representatives Election started today, January 27. There seems to be...