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By Takano Satoshi (CNIC) Tsuchiya Kazuyuki is the owner and operator of a small guest house in the Hokkaido town of Suttsu, population 2,700. He was born in Suttsu, and after living there until...
— Amplifying mistrust and division; creating local flashpoints — April 28, 2023 On April 28, the Cabinet approved a draft revision of the Basic Policy on the Final Disposal of Specified Radioactive Waste. The...
Revisions to Basic Policy on High-level Radioactive Waste Disposal As noted in CNIC’s statement (cnic.jp/english/?p=6519), a ministerial meeting on final disposal of nuclear waste was held on February 10, proposals for revising the basic...
16 February 2023 The Kishida Administration held a ministerial meeting on final disposal of nuclear waste on February 10, 2023, announcing revisions to Japan’s basic policy on the final disposal of specified radioactive wastes....
February 8, 2023 According to media reports, relevant ministry officials presented the coalition parties (LDP and Komeito) with a proposed revision of its basic policy on the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste on...
By Caitlin Stronell (CNIC) and MV Ramana (Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.) ...
By Ban Hideyuki (CNIC Co-Director) On December 17, 2022 “Don’t contaminate the oceans with radioactivity! International Forum: Voices of people around the Pacific Rim” was held online to oppose the oceanic release of (treated)...
Participant Report By Takano Satoshi (CNIC) A symposium on high-level radioactive waste titled “To Avoid Progression to the Overview Survey” was held on November 4 in Otaru, Hokkaido. There were about 150 participants. I...
By Takano Satoshi (CNIC) The 2022 Korea-Japan Nuclear Peace Pilgrimage was held for four days in South Korea on August 28-31. This yearly endeavor, beginning the year after the Fukushima nuclear accident, is hosted...
By Kosaka Katsuya, Administrator of Kansai Campaign Against Nuclear Waste The Kansai Campaign Against Nuclear Waste is a network of organizations, groups, and individuals for discussing the problem of nuclear waste and sharing awareness...
