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By Ito Kazuko In December 1983, the prime minister at the time, Nakasone Yasuhiro, announced that the Shimokita Peninsula would become a nuclear power Mecca, and on April 9, 1985, the governor of...
By Komura Kazuo (Former Aomori Prefectural Assembly Member, Co-Director of the Aomori Prefecture Citizens’ Association to Protect the Future from Nuclear Waste) On July 27, 1984, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of...
September 27, 2024 This September, two major events are taking place in Japanese politics. One is the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election (votes were counted today, September 27th), and the other is the election...
September 10, 2024 On September 10, 2024, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) began collecting samples of the debris [1] at Unit 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. However, it is not...
August 27, 2024 Two and half years have passed since Russia launched its military invasion against Ukraine. There have been a great number of casualties on both sides. Russia is waging a war of...
August 23, 2024 On August 23rd, the Japanese Nuclear Fuel Limited (JNFL) reported to Aomori Prefecture the postponement of the target for completion of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant, which had been set as the...
Nuke Info Tokyo is a bi-monthly newsletter that aims to provide English speaking friends with up-to-date information on the Japanese nuclear industry and the movements against it. Editor: Takakuwa Mayu Translators: Pat Ormsby,...
Ban Hideyuki, Co-Director of the Citizens’ Nuclear Information Centre, passed away at 0:35 pm on 10 June 2024 at the age of 72, after a battle with cancer. We would like to express...
By Hasegawa Koichi (Professor Emeritus of Environmental Sociology, Tohoku University) Realities of the 14th year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster Congratulations on the 600th issue of the CNIC Newsletter Tsushin! In 2000 Dr....
By Tanimura Nobuko Introduction Radioactive contamination of the environment resulting from the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident has led to exposure risks for residents. Fukushima Prefecture is conducting...