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Pope urges fresh efforts for Fukushima victims

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 10:51 AM

The 82-year-old pontiff paid tribute to those who rushed to the assistance of the victims "with outpourings of prayers and material and financial aid." Read more »

Pope to comfort victims of Japan's 2011 'triple disaster'

Catherine Marciano and Richard Carter, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 25 07:55 AM

After an emotional day comforting survivors of atomic bombs in Nagasaki and Hiroshima -- where the pontiff attacked the "crime" of using nuclear power as a weapon -- Francis will meet those still affected by the 2011 tragedy that killed nearly 16,000. Read more »

Japanese official wants Fukushima nuke plant water dumped into ocean

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 09:49 PM

Japan's environment minister called Tuesday for water contaminated with low-toxicity radioactive tritium at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to be discharged into the Pacific Ocean, potentially provoking controversy with South Korea that has expressed concerns about the idea.   Read more »

‘Gesture of goodwill’: PH lifts ban on Fukushima fish imports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 09:39 PM

The ban covered species such as cherry salmon, sand lance, Japanese dace, and ayu. Read more »

Japan to lift evacuation order in town hosting Fukushima plant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 01:18 PM

Japan will for the first time next month lift an evacuation order in one of two towns where the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is located, officials said Tuesday.   Read more »

Japan gov't, Fukushima operator told to pay over nuclear disaster

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 20 01:25 PM

A Japanese court Wednesday awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.  Read more »

As Fukushima residents return, some see hope in nuclear tourism

Tim Kelly, Reuters
Posted at Jun 21 11:46 AM

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - On a cold day in February, Takuto Okamoto guided his first tour group to a sight few outsiders had witnessed in person: the construction cranes looming over Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Read more »

Fukushima operator aims to double visitors by Tokyo Olympics

Shingo Ito, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 06:21 PM

Fukushima's nuclear power operator is hoping to double the number of visitors to its tsunami-ravaged facilities by 2020, seeking to use the Olympic spotlight to clean up the region's image. Read more »

Japan government, TEPCO liable for Fukushima crisis: court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 03:52 PM

TOKYO, Japan - Japan could have foreseen and avoided the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, a court ruled on Tuesday, ordering the government and the power plant operator to pay damages to local residents. Read more »

6 years after Fukushima nuke disaster, residents slowly return

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Teppei Kasai, Reuters
Posted at Mar 08 10:20 PM

A truck occasionally whizzes past the darkened shops with cracked walls and fallen signs that line the main street of Japan's mostly deserted seaside town of Namie. Read more »