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South Korea aims to fight Japan's Fukushima decision in world tribunal

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 03:17 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials on Wednesday to explore petitioning an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, his spokesman said, amid protests by fisheries and environmental groups. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 13, 2021

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Posted at Apr 14 01:59 AM

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South Korean environmental activists oppose Fukushima water release

Jung Yeon-je, AFP
Posted at Apr 13 06:18 PM

South Korean environmental activists wearing protective clothing and a mask (R) of Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hold pictures of fishes with radioactivity warning signs during a protest against Japan's decision to release Fukushima wastewater, near the Japanese embassy in Seoul on Tuesday. Read more »

Japan's neighbors react strongly to Fukushima water release decision

Kyodo News
Updated as of Apr 13 02:16 PM

China, South Korea and Taiwan on Tuesday expressed opposition to Japan's decision to release into the sea treated radioactive water that has accumulated at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with Beijing calling the move "extremely irresponsible." Read more »

Fishermen angered by gov't decision on Fukushima plant water release

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 13 01:39 PM

FUKUSHIMA - Local fishermen expressed anger and frustration at the Japanese government's decision Tuesday to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, fearing their efforts to restore fishing following the 2011 disaster will go down the drain. Read more »

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:19 AM

Japan's government has approved a plan to release over one million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.   Read more »

Tokyo Olympic torch relay stirs mixed emotions ahead of its Fukushima start

Kiyoshi Takenaka, Ju-min Park and Elaine Lies, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 03:55 PM

FUKUSHIMA/TOKYO - When Shusaku Sagi was 19, he watched his soccer training centre at J-Village in Fukushima morph into a base for workers decommissioning the nuclear power plant nearby after the 2011 earthquake crippled it and caused thousands to flee. Read more »

Olympics: Fukushima hopes Olympic torch will shine light on recovery

Harumi OZAWA with Andrew MCKIRDY, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 23 04:40 PM

When the Tokyo Olympics torch relay kicks off in Fukushima on Thursday, runners are hoping it will show the world the area is no "nuclear wasteland", a decade after the 2011 disaster.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 11, 2021

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Posted at Mar 11 11:52 PM

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Visiting Washi candle garden

Philip Fong, AFP
Posted at Mar 11 09:53 PM

People visit Washi candle garden memorial Thursday, the 10th anniversary of the 9.0-magnitude earthquake which triggered a tsunami and nuclear disaster. Read more »

Japan mourns lost souls 10 yrs after quake-tsunami, Fukushima crisis

Donican Lam, Kyodo News
Updated as of Mar 11 05:55 PM

Tears, prayers and a resolve to pass on lessons learned swept Japan Thursday as the country marked 10 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated its northeastern coast, with services to mourn the more than 15,000 lives lost held in the hardest-hit areas and Tokyo. Read more »

Japan marks decade since 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Harumi Ozawa with Sara Hussein in Tokyo, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 11 05:24 PM

Japan on Thursday marked 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatized a nation. Read more »

Remembering victims of 2011 Japan earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster

Kim Kyung-Hoon, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 09:38 AM

Mariko Odawara mourns for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and triggered the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, during its 10th anniversary, in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan Thursday. Read more »

Fukushima accident unlikely to cause future health effects - UN

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 10 03:45 PM

Future health problems directly linked to radiation exposure from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan are "unlikely to be discernible," a UN panel has stated. Read more »

CCP launches online streaming platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 03:38 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) recently launched its online streaming platform as part of its efforts to bring art closer to Filipinos amid the pandemic.  Read more »

Body of woman missing in Japan 2011 tsunami identified decade on

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 05 11:02 AM

The remains of a woman who went missing in the devastating 2011 Japan tsunami have been found and identified, police said Friday, days before the 10th anniversary of the disaster. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone

Tim Kelly and Kim Kyung Hoon, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 12:19 PM

A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbors who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won't leave. Read more »

Japan to hold ceremony marking 10 yrs since quake-tsunami disaster

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 02 12:48 PM

The Japanese government said Tuesday it will hold a memorial service next week to mark the 10th anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan but that it will be scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 15, 2021

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Posted at Feb 16 12:26 AM

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Aftermath of the earthquake aftershock in Japan

Issei Kato, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 11:16 PM

A staff member of a library tries to restore books after they fell from book shelves during a strong earthquake at Iwaki City library in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Japan on Sunday.  Read more »