Court Finds TEPCO & Japan Government Guilty In Fukushima Disaster
A group of evacuees had sued both TEPCO and the Japanese government in Maebashi District Court. The ruling is the first
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Fukushima Disaster To Be Dumped On Taxpayers
As the costs for the disaster response escalate, the Japanese government has been looking for a way to deal with
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A Fukushima Evacuee’s Story; Who Represents Us?
We try to present the first hand experience of those impacted by the Fukushima disaster whenever possible. Those who have
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Fukushima Evacuees Denied Housing, Pushed Back To The Zone
Mainichi has an in depth look at the evolving problems for evacuees. While the government has claimed it would treat
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Japan Government To Take Over Fukushima Decommissioning & Costs
A new law has been enacted by the Diet to allow the current entity dealing with compensation for victims to
Read moreTEPCO Gets More Money From Japanese Government
TEPCO received another 191.8 billion yen from the Japanese government. The money is intended to be used to pay compensation claims
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Tamura Fukushima Residents Angry Over Govt. Hiding Radiation Levels
Residents of Tamura, the town that recently had the evacuation level lifted are angry at the government for withholding radiation
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Citizens Continue To Find Inaccurate Govt. Radiation Monitors In Fukushima
Citizens continue to find government radiation monitoring stations that read lower than the actual reading for the location. This one
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Mainichi Investigation Creates New Fukushima Scandal
A news report earlier this week showing how the Japanese government had manipulated radiation data for the evacuation zone has
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“Troika Of Irresponsibility” & Dissatisfaction In Fukushima Disaster Response
Remember only weeks ago when Japan’s PM Abe announced the government was taking over the contaminated water problems at Fukushima
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Fukushima Shift; Japan May Take On Entire Disaster Response
The current government in Japan is considering taking on the costs and responsibility of the decontamination work, contaminated soil storage,
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Japan To Turn TEPCO Into Holding Company, May Join International Nuclear Liability Treaty
The Japanese government has announced they will turn TEPCO into a holding company. This would shift the decommissioning work into
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TEPCO Chose To Not Stop Water Leaks In 2011 Over Fears For Their Stock Price, Govt Knew
TEPCO has known about the massive groundwater intrusion and leaking at the site since at least May of 2011. The
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Fukushima Daiichi Sends Japan Govt. Into Tailspin
Nobody knows what is going on. TEPCO has announced they are forming yet another task force, this one to deal
Read moreFukushima Government Deleted More Critical Radiation Data
The Fukushima prefecture government deleted another batch of critical radiation data soon after the March 2011 disaster. Radiation readings were
Read morePicture Of The Day; Inaccurate Radiation Meter In The Wild
Naotoshi Kitada posted this photo today via Facebook. They did not include the location but it is a good example
Read moreNamie Local Government May File Criminal Charges Against Fukushima Prefecture
Namie may file criminal charges of professional negligence against the Fukushima prefecture government and the central government. Both the central
Read moreDisaster Panel Doubts TEPCO’s Claim “The Tsunami Did It”
Members of the government disaster panel are expressing doubts about TEPCO’s claim that the tsunami was the sole cause of
Read moreGovernment Makes Demands On TEPCO, The Public Takes On Investigation And Food Safety
The Japanese government has ordered TEPCO to create a new roadmap for beinging the Fukushima Daiichi disaster under control. The government also
Read moreNoda Launches Blog In English And Japanese
Prime Minister Noda has launched a blog in both English and Japanese. It can be found here http://nodasblog.kantei.go.jp/ This article
Read moreTEPCO Submits Heavily Censored Document To Govt. Committee
TEPCO was asked to submit a copy of their emergency manual to a House of Representatives committee. What TEPCO submitted
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