Sunday, September 25, 2011

• ABC – Japanese residents hold out against nuclear evacuations – Mark Willacy
• Energy Net – UN Special meeting on Fukushima 9-22
• Pacific Free Press – Nelle’s Fukushima Meltdown Update: At the Plant Site – Nelle Maxey
• Daily Yomiuri – 28 million cubic meters of ‘hot’ soil in Fukushima / Ministry aims to set storage site guidelines
• Daily Yomiuri – Intl media give little coverage to speeches
• Japan Times – Pronuke Kaminoseki mayor returned
• Japan Times – Two ‘systematic’ acts of brutality and coverup – Hiroaki Sato
• Japan Times – Time favors Tepco rebound
• Japan Times – Towns doubt plan to lift hot zone advisory
• Mainichi Daily News – Residents near Fukushima nuclear plant make own radiation map, clean contaminated areas
• Mainichi Daily News – Azumi says economy on recovery track, nuclear crisis under control
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima municipality heads concerned over lifting of evacuation advisory

Saturday, September 24, 2011

• AP Google – Japan finds radiation in rice, more tests planned
• New York Times – Radioactivity in Japan Rice Raises Worries – Hiroko Tabuchi
• Reuters UK – Japan finds rice needing thorough radiation test – Chikako Mogi
• Daily Yomiuri – Noda changing Kan’s N-plant stance – Frank Munger
• Daily Yomiuri – Rice touches cesium limit / Levels near questionable paddy in Fukushima appear safe – Frank Munger
• Mainichi Daily News – 2 on govt. compensation panel worked for research unit with power company ties
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima finds cesium in Nihonmatsu rice, to hold more tests before shipment decision
• Mainichi Daily News – Govt. withholds photos taken by expensive satellites, citing security reasons

Friday, September 23, 2011

• AFP Google – Japan will share lessons of nuclear disaster: PM
• UPI – Noda confident of ending nuclear crisis
• Xinhua News – Japan pledges to raise nuclear power safety to “highest level”
• Daily Yomiuri – Hydrogen detected in pipe at Fukushima No. 1 reactor
• Japan Times – Noda tells UN end to nuke crisis in sight
• Japan Times – Noda tells UN end to nuke crisis in sight – Mainichi Daily News
• Japan Times – Tepco to start issuing forms for full redress
• Japan Times – Application process may deter victims
• Japan Times – Maehara speaks out for continued export of nuclear reactors
• Mainichi Daily News – Nuclear engineering students unsure of Japan’s nuclear future
• Mainichi Daily News – Prosecutors accept complaint against antinuclear actor Yamamoto
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO seeks to get 10 bil. yen thru 1st batch of property sales
• Tokyo Times – World sees nuclear power a viable option despite Japan’s nuclear accident

Thursday, September 22, 2011

• Alberni Valley News – No radiation in West Coast salmon but CFIA mum about testing – Wawmeesh G. Hamilton
• AP Google – Deadly typhoon leaves Japan; nuclear plant intact – Yuri Kageyama
• AFP Google – Japan carrier unveils smartphone radiation gauge
• Reuters – Typhoon kills 6 in Japan, Fukushima nuclear plant not affected – Kiyoshi Takenaka
• Arirang News – Radioactive Cesium Detected in Japanese Dairy Cattle
• Asahi Shimbun – Editorial: TEPCO should cut nuclear compensation red tape
• Daily Yomiuri – Soma city government starts medical checkups for evacuees
• Daily Yomiuri – Much left to do before nuclear crisis is resolved
• Mainichi Daily News – Experts say courts will judge safety standards more strictly following Fukushima crisis
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO unveils compensation formula for businesses, but not enough for fresh starts
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO to start sending full-compensation request forms for businesses
• Tokyo Times – Typhoon passes Japan tsunami zone, plant intact

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

• AP Google – US, Japan pledge cooperation in talks at UN
• Reuters – Japan’s Tepco plans more cost cuts: report – Nivedita Bhattacharjee
• Reuters – Update 2-Typhoon pounds Japan and crippled nuclear plant – Yoko Kubota
• Reuters – Japan’s Tepco plans more cost cuts: report – Nivedita Bhattacharjee
• Reuters – Typhoon pounds Japan, heads for crippled nuclear plant – Yoko Kubota, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Linda Sieg, Tim Kelly and Osamu Tsukimori
• UPI – Study: Fukushima radiation reached Calif.
• Denki Shimbun – Nuclear plant manufacturers developed Principles of Conduct
• Daily Yomiuri – TEPCO may cut corporate pensions
• Daily Yomiuri – Land prices going down means reconstruction must speed up
• Japan Times – Nuke plant workers due free cancer exam
• Japan Times – ASEAN energy cooperation boosted
• Japan Times – Noda faces test of diplomatic skills
• Japan Times – Nuke plant workers due free cancer exam
• Japan Times – Noda eyes spring reactor restarts to avoid power shortfall – Masami Ito
• Japan Times – Noda plans reactor restarts in spring – Masami Ito
• Japan Times – Honshu pounded by Typhoon Roke
• Japan Times – Noda plans reactor restarts in spring – Masami Ito
• Japan Times – Film: ‘Countdown to Zero’ The inconvenient truths behind a nuclear world – Giovanni Fazio
• Japan Today – Typhoon batters Japan but nuclear plant safe; M5.3 quake strikes Ibaraki
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO burdened with task of treating contaminated water at damaged nuclear plant
• Mainichi Daily News – Nuclear crisis drives down land prices in disaster areas
• Mainichi Daily News – New hopes for resumption of N. Korea nuclear talks
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima plant workers to be eligible for free cancer exam
• Mainichi Daily News – Japan, South Korea share nuclear expertise with ASEAN
• Mainichi Daily News – Actions speak louder than words over cold shutdown goal for Fukushima nuclear reactors
• Mainichi Daily News – TEPCO mulling cuts in pensions, workforce for nuclear compensation
• Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t, TEPCO look to stabilize Fukushima nuclear plant by year-end
• Nikkei – Tepco Sets Exclusions For Meltdown Compensation
• Tokyo Times – Tepco cuts pensions to raise compensation money
• Tokyo Times – Anxiety over nuclear crisis brings land prices to significant lows

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

• Bloomberg – Typhoon Roke on Track for Leaking Nuke Plant – Makoto Miyazaki and Yuriy Humber
• Business Week – Typhoon Roke Nears Japan on Track for Leaking Nuclear Plant
• CNN – Fukushima’s neighbors lobby in U.S. against nuclear energy – Paul Courson
• Democratic Underground – Arnie Gundersen: Safety Problems In All Reactors Designed Like Fukushima – 9/20/11
• New York Times – Japan: Progress at Damaged Nuclear Plants – Martin Fackler
• New York Times blog – On Our Radar: Nuclear Protest in Tokyo
• World Nuclear News – Fukushima 1 taking cover
• Asia Times – Pressure builds in Japan’s nuclear divide – Daniel Leussink
• Daily Yomiuri – 5 localities to drop from evacuation zone
• Daily Yomiuri – Hosono vows cold shutdown by year-end – Yoshihiro Kiyonaga
• Daily Yomiuri – New N-target a sign of progress
• Japan Times – The 9/11-3/11 connection – Tilman Ruff
• Japan Times – Uranium up on strong nuclear case
• Japan Times – Cold shutdown date moved forward
• Japan Times – Tepco mulling cuts in pensions, workforce
• Japan Times – Masses turn out to protest nuclear power – Kazuaki Nagata
• Japan Today – The enigma of Japan’s nuclear power – Chris Rowthorn
• Japan Today – TEPCO says up to 500 tons of groundwater flowing into Fukushima nuclear plant
• Mainichi Daily News – 65 percent of Japanese prefer to cut electricity use even if living standards drop
• Mainichi Daily News – Residents furious over 60-page application, 160-page manual for TEPCO compensation
• Mainichi Daily News – Protesters voice distrust, concern in huge anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo
• Mainichi Daily News – Secrecy in black ink: Redactions speak volumes about those doing the censoring
• Mainichi Daily News – Gov’t may lift evacuation advisory outside 20-km zone in Sept.
• Mainichi Daily News – Gemba, Clinton reaffirm Futenma base relocation plan
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima-made firework show canceled due to citizens’ radiation fear
• Mainichi Daily News – Japan vows at IAEA confab to stabilize Fukushima Daiichi by year-end
• Mainichi Daily News – Fukushima plant substantially stabilized: IAEA chief Amano
• Nikkei – WSJ: Noda Will Push Nuclear Restarts
• Nikkei – Tepco: No Change To Timeframe For ‘Roadmap’ Plant Stabilization Plan
• Nikkei – Groundwater Flowing Into Fukushima Nuclear Plant
• Nikkei – Trade Min: Possible To Achieve ‘Cold Shutdown’ of Fukushima Daiichi By Year-End
• Nikkei – Econ Picking Up, But Difficulties Persist After Quake: Govt Report
• PanOrient News – Japan’s Possession of Plutonium Decreased to 30.1 Tons Last Year
• Tokyo Times – Cold shutdown to be achieved earlier at Fukushima
• Focus Taiwan – No chance of extending life of No. 1 nuclear power plant: premier – Elaine Hou

Monday, September 19, 2011

• AFP Google – Japan promises ‘safer nuclear future’ – Simon Sturdee
• AP Google – Japan: Fukushima water temps to be lower this year
• AP Google – Thousands march against nuclear power in Tokyo – Malcolm Foster
• Bloomberg – Japan May Consider Convention on Nuclear Liability, Hosono Says – Jonathan Tirone
• The Guardian – Fukushima protesters urge Japan to abandon nuclear power – Justin McCurry
• Reuters – Japan: Fukushima “cold” reactor shutdown this year – Michael Shields and Fredrik Dahl
• Reuters – Japan set to reduce nuclear reliance: minister – Michael Shields and Fredrik Dahl
• Reuters – Japanese urge “farewell” to nuclear power six months after quake – Olivier Fabre and Mio Coxon
• Reuters – Update 2-Japan’s defence industry hit by its first cyber attack
• Asahi Shimbun – TEPCO to cut corporate pension payouts, slash payroll – Kazumasa Takenaka and Toru Nakagawa
• Daily Yomiuri – Fukushima Pref. fireworks ditched over radiation fears
• Daily Yomiuri – Verifying nuclear safety
• Japan Times – Hold the cesium: Ways to reduce radiation in your diet – Tomoko Otake
• Japan Times – Restructuring for the future, not rebuilding the past – Christian Dimmer, Ph.D.,
• Japan Times – Japan trying to repair ties with U.S.
• Japan Times – Noda to stress need for nuclear plants at U.N.
• Japan Times – Concerns halt Fukushima fireworks use
• Japan Times – Masses turn out to protest nuclear power – Kazuaki Nagata
• Mainichi Daily News – Thousands march against nuclear power in Tokyo
• Mainichi Daily News – Ministry to invite big-name SNS users to Japan to curb radiation rumors
• Mainichi Daily News – Density of cesium over Fukushima plant’s No. 2 reactor declines sharply
• Mainichi Daily News – Kenzaburo Oe: Resignation to and responsibility for Fukushima disaster
• Nikkei – Japan Vows At IAEA Confab To Stabilize Fukushima Daiichi By Year-End
• Nikkei – Noda To Emphasize Continuing Need For Nuclear Plants In Japan At UN
• Tokyo Times – Government struggles to capture dogs gone wild in Fukushima
• Tokyo Times – Thousands march against nuclear power in Tokyo
• Tokyo Times – “Japanese effect”: Siemens quits nuke business
• Taipei Times – Lu readies new group to stop nuclear plant – Lee Hsin-fang