Fukushima

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  Japan To Name And Shame Those Breaking Garbage Rules

  Japan has long been regarded as one of the cleanest countries on the planet, having a strict waste disposal policy.

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  Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years

  A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.

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  Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation

  A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.

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  13 Years After Tsunami, Nuclear Debris Removed From Fukushima Reactor

  A difficult operation to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant began Tuesday, after technical issues suspended an earlier attempt.

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  Hawaii Airport Evacuated After Grenades Discovered In Man's Baggage

  Akito Fukushima, of Kanazawa, Japan, was taken into custody on a charge of first-degree terroristic threats.

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  Japan Suspends Fukushima Water Release After Earthquake As Precaution

  The release of wastewater from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was suspended on Friday following an earthquake, its operator said while stressing that the move was precautionary.

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  Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage

  This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.

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  Three Japanese Ex-Soldiers Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting A Female Colleague

  The Fukushima court found Shutaro Shibuya, Akito Sekine, and Yusuke Kimezawa guilty of "forced indecency" towards Rina Gonoi during a military drill in 2021.

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  Japan Will Releasing Second Batch Of Wastewater From Next Week

  Japan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, its operator has said, an exercise that angered China and others when it began in August.

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  Japan Says Workers Stole Possibly Radioactive Metal From Fukushima

  Construction workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese environment ministry said on Thursday.

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  "Totally Unacceptable": Japan On China's Fukushima-Linked Seafood Ban

  Japan has told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that China's ban on Japanese seafood after the release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "totally unacceptable", the Japanese foreign ministry said late on Monday.

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  Japan PM Eats Fukushima Fish To Dispel Radioactive Water Fears

  vIn a video released on social media by his office, Mr Kishida and three officials were shown eating Fukushima fish.

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  Brick Thrown At Japan's Embassy In China Over Fukushima Water Release

  Japan said Tuesday that harassment being faced by Japanese in China after the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear plant was "extremely regrettable", confirming that a brick was thrown at the country's embassy in Beijing.

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  Japan Warns China After Stones Thrown At Embassy Over Nuke Water Release

  Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hit out at Beijing on Monday over what he said were instances of stones being thrown at diplomatic missions and schools in China, following the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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  Japan Summons China's Ambassador Over Fukushima Crank Call

  Japan summoned China's ambassador on Monday to protest against a flood of nuisance calls from China to local businesses following the release of water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.