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Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad.
The Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Japan’s Shizuoka prefecture. Photo: Reuters
Japan

‘Shatters trust’: data fraud scandal hits Japan nuclear plant in quake zone

Chubu Electric accused of falsifying quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.

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Japan

‘Built on tofu’: safety fears as Japan prepares to restart nuclear plant

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Japan

Video | Protests in Japan over reopening of world’s largest nuclear plant

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Japan clears way for Tepco to restart world’s largest nuclear plant

Tepco, operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, has been allowed to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 15 years after the disaster.

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Tepco’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant stands along the seaside in Niigata prefecture. Photo: Reuters
Japan

‘Didn’t know where to go’: tourists struggle in Japan quake evacuation

Foreign visitors were left scrambling for multilingual information after Monday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake.

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China-Japan relations

Japan-China row worsens as Beijing threatens more reprisals

China’s new pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan makes it hard to see when bilateral relations will stabilise again.

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Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after years of caution

Niigata Governor Hanazumi is set to give the approval this week for relaunching production at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility.

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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Photo: Kyodo
China-Japan relations

Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan stand

China has reportedly reimposed an import ban on Japanese seafood just weeks after lifting it.

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Japan

Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plant

Critics call Tepco’s US$654 million offer to residents living near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant a cynical attempt to buy public consent.

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Hong Kong society

Japan once again urges Hong Kong, Macau to lift 10-prefecture seafood ban

Japanese consulate in city says ban lacks scientific evidence as test results show no abnormalities.

Hong Kong has banned aquatic products from Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama prefectures since August 24, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang
Japan

Japan urges 2 million to evacuate after powerful Pacific quake

‘If you wait until you see the tsunami, it will be too late,’ officials warned as waves as high as three metres were initially forecast.

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People stand on a rooftop in Mukawa, Hokkaido prefecture, on Wednesday after Japan issued a tsunami warning for the country’s Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula. Photo: Kyodo
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Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or later

This latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.

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Contaminated Fukushima soil sent to Japanese PM’s office to ease radiation fears

The government is desperate to set people’s minds at ease about recycling the decontaminated soil that has been stored near the Fukushima plant.

Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time ripe for Hong Kong to gradually lift ban on Japanese seafood

There have been no major food scares and the monitoring of the water released from the Fukushima plant has found no cause for concern.

A child looks at the seafood section at Don Don Donki in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 24, 2023, after the Hong Kong government announced its ban on the import of seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures. Photo: Jelly Tse
China-Japan relations

Video | China to partially lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

Imports away from Fukushima and its environs to resume under Chinese inspections as Beijing seeks closer ties with its neighbours

China to partially lift ban on Japanese seafood imports from certain regions
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Japan

Japan plans to expand nuclear risk payouts for towns, critics call it a ‘bribe’

The proposal would expand subsidies to towns within a 30km radius of nuclear facilities, up from the current 10km.

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Food and Drinks

Fukushima farmer, 25, grows kiwis in former disaster zone

In Okuma, Japan, Takuya Haraguchi grows fruit to show how far the Fukushima area has come since tsunami triggered reactor meltdown in 2011.

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Can Japan find a new home for contaminated Fukushima soil?

The Japanese government has promised Fukushima residents that it will find permanent storage for the soil elsewhere in the country by 2045.

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Workers adding clean top soil to a rice field, part of a government pilot project to add fresh earth to recycled and removed soil taken from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster. Photo: AFP
Books and literature

Review | From Hiroshima to Fukushima in rambling, riveting Wildcat Dome

Now in English translation, Yuko Tsushima’s novel explores radiation, racism and personal conflict against a backdrop of nuclear disaster.

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Chinese tourists are drawn to Japan’s Fukushima, despite its nuclear past

‘Dark tourism’ trend sees visitors eager to witness the impact of the disaster.

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‘Nervous and rushed’: Fukushima clean-up workers fret over radiation, stress

A survey of about 5,500 workers revealed a growing number were concerned about safety and radiation at the damaged reactors.

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A Tepco employee inspects the No 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant last month. Photo: AP
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Japan’s Tepco takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debris

Company has started dismantling water tanks and plans to build facilities to store the molten fuel debris after extracting it from inside the reactors.

The removal of the top lid from a tank in the J9 area at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture on Friday. Photo: Tokyo Electric Power Company / AFP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Should Hong Kong end Japanese seafood import ban after Chinese test results?

Restaurants urge review of ban, but others cautious after tests of samples near Fukushima show no signs of negative impact on marine life.

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China-Japan relations

Chinese tests on water near Fukushima plant show no impact on marine life

Analysis of samples collected after controversial radioactive discharges fuels hopes that Beijing could ease ban on Japanese seafood.

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China-Japan relations

China’s call for deeper Japan trade may clear way for seafood imports to resume

Beijing banned Japanese seafood imports in 2023 following a row over the release of waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Japan is reported to have made a fresh request for the ban to be lifted. China was the largest market for Japanese seafood before the ban. Photo: AFP
Japan

Agents of discord: inside Pyongyang’s plot to sow South Korea-Japan chaos

Newly uncovered court documents have revealed how North Korean spies exploited South Korean outage over Japan’s nuclear waste-water release.

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Members of a South Korean environmental group hold banners reading ‘No Fukushima radioactive water’ during a rally in Seoul in 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taiwan

Opinion | Why Taiwan should reconsider its stance against nuclear energy

Taiwan, near-fully dependent on imported energy, plans to shut its last reactor. Yet renewables like nuclear can support its security and carbon goals.

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An ‘ageing’ Japanese town’s fight against nuclear waste amid population decline

Residents of Suttsu worry that, despite potential economic benefits, a nuclear waste facility will harm the community and leave a legacy of radioactive waste.

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