Disaster memorial hall opens in Futaba
The Fukushima prefectural government opened the “Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum” in the town of Futaba on Sept. 21. The facility, located in the town’s Nakano district, marks the full-fledged start of a project to pass down to future generations the lessons of the 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings …
Fukushima high school campaigning to stop coronavirus-induced discrimination
Let us widen the circle of kindness to those infected by the new coronavirus disease…so goes a campaign being undertaken by a girls’ senior high school attached to Koriyama Women’s University in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. The “Citrus Ribbon Project,” originating in Ehime Prefecture, is spreading across Japan, calling for the elimination of discrimination and slander against victims of the COVID-19 …
Disaster memorial hall opened to press in Futaba ahead of official launch
The Fukushima prefectural government opened to the press the "Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum" in the town of Futaba on Sept. 5 ahead of its official launch on Sept. 20. The facility, located in the town’s Nakano district, serves as an archive collecting records and memories of the 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear accident as it …
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26 August 2020
Ex-lower house vice speaker Kozo Watanabe dies at 88
Kozo Watanabe, former vice speaker of the House of Representatives and a major figure in Japanese political life who served in key Cabinet posts such as trade minister, died of old age at 2:08 a.m. on Aug. 23 at a …
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23 August 2020
Youngsters visit deserted hometown schools in Futaba after 9.5-year hiatus
In the Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, young people took out school supplies and other articles on Aug. 22 from their alma mater, deserted almost nine and a half years ago following the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power …
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15 August 2020
Join contest for video clips of “Bon odori” dancing scenes! Deadline: Aug. 31
Fukushima-Minpo Co. is soliciting video clips showing scenes of “Bon odori” dancing to the tune of folk song “Aizu Bandai-san ” (Mt. Bandai in Aizu) in a contest to close on Aug. 31. Applicants are asked to shoot video footage …
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31 July 2020
Blast rips through eatery in Koriyama, killing 1, injuring 19 others
An explosion ripped through a restaurant in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Koriyama on July 30, killing one man and injuring at least 19 other people, some seriously. The blast occurred around 8:55 a.m. at the Koriyama Shin-sakura-dori outlet of …
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27 July 2020
Pilot-development program for young people begins in Fukushima, aided by acrobatic aviator Muroya
A program has been launched to nurture young people as private pilots with the support of acrobatic race aviator and Fukushima local Yoshihide Muroya and other volunteers. The first lessons under the "Youth Pilot Program" were given for three days …
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14 July 2020
J-pop group TOKIO promoting Fukushima products in 3 new TV ads
Three new TV commercials starring members of all-male J-pop group TOKIO have been completed to promote farm, forestry and marine products from Fukushima Prefecture, Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori announced on July 13. The TV ads, separately focusing on peaches, skipjack tuna …