Writer Yu Miri named Berkeley Japan Prize winner
Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri, who lives in the Odaka district of Minamisoma city, Fukushima Prefecture, has been chosen to receive the "Berkeley Japan Prize" for contributing to globally propagating Japanese culture. The prize was inaugurated in 2008 by the Center for Japanese Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Yu, 54, is the fifth Japan-based recipient of the honor following writer Haruki …
London's Fukushima Garden marks 10th anniversary
A ceremony was held in London's Holland Park on Sept. 7 (early Sept. 8 JST) to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Fukushima Garden there. Participants from Japan enjoyed viewing the trees that have grown during the past decade, while pledging efforts to further promote exchanges between Fukushima Prefecture and Britain. At the ceremony held in the garden, …
Evacuation ends for part of Futaba, all Fukushima municipalities now livable after more than 11 years
The central government lifted an evacuation order in the Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Area inside a "difficult-to-return" zone in the town of Futaba on Aug. 30, making it possible for people to live in parts or the whole of all municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture for the first time in 11 years and five months since the 2011 nuclear accident …
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1 September 2022
Aizu-made cine lenses used to film "Top Gun:Maverick"
Lenses for motion picture cameras, or cine lenses, made at a factory in Bandai town of Fukushima Prefecture have proven their technological prowess as they became pivotal in shooting "Top Gun: Maverick," a blockbuster U.S. movie that is still flying …
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25 August 2022
Seiko Gakuin misses place in high school baseball final, losing to Sendai Ikuei in semis
Seiko Gakuin of Fukushima Prefecture lost 18-4 to Sendai Ikuei Gakuen from Miyagi Prefecture in the semifinals on the 13th day of the 104th National High School Baseball Championship at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 20. Seiko …
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12 August 2022
Fukushima OKs launch of work for planned releases of nuclear wastewater
The Fukushima prefectural government and two municipalities told Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) on Aug. 2 that they consent to the launch of construction work on an underwater tunnel and other facilities for the planned release into the …
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5 August 2022
Planned releases of wastewater from Fukushima nuke plant deemed "safe"
A panel of technical advisers to the Fukushima prefectural government and two municipalities finalized a report at a meeting in Fukushima city on July 26 confirming the safety of a detailed plan drawn up by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. (TEPCO) to release into the sea treated water from the utility's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The move followed the Nuclear Regulation Authority's recent approval of the TEPCO plan calling for the discharge into the ocean of wastewater that is treated but still contains tritium, a radioactive substance. The contents of the report were endorsed by the three parties …
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28 July 2022
Hydrogen-powered trucks to hit road in January in Fukushima-Toyota tie-up
The Fukushima prefectural government and Toyota Motor Corp., based in Toyota city, Aichi Prefecture, will put into use about 60 trucks powered by hydrogen-based fuel cells starting next January for merchandise deliveries to supermarkets, convenience stores and other retailers in the cities of Koriyama and Iwaki. It will be the first time in Japan that fuel cell trucks are used for commercial purposes. The prefectural government and Toyota have been collaborating in pursuit of consumer goods distribution by vehicles running on locally produced hydrogen. Their joint efforts have reached a point where a major step is set to be taken in …
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21 July 2022
Evacuation order to be lifted in part of Futaba, residency allowed from Aug. 30
The Fukushima Prefecture town of Futaba, the only municipality where no residents have been permitted to return in the wake of the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant, will see part of the …