Deadly bird flu virus confirmed in Date, over 640,000 chickens barred from being moved
The Fukushima prefectural government announced on Nov. 29 that gene tests had confirmed that the avian influenza virus detected at a broiler chicken farm in Date city was a highly pathogenic strain with a high fatality rate. It was the first avian flu case at a chicken farm in the prefecture. A prefectural task force headed by the governor met …
Tohoku Electric seeks 32.9% hike in household bill
Tohoku Electric Power Co. applied to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Nov. 24 for an average 32.94% increase in the "regulated charges" for ordinary households, seeking to put them into effect on April 1 next year. The rate hike plan, subject to approval by the ministry, was the first announced by a major utility at a time …
Japan's 1st lithium hydroxide plant completed in Naraha
A ceremony was held in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Naraha on Nov. 16 to mark the completion of a plant for producing lithium hydroxide, an in-car lithium-ion battery material. High hopes are pinned on the plant in the Naraha-minami (south) industrial estate as demand for lithium hydroxide, which is used as a raw material for the battery's positive electrode, …
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24 November 2022
Japan's 1st lithium hydroxide plant completed in Naraha
A ceremony was held in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Naraha on Nov. 16 to mark the completion of a plant for producing lithium hydroxide, an in-car lithium-ion battery material. High hopes are pinned on the plant in the Naraha-minami …
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17 November 2022
Support for women in emergency high on agenda at world meeting in December
How to protect privacy at shelters, cover shortages in daily necessities and alleviate uncertainties about employment have emerged as some of the challenging issues facing women in the 11 years and eight months since the Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The importance of providing support for women has grown significantly as well in natural disasters and conflicts that continue to occur frequently elsewhere in the world. At the "World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2022," which will be hosted by the Japanese government in Tokyo on Dec. 3, …
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17 November 2022
Support for women in emergency high on agenda at world meeting in December
How to protect privacy at shelters, cover shortages in daily necessities and alleviate uncertainties about employment have emerged as some of the challenging issues facing women in the 11 years and eight months since the Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The importance of providing support for women has grown significantly as well in natural disasters and conflicts that continue to occur frequently elsewhere in the world. At the "World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2022," which will be hosted by the Japanese government in Tokyo on Dec. 3, …
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10 November 2022
Iwaki FC win J3 title, become 1st Fukushima club to earn J2 promotion
Iwaki FC beat Kagoshima United FC 3-0 at home in the J-League third division on Nov. 6 in a game played at J-Village Stadium in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Hirono. Iwaki extended their lead to an insurmountable 72 points …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, …
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4 November 2022
Uchibori wins 3rd term as Fukushima governor, turnout at 42.58%
Incumbent Masao Uchibori garnered an overwhelming majority, or 576,221 ballots, in the 22nd Fukushima gubernatorial election held on Oct. 30 ahead of the completion of his tenure in office, winning a third term as governor of the prefecture. Uchibori, 58, an independent supported by the prefectural organizations of four political parties -- the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner Komeito, and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People -- beat his sole opponent Yoshiaki Kusano, 66, a senior official of local labor and civic groups who was backed by the Japanese …