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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 …
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14 July 2022
Arakawa River in Fukushima city given top water quality rating for 12th straight year
The Arakawa River in Fukushima city has received the top water quality rating among Japan's "Class-A" rivers for the 12th straight year, according to the results of an annual survey announced on July 7 by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, …
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7 July 2022
Body launched in Aizu to tackle local issues
A body bringing together industry, academia and government was officially set in motion in the Aizu inland region of Fukushima Prefecture on July 1 to help tackle challenging issues faced by local communities. The new organization, Aizu DX Nisshinkan, comprises …
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30 June 2022
Univ. of Aizu team eyes public asteroid hunt based on web app
A team of researchers at the University of Aizu in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Aizuwakamatsu is launching a project that would enable the general public to look for asteroids that could collide with Earth by using a web app. …
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24 June 2022
Evacuation order lifted for Katsurao reconstruction base, 1st in off-limits zone
The national government removed an evacuation order on June 12 for part of the Fukushima Prefecture village of Katsurao, which had been in place since the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The …
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16 June 2022
'Hometown tax donations' to Fukushima hit record high in FY2021
The value of donations to Fukushima Prefecture's 59 cities, towns and villages under the "furusato nozei (hometown tax donation)" program reached an all-time high of about 5,252 million yen in fiscal 2021 to last March, a 1.2-fold increase from the …
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9 June 2022
PM Kishida tells Katsurao residents of decision to remove evacuation order
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visited the Fukushima Prefecture village of Katsurao on June 5 and notified local residents of the government's decision to remove its evacuation order on part of the municipality which was implemented in the wake of the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The decision concerns what is designated as one of the Specified Reconstruction and Revitalization Base Areas. It is located inside the so-called "difficult-to-return" zone. As for non-designated areas in the zone, Kishida told the residents the government "will strive through the 2020s to make it possible for …
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2 June 2022
Fukushima new "sakes" dominate national competition, win most gold for record 9th straight time
Seventeen brands of "sake" rice wine from the same number of breweries in Fukushima Prefecture won gold prizes in a national contest for new brews, giving Fukushima more top awards than any other of Japan's 47 prefectures. The Annual Japan …
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26 May 2022
Rainstorm-hit Tadami Line section to reopen Oct. 1 after 11 years
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) and the Fukushima prefectural government announced on May 18 that they will resume train services on the whole of the Tadami Line on Oct. 1 this year after torrential rainfall severely damaged a large …
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19 May 2022
Fukushima Univ. team finds world's 1st polypropylene-dissolving microbe
A team of researchers at Fukushima University has found a microorganism that efficiently dissolves polypropylene, a type of plastic used for bottle caps and other products, the first discovery of its kind in the world. Daisuke Sugimori, a professor at …
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