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29 October 2020
Tohoku Youth Orchestra gathers for long-awaited practice
The Tohoku Youth Orchestra, comprising students from three prefectures hit hard by the devastating earthquake that struck northeastern Japan in 2011, gathered for its first practice in eight months in the city of Fukushima on Oct. 24, kicking off preparations …
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13 October 2020
Memorial held in Iwaki to mourn typhoon victims on 1st anniversary
The city office of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, hosted a memorial ceremony at a municipal facility called Alios on Oct. 12 to mourn victims of a fatal typhoon that made landfall in the region a year before. The ceremony at Alios, also …
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9 October 2020
Gov't set to decide treatment of polluted water from nuke plant soon
The government has embarked on the final stage of coordination to determine how to dispose of swelling amounts of water treated but still containing tritium, a radioactive substance, at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crippled by the 2011 accident. As part of the move, the government held a seventh hearing on the issue in Tokyo on Oct. 8, where the national fishery industry and Fukushima Prefecture's association of seafood-processing cooperatives reiterated their opposition to the release of contaminated water into the sea, saying it would cause serious effects on fisheries and other aspects. The …
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30 September 2020
Fukushima fishery industry eyes next April for full fishing resumption
The Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations has set next April as a target for the resumption of full commercial fishing operations. At a meeting in Iwaki city on Sept. 29, the heads of member associations unanimously approved the federation's proposal to push ahead with discussions on the details of resuming operations. It was the first time for the local fishery industry to have a specific target set for restarting operations in full swing since the 2011 earthquake and ensuing nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant. The disaster has left offshore commercial fisheries …
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27 September 2020
Prime Minister Suga pays 1st visit to Fukushima, vows to revive non-living areas
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 26 for the first time since taking office and pledged to resuscitate areas left deserted after the 2011 nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima Daiichi plant. …
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21 September 2020
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 …
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18 September 2020
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 …
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6 September 2020
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 …
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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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