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22 January 2021
JETRO pitching Fukushima-brewed sake exports to U.S. West Coast buyers
Preparatory work got into full swing on Jan. 12 for the shipment of sample "sake" rice wine brewed in Fukushima Prefecture to the U.S. West Coast for online sales discussions under a project sponsored by the Japan External Trade Organization …
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15 January 2021
Up to 50,000 books to be stocked at new library in Okuma, one of largest collections in Japan
A new library to be established at an integrated kindergarten, elementary and junior high school in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Okuma will hold up to 50,000 books, one of the largest collections at a public school in Japan, the …
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8 January 2021
The long road ahead for Fukushima cleanup.
[Translated by the Japan Times]If the fuel debris is no longer underwater, which shields engineers from radiation, it is expected to be harder for them to retrieve it. Tepco is also concerned about the possible rise in radiation levels and dust laced with radioactive materials floating inside the containment vessel. JAEA research shows that, judging from the temperature and other conditions, the half-melted fuel debris fell off slowly, leaving the possibility that there still may be something that could trigger a chemical reaction. There have been cases in the past at nuclear power plants when metal caught fire, which was hard to …
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29 December 2020
Official account @FukushimaminpoE on Twitter to pick up articles from the English news site Fukushimaminponews
Fukushima-Minpo Co. has opened an official account @FukushimaminpoE https://twitter.com/FukushimaminpoE on Twitter to pick up articles from the English news site. Write the headline and photo at http://www.fukushimaminponews.com/. …
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18 December 2020
Fukushima-Minpo awards sports grand prize to rugby's most-capped Ono hailing from Koriyama
Fukushima-Minpo Co. awarded its sports grand prize at a ceremony on Dec. 7 to Hitoshi Ono, a 42-year-old native of Koriyama city who participated in a record-high 98 games as a member of Japan's national rugby team, including three straight …
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5 December 2020
Fukushima native Aizawa secures Olympic berth with 10,000-meter victory
Akira Aizawa, belonging to Asahi Kasei Corp. and a graduate from Gakuho Ishikawa high school in Fukushima Prefecture, won the men's 10,000-meter race with a new national record of 27 minutes, 18.75 seconds at the Japanese athletic championships for long-distance …
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24 November 2020
Well-known BBC reporter visits Fukushima to show real picture
Well-known British TV reporter Nick Baker visited Fukushima Prefecture in November to shoot various scenes for a British Broadcasting Corporation program. During his first visit to the prefecture, the 48-year-old journalist tried the local food, experienced the natural habitat and …
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18 November 2020
Badminton star Momota from Fukushima town wins Guinness honor for 11 annual wins
Kento Momota, a graduate from Tomioka High School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Tomioka, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as winner of "the most badminton men's singles titles in a season," earning the honor for his 11 victories in international tournaments last year, his management agency UDN SPORTS announced on Nov. 17. The 26-year-old Momota, belonging to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp., was named the Male Player of the Year for 2019 by the Badminton World Federation as he won last year's BWF World Championships for the second straight year, a world first for a Japanese player, …
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10 November 2020
Fukushima-produced premium rice brand unveiled locally & in Tokyo
The Fukushima prefectural government hosted events in Tokyo as well as in Fukushima city on Nov. 9 to introduce an original premium rice brand, dubbed “Fuku, Warai” (good luck, laughter), on the eve of its market debut. The events took …
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3 November 2020
Greek olive tree seeds presented to Naraha, set for flight to space before planting
The Fukushima Prefecture town of Naraha was presented by Greece with olive tree seeds at a ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 2 under a plan to keep them on the International Space Station temporarily before they are planted next year …
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30 October 2020
8 prefectures in north Japan want gov't to publicize precise info on tritium
The governments of eight prefectures in northern Japan, including Fukushima, Hokkaido and Niigata, agreed on Oct. 29 to urge the national administration to publicize precise information on tritium, a radioactive substance, widely at home and abroad to fend off reputational damage. The agreement was part of recommendations adopted at a meeting of their governors held in Fukushima city as the central government is reportedly in favor of releasing into the sea swelling tritium-containing water treated at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Sharing the perception that domestic and overseas understanding …
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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 …