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18 October 2021
No new COVID-19 case in Fukushima on Oct. 8, first in 230 days
No one tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 8, the local government announced on Oct. 9. It was the first time in 230 days since the daily tally was published on Feb. 21 that no …
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7 October 2021
JA's 5 units in Fukushima mull merger, other options for overhaul
A group of five Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) outposts in Fukushima Prefecture will consider reviewing their current organizational setup, with assumed options including their possible merger in line with the principle of "one JA in each prefecture" and closer partnerships …
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30 September 2021
U.S. lifts import ban on food products from Fukushima, elsewhere in Japan
The United States has eliminated all import restrictions on food products from 14 prefectures in Japan, including Fukushima, imposed after the killer earthquake-caused nuclear accident in 2011 at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima Daiichi plant, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced on Sept. 22. The banned products from Fukushima in question were 35 items, the largest number among the prefectures. They included rice, raw milk, and log-grown "shiitake" mushrooms. The U.S. move is expected to help dissipate the bad reputation overseas of Fukushima products stemming from the disaster and further expand exports from the prefecture. But …
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24 September 2021
Fukushima Medical Univ. team finds means of early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers from the School of Medicine's Department of Biochemistry at Fukushima Medical University has discovered for the first time in the world that transferrin -- a type of protein contained in the brain's spinal fluid -- could …
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16 September 2021
JA group to slash advance pay to Fukushima rice growers for 2021 crops
The Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) group's distributor in Fukushima Prefecture has decided to sharply reduce estimated payments to rice growers for their 2021 crops in response to slumping demand for the staple food. The decision was taken on Sept. 10 …
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9 September 2021
Uchida elected Iwaki mayor, beating incumbent, other candidates
Hiroyuki Uchida, a 49-year-old former education ministry bureaucrat running as an independent, won the mayoral election in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 5 following the expiration of the incumbent's term of office. It was his first victory in the city's …
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2 September 2021
FY2020 exports of Fukushima products up 24% to 905 mil. yen
Exports of products made in Fukushima Prefecture totaled 905 million yen in fiscal 2020 through last March, equivalent to 124% of those in fiscal 2019 or an increase of 24%, and marked a record high in terms of value since …
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26 August 2021
Fukushima-Minpo special mailable issue features local specialties
Teaming with the Fukushima prefectural government and Japan Post Holdings Co., Fukushima-Minpo Co. published on Aug. 20 a specially designed edition of the namesake daily featuring specialties of the prefecture's north, central/south, Aizu, and Hamadori regions. Taken up by the "Okuru …
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19 August 2021
How "recovery Olympics" appeared to world: reported by Fukushima-tied groups abroad
How did Fukushima and Japan appear to the rest of the world on the occasion of the Tokyo Olympics, held under the banner of symbolizing efforts for recovery and reconstruction from the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters? Here are reports on the topic that have arrived from three overseas associations of people with links to Fukushima Prefecture -- London Shakunage Kai in Britain, Brazil Fukushima Kenjinkai (prefectural people's association) in Brazil and Bangkok Fukushima Momo no Kai in Thailand -- with the cooperation of the World Fukushima Kenjinkai. Low recognition of Fukushima's name: Brazil The Brazil Fukushima Kenjinkai distributed questionnaires to …
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12 August 2021
Pre-emergency coronavirus measures applied to Fukushima for 1st time
The national government decided on Aug. 5 to apply a "man-en boshi" (prevention of the spread) package of pre-emergency measures to eight more prefectures, including Fukushima, faced with a fresh surge in infections of the new coronavirus disease. The decision, covering Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Shizuoka, Aichi, Shiga and Kumamoto as well as Fukushima, was taken at a meeting of the Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters held at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo. It was the first application of the package to Fukushima. In response, the prefectural government issued its own "state of emergency" later in the day after a meeting …
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5 August 2021
Fukushima-educated players win badminton mixed doubles bronze
Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino, who graduated from Tomioka High School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Tomioka, won the badminton mixed doubles bronze medal at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo on July 30, the eighth day of the …
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29 July 2021
Japan off to good start in Fukushima in Olympic softball
Japan pulled off a 3-2 walk-off win over Mexico in the second game of the Tokyo Olympic softball round-robin stage at Fukushima Prefecture-run Azuma stadium in Fukushima city on July 22. The host nation scored the dramatic winning run in …