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Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad.
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Video | Protests in Japan over reopening of world’s largest nuclear plant

The Japanese government wants to return to nuclear energy to fuel its economy and offset its reliance on foreign energy imports.

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Japan clears way for Tepco to restart world’s largest nuclear plant

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‘Didn’t know where to go’: tourists struggle in Japan quake evacuation

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China-Japan relations

Japan-China row worsens as Beijing threatens more reprisals

China’s new pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan makes it hard to see when bilateral relations will stabilise again.

China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Combination photo: AFP
Japan

Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after years of caution

Niigata Governor Hanazumi is set to give the approval this week for relaunching production at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility.

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China-Japan relations

Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan stand

China has reportedly reimposed an import ban on Japanese seafood just weeks after lifting it.

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Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plant

Critics call Tepco’s US$654 million offer to residents living near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant a cynical attempt to buy public consent.

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A Japaneseanti-nuclear protester shouts slogans at a rally against restarting nuclear reactors in 2012. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Japan once again urges Hong Kong, Macau to lift 10-prefecture seafood ban

Japanese consulate in city says ban lacks scientific evidence as test results show no abnormalities.

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Japan urges 2 million to evacuate after powerful Pacific quake

‘If you wait until you see the tsunami, it will be too late,’ officials warned as waves as high as three metres were initially forecast.

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Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or later

This latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.

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Bags containing contaminated debris are covered with soil in Namie, Fukushima prefecture, Japan in 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Contaminated Fukushima soil sent to Japanese PM’s office to ease radiation fears

The government is desperate to set people’s minds at ease about recycling the decontaminated soil that has been stored near the Fukushima plant.

Bags of decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil, are delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Saturday. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time ripe for Hong Kong to gradually lift ban on Japanese seafood

There have been no major food scares and the monitoring of the water released from the Fukushima plant has found no cause for concern.

China-Japan relations

Video | China to partially lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

Imports away from Fukushima and its environs to resume under Chinese inspections as Beijing seeks closer ties with its neighbours

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Japan plans to expand nuclear risk payouts for towns, critics call it a ‘bribe’

The proposal would expand subsidies to towns within a 30km radius of nuclear facilities, up from the current 10km.

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Tepco’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Japan’s Fukushima prefecture. Photo: AFP
Food and Drinks

Fukushima farmer, 25, grows kiwis in former disaster zone

In Okuma, Japan, Takuya Haraguchi grows fruit to show how far the Fukushima area has come since tsunami triggered reactor meltdown in 2011.

Japanese farmer Takuya Haraguchi on his kiwi farm in Okuma, Fukushima. AFP
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Can Japan find a new home for contaminated Fukushima soil?

The Japanese government has promised Fukushima residents that it will find permanent storage for the soil elsewhere in the country by 2045.

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Books and literature

Review | From Hiroshima to Fukushima in rambling, riveting Wildcat Dome

Now in English translation, Yuko Tsushima’s novel explores radiation, racism and personal conflict against a backdrop of nuclear disaster.

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Chinese tourists are drawn to Japan’s Fukushima, despite its nuclear past

‘Dark tourism’ trend sees visitors eager to witness the impact of the disaster.

Futaba is seen behind a retractable fence. Photo: Kyodo
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‘Nervous and rushed’: Fukushima clean-up workers fret over radiation, stress

A survey of about 5,500 workers revealed a growing number were concerned about safety and radiation at the damaged reactors.

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Japan’s Tepco takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debris

Company has started dismantling water tanks and plans to build facilities to store the molten fuel debris after extracting it from inside the reactors.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Should Hong Kong end Japanese seafood import ban after Chinese test results?

Restaurants urge review of ban, but others cautious after tests of samples near Fukushima show no signs of negative impact on marine life.

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Hong Kong has banned aquatic products from the Tokyo metropolis and the prefectures of Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama. Photo: Sam Tsang
China-Japan relations

Chinese tests on water near Fukushima plant show no impact on marine life

Analysis of samples collected after controversial radioactive discharges fuels hopes that Beijing could ease ban on Japanese seafood.

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Analyses of Chinese-collected water samples from Fukushima showed no unusual concentrations of harmful radioactive nuclides. Photo: Kyodo
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China’s call for deeper Japan trade may clear way for seafood imports to resume

Beijing banned Japanese seafood imports in 2023 following a row over the release of waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

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Agents of discord: inside Pyongyang’s plot to sow South Korea-Japan chaos

Newly uncovered court documents have revealed how North Korean spies exploited South Korean outage over Japan’s nuclear waste-water release.

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Taiwan

Opinion | Why Taiwan should reconsider its stance against nuclear energy

Taiwan, near-fully dependent on imported energy, plans to shut its last reactor. Yet renewables like nuclear can support its security and carbon goals.

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A boy at an anti-nuclear demonstration in Taipei on April 26, 2014. The sticker reads “Nuclear go zero”. Taiwan turned against nuclear as far back as 2011 in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster. Photo: Reuters
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An ‘ageing’ Japanese town’s fight against nuclear waste amid population decline

Residents of Suttsu worry that, despite potential economic benefits, a nuclear waste facility will harm the community and leave a legacy of radioactive waste.

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The Japanese fishing town of Suttsu. Photo: Jonathan Vit
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Chinese national gets 8 months in prison for Yasukuni Shrine graffiti case

Jiang Zhuojun and two others are accused of vandalising a pillar at the controversial landmark by spray-painting the word ‘toilet’ on it.

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China-Japan relations

Japan offers to ease visa rules for Chinese tourists during foreign minister’s visit

Takeshi Iwaya made the announcement a month after Beijing added Japan to its own scheme to allow visa-free travel.

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