California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) postponed its decision on whether to investigate SCE’s operation of SONGS. Along with the California Independent System Operator (the ISO), the utilities have brought retired facilities back, inaugurated… Continue reading
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/08/ajisai-protest-started-against-tanaka-the-new-chairman-of-nuclear-regulatory-commission/ Live stream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iwakamiyasumi5 A personal thank you to both Iwakamiyasumi5 and Lori Mochizuki! 人事案反対！田中は止めろ！
Sources close to the prime minister said he is “positive” about taking part in a meeting with a group representative. The move is seen as a response to suggestions from within the government… Continue reading
A 50-year-old woman living in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, told The Japan Times after the public hearing that she fears young people will be harmed by the radiation, and that discrimination against Fukushima residents… Continue reading
Thousands (estimated ~15,000) from around all of Japan were drawn to Sunday’s protest around Parliament to prevent the re-activation of another power plant, The purpose of the event was to target bureaucrats whom… Continue reading
According to a journalist who interviewed a nurse in charge of the consultation desk of the hospital, the hospital staffs were told (by the national government) not to provide exposure checkups: “We only… Continue reading
The meeting against the restart of nuclear power plants in front of the PM’s Office in the evening has started to be scheduled with a one week cycle every friday by citizens. The… Continue reading
http://www.examiner.com/article/civilians-protest-u-s-military-presence-okinawa-japan Japan (mainly Okinawan’s) has had a long history of opposing bases like Okinawa and Iwakuni for some time, but now with Fukushima protests being in the limelight (rightfully so) it seems they… Continue reading
The number of people taken to hospitals by ambulance in Japan due to heatstroke in the week through Sunday more than doubled from the preceding week to 5,467, preliminary data showed Tuesday. The… Continue reading
The report, the second this month about the disaster, could be seized upon by Japan’s increasingly vociferous anti-nuclear movement after the restart of two reactors, and as the government readies a new energy… Continue reading
