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Fifteen years after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster and the death of his family, Norio Kimura can't stop asking who pays the price for Japan's "cheap" nuclear power? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/01/japan/paying-price-for-japans-nuclear-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #greateastjapanearthquake #fukushimano1 #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #sanaetakaichi #tsunami #nuclearpower
Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?

In the context of a sluggish economy and rising energy prices, affordable electricity is widely seen as a prerequisite for Japan's competitiveness.

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The Japan TimesMar 25
A total of about 54,600 metric tons of treated water containing tritium, a radioactive substance, were discharged from the company's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/25/japan/tepco-completes-2025-water-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #tepco #radioactivewater
Tepco completes treated water releases for fiscal 2025

The utility finished the seventh and final treated water release for fiscal 2025 from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

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The Japan TimesMar 16
A housing shortage is stalling migration to towns in Fukushima Prefecture looking to put the March 2011 nuclear meltdown behind them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/16/japan/fukushima-housing-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #futaba #okuma #housing #realestate
Amid housing shortage, migration stalls in disaster-hit Fukushima towns

Approximately 19,000 houses were demolished using state funds as part of reconstruction efforts but construction of new houses has been limited.

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The Japan TimesMar 12
Tepco will maintain a goal of decommissioning its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2051, a senior official in charge of the project has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/12/japan/tepco-fukushima-plant-decommission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #fukushima #311
Tepco to maintain goal of decommissioning Fukushima plant in 2051

Over the coming year, the utility will carry out key tasks for debris removal, including recovering nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool at the No. 2 reactor.

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The Japan TimesMar 11
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori has called for further efforts to rebuild areas affected by the March 2011 nuclear disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/11/japan/fukushima-governor-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #localgovernment
Fukushima governor calls for further reconstruction efforts

Gov. Masao Uchibori noted that the prefectural government works to improve reconstruction measures every fiscal year, based on self-assessments and resident feedback.

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The Japan TimesMar 10
Fifteen years after a major earthquake and tsunami devastated Fukushima, 21 industrial parks built in the prefecture’s coastal municipalities are exhibiting varying degrees of success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/10/japan/society/fukushima-industrial-parks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #minamisoma #kawauchi
Fukushima industrial parks show successes and struggles 15 years on

The 21 sites were built in coastal municipalities to revitalize the region, with the government offering lavish incentives.

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The Japan TimesMar 9
Fifteen years after Japan’s Fukushima disaster, its clean-up, if successful, could become a global blueprint for nuclear recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/fukushima-nuclear-plant-cleanup-operation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy #tepco
Japan’s Fukushima clean-up offers a blueprint for nuclear recovery

The tsunami-devastated plant is taking a pioneering approach to the critical next phase of the world’s most complex clean-up operation.

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The Japan TimesMar 2
The Environment Ministry plans to begin full-scale efforts aimed at recycling soil collected during decontamination work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/fukushima-soil-decontamination-reuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #tepco #radiation #311
Japan aims to expand use of soil from Fukushima decontamination

The Environment Ministry is seeking to reuse soil with low levels of radioactive contamination, collected from areas polluted due to the 2011 meltdown.

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The Japan TimesMar 2
Authorities in Fukushima Prefecture look to improve access as a lack of medical services is cited as a key reason for why many evacuees are hesitant to return to their homes in the prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/society/fukushiam-medical-care-key-evacuees-return/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #hospitals
Medical care key to evacuees' return to Fukushima 15 years on

In Fukushima Prefecture, the number of medical institutions has plunged from 132 to 47 since the disaster.

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The Japan TimesFeb 16
Fifteen years after the Fukushima disaster, evacuees still face a painful choice: Keep ties to hometowns they can’t return to, or transfer residency to rebuild their lives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/16/japan/japan-fukushima-evacuees-residency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #saitama #localgovernment
Fukushima evacuees face growing need to change resident registrations

Evacuees still face a painful choice: Keep ties to hometowns they can’t return to, or transfer residency to rebuild their lives.

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