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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福島・ 南相馬、今年も18歳に応援メッセージ。「さあ、行っといで」のポスター、「涙が出る」と過去に話題

福島県南相馬市が新たな門出に立つ「18歳」を応援するメッセージポスターを今年も制作。初年度は「熱い」「涙が出る」とSNS上で注目を集めました。

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福島出身は「クレイジー」と言われたプロサーファー。津波で家が流されても、「子どもの笑顔を取り戻す」と決めた

東京電力福島第一原発の処理水の海洋放出から1年。7年前に地元に戻り、復興に向けて奮闘するプロサーファーの思いを紹介します。後段には取材をした記者のコラムも掲載しました【メディアと差別】

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Symposium on Two Leaders in the Creation of the Japanese Constitution Held Today in Fukushima
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Symposium on Two Leaders in the Creation of the Japanese Constitution Held Today in Fukushima

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Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura pledged to make a greater effort to deal with misinformation regarding the release of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/17/japan/fukushima-water-release/?utm_content=bufferdb32e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #yasutoshinishimura #fukushima #fukushimano1powerplant #minamisoma #okuma #futaba #namie
Minister vows to counter misinformation over Fukushima water release

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings started to release the treated water on Aug. 24.

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For Katsunobu Sakurai, the former mayor of Minamisoma, the government's plan to discharge treated Fukushima wastewater into the ocean is hardly a recovery. "This is the complete opposite,” he says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/24/japan/society/fukushima-minamisoma-mayor/?utm_content=buffer4ecdc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #society #fukushima #katsunobusakurai #minamisoma #fukushimano1 #radiation #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy #311
Fukushima water plan complete opposite of recovery: former mayor

Discharging treated water from the plant only communicates a drive to sustain nuclear power and profit while dismissing the concerns of locals, he said.

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For Katsunobu Sakurai, the former mayor of Minamisoma, the government's plan to discharge treated Fukushima wastewater into the ocean is hardly a recovery. "This is the complete opposite,” he says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/24/japan/fukushima-minamisoma-mayor/?utm_content=buffer0de99&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #fukushima #katsunobusakurai #minamisoma #fukushimano1 #radiation
Fukushima water plan complete opposite of recovery: former mayor

Discharging treated water from the plant only communicates a drive to sustain nuclear power and profit while dismissing the concerns of locals, he said.

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