Japan trying to serve Fukushima tainted food to foreigners
The 2011 tsunami that rocked the coast of Japan damaged the country’s agricultural industry as much as the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Since then, the Japanese government has been desperately trying to mend public relations about the safety of its food products. The Tokyo Power Electric Company (TEPCO) and the Japanese government claim that they Read More
Redacted government emails reveal Fukushima radiation may cause thyroid cancer rates to spike in U.S.
Censored and redacted government emails reveal that U.S. policymakers were worried that radiation from the Fukushima disaster could cause a spike in thyroid cancer rates among Americans. Despite this revelation, the federal government remains silent on the matter, and the mainstream media continues to downplay the severity of the catastrophe. Since a tsunami laid waste Read More
Fukushima’s tainted waters yield massive mutated wolffish caught by local fisherman
Water tainted by radiation from the Fukushima disaster is sprouting fish that resemble monsters straight out of a science fiction film. That is at least the case with respect to a fisherman who caught a wolffish off the coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The wolffish, also known as the devil fish, are large, Read More
Toxic trash bags from Fukushima plant washed away by flood waters
Typhoon Etau has caused widespread flooding in Japan. While flood waters did not engulf the Fukushima power plant, they did sweep away 82 plastic bags containing radioactive grass and soil from the Daiichi site.(1) The plastic bags had been stored at the Iitate village before the flood waters took a hold of them. Approximately 30 Read More
Japan lifts evacuation orders on irradiated towns in preparation for 2020 Summer Olympics
The Japanese government recently announced they are lifting a four-year evacuation order on a town located 10 miles from the Fukushima disaster site, allowing residents to return full-time if they so desire, according to reports. The evacuation order was issued in 2011 for the town of Naraha, which was among seven municipalities that were forced Read More
Pump malfunction stops energy output at Sendai Plant
Japanese officials restarted the the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant earlier this month, and it’s already running into technical difficulties. Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power stopped the ramp up of power from the reactor due to the malfunction of a pump in the plant’s secondary cooling system. The Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Read More
Volcano near nuclear plant is at “extremely high” risk of eruption, Japanese gov. warns after restarting aging reactors
Japan’s weather agency alerted thousands of citizens in Kagoshima that the Sakurajima volcano was teetering on the brink of eruption. The alarm comes just a few weeks after the Kyushu Electric Power Co. restarted the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, which is a mere 30 miles away from the volcano.(1, 2) Read More
Japan begging for another Fukushima by restarting nuclear reactor near active volcano that’s about to blow
The Japanese government just won’t learn from mistakes at the Fukushima power plant. On August 11, the Kyushu Electric Power Co. restarted the No. 1 reactor at the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant. The reactivation of the reactor coincides with increased activity at the Sakurajima volcano, which is a mere 30 miles away from the reactor. Read More
Protests break out in Japan as government restarts aging nuclear reactors while Fukushima continues to ravage environment
Protesters gathered outside the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant as Kyushu Electric Power Co. activated the No. 1 reactor on August 11. This was the first reactor to be restarted under new regulations since a tsunami laid waste to three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi site in 2011.(1) The Japanese government claimed that the reactor Read More