Prefectures of Japan
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Crisis Worsens
Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) has once declared a radiological event at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This is the first time that the nation has declared an event of this scale since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami ravaged Japan and brought destruction to the plant. On Wednesday, the United Nation’s International Atomic Energy […]
Threat of Radiation Still Persists Near Japanese Nuclear Plant
[waitingforcorrection: no audio attached, invalid GUID] After the earthquake and devastating tsunami devastated Japan, the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station created a precarious situation for local residents. Now, while the power station is on track for a cold shutdown, the people who live and work in surrounding areas may still be exposed to radiation. […]
Blog: Last Rites in Hazmat Suits
Overheard from a frequent American visitor to Japan: “People in the States say Japan is so screwed. People in Tokyo say the north of Japan is so screwed. People in the north say Miyagi (where much of the tsunami damage occurred) is so screwed. People in Miyagi say Fukushima (where a lot of the current […]
Blog: Returning Home to Japan
The flight attendants take away our breakfast trays, leaving less than an hour before landing at Tokyo’s Narita airport. I look at the flight map on the screen, and see the airplane icon hover over the northern tip of Honshu, the largest of the Japanese archipelago. The map shows Tokyo in the distance, and Fukushima […]