Masao Yoshida, a nuclear engineer who served as plant chief during the March 11, 2011, catastrophe at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (TEPCO’s) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, died on Tuesday from esophageal cancer. He was 58. “The situation went way beyond any severe accident that I had considered until then, and for an instant I had … Read more
Beginning Aug. 30, the Meteorological Agency will introduce the use of a “special warning” designator for major natural disasters under a revision of the Meteorological Service Law, which incorporates lessons from major disasters that hit Japan in 2011. The agency and local governments should ensure that people understand the designation and are able to take … Read more
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In the minutes before a deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla., earlier this year, sirens wailed, warning of the imminent threat. That advance notice that gave residents extra time to take cover, and may have been the difference between life and death. But early warning technology isn’t restricted to tornadoes. California researchers are developing a similar … Read more
March 11, 2011 will be remembered as one of the darkest days in Japan’s history. The most powerful earthquake to have hit Japan in recorded history produced a devastating tsunami with waves reaching heights of over 130 feet that in turn caused an unprecedented multireactor meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. This triple catastrophe … Read more
By Kentaro Hamada and Antoni Slodkowski TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) – Japan may restart several reactors shut down by the Fukushima nuclear crisis in about a year, a senior regulator said in an interview on Tuesday, a day after new safety rules went into effect designed to avoid a repeat of the disaster. At the … Read more
This program introduces young people in the U.S. and Japan to the challenges that each country has endured due to natural disasters and to how our communities respond to those events. (PRWEB) July 09, 2013 American Councils for International Education and the U.S.-Japan Council today announced the launch of the TOMODACHI U.S.-Japan Youth Exchange Program. … Read more
Bankruptcies in Japan in Jan.-June fall to lowest level in 22 yrs | GlobalPost Follow us: <!– PRIMARY NAVIGATION –> Enlarge The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell 10.9 percent from a year earlier to 5,620 in the first six months of this year, hitting the lowest level in 22 years for a first … Read more
Jiji Press More than two years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, universities are collecting 3-D data of tsunami-ravaged buildings and other structures before they are eventually torn down. The move is aimed at passing the memories of the disaster to future generations. Tohoku University and the University of … Read more
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said Tuesday it plans to ask the country’s nuclear watch group for permission to restart two of its offline nuclear reactors at a different location. All but two of Japan’s 50 nuclear reactors are offline in the wake of the … Read more