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May 08, 2013
FUKUSHIMA—Two parking lots in the city of Fukushima were declared off-limits to the public on May 7 after high concentrations of radioactive cesium were detected in the...
December 31, 2012
Seventy-six percent of residents from candidate areas to store soil contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Fukushima disaster would reluctantly accept interim storage...
December 05, 2012
Japanese researchers said they have developed a fabric that can efficiently absorb radioactive cesium, a potential weapon in the battle to clean up areas contaminated by the...
September 13, 2012
The science ministry, citing 60 sites around Japan, said it found no radioactive strontium contamination caused by the Fukushima nuclear crisis last year.
August 22, 2012
Plutonium contamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster remains localized and has not spread since the last survey on the problem in September 2011, the science ministry...
June 14, 2012
Koichi Oyama noticed something strange when he was measuring radiation levels in Minami-Soma, Fukushima Prefecture. In many places where the readings jumped, the municipal...
May 22, 2012
Incinerating the radioactive sludge that has piled up at sewage facilities across eastern Japan and burying it after mixing it with cement could increase the risk of cesium...
May 04, 2012
A serious shortage of soil and subsequent price increases are delaying efforts to rebuild the disaster-hit Tohoku region and prolonging the misery of survivors who are...
April 05, 2012
OTSU, Shiga Prefecture--As a former president of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Akimi Serizawa was moved to take action when he saw the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1...
March 14, 2012
The spread of serious soil contamination from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was eight times less than that from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, according to the ...
December 29, 2011
Environment Minister Goshi Hosono has proposed building an interim storage facility for soil contaminated with radioactivity near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant....
December 26, 2011
High concentrations of potassium fertilizers in soil tend to reduce the absorption of radioactive cesium in rice plants, according to a study that will be used in discussions...
October 29, 2011
A Kyoto startup has developed a soil additive that it says can revive farmland devastated by salty tsunami water in about four weeks.
October 27, 2011
IITATE, Fukushima Prefecture--Government researchers on Oct. 26 tested an experimental technique to decontaminate farmland soil by roasting it at 800 degrees at a waste...
October 08, 2011
Only two of 59 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture have decided where to build temporary storage areas for soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
October 07, 2011
High levels of soil contamination caused by radioactive cesium have been detected in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, but only sporadically, according to the science...
September 29, 2011
KORIYAMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The government will ask Tokyo and seven prefectures to host interim storage facilities for waste contaminated with radiation from the crippled...
September 21, 2011
Here's a tasty dish to add to the already wide repertoire for sanma (saury), a seasonal fish whose rich flavor is an autumn favorite.
September 17, 2011
Farm ministry research has dashed hopes that sunflower seeds planted in areas around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant would help clean up radioactive contamination.
September 16, 2011
Architect Hiroshi Naito believes the devastation wrought by the Great East Japan Earthquake poses a fundamental question for his profession.