As Yoon Suk Yeol seeks closer ties with Tokyo, many South Koreans are protesting its discharge of nuclear-plant water into the sea. ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing wastewater
The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant is releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean, prompting China to ban seafood from Japan. ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific
Shortly after China's announcement, TEPCO President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said his company would compensate Japanese business owners for damages suffered by seafood bans over the wastewater release. Some ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are being shared over radioactive water release
Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Begins Releasing Treated Radioactive Water at Fukushima
The nuclear plant failed 12 years ago in an earthquake and tsunami, and officials say they have run out of space to store water used to cool the ruined reactors. ( read original story ...)
The Fukushima nuclear plant is ready to release radioactive wastewater into sea later Thursday
The release will begin more than 12 years after the meltdowns of three reactors at the plant that was heavily damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. Radioactive water — both seeping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is set to release treated radioactive water into ocean. Is it safe? Here’s what we know
Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a contentious step more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami set off a ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets mixed as investors assess private business activity reports from Australia and Japan
Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall, reversing gains markets around the region made across the board on Monday. This comes as investors assess private business activity surveys from Australia and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan factory activity improved in August, and services PMI rises to 3-month high
The au Jibun Bank Japan Manufacturing PMI edged up to 49.7 in August 2023 from a final 49.6 in July, above market estimates of 49.5, flash data showed ... ( read original story ...)
His pastrami sandwich is a new star of the Tokyo food scene
Smoky flavor has always tasted like home for Jeremy Freeman. Growing up in New York City, smoked salmon was of course a staple, alongside his daily whitefish salad on a bialy from Russ & Daughters. ( read original story ...)
‘The Birds Knew:’ Shock as Couple Film Moment Earthquake Hits While in Pool
"The birds knew before it hit. So crazy," commented one user, but evidence linking unusual animal behavior before earthquake activity is weak. ( read original story ...)
Can Shrinking Be Good for Japan? A Marxist Best Seller Makes the Case.
Mr. Saito laughed. “I’m definitely bourgeois,” he said. Ben Dooley reports on Japan’s business and economy, with a special interest in social issues and the intersections between business and politics ... ( read original story ...)
Asia markets poised for fall ahead of private business activity reports from Australia and Japan
Asia-Pacific markets are set to fall, reversing gains markets around the region made across the board on Monday. This comes as investors assess private business activity surveys from Australia and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to start releasing Fukushima’s treated radioactive water
Japan will begin releasing 1.34 million tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday. What caused this: The plant was struck by a 14-meter tsunami that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan will begin releasing radioactive water into the sea. What does that mean?
weather conditions permitting,” said Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as reported by multiple online news sources. The contaminated water has been collecting in tanks in the Fukushima nuclear plant ever since an earthquake in 2011 caused water ... ( read original story ...)
A pastrami sandwich is a new star of Tokyo’s hip food scene
The Freemans opened Freeman Shokudo, located in Hitagaya — a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo’s otherwise bustling Shibuya business district — in 2021. It has flourished in the city’s competitive ... ( read original story ...)