Click to read, with links on Fukushima, Okinawa, Homelessness, N. Korea and more...All these stories are from our links at the bottom of the main page. We will shortly resume publishing our own summaries.JAPAN DISASTER BLOG Pt 1-Japanese Expert Says Fukushima II (not I) Nuke Plant's Containment Vessel Has Been Damaged by the Quake-Fuku-I Nuke Plant Blowout Panel Mystery: Were … [Read more...] about January 10, 2012: New on TokyoProgressive
Environment/環境
Japan Times surprises with decent Fukushima coverage
The Japan Times has always been a mixed bag: They have had decent coverage of a number of domestic issues, going back to the days of the Zai-Nichi anti fingerprinting movement and Mad Cow disease. On the the other hand, they have had several regular columnists (Brad Glosserman and Ralph Cossa) with connections to CSIS, a CIA affiliated organization that pushes … [Read more...] about Japan Times surprises with decent Fukushima coverage
Tsukuba city recruits kids for decontamination work, then hides the photo
This story is from http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/09/radiation-in-japan-tsukuba-citys-idea.htmlShorts, short-sleeve T-shirts, no masks, sneakers, with small kids. (In other words, all the things you should never do.)As "decontamination" is set to become a new bubble for Fukushima Prefecture if not for entire Japan, the national government strongly encourage citizen … [Read more...] about Tsukuba city recruits kids for decontamination work, then hides the photo
US Military Defoliants on Okinawa: Agent Orange
Jon MitchellIntroductionOn August 19th, 2011, Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement in response to recent media coverage about the US military’s use and storage of defoliants (including Agent Orange) on Okinawa during the Vietnam War. MOFA announced that, although it had requested the US Department of Defense to investigate these allegations, Washington had … [Read more...] about US Military Defoliants on Okinawa: Agent Orange
Understanding the Ongoing Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima: A “Two-Headed Dragon” Descends into the Earth’s Biosphere
The author assesses the Fukushima nuclear disaster in light of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hanford, Chernobyl, Three Mile Island and the nexus between nuclear weapons and nuclear power.This summer, I participated in the seventeenth “Pilgrimage for Peace,” traveling to Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a group that included seventeen American students led by Professor Peter Kuznick of … [Read more...] about Understanding the Ongoing Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima: A “Two-Headed Dragon” Descends into the Earth’s Biosphere