A city in Fukushima Prefecture has started highlighting dog owners who leave their pets’ droppings behind by drawing a yellow circle around the feces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/society/fukushima-city-tackles-dog-fouling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #dogs #pets #koriyama #fukushima
A city in Fukushima Prefecture has started highlighting dog owners who leave their pets’ droppings behind by drawing a yellow circle around the feces. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/19/japan/society/fukushima-city-tackles-dog-fouling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #dogs #pets #koriyama #fukushima
15 years after #Fukushima, #Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest #nuclear plant
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/japan-nuclear-plant-restart-kashiwazaki-kariwa-fukushima
> A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about #tsunamis, #earthquakes and evacuation plans remain
15 years after #Fukushima, #Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest #nuclear plant
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/19/japan-nuclear-plant-restart-kashiwazaki-kariwa-fukushima
> A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about #tsunamis, #earthquakes and evacuation plans remain
TEPCO has submitted a new business reconstruction program to the government, featuring plans to seek partners for its operations related to data centers and decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/11/companies/tepco-business-reconstruction-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fukushima #niigata #tepco #nuclearenergy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #fukushimano1
Meanwhile in Japan
"Japan’s nuclear watchdog halts plant’s reactor safety screening over falsified data"
https://apnews.com/article/japan-hamaoka-nuclear-fabrication-data-893d7cf94e790ffb51cb1cf85254d658
Everything about the safety of nuclear energy the companies tell you is a scam.
Meanwhile in Japan
"Japan’s nuclear watchdog halts plant’s reactor safety screening over falsified data"
https://apnews.com/article/japan-hamaoka-nuclear-fabrication-data-893d7cf94e790ffb51cb1cf85254d658
Everything about the safety of nuclear energy the companies tell you is a scam.
An evacuation order after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake uprooted Hiromichi Sato from his hometown of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture. He is now looking to revitalize the town through forestry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/society/fukushima-forestry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #namie #forests #311 #radiation #fukushimano1
A Japanese startup has tested a delivery service using a drone that flew over a railroad track in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/fukushima-drone-delivery/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #drones #delivery
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company's disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/takaichi-fukushima-nuclear-plant-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311
A medical device startup in Fukushima Prefecture is spearheading efforts to reduce stress for animals undergoing experiments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/fukushima-startup-animal-welfare/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #startups #animals #pets
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako plan to visit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures next year, 15 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/imperial-couple-northeast-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #imperialfamily #iwate #miyagi #fukushima #earthquakes #kumamoto
Japan has made its first shipment of scallops to China in two years after Beijing relaxed its restrictions on Japanese fishery products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/scallop-exports-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #china #chinajapanrelations #hokkaido #fukushima #311 #aomori #fish #tepco
A Fukushima town eased entry restrictions Tuesday in some areas within the so-called difficult-to-return zone, which was heavily contaminated due to the 2011 nuclear accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/fukushima-futaba-restrictions-ease/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #tepco #311 #earthquakes
In Madagascar, many are unable to receive proper medical care due to a lack of equipment and know-how. A Fukushima firm is hoping to improve the situation by training people how to maintain medical devices. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/society/fukushima-madagascar-medical-equipment-maintenance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #madagascarjapanrelations #madagascar #medicine #hospitals #fukushima #aid
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings began the fifth round of the fiscal 2025 release of treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture into the ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/30/japan/fukushima-water-discharge-fifth/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #tepco #nuclearenergy #earthquakes
The public and private sectors of Fukushima are banding together to preserve and pass on the prefecture's iconic Tsuruga Castle to future generations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/13/japan/fukushima-tsuruga-castle-preservation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #tsurugacastle #tourism
Former lawmaker Yoshitami Kameoka pleaded not guilty Friday over his alleged distribution of cash to voters just before the official campaign period for the October 2024 House of Representatives election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/03/japan/politics/lawmaker-kameoka-cash-distribution/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #yoshitamikameoka #corruption #lowerhouse #japanesecourts #fukushima
