2021/05/27 |
Anger in Tokyo Over the Summer Olympics Is Just the Latest Example of How Unpopular Hosting the Games Has Become
Tokyo’s predicament is only the latest and most extreme example of the way host cities of international events tend to lose interest by the time they happen.
2021/03/11 |
Japan Marks a Decade Since Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Environmental groups say the crippled nuclear plant’s decommissioning effort is hopeless. Some local people fear it is not safe to return to communities that were beneath the radioactive plume.
2018/12/18 |
OPINION: KMT Fukushima Food Ban Drives a Wedge Between Taiwan & Japan
If the food ban referendum was a strategic maneuver by the KMT, it seems to be working as intended.
2018/12/06 |
Political Debate Goes Nuclear After Referendum Keeps Reactors Running
Taiwan voted to reverse a plan to phase out nuclear power by 2025, but nobody knows what comes next.
2017/02/16 |
Despite What You Read, Radiation Levels at Fukushima Daiichi Aren't ‘Soaring’
No, radiation levels at Fukushima Daiichi are not rising.
2016/12/27 |
The Cost of Cleaning Up Fukushima
Tepco should pay for the decommissioning of its reactors, compensation for the victims, and cleanup of the contaminated areas.
2016/12/23 |
Review the Failure of Japan's Monju Project
The Japanese government should conduct a thorough examination of why the Monju project ended in failure and hold open discussion on whether the nuclear fuel cycle is still a feasible option for the country.
2016/12/05 |
Japan Plans to Stop Asistance For Fukushima’s Voluntary Evacuees
'As of July, some 89,000 Fukushima people continued to live away from their homes.'
2016/10/21 |
Voters Send Anti-Nuclear Message in Japan
Niigata's gubernatorial election result on Sunday shows the public is still wary of restarting idled nuclear power plants.
2016/10/17 |
The Cost of of Pulling the Plug on Nuclear Reactors in Japan
The Japanese government is thinking about ways to protect major electricity suppliers from the massive costs they face to decommission their nuclear reactors. The government needs to reflect on the real meaning of the measures it is contemplating.