Originally a financial blog, the blogger has written about only one thing since the triple disaster one year ago. N0ot all the articles are good/reliable, but many have info you will not find in English on many other sites. Plus, the writer remains deeply sceptical of the business-as-usual mindset of the government and nuclear industry.Recent articles:More Municipalities Say … [Read more...] about Japan Disaster Blog
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From Peace Philosophy Center (Okinawa, Fukushima…)
311の一周年の日に：前田新の農民詩「見えない恐怖のなかでぼくらは見た」日英語版紹介 For the...ゲイル・グリーン「ゆがんだ科学：チェルノブイリとフクシマの後の原子力産業」 Gayle Greene...Peace Philosophy Salon with Yuki Tanaka: 「原子力平和利用...田中利幸「私たちは原発の動力源を忘れていないか？」ウラン問題再考 Yuki Tanaka: Uran...大阪市「労使関係に関する職員のアンケート調査」原文『フォーブズ』掲載 ダグ･バンドウ「沖縄は沖縄の人々に返せ」和訳 （ガバン・マコーマック解説） Ja...近藤紘子『バンクーバー新報』インタビュー An Interview with Koko Kondo ...『月刊ふれいざー』２月号 近藤紘子講演報告Inspiring, … [Read more...] about From Peace Philosophy Center (Okinawa, Fukushima…)
Responding to Disaster: Japan’s 3.11 Catastrophe in Historical Perspective
Special Issue of The Asia-Pacific Journal edited by Yau Shuk-ting, KinniaSee the following articles:• Yau Shuk-ting, Kinnia, Introduction• Matthew Penney, Nuclear Nationalism and Fukushima• Susan Napier, The Anime Director, the Fantasy Girl and the Very Real Tsunami• Yau Shuk Ting, Kinnia, Therapy for Depression: Social Meaning of Japanese Melodrama in the … [Read more...] about Responding to Disaster: Japan’s 3.11 Catastrophe in Historical Perspective
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
Our Nationwide Soil Testing Project has begun!
http://www.radiationdefense.jp/en/investigationAs our first work of our Nationwide Soil Testing Project, we tested soil samples from 150 areas in the Tokyo metropolitan area. This project is the first unified investigation on the diffusion of radioactive particles in the metropolitan area including Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Kanagawa, and Ibaraki prefectures, whereas the … [Read more...] about Our Nationwide Soil Testing Project has begun!