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Op-Ed: David Icke talking nonsense — and some sense — on Croatian TV

David Icke has just made another video, of himself talking on Croatian television. For once he had something intelligent to say, but will anybody listen?

In the Media by Alexander Baron - 1 comment

Radioactive cars being sold in Japan

Tokyo - News reports from Japan have revealed that car dealers in the country are selling automobiles that were contaminated by radiation following the Japanese earthquake and tsunami that resulted in a series of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 2 comments

Japan industry minister resigns over 'town of death' comment

Tokyo - Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown continues wreaking havoc on the country's political system, with its new industry minister forced to resign just eight days on the job, after he described the no go zone around the power plant a "town of death."

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 2 comments

Japanese kids speak with officials to share nuclear crises fears

Tokyo - Children from Fukushima Prefecture have met with government officials to voice their concerns about the ongoing nuclear crises that's affecting their region and their worries about the unsafe levels of radiation in places where they live, swim and play.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 1 comment

Cooling of Fukushima nuclear reactor interrupted

Fukushima - A damaged seawater hose had workers at the Fukushima power plant scrambling on Sunday when a shutdown of the cooling system on Reactor No 5 became necessary in order to replace the leaking plastic hose.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Japan insurance claims soar on volunteer cleanup related injuries

Tokyo - Japanese insurance companies, already overwhelmed with thousands of claims of death and property damage, are beginning to see even more claims from workers covered by 'volunteer activities insurance' for injuries sustained in disaster relief operations.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Fukushima’s nuclear meltdown puts forest industry near collapse

Tokyo - High levels of radiation, planned evacuations and no-entry zones as a result of the meltdown at Fukushima’s Daiichi nuclear facility have combined to place the prefecture’s forest industry in danger of collapse.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 2 comments

Germany implements ‘historic’ nuclear energy phaseout by 2022

Berlin - In the wake of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear meltdown, the German government has reversed its energy policy and will gradually wean itself from its nuclear energy program, shutting down its reactors by 2022.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 2 comments

Daiichi radioactive water levels see sharp rise, storm approaches

Tokyo - Conditions at Fukushima’s Daiichi nuclear facility are deteriorating, with a sudden rise in the contaminated water level in tunnels at No.1 reactor, a halt to the cooling system at No.5 reactor, and fear of radiation spreading by an approaching storm.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 1 comment

Japan coast marine radioactive contamination 'worse than thought'

Tokyo - New data shows the melted-down and still-leaking Daiichi nuclear plant near Fukushima is causing radioactive contamination in seaweed 50 times above safe limits, contamination has spread over a large area and is not dispersing as officials have asserted.

In the Media by Lynn Herrmann - 3 comments

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Fukushima pet rescue

United Kennel Club Japan works to rescue pets that were abandoned during last year's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

VIDEO: Radiation fears haunt Fukushima

Almost a year after the shutdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor, residents are still wondering if the area is safe.

Bulk of Fukushima radiation did not pose cancer risk

While several areas near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had radiation above cancer-causing levels following the tsunami that caused a meltdown at the facility, most of the country did not, a new World Health Organization report says.

Japan nuclear evacuees face uncertainty 1 year later

As Japan marks the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, many of the nuclear evacuees in a city near the ruined Fukushima Daiichi plant wonder how long they will have to wait before they can move on with their lives.

A first glimpse inside Fukushima

BBC goes inside Fukushima's nuclear plant