“The Japan-U.S. alliance could collapse, completely contrary to [the recent trend of] being strengthened.”-Nagashima Akihisa, Democratic Party of Japan House of Representatives
The Daily Yomiuri is reporting that from the beginning, U.S. offers of help with the nuke crisis at Fukushima Daiichi, were given the cold shoulder by Japan’s government.
On 12 March, the U.S. ambassador […] Continue Reading…
‘‘Neither the government nor we would be able to say it is okay to operate (the reactors) unless it is confirmed that they would be able to handle (accidents) in light of the latest findings.’’-Mizoguchi Zembee, Governor of Shimane Prefecture
Chugoku Electric Power Company (CEPCo) runs the Shimane nuclear power plant, and, apparently they have […] Continue Reading…
”The radiation leak has not stopped completely and our concern is that the amount of leakage could eventually reach that of Chernobyl or exceed it.”-Official statement from Tokyo Electric Power Company
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says most of the radioactive material spewed from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is coming from Reactor 2. Reactor […] Continue Reading…
Kyodo News says Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was on fire.
Tokyo Electric Power Company said the fire occurred in a huge battery storage box near a water outlet of Reactor 4. The fire was spotted by a worker, and put out. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
An aftershock in the low 5 range hit yet another part of eastern Japan, tonight (Tuesday morning Japan time). Several rail lines have been shut down for possible damage.
Tohoku, Tokai shinkansen lines, and, Joetsu, Nagano shinkansen lines halted after quakes.
Kyodo News reporting that a 6.3 aftershock has hit Chiba Prefecture. Narita airport has been shut down to check for cracks in the runways.
The epicenter is off the coast of Chiba Prefecture, which is just east of Tokyo, basically the east central coast of Japan, south of where the March 11 quake happened.
Less than […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Disneyland is set to open on April 15. Even thought it is more than 200 miles from the epicenter of the 11 March 2011, 9.0 earthquake, Tokyo Disneyland suffered damage from liquefaction.
They hope to open Tokyo DisneySea by April 28. One of the conditions to opening, is a steady and reliable source of […] Continue Reading…
Initial reports say a 5.5 quake hit Nagano Prefecture.
Also, the Japanese Meteorological Agency warned that more aftershocks of 7.0 or greater could hit Japan. Keiji Doi, earthquake prediction division chief, said the chance of aftershocks of 7.0 could continue for at least a year.
So far, more than 400 aftershocks of magnitude 5.0 or larger […] Continue Reading…
The Japanese government just raised the level of the disaster at Fukushima Daiichi to 7. That is the same level as Chernobyl.
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency made the decision to raise it to the worst condition, under the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, because of the extremely high levels of radiation that […] Continue Reading…
Tokyo Electric Power Company has received about $24 billion USD in loans from several major banks.
TEPCo officials say they need to money to continue working to deal with the crisis at Fukushima Daiichi. This is proof that corporations are not prepared for disasters.