The Walt Disney Co said its theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, will remain closed.
Disney blames the lack of a stable electricity supply and transportation issues. Also, liquefaction destroyed one of their parking lots.
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TEPCO apologizes for causing “trouble”
TEPCO Executive Vice President Norio Tsuzumi, apologized to peole who have been evacuated because of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster: ”We are sorry to have caused you too much trouble.”
There are rumors that the elusive CEO of TEPCO, has taken responsibility for the nuclear disaster.
Printer Ink Shortage
Japan’s disasters just keep hitting everywhere, now printer ink.
Manufactures of printer ink have asked Japanese publishing companies to cut back on printing production because of ink shortage.
Last year there were concerns of ink/toner shortages, now it looks like Japan’s disaster has made that situation worse.
Ink/toner recyclers will probably benefit from this new shortage.
Sony has to shut down more plants, better get your Playstation gear while you can
Sony has announced that it will close 5 more plants, due to a lack of parts. That brings the number of Sony plants affected by the 9.0 quake/tsunami to 14.
Sony officials say they might be forced to move production away from Japan.
“If the shortage of parts and materials supplied to these plants continues, we will consider necessary measures, including a temporary shift of production overseas.”
Japanese Fire Fighters Forced to work at failed nuclear plant
Japanese Industry Minister Banri Kaieda apologized over reports that he threatened to ‘‘punish’’ firefighters if they did not work at the quake-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
The apology came after Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara protested to Prime Minister Naoto Kan over the ‘‘forcing’’ of Tokyo Fire Department to engage in an hours-long water-spraying mission, saying they were threatened with ‘‘punishment’’ if they refused.
Pacific Ocean contaminated with Radiation
TEPCO officials say they have tested water from the ocean, where water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant runs off, and it tested positive for radiation.
Iodine 131 was 126.7 times higher than the legal level, cesium 134 was 24.8 higher, and cesium 137 was 16.5 times higher. Cobalt 58 was below the legal limit.
This was the first time the Tokyo Electric Power Company tested the ocean water. They say they will conduct more tests, over a wider area.
Contaminated Tap Water in 10 Japanese Prefectures
Ten prefectures have radioactive tap water, according to the Japanese government.
Fukushima, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata and Yamanashi prefectures.
Tap water in Tochigi and Gunma revealed radioactive iodine and cesium.
Radioactive iodine alone was found in Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Niigata and Yamanashi prefectures.
It must be noted that several different government agencies are involved with testing for radiation levels. People have been told the radiation levels exceed safety levels, but officials think that at this point there is not health threat.
Japan expands food ban, 3 more Prefectures hit with contamination
Over the weekend food products from Fukushima Prefecture were banned due to radiation contamination. Now 3 more prefectures have been added to the food ban.
Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma prefectures have now been told their food products are contaminated was well. Earlier Ibaraki Prefecture had spinach test positive for contamination, but wasn’t told to stop shipments.
Once again the government is confusing people by saying the radiation levels in the food had exceeded established safety levels, but was not harmful if eaten.
Set back at Fukushima Daiichi, Smoke from two Reactors, Workers evacuated
Workers were evacuated from the Fukushimah Daiichi nuclear plant after smoke started pouring from reactors 2 & 3. Planned water spraying had to be stopped.
White smoke/steam coming from reactor 2, from a crack in the roof, it is probably from the spent fuel pool.
Reactor 3 more serious; black/gray smoke coming from whats left of the reactor (reactor 3 exploded last week).
There is speculation that the smoke might be related to the recently increasing radiation levels.
Who is the Boss of TEPCO, and where is he during this nuclear crisis?
Masataka Shimizu, chief executive of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), hasn’t been seen in a week.
He’s in charge of the company dealing with one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters, Fukushima Daiichi. Many Japanese want to know where he is.
Even the BP (British Petroluem) CEO held press conferences during the Gulf of Mexico oil spill disaster last year.