December 2007
31 December 2007
Aging reactors using up safety-test alloys
Power companies operating nuclear plants beyond designed life spans
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071231a4.html
29 December 2008
EDITORIAL: N. Korea's nuke program
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200712290047.html
24 December 2007
North Korea refuses to scrap nuclear fuel until aid delivered, report says
The International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/24/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear.php
21 December 2007
Nuclear deal - Vienna has reservations
By Praful Bidwai
Transnational Institute
http://www.tni.org/detail_page.phtml?act_id=17738
21 December 2007
Uranium Traces Found on N. Korean Tubes
Discovery Appears to Clash With Pyongyang's Denial of Secret Nuclear Program
By Glenn Kessler
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/20/AR2007122002196_pf.html
20 December 2007
Coalition panel: Expand A-bomb recognition scope
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071220a6.html
19 December 2007
Speedier nuke damage info planned
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071219b4.html
18 December 2007
Health ministry is advised to expand certification for A-bomb survivors
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071218a2.html
15 December 2007
IHI ups first-half losses threefold
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20071215n5.html
14 December 2007
Kepco to revive plan to use MOX fuel
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071214a6.html
(KEPCO responded on its web site saying it is considing whether to restart its pluthermal plan, but that no final decision has been made.)
7 December 2007
Tepco knew in '03 faults threatened Niigata plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071207a1.html
November 2007
30 November 2007
US: NKorea to Submit Draft of Nuke Program
By BURT HERMAN
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/29/AR2007112900194_pf.html
28 November 2007
New A-bomb rules would cover 18,000 more victims
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071128a6.html
26 November 2007
Nuke container rules to be toughened
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071126a8.html
26 November 2007
New hibakusha certification to be proposed
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200711260055.html
16 November 2007
NAGASAKI: 22 sue for hibakusha certification
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200711160101.html
13 November 2007
RESEARCH RECORDS REVEAL OVERSIGHTS
Tepco underestimated nuke plant faults
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071115a2.html
11 November 2007
Onagawa reactor in hasty shutdown
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071111b1.html
11 November 2007
Government to tighten law on radioactive isotopes
The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20071111TDY01304.htm
10 November 2007
Waste disposal problem forces Japan power company to shut down nuclear reactor
International herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/11/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Reactor-Shutdown.php
9 November 2007
Yokosuka base holds joint nuclear leak drill
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071109a4.html
7 November 2007
MHI to supply reactor part to Brazil
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20071108a6.html
6 November 2007
EDITORIAL: Safety assurances not fault-free
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20071106a1.html
6 November 2007
Russia, China to build plant for uranium enrichment
ITAR TASS
http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=12039834&PageNum=0
6 November 2007
US: NKorea Cooperating to Disable Nukes
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Koreas-Nuclear.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
5 November 2007
Japan says may bear some costs for North Korea disablement
The International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/11/06/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-NKorea.php
3 November 2007
Korean nuclear disabling to start Monday
By Miho Yoshikawa
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/03/AR2007110300186_pf.html
2 November 2007
Chubu Electric to cut power prices in April
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20071102n1.html
2 November 2007
Korean hibakusha benefit snub illegal
Survivors abroad must be paid, top court rules
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071102a1.html
1 November 2007
Tepco faces rare red ink after nuke plant's halt
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20071101a1.html
1 November 2007
HIROSHIMA: City estimates A-bomb toll for today
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200711010084.html
October 2007
31 October 2007
'54 letters bear out kids' nuclear fears
By KEIJI HIRANO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071031f1.html
29 October 2007
EDITORIAL: Hamaoka nuclear plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200710290044.html
27 October 2007
Court: N-plant safe from Tokai quake
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200710260361.html
27 October 2007
Hamaoka reactors quake-safe, court rules
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071027a2.html
26 October 2007
Court refuses to suspend operations of Japanese nuclear reactors
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/26/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Nuclear.php
25 October 2007
Criticality drill held at Rokkasho nuclear complex
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071025a7.html
24 October 2007
Top court to uphold A-bomb ruling
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200710240075.html
24 October 2007
270,000 A-bomb casualties forecast
Hiroshima council uses estimate to call for disarmament
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071024a1.html
23 October 2007
July quake death toll revised up to 14
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071023a8.html
21 October 2007
Chen dismisses nuclear program claims as `lie'
Taipei Times
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2007/10/21/2003384084
20 October 2007
Power sales rise to hit record high
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20071020a6.html
20 October 2007
Belarus requests help on first reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20071020a9.html
19 October 2007
Control rod stuck at nuclear plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200710180375.html
18 October 2007
Aid mulled for overseas hibakusha
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071018a8.html
17 October 2007
Phone call derails controversial deal to attract India into nuclear fold
The Times
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article2670051.ece
16 October 2007
BNG set to start shipping radioactive waste again
By WILLIAM HOLLINGWORTH
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071016f1.html
11 October 2007
Six-party talks make progress
By RALPH COSSA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20071011rc.html
11 October 2007
Japan, Russia near deal on nuclear fuel services
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071011a8.html
11 October 2007
A-bomb survivor in North may gain hibakusha status
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071011f5.html
9 October 2007
Kissinger memo confirms nuke deal
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200710090067.html
7 October 2007
Activists to visit North Korea hibakusha
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071007b2.html
7 October 2007
Derailing a deal
BY NOAM CHOMSKY
The Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/opinion/2007/
October/opinion_October24.xml§ion=opinion&col=
5 October 2007
Tough Stance Is Urged On Nuclear Pact With India
By Glenn Kessler
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/04/AR2007100402060.html?hpid=topnews
3 October 2007
Global doctors urge Tokyo to block U.S.-India nuke deal
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071003f4.html
3 October 2007
Tepco customers save reactor's worth of power
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20071003a8.html
1 October 2007
Israeli proposal could complicate India N-deal: Washington Post
Earth Times
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/116668.html
September 2007
30 September 2007
N.K. nuclear talks enter 2-day recess for review of joint statement
The Hankyoreh
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/239453.html
30 September 2007
NK Ready for 'High-Level' Nuclear Disablement
By Yoon Won-sup
The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/10/113_11012.html
28 September 2007
Japan, IAEA plan nuclear-plant quake standard
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200709280093.html
27 September 2007
Hype on nuclear power is misleading
By BRAHMA CHELLANEY
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20070927bc.html
27 September 2007
Hill: Blocking 'key' nuke work enough
BY TSUTOMU ISHIAI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200709260418.html
26 September 2007
Israel Seeks Exemption From Atomic Rules
By GEORGE JAHN
AP
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j_4W7czAS_qwahtut4_GkhQ3iuCQ
26 September 2007
Fusion reactor pact signed
People's Daily
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/6271138.html
25 September 2007
North Korea accuses US of helping Israel develop nuclear weapons
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/25/asia/AS-GEN-NKorea-Israel-Nuclear.php
24 September 2007
EDITORIAL: Quake-resistance report
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200709240039.html
24 September 2007
Energy chief eyes nuke plant
By Macon Ramos Araneta
Manila Standard Today
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=politics4_sept24_2007
22 September 2007
Niigata quake surpassed design of all nuke plants
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070922a4.html
21 September 2007
U.S. activist pushes rejection of nukes
By ERIC PRIDEAUX
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070921a6.html
20 September 2007
OPINION: Indonesia straddles a nuke power tightrope
By AMY CHEW
The New Straits Times
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Columns/20070920074738/Article
19 September 2007
Fire at Japan's quake-hit plant
BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7003975.stm
19 September 2007
Fire breaks out at Japanese nuclear plant, but no leaks of radiation
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/20/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Nuclear-Fire.php
15 September 2007
B'desh seeking IAEA support to set up nuclear power plants
Outlook India
http://www.outlookindia.com/pti_news.asp?id=504072
13 September 2007
English-language Web site gives voice to survivors of atomic bombs
By AKEMI NAKAMURA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070913f1.html
12 September 2007
Nuclear steps undermine global peace
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20070912a1.html
11 September 2007
Kepco restarts leaky Fukui reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070911n4.html
11 September 2007
Abe, Howard boost nuke, climate ties
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070911a8.html
10 September 2007
Australia does nuclear deal with Japan
Herald Sun
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22388822-664,00.html
9 September 2007
Undermining peace
By Jimmy Carter
The Guardian
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/jimmy_carter/2007/09/undermining_peace.html
8 September 2007
IAEA report on nuke plant panned
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070908b1.html
5 September 2007
N-deal will spell doom for NPT: Chomsky
The Economist
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/PoliticsNation/N-deal_will_spell_doom_for_NPT_Chomsky/articleshow/2338296.cms
3 September 2007
Why we oppose the Indo-U.S. military ties
By Noam Chomsky et al
The Hindu
http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/03/stories/2007090355521100.htm
5 September 2007
ATOMIC POWER AT ANY COST? (Part III)
All cost bets off if Big One hits nuke plant
Utilities blind to the ultimate price but also to viable wind, solar power
By ERIC PRIDEAUX
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070905f1.html
5 September 2007
Japan, Australia working on bilateral nuclear energy deal
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070905a3.html
5 September 2007
EDITORIAL: Definition of 'all' in nuclear talks
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070906a1.html
5 September 2007
EDITORIAL: U.S.-N. Korea agreement
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200709050050.html
4 September 2007
Residents want Niigata reactor construction permit nullified
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070904a7.html
4 September 2007
Kyushu Electric applies for MOX fuel inspection
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070904a9.html
4 September 2007
ATOMIC POWER AT ANY COST? (Part II)
Nuclear plants rural Japan's economic fix
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070904f1.html
4 September 2007
IAEA team to visit Thailand
Bangkok Post
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=121363
3 September 2007
TEPCO kept mum on shutdown during emergency
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200709030055.html
2 September 2007
JNFL resumes test
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070902a4.html
2 September 2007
Three nuclear testing facilities in Tokai ordered to shut down
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070902a4.html
1 September 2007
ATOMIC POWER AT ANY COST? (Part I)
GOVERNMENT SAFETY STANDARDS QUESTIONED
Nuclear doubts spread in wake of Niigata
By JUN HONGO and AKEMI NAKAMURA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070901f3.html
August 2007
31 August 2007
Hibakusha-aid qualification criteria deemed too strict
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070831a8.html
31 August 2007
Envoy ignored advice to slam '58 A-bomb remark
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070831a9.html
31 August 2007
Japan opted out of nukes in '69
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070831b1.html
31 August 2007
U.S.-bound cargo nuke checks eyed
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070831b3.html
30 August 2007
Asia: Russia's uranium enrichment center wins international support
BY AKIYOSHI KOMAKI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708300054.html
30 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Power shortages
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708300059.html
30 August 2007
Give us the same deal, Pakistan writes to NSG
By Pranab Dhal Samanta
The Indian Express
http://www.indianexpress.com/story/213469.html
29 August 2007
IAEA to return to Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant for more checks
Channel NewsAsia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/296791/1/.html
28 August 2007
POINT OF VIEW/ Young C.Kim: U.S. nuclear policies for N. Korea ineffective
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708280053.html
27 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Rethinking power-supply strategy
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070827a2.html
25 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Japan-India summit
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708250078.html
25 August 2007
Ministry eyes more money to buy energy
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070825n2.html
24 August 2007
FOR SAKE OF 'EFFICIENCY': Reactors to receive fewer inspections
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070824a2.html
August 2007
Greenpeace urges ASEAN to scrap civilian nuclear power plans
ABS-CBN
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=89619
23 August 2007
Tepco dials down juice to industries
Power crunch spurs first emergency step since '90
By SHINICHI TERADA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070823a1.html
23 August 2007
Japan wants Pakistan to sign NPT: minister
By Iftikhar A. Khan
Dawn
http://www.dawn.com/2007/08/23/top13.htm
22 August 2007
RISK OF ANOTHER QUAKE DEEMED TOO GREAT
Close Niigata nuclear plant for good: scientists
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070822a4.html
22 August 2007
Reactor checks start at quake-hit plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708220071.html
22 August 2007
Coastal waters near N-plants checked for active fault lines
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708220074.html
22 August 2007
TEPCO weathers record demand
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708210467.html
22 August 2007
Nuclear deal fueling opposition to Singh
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20070822a1.html
21 August 2007
Tepco puts off reactor halt to meet demand
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070821n1.html
20 August 2007
Quake check set for Shimane nuke plant
Coastal reactor facility situated near 10 active undersea fault lines
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070820a2.html
20 August 2007
GLOBAL WARMING HIGH ON AGENDA
Abe heads out to visit Indonesia, India, Malaysia
By NATSUMI MIZUMOTO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070820a3.html
20 August 2007
POINT OF VIEW/ Jonathan Schell: Abolishment on nukes only road to be taken
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708200058.html
19 August 2007
IAEA: No significant damage at nuke plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070819a2.html
(The title of this article is completely misleading, while the contents of the article
miss the wood for the trees. (Ed.))
19 August 2007
India wants Abe to back its nuke deal with U.S.
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070819a4.html
18 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Nuclear safety at stake
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070818a1.html
17 August 2007
Abe to discuss timetable for strategic ties
By Sandeep Dikshit
The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/17/stories/2007081756171500.htm
16 August 2007
Tepco's oil use triples after nuke plant shutdown
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070816n3.html
16 August 2007
Japan, India: natural allies
By BRAHMA CHELLANEY
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20070816bc.html
15 August 2007
U.S.-India agreement threatens to fuel nuclear proliferation as well as arms race
By SANDEEP PANDEY
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20070815a1.html
15 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Relief for A-bomb victims
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070815a2.html
15 August 2007
U.S. photographer of A-bomb aftermath dies
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070815a2.html
14 August 2007
EDITORIAL: IAEA team's visit to nuclear plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070814a2.html
14 August 2007
Hiroshima, Nagasaki sobered Japan's A-bomb project head
By HIROKI SUGITA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070814f2.html
13 August 2007
Nuclear Suppliers Drop Opposition to US-India Deal
By J. Sri Raman
t r u t h o u t
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/081307R.shtml
11 August 2007
POINT OF VIEW/ Katsuhiko Ishibashi: Nuclear plants at grave risk of quake damage
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708110090.html
11 August 2007
Quake-hit N-plant may be shut a year: IAEA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070811a2.html
11 August 2007
Never discount quake danger: nuclear council
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070811a7.html
11 August 2007
State appeals radiation recognition
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070811a9.html
11 August 2007
Toshiba may buy Marubeni Kazakhstan uranium stake
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070811n1.html
11 August 2007
Indian NGO against India-US nuclear agreement
One World South Asia
http://southasia.oneworld.net/article/view/152160/1/1893
10 August 2007
Institute to Be Sanctioned for Loss of Uranium
The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2007/08/123_8089.html
10 August 2007
Nagasaki mayor slams nuclear talk, tests
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070810a2.html
10 August 2007
Nagasaki hopes new mayor can fill Ito's shoes
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070810a4.html
10 August 2007
CO2 output projection for 2010 now 5.9% over Kyoto goal
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070810a5.html
9 August 2007
Inside the nuclear plant hit by earthquake
The Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2224640.ece
9 August 2007
IAEA MUM ON CONTENTS
Report on damaged reactor due Friday
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070809a3.html
8 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Radiation disease
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708080066.html
8 August 2007
NKorea says it is willing to move quickly on disarmament even if aid takes time
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/08/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear.php
8 August 2007
Two Koreas to hold summit
By Jack Kim
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/07/AR2007080701619.html
7 August 2007
Nuclear foes tell IAEA to make thorough probe
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20070807a4.html
7 August 2007
IAEA begins assessing quake-hit N-plant
Tokyo at first didn't want Tepco site checked
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070807a1.html
7 August 2007
India briefs Japan on US nuclear deal
Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/
2007/August/subcontinent_August275.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
7 August 2007
A solemn observance in Hiroshima
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708070089.html
7 August 2007
Hiroshima anniversary
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708070061.html
7 August 2007
'HIROSHIMA WAS A HELL'
A-bomb day hears Abe nonnuclear vow
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070807a2.html
7 August 2007
Disarming North Korea
By Dingli Shen
The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
http://www.thebulletin.org/columns/dingli-shen/20070807.html
6 August 2007
A-bomb survivors split on Abe's pledge to review screening of hibakusha status
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708060193.html
6 August 2007
Abe pledges to review rules for A-bomb health support
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070806a1.html
6 August 2007
Hibakusha to seek records disclosure
BY HAJIMU TAKEDA AND SHINICHI SENZAKI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708060073.html
6 August 2007
Hiroshima marks 62nd anniversary of atomic bombing
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708060258.html
6 August 2007
EDITORIAL: Flagging spirit to abolish nukes
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070806a1.html
6 August 2007
Talks on North Korean energy aid for nuclear shutdown begin at border dividing Koreas
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/07/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear.php
5 August 2007
Japanese helping U.S. on nuclear terrorism
A-bomb data to aid medical response
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070805a1.html
5 August 2007
A bad deal with India
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/08/05/opinion/edindia.php
4 August 2007
TEPCO says state of nuclear fuel at stricken plant still not known
BY HIDEYUKI MIURA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708030505.html
4 August 2007
Tokyo seeks quick report from IAEA on quake-hit plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070804a4.html
4 August 2007
Tourists spurn Kashiwazaki
Radiation fears, damaged inns spur mass cancellations
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070804a3.html
3 August 2007
U.S.-Indian Nuclear Agreement: A Bad Deal Gets Worse
Background Memo
Arms Control Association
http://www.armscontrol.org/pressroom/2007/20070803_IndiaUS.asp
3 August 2007
IAEA inspectors will check quake-hit Tepco nuclear plant next week
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070803a6.html
3 August 2007
Plant suspension to lift CO2 emissions
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708030109.html
3 August 2007
Abe yields, will hear out hibakusha
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070803a9.html
2 August 2007
US-India nuke deal risks arms race: Pakistan
Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/subcontinent/
2007/August/subcontinent_August85.xml§ion=subcontinent&col=
1 August 2007
Nuke plant shaking was 6.8 times more intense than TEPCO limit
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200708010089.html
1 August 2007
Fault near nuke plant seen causing March quake
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070801a9.html
1 August 2007
Tepco slashes profit estimate due to quake
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070801a2.html
1 August 2007
Japan says it will move cautiously on nuclear cooperation with India
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/01/asia/AS-GEN-ASEAN-Japan-India.php
July 2007
31 July 2007
Seismic acceleration 2.5 times reactor's specs
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070731a4.html
31 July 2007
OF PLAINTIFFS SAID SUFFERERS
Court repeals hibakusha nonrecognition
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070731a2.html
30 June 2007
U.N. nuclear watchdog team says North Korea cooperated on inspections
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/31/asia/AS-GEN-Koreas-Nuclear-IAEA.php
29 July 2007
Foreign press hit for 'inaccuracies' and quake nuke scare
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070729a2.html
28 July 2007
EDITORIAL
Quake shakes nuclear power industry
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070728a1.html
27 July 2007
EDITORIAL: More damage at reactor
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707270115.html
27 July 2007
Watchdog to review crane capabilities at quake-hit plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707270135.html
27 July 2007
EVACUEES APPLY FOR TEMPORARY HOMES
Tepco plans 24-hour N-plant firefighters
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070727a2.html
26 July 2007
In Indonesia, Japan quake casts shadow over nuclear plant plans
By Donald Greenlees
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/26/asia/nuclear.1-102247.php
26 July 2007
Japan's quake-hit nuke plant says nothing to hide
Channel NewsAsia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/290377/1/.html
26 July 2007
13 radiation leak sources suspected at N-plant
The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070726TDY03002.htm
26 July 2007
N-safety manuals to be revised
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707260112.html
26 July 2007
Towels used to mop up nuke spill
BY HIDEYUKI MIURA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707250500.html
26 July 2007
Crane for reactor damaged by quake
BY HIDEYUKI MIURA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707250496.html
26 July 2007
Crane damage at reactor may delay core checks
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070726a2.html
26 July 2007
Do faults run deeper than Tepco safety vows?
By ERIC PRIDEAUX
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070726a3.html
26 July 2007
Toshiba's Westinghouse to build nuclear power plants in China
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070726a5.html
25 July 2007
After the quake, the fallout
Could Japan's earthquake spur reform?
The Economist
http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=9535176
25 July 2007
Crane that lifts reactor lid damaged
Core can't be checked until repair is made
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070725a1.html
25 July 2007
Water from pipe flooded reactor floor
BY HIDEYUKI MIURA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707250114.html
25 July 2007
India approves technical details of India-US civilian nuclear deal
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/25/asia/AS-GEN-India-US-Nuclear.php
25 July 2007
Japanese power company unsure when quake-hit nuclear plant will resume operations
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/26/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake-Nuclear.php
24 July 2007
EDITORIAL: Fire at nuclear plants
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707240086.html
24 July 2007
New panel to investigate Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant; report could be sent to UN
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/24/asia/AS-GEN-Japan-Quake-Nuclear.php
24 July 2007
Government accepts IAEA inspection, reverses earlier decision
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707240123.html
24 July 2007
Radioactive water flowed via cables
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707240125.html
24 July 2007
Quake cleanup delays reactor core checks
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070724a1.html
24 July 2007
North Korea invited to A-bomb day
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070724a9.html
24 July 2007
Nuke Deal: Breakthrough or Bad Bargain?
By Praful Bidwai
Anti-War.com
http://www.antiwar.com/bidwai/?articleid=11337
23 July 2007
No to nukes
It's tempting to turn to nuclear plants to combat climate change, but alternatives are safer and cheaper.
The Los Angeles Times
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-nuclear23jul23,0,378363.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
23 July 2007
More damage found at TEPCO plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707230130.html
23 July 2007
Nuke plants ill-equipped for fires
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707230131.html
23 July 2007
Government to let IAEA inspect quake-hit nuke plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070723a2.html
23 July 2007
PLANS REQUIRE PUBLIC TRUST
Nuclear power expansion takes direct hit
By JOSEPH COLEMAN
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070723a5.html
23 July 2007
U.S. owes A-bomb apology
By KIROKU HANAI
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20070723kh.html
22 July 2007
Radioactive water spilled at N-plant in '04 quake
The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20070722TDY01005.htm
22 July 2007
Niigata team inspects nuclear power plant
Prefecture looks to verify Tepco's measurements on radiation leaks
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070722a2.html
22 July 2007
EDITORIAL: Progress toward denuclearization
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070722a2.html
21 July 2007
Nuke plant leak laid to procedural lapse
Tepco staff didn't go by the book after quake
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070721a1.html
21 July 2007
Genpatsu-shinsai: the language of disaster that is stalking Japan
Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article2112763.ece
21 July 2007
Workers called inept during nuke plant fire
BY MASATOMO NORIKYO
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707200575.html
20 July 2007
Indonesia may put on hold plans to build first nuclear power plant
By Sujadi Siswo
Channel NewsAsia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/289439/1/.html
20 July 2007
Fire at nuclear plant's transformer likely caused by land subsidence
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707200130.html
20 July 2007
Temblor topped reactor design premise
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070720a1.html
19 July 2007
EDITORIAL: Nuclear plant safety
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707190098.html
19 July 2007
More radioactive materials leaked from plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707190145.html
19 July 2007
Quake-hit atomic plant sits atop a fault line
Radiation leak worse than first reported
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070719a1.html
19 July 2007
UTILITY CHIEF ADMITS SITE IS 'A MESS'
Mayor orders Tepco atomic plant idled
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070719a2.html
19 July 2007
EDITORIAL: Tremors spotlight nuclear plants
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20070719a1.html
18 July 2007
Second quake-linked radiation leak probed
Tepco reports 50 cases of malfunctions
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070718a1.html
18 July 2007
North Korea Nuclear Talks Eye Goals After Shutdown
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/news/news-nuclear.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin
17 July 2007
Second leak at Japanese nuclear reactor
By Shane Mcleod
ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/17/1981012.htm?section=world
17 July 2007
Quake causes radioactive water to leak from nuclear plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707170374.html
17 July 2007
Powerful earthquake slams Niigata
Seven dead and more than 830 injured
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070717a1.html
17 July 2007
EDITORIAL: Shutdown in Yongbyon
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707170171.html
17 July 2007
U.S. Looking Beyond NKorea Nuke Shutdown
By BURT HERMAN
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071600091_pf.html
16 July 2007
UN confirms N Korea nuclear halt: Reactor at Yongbyon
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6900184.stm
12 July 2007
METI backs away from liberalizing electricity trade to include households
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070712a4.html
11 July 2007
Hitachi, GE team up on nuclear reactors
Joint venture to tap global demand for more power, lower emissions
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20070711a1.html
11 July 2007
IAEA chief wishes for N. Korea's return to NPT
By Yoo Cheong-mo
Yonhap News Agency
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2007/07/11/
54/0301000000AEN20070711005800315F.HTML
10 July 2007
China says lifting U.N. sanctions against North Korea would help find a lasting solution to its nuclear dispute
International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/07/10/news/UN-GEN-UN-Koreas-Nuclear.php
5 July 2007
Koike takes defense helm, condemns '45 A-bombings
Security ties with U.S. upheld anew
By REIJI YOSHIDA
Staff writer
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070705a1.html
5 July 2007
Kyuma incident rekindles A-bomb debate
Attacks just bid to end war, keep Soviets at bay, or one huge atrocity?
By REIJI YOSHIDA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070705a2.html
4 July 2007
Kyuma resigns over A-bomb remark
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707040088.html
4 July 2007
Kyuma exits over A-bomb gaffe
Embattled Abe names Koike new defense chief
By HIROKO NAKATA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070704a1.html
4 July 2007
Candidate Tojo seeks resolution against A-bombings
By SETSUKO KAMIYA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070704a4.html
2 July 2007
Myanmar's Nuclear Reactor
Radio Singapore International
http://www.rsi.sg/english/eyeonasia/view/20070702163247/1/.html
2 July 2007
Seoul to Start Shipping Energy Aid to N.Korea
The Chosun Ilbo
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200707/200707020020.html
2 July 2007
Nagasaki opens A-bomb exhibit in Guernica, Spain
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070702a4.html
2 July 2007
ABE WON'T SEEK U.S. APOLOGY FOR A-BOMBS
Ozawa hits Abe over Kyuma remarks
By HIROKO NAKATA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070702a6.html
2 July 2007
Under LDP pressure, Kyuma retracts A-bomb comments
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070702a1.html
1 July 2007
A-bombings 'couldn't be helped': Kyuma
Defense chief says USSR had to be kept from attacking
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20070701a1.html
