December 2009
27 December 2009
S. Korea signs nuclear deal worth potential US$40 bln with UAE
By Byun Duk-kun
Yonhap News
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2009/12/27/12/0301000000AEN20091227002400315F.HTML
24 December 2009
Canada firm inks Tepco nuclear deal
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20091224a2.html
24 December 2009
EDITORIAL: Secret nuclear accord
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912240094.html
24 December 2009
Secret Japan-U.S. nuke deal uncovered
BY SHUNICHI KAWABATA AND NANAE KURASHIGE
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912240069.html
23 December 2009
A-bomb survivors' message on Net
BY ATSUSHI TAKANAMI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912230139.html
23 December 2009
Paper on secret nuke pact kept by Sato family
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091223a2.html
21 December 2009
EDITORIAL: Getting rid of all nukes
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912210106.html
21 December 2009
The Week the IAEA Applied a Nuclear Double Standard
By Gareth Porter
Terra Viva
http://ipsterraviva.net/UN/currentNew.aspx?new=6969
19 December 2009
South Korea hibakusha settle suit
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091219b3.html
7 December 2009
Nuclear program on horizon: Government
By Erwida Maulia
The Jakarta Post
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/12/04/nuclear-program-horizon-government.html
2 December 2009
Law to aid aging A-bomb suit plaintiffs
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912020120.html
2 December 2009
Fund for atomic bomb sufferers gets go-ahead
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091202a2.html
1 December 2009
EDITORIAL: Nuclear terrorism
The Japan Times
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200912010126.html
November 2009
25 November 2009
Third party to probe secret pacts
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091125b2.html
24 November 2009
Japan eager for U.S. to keep nuke deterrence
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091124a1.html
23 November 2009
Document proves nuke pact negotiations
BY NANAE KURASHIGE AND MASAHIRO TSURUOKA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911230086.html
23 November 2009
'I saw' nuke pact minutes: ex-vice minister
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091123a3.html
22 November 2009
DPJ to admit existence of secret nuke pact
Foreign Ministry to reveal details of U.S. deal on nuclear stopovers
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091122a1.html
20 November 2009
Slowly, secret U.S. nuke deals come to light
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091120f3.html
19 November 2009
Smoke rises from Japan's nuke plant, no radiation leak
channelnewsasia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1019227/1/.html
19 November 2009
POINT OF VIEW/ Kenji Sumita: Nuclear regulatory system needs restructuring
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911190136.html
18 November 2009
Trove of A-bomb photos unearthed
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911180126.html
17 November 2009
Hitachi to raise extra \415 billion
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20091117a7.html
11 November 2009
EDITORIAL: Problematic 'pluthermal' era
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20091111a2.html
11 November 2009
President eyes future visit to Hiroshima, Nagasaki
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091111a6.html
7 November 2009
EDITORIAL: 'Pluthermal' program
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911070122.html
7 November 2009
Japan in call to U.S. to retain nukes
BY HIROTSUGU MOCHIZUKI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200911070135.html
6 November 2009
Editorial: Japan must take cautious approach toward use of nuclear fuel
The Mainichi Shimbun
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/perspectives/editorial/news/20091106p2a00m0na003000c.html
5 November 2009
Japan nuke plant starts using controversial fuel
Khaleej Times
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/November/international_
November263.xml§ion=international&col=
5 November 2009
Kansai Electric May Extend Lifespan of Atomic Reactor (Update1)
By Megumi Yamanaka
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=a_ixRhIFE9m0
5 November 2009
Japan raps N. Korea's latest nuclear move
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091105a4.html
October 2009
31 October 2009
A-bomb cities offer Obama invite
But Nagasaki, Hiroshima not likely to see visit
By MALCOLM FOSTER
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091031f2.html
29 October 2009
Hiroshima beckons Obama
By JOHN EINARSEN
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20091029a1.html
27 October 2009
Yokosuka holds U.S. ship-linked radiation drill
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091027a8.html
27 October 2009
A-bomb cities to nuclear states: visit
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091027a9.html
23 October 2009
A-Bomb Victims, NGOs Dissatisfied With Nuclear Panel's Action Plans
Bernama
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=448971
19 October 2009
MOX fuel loaded into Saga reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091019a7.html
19 October 2009
International commission weighs no-first use of nukes
BY ATSUKO TANNAI,AND HIROYUKI MAEGAWA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200910190053.html
19 October 2009
Nonproliferation meeting working on concrete cuts
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091019a3.html
18 October 2009
Straits' slim limits set to let U.S. nukes pass
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091018a2.html
16 October 2009
Reactor takes MOX fuel
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20091016a8.html
14 October 2009
Tokyo Electric May ‘Uprate’ Reactors to Boost Output
By Megumi Yamanaka and Michio Nakayama
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20091015n1.html
14 October 2009
Will Japan Go Nuclear?
By Joe Cirincione
Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/opportunity-to-lead-japan_b_318543.html
9 October 2009
Minor radioactive leak at Japanese nuclear plant
Khaleej Tmes
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/international/2009/October/international_
October584.xml§ion=international&col
7 October 2009
Trader tapped for radiation reagent
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20091007a4.html
5 October 2009
Atomic power safety questions still unanswered
BY KEISUKE KATORI AND AYAKO SUZUKI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200910050059.html
September 2009
29 September 2009
More than half of body radiation scanners defective: survey
The Mainichi Daily News
http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20090929p2a00m0na016000c.html
29 September 2009
Scars linger from nuclear accident
10 years later, couple still fights in court while village grapples with how to move forward
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090929f1.html
22 September 2009
Mixed signals on report led to secret nuke deal
BY MASARU HONDA AND NANAE KURASHIGE
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200909220053.html
19 September 2009
Nuke power gets another look, but concerns persist
By SHINYA AJIMA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090919f2.html
16 September 2009
AREVA signs a contract to supply MOX fuel to Chugoku
Areva Press Release
http://www.areva.com/servlet/cp_japon_16_09_2009-c-PressRelease-cid-1253104975692-en.html
15 September 2009
Japan balks at limits on U.S. nukes
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090915a6.html
14 September 2009
EDITORIAL: Nuclear disarmament
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200909140042.html
13 September 2009
Japan reluctant to accept proposal for US to reduce its N-role
ZeeNews.com
http://www.zeenews.com/news563190.html
12 September 2009
Chubu Electric hires ex-ABN Amro banker to halt price swing losses
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090912n3.html
11 September 2009
A-bomb monument built in Vienna
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090911b2.html
8 September 2009
Plutonium possessed by Japan rises to 31.8 tons
ZeeNews.com
http://www.zeenews.com/news561795.html
8 September 2009
EDITORIAL: Nuclear fuel cycle
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200909080051.html
8 September 2009
Japan Steel boss says China will build more nuclear power plants
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090908a4.html
4 September 2009
Reactor to be 1st to pass 40 years
BY KEISUKE KATORI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200909040011.html
4 September 2009
Plan to shut oldest reactor in '10 put on hold
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090904a6.html
4 September 2009
Australia, Japan in nuclear rift
By DANIEL FLITTON
The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/national/australia-japan-in-nuclear-rift-20090903-f9yw.html
4 September 2009
N. Korea Says It Is in 'Final Stage' of Uranium Enrichment
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090303315_pf.html
August 2009
31 August 2009
Reprocessing plant startup delayed
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908310136.html
25 August 2009
Japan ready for 'no nukes'
By SHINGO FUKUYAMA and HIROMICHI UMEBAYASHI
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20090825a1.html
This article was also signed by Hiroshi Takakusaki (Gensuikyo), Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat) and Hideyuki Ban (CNIC), but for the purposes of publication it was submitted in just two names.
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25 August 2009
Japan's opposition pledges to ban US weapons
By Danielle Demetriou
Telegraph.co.uk
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/6086843/Japans-opposition-
pledges-to-ban-US-weapons.html
21 August 2009
Small amount of radioactivity detected in reactor exhaust
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090821a1.html
19 August 2009
NGO queries parties on nukes
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090819f2.html
19 August 2009
Mayors around Japan rush to join anti-nuclear NGO
BY YUKI EDAMATSU AND YASUFUMI KADO
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908190018.html
16 August 2009
THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF: The pure horror of Hiroshima
By DONALD RICHIE
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20090816dr.html
15 August 2009
Akiba hammers Aso over nuclear stance
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090815a7.html
14 August 2009
Chubu Finds More Damage at Nuclear Plant After Quake
Bloomberg
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601101&sid=ac.aWFYocwPk
14 August 2009
LDP, opposition parties differ on policy over U.S. nuclear umbrella
Japan Today
http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/ldp-opposition-parties-differ-on-policy-over-us-nuclear-umbrella
13 August 2009
Problematic Monju reactor may be restarted in February
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090813a6.html
12 August 2009
Strong quake hits Shizuoka, injuring 112
Magnitude 6.5 temblor halts two reactors, bullet trains
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090812a1.html
12 August 2009
More than 100 hurt, widespread damage in Shizuoka quake
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908120091.html
12 August 2009
Gov't gives up court battles over recognition of A-bomb illnesses
Breitbart.com
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9A15RO80&show_article=1
11 August 2009
EDITORIAL: Japan's dilemma
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908110077.html
10 August 2009
The Pentagon's Nuclear Posture Landmine
By Joe Cirincione, President of Ploughshares Fund
The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-cirincione/the-pentagons-nuclear-pos_b_255517.html
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10 August 2009
Nagasaki seeks world ban on nukes
64 years after A-bomb, mayor says alternative is annihilation Nagasaki
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090810a1.html
8 August 2009
Articles from International Symposium for Peace/ The Road to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
The Asahi Shimbun
The Road to the Abolition of Nuclear Weapon: Path to nuke-free world can't be traveled with talk alone
BY TARO KARASAKI
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080057.html
Obama's vision should embolden NPT
By TSUTOMU ISHIGURI
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080056.html
Mankind and nukes cannot coexist
By KATSUKO KATAOKA
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080055.html
States must curb nuclear materials
By FRANK VON HIPPEL
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080052.html
U.S. military plan puts planet at risk
Keynote Speech by Bruce Gagnon
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080051.html
Younger generation has the power to push for abolition
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080050.html
8 August 2009
Visit to A-bombed cities unlikely
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090808a9.html
8 August 2009
EDITORIAL: Accord with hibakusha
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908080059.html
8 August 2009
Radioactive rays photographed from Nagasaki nuclear 'death ash'
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090808a2.html
7 August 2009
EDITORIAL: 64 years and counting
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908070047.html
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7 August 2009
Hiroshima echoes Obama's call to rid world of nukes
BY YASUFUMI KADO
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908070034.html
7 August 2009
Hiroshima sides with Obama on nukes
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090807a2.html
7 August 2009
U.S. nuclear umbrella crucial: Aso
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090807a3.html
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7 August 2009
Aso inks pact on hibakusha relief
Certifications, fund end six-year legal struggle
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090807a5.html
7 August 2009
Aso signs accord with hibakusha
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908070055.html
6 August 2009
Obama's nonnuclear goal worthy but difficult
The Yomiuri Shimbun
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/editorial/20090806TDY04305.htm
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6 August 2009
Purpose of remembering
By ERIC FREED
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20090806a1.html
6 August 2009
Uncertified hibakusha set to finally get relief
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908060052.html
6 August 2009
Government promises to offer recognition of ailing hibakusha
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090806a8.html
5 August 2009
Blanket solution for A-bomb sufferers in the cards
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908050213.html
4 August 2009
Japan keen to be the go-to guy on nuke power
BY KEISUKE KATORI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908040066.html
4 August 2009
Hiroshima mayor backs Obama stance
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908040084.html
4 August 2009
Court recognizes 10 as ill from A-bombings
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090804a4.html
3 August 2009
Panel proposes inviting Obama to visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908030053.html
2 August 2009
Tamogami's A-bomb speech plan slammed
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090802a2.html
1 August 2009
School trained Iranian from nuke institute
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090801b4.html
1 August 2009
Iranian in nuke studies at university
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200908010057.html
July 2009
30 July 2009
A-bomb tales inspire U.S. youth to spread message
BY HAJIMU TAKEDA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907300089.html
23 July 2009
Secret pact disclosure on agenda
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090725b3.html
23 July 2009
Hiroshima memorial draws record 56 countries
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090723f3.html
20 July 2009
Japan, U.S. to talk 'nuke umbrella'
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907200056.html
19 July 2009
Japan, U.S. set regular talks on deterrence.
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090719a1.html
18 July 2009
EDITORIAL: Come clean on secret agreement.
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090718a2.html
16 July 2009
DPJ wants wraps off 'secret' nuclear pact with U.S.
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090716a3.html
16 July 2009
Hibakusha Issey Miyake: Obama, visit Hiroshima
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090716a6.html
14 July 2009
Admit to Japan-U.S. nuke pact: panel head
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090714f1.html
13 July 2009
EDITORIAL: Secret nuclear deal
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907130048.html
13 July 2009
Original nuke pact stored at ministry
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907130021.html
12 July 2009
English text of secret nuke pact revealed
Kono wants denials to end on U.S. accord
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090712a1.html
11 July 2009
Order given to eradicate secret nuke pact
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907110076.html
10 July 2009
U.S. Navy pilot registered as A-bomb victim
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090710a6.html
8 July 2009
Reactor pressure vessel shipped
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090708a4.html
4 July 2009
Amano voted in as first Asian head of IAEA in sixth round of ballots
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090704a5.html
4 July 2009
Amano elected IAEA chief
BY TORU TAMAKAWA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907040077.html
4 July 2009
Amano signals goal is to fight proliferation
By GEORGE JAHN
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090704a6.html
1 July 2009
EDITORIAL: Secret deal on nukes
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200907010092.html
June 2009
30 June 2009
Ex-bureaucrat details secret U.S. nuke pact
Duty was to tell foreign ministers
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090630a2.html
26 June 2009
Toshiba chief aims to boost capital ratio
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090626a7.html
24 June 2009
US Nuclear Umbrella: Double-Edged Sword for S. Korea
The Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/06/120_47427.html
23 June 2009
Another Kashiwazaki reactor OK'd
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090623a9.html
23 June 2009
A-bomb illness list set to be expanded
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200906230028.html
23 June 2009
EDITORIAL: Criteria for radiation victims
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090623a2.html
23 June 2009
Hibakusha malady list grows by two
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090623a3.html
19 June 2009
Philippines to seek Japan help in fixing nuke plant
By Gilbert Felongco
gulfnews.com
http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Philippines/10324372.html
19 June 2009
Japan to help other countries develop nuclear power
Channel News Asia
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/436945/1/.html
17 June 2009
Japan to export its nuclear expertise
BY KEISUKE KATORI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200906170028.html
17 June 2009
Kansai Electric to boost investment in uranium mines
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090617n2.html
17 June 2009
Antinuke resolution is adopted
By MASAMI ITO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090617a6.html
17 June 2009
Picture book a no-nuke plea
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090617f2.html
14 June 2009
Pyongyang makes plutonium threat
North Korea responds to sanctions with nuke vow
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090614a5.html
14 June 2009
Weapons Move Is 'Retaliation' for Sanctions
By Blaine Harden
The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/13/AR2009061300636_pf.html
13 June 2009
Power industry delays MOX plan by five years
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090613a3.html
10 June 2009
A-bomb disease standards to be eased
The Ashahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200906100018.html
10 June 2009
Government lets A-bomb ruling stand
Loss of appeal leads to 29 being certified
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090610a1.html
5 June 2009
Unready power industry pauses on pluthermal
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090605a7.html
4 June 2009
Avoid A-bomb day election, Nagasaki, Hiroshima mayors tell Aso
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090604a7.html
(Article mentions invitations to President Obama to visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki.)
4 June 2009
Nagasaki photo search becomes a man's life work
By TAKAKI TOMINAGA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090604f2.html
3 June 2009
EDITORIAL: Take action for A-bomb sufferers
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090603a2.html
2 June 2009
2 reactors to be dismantled by FY 2036
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200906020069.html
1 June 2009
Most leaders not told of nuke pact with U.S.
Bureaucrats kept only 'trusted' prime ministers in loop
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090601a1.html
May 2009
30 May 2009
EDITORIAL: A-bomb disease ruling
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905300064.html
29 May 2009
Government loses A-bomb suit
High court rules 29 of 30 plaintiffs are radiation victims, raising pressure to review criteria
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090529a1.html
29 May 2009
Plaintiffs win lawsuit on A-bomb diseases
BY SHINICHI KAWARADA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905290088.html
28 May 2009
MOX fuel arrives at Shikoku Electric Power plant in Ehime
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090528a8.html
28 May 2009
N. Korea threatens retaliation if ships inspected
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090528a1.html
27 May 2009
Lower House condemns North's nuke test
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905270006.html
27 May 2009
Lower House condemns nuke test
Unanimous resolution demands new sanctions
By MASAMI ITO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090527a3.html
27 May 2009
EDITORIAL: Pyongyang's nuke test
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905270053.html
27 May 2009
Japan scrambles for right response
By MASAMI ITO and JUN HONGO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090527a1.html
27 May 2009
MHI opens in Kiev, Johannesburg
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090527a6.html
27 May 2009
Court officially recognizes man as hibakusha
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090527a8.html
26 May 2009
North Korea's nuclear test angers Japan
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905260007.html
26 May 2009
More sanctions seen as ineffective
By JUN HONGO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090526a1.html
26 May 2009
EDITORIAL: Pyongyang rolls the dice again
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090526a1.html
25 May 2009
Japan denounces N. Korea's nuke test
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090525x1.html
25 May 2009
Enrichment without IAEA checks mulled
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090525a6.html
24 May 2009
Second batch of MOX delivered to Saga reactor
Controversial nuclear fuel stirs safety concerns in Kyushu
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090524a1.html
24 May 2009
MOX use opposed by Genkai's leery residents
Nuclear fuel raises concern about future
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090524a4.html
21 May 2009
Hiraoka calls for nuke-free zones
By SEANA K. MAGEE
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090521a9.html
19 May 2009
MOX fuel arrives in Japan
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090519a2.html
19 May 2009
MOX fuel shipment arrives from France
BY YUKI TAKAYAMA AND KEISUKE KATORI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905190032.html
19 May 2009
Peace laureates publish declaration against nuclear arms
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090519a8.html
14 May 2009
Nuclear energy deal not welcomed by all
By ERIC JOHNSTON
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090514a3.html
13 May 2009
Aso, Putin agree on nuclear pact
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905130006.html
13 May 2009
Aso, Putin ink nuclear-power deal
Exchange of fuel for technology advances trade ties, but territorial dispute goes nowhere
By JUN HONGO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090513a4.html
13 May 2009
EDITORIAL: Keep nuclear power safe
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20090513a2.html
12 May 2009
Reactor malfunctions after restart
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905120055.html
12 May 2009
Coolant glitch mars restart of reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090512a9.html
11 May 2009
TEPCO starts up Niigata reactor shut down by quake
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905110066.html
10 May 2009
Restart raising questions
Fire-prone nuke plant's revival appears linked to politics, not safety
By SHINYA AJIMA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090510a7.html
8 May 2009
Niigata reactor headed for restart
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090508a1.html
8 May 2009
EDITORIAL: Nuclear power usage
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200905080073.html
8 May 2009
U.S. urged to increase Japan nuclear talks
Congressional report calls on Obama to lead disarmament
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090508a6.html
7 May 2009
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors back Obama's nuclear-free commitment
By SEANA K. MAGEE
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090507a5.html
6 May 2009
Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors back Obama's nuclear-free commitment
Japan Today
http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hiroshima-nagasaki-mayors-back-
obamas-nuclear-free-commitment
1 May 2009
Don't yield in isles talks, group warns
By JUN HONGO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090501a3.html
April 2009
29 April 2009
EDITORIAL: Nuclear disarmament
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200904300061.html
28 April 2009
Tokyo to host meet on nuclear weapons
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200904280024.html
23 April 2009
N-waste site plan at impasse / Interested municipalities facing local protests; govt needs to step in
By Daichi Nishiguchi
The Daily Yomiuri
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090423TDY04302.htm
21 April 2009
EDITORIAL: Ensure safety of nuclear power
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/ed20090421a2.html
20 April 2009
Kawamura rejects ex-minister's proposal for talk on Japan going nuclear
Breitbart.com
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97LUVH00&show_article=1
20 April 2009
Nakagawa floats sobering option: going nuclear
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090420a3.html
19 April 2009
Toshiba needs 500 yen billion boost
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20090419a1.html
19 April 2009
North 'missile factory' used Japan parts
India took steel, devices from freighter in '99 New Delhi
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090419a1.html
16 April 2009
Kawamura appeals to North on talks
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090416a9.html
15 April 2009
Frequent fires at Niigata nuke plant draw METI chief's ire
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090415a5.html
15 April 2009
Data faked on Hitachi-built atomic plants
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090415a4.html
14 April 2009
Tepco chided on fire at Kashiwazaki plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090414a3.html
14 April 2009
Worker altered data at 2 reactors
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200904140063.html
14 April 2009
Aso signs on to Obama no-nuke bid
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090414a9.html
9 April 2009
Tepco Niigata reactor said safe
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090409n1.html
9 April 2009
TEPCO to restart quake-hit nuke reactor
BY TAKESHI NARABE AND EISUKE SASAKI
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200904090080.html
8 April 2009
RP govt urged to bar nuclear waste transit from France
GMANews.TV
http://www.gmanews.tv/story/156157/RP-govt-urged-to-bar-nuclear-waste-transit-from-France#
4 April 2009
EDITORIAL: Recognize the A-bomb victims
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090404a1.html
1 April 2009
N. Korea has nuke warheads: analyst
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090401a1.html
March 2009
28 March 2009
Hokuriku Electric to restart reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090328n1.html
27 March 2009
EDITORIAL: A-bomb disease ruling
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903270070.html
26 March 2009
Man, 93, officially declared survivor of both bombs
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090326a7.html
26 March 2009
Court: Hiroshima illegally rejected 'rescue hibakusha'
BY TAMIYUKI KIHARA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903260071.html
26 March 2009
Court backs A-bomb victims
Hiroshima's decision not to award health passbooks overturned
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090326a6.html
25 March 2009
Nuke plants ran at disappointing 60% efficiency in 2007
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090325a4.html
21 March 2009
EDITORIAL: Boost reactors' quake resistance
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090321a2.html
21 March 2009
Matsue to OK MOX reactor project
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090321a5.html
20 March 2009
Quake-hit town split over reactor restart
By MEGUMI YAMANAKA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090320n1.html
20 March 2009
EDITORIAL: Ruling on Shika plant
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903200077.html
19 March 2009
Court rules reactor safe in earthquakes
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903190065.html
19 March 2009
High court overturns nuke reactor shutdown
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090319a6.html
19 March 2009
Court orders redress for A-bomb victims
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090319a9.html
18 March 2009
Japan court rejects nuclear reactor closure order
The International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/03/18/asia/AS-Japan-Nuclear.php
18 March 2009
Taiwan takes step to move controversial nuke dump
TheStar Online
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/3/18/worldupdates/2009-03-18T100514Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-385641-1&sec=Worldupdates
16 March 2009
Town eyes hosting nuke waste site
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903160088.html
16 March 2009
Radioactive material missing from work site
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090316a9.html
15 March 2009
Nonproliferation panel urges U.S. to adopt no first use of nuke arms
iStockAnalyst
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/3118472
14 March 2009
A-bomb victims' legal status stands
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090314b6.html
12 March 2009
Dutch POW certified as A-bomb victim
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090312a7.html
7 March 2009
Taiwanese hibakusha gets passbook
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090307b2.html
6 March 2009
Departure Information for MOX Nuclear Fuel Shipment from Europe to Japan
Areva
http://www.areva.com/servlet/vdg_transport_mox_06_03_09-c-AroundUs-cid-
1236158647174-en.html
6 March 2009
Nuke plant blaze burns worker
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090306a7.html
6 March 2009
Lucky Dragon victim's tissue may be in Japan
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090306f4.html
4 March 2009
Japanese nuclear fuel arrives in Cherbourg
France 24
http://www.france24.com/en/20090302-france-japan-nuclear-cherbourg-fuel-proliferation
2 March 2009
Ships sailing into political storm after leaving Barrow
TWO Barrow merchant ships are sailing into a storm of controversy after leaving town with armed police to carry nuclear fuel to Japan.
By Jon Simpson
The Business Gazette
http://www.businessgazette.co.uk/ships_sailing_into_political_storm_after_leaving_barrow_
1_520820?referrerPath=home
1 March 2009
Hiccups causing major delays at nuclear plant
BY EISUKE SASAKI AND HIDENORI TSUBOYA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200903030056.html
1 March 2009
EDITORIAL: Nuclear tragedy in the Pacific
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090301a2.html
February 2009
26 February 2009
Solar cell users to get big lift in savings
BY SATOSHI KUBO, TAKUYA SUMIKAWA AND KAZUHITO SUWA
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200902260086.html
25 February 2009
Utilities to pay premium to solar power providers
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090225a4.html
21 February 2009
Power sales dim most since '72
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090221n4.html
21 February 2009
J-Power seeks investors to replace pesky TCI
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090221n3.html
18 February 2009
U.S. halted sale of nuke equipment to Pakistan
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090218a6.html
18 February 2009
U.S. Might Have to Accept North Korea With Nuclear Weapons, Expert Says
Global Security Newswire
http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/siteservices/print_friendly.php?ID=nw_20090218_3695
17 February 2009
Japan firms played into Khan's nuclear hands
Key devices abetted disgraced proliferator's atomic arms quest
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090217a2.html
17 February 2009
A-bomb dome gets check-up
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200902170070.html
14 February 2009
Emergency nuke centers ordered to bolster radiation protection
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090214b1.html
14 February 2009
U.N. climate chief calls for big CO 2 cuts
By JUN HONGO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090214a4.html
8 February 2009
Tepco gets nod to try Niigata reactor restart
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090208a7.html
8 February 2009
Kawaguchi to nudge U.S. on CTBT
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090208b2.html
5 February 2009
EDITORIAL: Act independently on IRENA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20090205a2.html
4 February 2009
Kashiwazaki signals Tepco can restart quake-halted reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090204a6.html
3 February 2009
EDITORIAL: Monju test reactor
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200902030060.html
3 February 2009
POINT OF VIEW/ Taro Kono: Sign the IRENA treaty on renewable energy
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200902030058.html
2 February 2009
METI looks to improve nuclear waste furnace
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090202a5.html
January 2009
31 January 2009
Use of 'clean' in ad for nuclear power deemed inappropriate
Japan Today
http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/use-of-clean-in-ad-for-
nuclear-power-deemed-inappropriate
26 January 2009
Tepco to seek OK to test run quake-hit reactor
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090124n3.html
22 January 2009
Industrial demand for electricity suffers largest-ever fall
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20090122a4.html
22 January 2009
Sasebo holds nuclear leak drill without U.S.
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090122a9.html
21 January 2009
IAEA starts check of nuclear plant
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090121b1.html
19 January 2009
Japan to help UAE build nuclear plants, train its workers
Business Mirror
http://businessmirror.com.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id
=4768:japan-to-help-uae-build-nuclear-plants-train-its-workers&catid=52:technology
18 January 2009
Japan seeks nuke deal with Russia
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090118a9.html
17 January 2009
Hibakusha home from testimonial voyage
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090117f2.html
17 January 2009
North Korea has plutonium ready for up to five nuclear bombs, reports claim
Pyongyang threatens to destroy new South Korean government as reports emerge of North Korean nuclear bomb capacity
The Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/17/northkorea-south-korea-nuclearweapons
13 January 2009
Step up nonproliferation efforts
By TARO KONO
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20080113a1.html
Also published in Far Eastern Economic Review
http://www.feer.com//international-relations/20098/january58/Japans-Mistake-at-the-NSG
11 January 2009
Learning life lessons in 83 days of death
By STEVE FINBOW
A SLOW DEATH: 83 Days of Radiation Sickness, by the NHK-TV "Tokaimura Criticality Accident" Crew. Vertical, 2008, 141 pp., $19.95
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20090111a1.html
9 January 2009
Monju restart faces yet another delay
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090109b3.html
9 January 2009
Hibakusha to be checked in S. Korea
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20090109b4.html
8 January 2009
Philippines mulls nuclear power
The Straits Times
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_323437.html
4 January 2009
Amano named as nominee to head up IAEA
The Japan Times
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090104a1.html
3 January 2009
Nishimatsu used slush fund to win N-facility orders
The Asahi Shimbun
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200901030047.html
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