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Mystery Steam Over Fukushima Could Be Sign of Another Meltdown
Gizmodo - 2 hours ago
The newest update in the highly disconcerting series of devastating failures that is the Fukushima cleanup effort is troubling to say the least.
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The Independent
Yakuza Gangsters Recruit Homeless Men For Fukushima Nuclear Clean Up
Forbes - 18 hours ago
More than a year after the earthquake, after the crisis at Fukushima went from bad to worse, the Japanese government commandeered the clean-up effort from Tokyo Electric Power Company, the nuclear plant's embattled operator.
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International Business Times UK
Shallow 5.1 magnitude quake hits Japan 80km from Fukushima nuclear plant
NEWS.com.au - 18 hours ago
Located roughly 80 kilometres southwest of the Fukushima nuclear plant, the quake was strong enough to gently rock high-rise buildings in the capital.
From Japan:5.4 magnitude earthquake strikes eastern JapanThe Japan Daily Press
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Fukushima cleanup exploits homeless laborers, investigation...
The Verge - Dec 30, 2013
Reuters is back with more details on the Fukushima labor mess, and this time the focus is on the issues facing homeless laborers being recruited for work.
Three Reasons Why Fukushima Radiation Has Nothing to Do with Starfish ...
Deep-Sea News - 22 hours ago
Some have become concerned that there is a direct influence from Fukushima. Much of this seems unlikely. Deep-Sea News (among many other sources) have presented excellent reviews of data that can help the rational person make sense from some of ...
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Yakuza uses grey hiring practices in Fukushima cleaning, gov't remains silent ...
The Voice of Russia - 8 hours ago
Homeless people in Japan are reportedly recruited for a clean-up at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The potential laborers are dispatched by recruiters to Japan's disaster zone for a bounty of 100 dollars.
Japan to develop research facilities in coastal Fukushima
The Japan News - 5 hours ago
Jiji Press FUKUSHIMA (Jiji Press)—The government will discuss ways to develop research facilities in coastal areas in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled nuclear plant, Kazuyoshi Akaba, state minister of economy, trade and industry said Monday.
Fukushima Radiation – Homeless To Clean Up?
WebProNews - 20 hours ago
A man named Seiji Sasa is on a mission - recruiting homeless people from the Sendai Train Station for labor on the worst job in the world, cleaning up the nuclear waste of Fukushima. According to Sasa - the homeless people in the train station are ...
Japan recruits homeless for Fukushima clean up
Toronto Sun - Dec 30, 2013
Part of the problem in monitoring taxpayer money in Fukushima is the sheer number of companies involved in decontamination, extending from the major contractors at the top to tiny subcontractors many layers below them.
Homeless People Hired to Clean Up Fukushima Aren't Getting Paid
Care2.com - 4 hours ago
Police and media in Japan have discovered that homeless people near Fukushima have been recruited to help clean up the three-year-old nuclear devastation for minimum wages, but haven't seen most of their money.
In Fukushima, abandoned pets are multiplying
The Japan Times - Dec 30, 2013
It isn't only humans that are suffering in the aftermath of the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima. Scores of feral animals are eking out a precarious existence in the surrounding areas, including cats and dogs that were once somebody's pets.
Japanese Homeless Tapped To Clean Up Fukushima Radiation By Yakuza
The Inquisitr - 5 hours ago
Fukushima, Japan. In news that seems better suited for dystopian science fiction, the homeless of Japan are being recruited by the Yakuza crime syndicate to help clean up the nuclear fallout in radiation-stricken Fukushima. This latest news on the ...
Fukushima radiation hits San Francisco
OpEdNews - Dec 29, 2013
Fukushima radiation hits San Francisco. Quicklink submitted by Scott Baker Permalink Related Topic(s): Fukushima; Fukushima Cover-up; Fukushima Meltdown; Health- Radiation Sickness-Poison; Radiation, Add Tags ...
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Japan now hiring the homeless to clean up Fukushima
Death and Taxes - Dec 30, 2013
Japan has been running way behind schedule cleaning up the Fukushima disaster, which is now nearly three years old. Tons of nuclear waste spilled into the Pacific when an earthquake stuck the coast of Japan and a tsunami topped the nuclear reactors.
Minicar driver killed in Fukushima
The Japan Times - Dec 29, 2013
FUKUSHIMA - Amid the end-of-year traffic rush, the driver of a minicar was killed on the Tohoku expressway in Fukushima Prefecture after a truck rammed it from behind, police said Saturday. A total of five vehicles were involved in the accident, which ...
ThinkProgress
Japanese Mafia Rounds Up Homeless Men To Clean Up Radioactive Waste
ThinkProgress - Dec 30, 2013
Clean-up of Fukushima after the 2011 tsunami that damaged a nuclear reactor and set off a debate over the safety of nuclear energy has been arduous at best, prone to delays and lacking in oversight.
Japan's homeless being recruited for Fukushima nuclear cleanup
The Japan Daily Press - 17 hours ago
Japan's homeless are being recruited to do cleanup work for what is now the world's worst nuclear disaster at Fukushima, with local gangsters skimming off the wages intended for them, this according to an in-depth report from Reuters. This is how ...
Japan's homeless used as slave labour to clean up Fukushima nuclear spill
The Voice of Russia - Dec 30, 2013
Homeless people in Japan are being paid less than minimum wage to clean up the Fukushima nuclear disaster, and often end up in debt once their accommodation is docked from wages.
Special Report - Japan's homeless recruited for murky Fukushima clean-up
Reuters UK - Dec 30, 2013
Almost three years ago, a massive earthquake and tsunami levelled villages across Japan's northeast coast and set off multiple meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Today, the most ambitious radiation clean-up ever attempted is running behind ...
The Japan Daily Press
'Fukushima fish ends in garbage': Radioactive fears blight Japan's seafood ...
RT (blog) - Dec 27, 2013
The concerns mainly arise over catches made in the waters close to the Fukushima nuclear power plant. After it was established that the hydraulic system at the Fukushima nuclear power plant was severely irradiated, fears grew that the contamination ...
From Japan:N-evacuees from Fukushima to get more compensationThe Japan News