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The Japanese government and the Fukushima nuclear disaster – History repeating itself?
The new government of Kishida may yet find out, as the government of Boris Yeltsin did nearly three decades ago, that you may have plans for dumping radioactive waste into the sea, but it does not mean you will be able to.
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Do we need a new Chornobyl?
Ranked as the worst nuclear disaster to date, Chornobyl is a quarter of a century older than Fukushima. But it still presents challenges that authorities haven’t figured out how to address.
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The Japanese government’s decision to discharge Fukushima contaminated water ignores human rights and international maritime law
Greenpeace Japan strongly condemns the decision of the of Prime Minister Suga’s cabinet to dispose of over 1.23 million tons of radioactive waste water.
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A decade after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Greenpeace renews calls for the Japanese government to shift to a renewable energy future
Greenpeace Japan reiterates its calls for the government to build back better by promoting renewable energy policies instead of coal and nuclear. Japan has the capacity and the technology in place, but lacks the will to do so.
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A decade since the Fukushima disaster
Ten years have been a long journey. Looking back at the archives from the first team deployed to Fukushima on 26 March, 2011, it reminds us that a decade is a long time but also not enough to wash away the pain caused from the accident.
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Nuclear weapons are illegal at last
Nuclear arms are the most destructive, indiscriminate and monstrous weapons ever produced - but today, we can all celebrate a major milestone in the long march towards peace: the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is now part of international law!
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What does safety mean to you?
And despite the variations in conditions, we had shared worries - Will the health systems where we live hold? How do we keep ourselves and our families safe?
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Fading memories of the atomic bombing – Hiroshima 75 years later
Memories of the Hiroshima atomic bombing are fading - we must pass them on to future generations.
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Redefining safety
If you had to choose between a gun and a ventilator to save your life, what would it be?
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Chernobyl still burns
2020 saw the biggest fires recorded in the Chornobyl exclusion zone to date, one of the largest wildlife areas in Europe. The area will take years to recover.