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Fukushima Anniversary SPECIAL: Voices From Japan 2020 – Tokyo Shimbun Reporter Takeshi Yamakawa

NH-455-EnglishCautionSigns-980x602@2x Signs outside the Fukushima Exclusion Zone. In 2019, total of 26 English caution signs were placed in 12 places in exclusion zones to prevent foreigners from trespassing in radioactive areas. YouTubers and the Netflix show “Dark Tourism” have trespassed in high radiation areas and illegally entered shops and homes, prompting the local authorities to post signage in English.
(Photo courtesy of U. G. Kaneko)

March 6, 2020

Nuclear Hotseat Voices from Japan: #Fukushima 9th Anniversary SPECIAL. Interview with Takeshi Yamakawa from the Tokyo Shimbun #Nuclear Power Reporting Team; first-hand impressions of the Exclusion Zone from Voices from Japan investigative reporter Yuji Kaneko; and commentary by co-producer Beverly Findlay-Kaneko. Produced and hosted by Libbe HaLevy.

March 11, 2020 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2020 | Fukushima anniversary, Libbe Halevy, Nuclear Hotseat Podcast | 1 Comment

Radioactive 2020 Olympics Torch Run – WTFutaba? Beverly Findlay-Kaneko

February 5, 2020

Radioactive 2020 Olympics Torch Relay will run through Futaba, town next to Fukushima Daiichi, near former location of PR sign, “Nuclear Power: Energy for a Bright Future.” (pictured above) Runners and tourists will NOT be wearing decontamination garb, unless they’re smart – and if they’re really smart, they won’t be there..

This Week’s Featured Interview:

Radioactive 2020 Olympics UPDATE: Beverly Findlay-Kaneko again joins us with on-the-ground information about the Olympics torch relay, including blog post interviews with former residents of Futaba, the town that hosted the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility, translated from the Japanese exclusively for Nuclear Hotseat.

http://nuclearhotseat.com/2020/02/05/radioactive-2020-olympics-torch-run-wtfutaba-beverly-findlay-kaneko/?fbclid=IwAR0sanV0xfZS1dcclbbSEoacP69H4iNTozz93ghjADgFzq7_xxRS_cItKAk

February 6, 2020 Posted by dunrenard | Fukushima 2020 | 2020 Olympics, Futaba, Libbe Halevy, Nuclear Hotseat Podcast, Olympics Torch Relay | Leave a comment

Fukushima Journey, Pt. 2: Olympics Propaganda, Thyroid Cancers, Japanese Govt. Lies – 4 days in Fukushima Prefecture w/Beverly Findlay-Kaneko

November 28, 2019

This Week’s Featured Interview:

Fukushima Journey: The “Disappearing” Nuclear Disaster – 4 days on-the-ground in Fukushima Prefecture with Beverly Findlay-Kaneko continues. She lived in Yokohama, Japan for 20 years until March 2011 after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake. She worked at Yokohama National University and The Japan Times. Beverly has a Master’s degree in East Asian Studies from Stanford University, and speaks Japanese fluently.
Since returning from Japan, Beverly and her husband, Yuji Kaneko, have been active in raising awareness about nuclear issues, including the nuclear accident at Fukushima. Their main activities have included organizing speaking tours, giving presentations, networking in activist and nuclear-impacted communities in the U.S. and Japan, and co-producing the annual Nuclear Hotseat podcast “Voices from Japan” special on Fukushima.

This is the second half of the “Fukushima Journey” Nuclear Hotseat interview, based on more than three hours of source material. Pt. 1 appeared in episode #439 from November 19, 2019.

December 2, 2019 Posted by dunrenard | fukushima 2019 | Fukushima Prefecture, Libbe Halevy, Lies & Cover-up, Nuclear Hotseat Podcast, Olympics propaganda, Thyroid Cancers | 1 Comment

Nuclear Fox Revealed! France’s Hervé Courtois of Nuclear-News, Rainbow Warriors – NH #391

Screen-Shot-2018-12-19-at-12.58.42-PM.jpg Nuclear Fox Hervé Courtois & Nuclear Hotseat’s Libbe HaLevy @ the Window Rock of Window Rock AZ

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This Week’s Featured Interview:

Nuclear Fox – Hervé Courtois of France, aka D’un Renard, or “The Fox” – has been a steadfast provider of reliable nuclear news, especially from Fukushima, since the first months after the disaster began in 2011. After many years of trying, at the International Uranium Film Festival, Libbe HaLevy succeeded in cornering him for an interview on why he became so involved with providing nuclear news, and what keeps him going. Here are his links:
- Nuclear News
- The Rainbow Warriors on Facebook
- Blog – Fukushima 311 Watchdogs

Numnutz of the Week (for Outstanding Nuclear Boneheadedness):

Nuclear disaster? Radiation? Contamination of Japanese food? Fukushima sake in Manhattan? I’ll drink to that! (… or NOT…)

Activist Links:

Public Comment needed on Department of Energy’s proposal to abandon high-level radioactive wastes in situ – meaning right where it is now, on site at reactors and on already contaminated lands.
- Suggested wording for comments from Beyond Nuclear, CLICK HERE.
- DOE’s proposal, CLICK HERE.
LA Times article on Marco Kaltofen: “Hidden Danger: Radioactive Dust is Found in Communities Around Nuclear Weapons”
For the dust testing protocols after the Woolsey Fire, CLICK HERE.
Key facts to remember:
- Protect yourself from the dust and dirt with a mask and clothing that can be easily washed or even thrown away.
- Do NOT simply send in to Fairewinds; you MUST get approval and registration with them or your sample will be disposed of without being opened.
- The results will take at least 5 months, if not longer, to show up. This is because of the intensity of the testing program and the number of steps that must be taken. BE PATIENT. When you get the data, it will be solid and scientific.