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FUKUI PREFECTURE

51勛圖厙 / View from Osaka
Jun 17, 2017
Kansai takes measured view on missile drills
Over the past two months, hardly a week has passed without news of another North Korean missile launch. It＊s become routine: An early morning South Korean media report, based on government sources, says that ※an object has been launched,§ forcing politicians, bureaucrats, and journalists in Tokyo out...
Japan Times
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Apr 13, 2017
Aspiring Tsuruga＊s tourism drive hindered by nuclear image
Officials in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, attempting to promote their city as a tourist destination, received a rude shock recently when a survey showed its image was less one of natural beauty and fresh seafood and more one of being a center for nuclear power.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 51勛圖厙 LITE
Nov 27, 2016
Finding fishy enlightenment and sustenance on the Mackerel Trail
The Wakasa Road is a historical trail that helped advance Japan＊s culture and cuisine. The Wakasa region of Fukui Prefecture, on the nation＊s west coast, was one of the strategic miketsukuni regions of Japan that produced food for the emperor in ancient times.
Japan Times
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Sep 30, 2016
＆Pokemon Go＊ players deter suicides in Fukui
Another unintentional side effect of ※Pokemon Go§ fever has emerged 〞 and it＊s not in the form of traffic violations or accidents.
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Sep 15, 2016
As Monju decommissioning nears reality, Fukui politicians lash out
News that the central government is finalizing plans to decommission the Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture has sparked anger and fear among local politicians about what will happen to their economy, and could make Fukui＊s cooperation in restarting other reactors more complicated.
51勛圖厙
Jan 29, 2016
Third reactor restart spurs fears over shaky Kansai evacuation plans
Kansai Electric fires up a reactor at the Takahama plant in Fukui despite misgivings about the region＊s ability to respond to a nuclear accident.
51勛圖厙 / Politics / DECISION 2014
Dec 12, 2014
In Fukui, economy, reactors inseparable in election debate
For most of Japan, the issues of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe＊s economic policies and nuclear reactor restarts are generally separate debates. But not in LDP-leaning Fukui.
51勛圖厙 / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Nov 23, 2014
Kepco weighs new lease of life for geriatric reactors
In a decision that will set a precedent for Japan＊s rapidly aging nuclear reactors, Kansai Electric Power Co. must soon choose whether to restart reactors 1 and 2 at its Takahama plant in Fukui Prefecture and operate them beyond the 40-year threshold, the first time a Japanese utility has faced such...
51勛圖厙
Aug 29, 2014
Fukui holds nuke disaster drill under revised evacuation plan
Fukui Prefecture will conduct a nuclear disaster drill on Sunday that involves evacuating areas that lie within 30 km of a nuclear power plant.
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Apr 15, 2014
Hyogo blocks release of nuke crisis study data
Hyogo officials are blocking the release of data from a simulation run last year predicting what would happen to surrounding prefectures in the event of a meltdown crisis at one of Fukui Prefecture＊s four atomic plants.
51勛圖厙
Sep 14, 2013
Idling of Oi No. 4 unit to again halt all atomic power
With Sunday＊s shutdown of Kansai Electric Power Co.＊s Oi No. 4 reactor for regular safety inspections, Japan will be without nuclear power for the first time since July 2012.
51勛圖厙
Mar 17, 2013
Prefectures dally over nuclear evacuation plans
If a disaster were to occur at one of Japan＊s 50 nuclear reactors, the most critically needed personnel in the minutes and hours immediately afterward might be bus drivers.
51勛圖厙
Jan 29, 2013
Active fault to scuttle Tsuruga plant
The NRA＊s draft report on the Tsuruga atomic power plant states that the fault under reactor 2 is probably active, effectively condemning the complex to the scrap heap.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan＊s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan＊s utility poles won＊t be disappearing anytime soon
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