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The people of Fukushima face sadness and tough decisions -- but some have found hope, writes Australian nuclear radiologist <b>Dr Peter Karamoskos</b>, who visited the region last month.

Geiger counters, empty playgrounds: dispatch from Fukushima

Sep 03, 2012

If it wasn’t for a metallic taste and strange, powdery sensation on her skin, Sato Sachiko could have almost believed nothing changed in "beautiful Fukushima" after March 11, writes <b>Jane Barraclough</b>, an Australian freelance journalist living in Okinawa.

Japan and the battle to find radiation-free food

Mar 12, 2012

On March 11, Japan will commemorate the first anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster, writes <b>Craig Mark</b>, of Kwansei Gakuin University's School of International Studies.

Japanese politics still unstable, one year after 3/11

Mar 12, 2012

I don't see how any government can justify the use of a technology that can inflict so much chaos if it goes wrong, writes <b>Paul Johannessen</b>, a writer and videographer, in the Japanese town of Kesennuma.

If Fukushima goes to shit again, maybe Jesus is onto something

Feb 16, 2012

Last week two esteemed Japanese entrepreneurs weighed into the debate about the future of nuclear energy. Passionate discussion aside, one thing they agreed on was that another disaster would seal the industry's fate, reports <b>Kazuaki Nagata</b>.

Fukushima sparks ‘unprecedented’ public debate in Japan

Aug 15, 2011

It's been five months since the devastating Japan earthquake and resulting tsunami and most of the clean-up is complete. But is chucking dirt contaminated with nuclear waste just a few feet underground a viable long-term solution?

Where will Japan’s radioactive waste go?

Aug 10, 2011

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