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TEPCO
Fukushima’s Next Emergency: Radioactive Water Reaches Pacific Ocean
Radiation from the Fukushima plant is flowing into the ocean at a rate of 300 tons per day.
Fukushima Decontamination and Cleanup Will Cost $50 Billion
The latest figure is nearly five times more than the central government has budgeted.
U.S. Shale Gas Revolution Hits Asia
America seems awash in cheap natural gas. With prospects high for its export to Asia, how will players like Australia react?
What Japan Must Do Now
Japan has made extraordinary progress in recovering from last year’s earthquake and tsunami. But will political bickering stop progress in its tracks?
Japan's 'Artsy' Protest Culture
Anti-nuclear demonstrations following the Fukushima crisis are something new, but not quite an embrace of protest.
The Problem with Amakudari
The problems with TEPCO are another reminder of the shortcomings of the principle of amakudari.
The Great Power-Saving Nation?
Signs of energy conservation can be seen all over Tokyo. Could Japan become a model for low consumption?
Todai Cliques and TEPCO
Elite alumni networks in Japan have significant clout. What could it mean for the current crisis?
Sumo Faces Own Crisis
The latest sumo scandal and TEPCO’s ongoing nuclear crisis have some interesting parallels.
6 to 9 Months For Fukushima
TEPCO, operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant has finally produced a crisis recovery timeline. Some experts are already skeptical.
TEPCO Fumbles…
The media spotlight hasn’t been kind to TEPCO, operator of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant.
...But So Do Its Critics
With the press piling on the troubled Japanese utility, some of the criticism begins to look misplaced.