The cover has been completed to prevent radioactive material from leaking to outside of the unit 1 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Unit 1 reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had been destroyed by a hydrogen explosion.

But this time, the cover has been completed to prevent radioactive material from leaking to the outside.





Status of installation work has been featured in the video below.



With the completion of construction, the amount of leakage of radioactive material is said to be reduced 99%.

The latest image of the reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The trickiest person in the political world.

The Prime Minister's remarks keep straying , saying that "I will resign the prime minister" and "No, I didn't say that I would resign", etc. , and a political situation of Japan is badly confused.

It is a situation strange as former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama calls the present Prime Minister Naoto Kan "Impostor" over those remarks.

A certain executive of the Democratic Party to which the internal trouble continued described as follows.

1. The most foolish person in the political world is Mr. Hatoyama.

2. The worst person in the political world is Mr. Ozawa.

3. The trickiest person in the political world is Mr. Kan.

Naoto Kan thinks only about his own attempt to save his own neck.

Confirmation of steam situation at a reactor building of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

In the reactor building of the first machine of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, it is thought that phenomenon "Meltdown" occurred.

The investigation by the robot was executed in this building yesterday.

Steam goes up from the floor and the space of piping.

And, it has been understood that doses of radiation of an extremely high value of 4000 millisieverts hour were measured in the vicinity.

The radioactive substance hundreds of times the density of the standard value in the sea.

To understand the influence of the accident of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology investigated the soil in bottom of the sea within the wide range from Miyagi Prefecture to Chiba Prefecture.

As a result, this ministry announced that there was a point where the radioactive substance hundreds of times the density of the standard value had been detected.

IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) inspected the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The image when the investigation committee of IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) under the visit to Japan inspected the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was open to the public.

The instruction of the construction of "Central Shinkansen"

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/05/27/078/index.html

The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport decided the plan of central Shinkansen based on regulations of Article 7 clause 1 of the nationwide Shinkansen railway maintenance method on May 26, and directed JR Tokai construction on the 27th.

JR Tokai commented, "We make an effort aiming at the achievement at the early stage".

The name of the construction line is "Center Shinkansen".

The construction section is between Tokyo and Osaka City.

The running method is a superconducting maglev type (Maghreb type linear motor car), and the highest design speed is 505km per hour.

The estimated amount of the cost of construction including the vehicle manufacturing cost was described as 9.03 trillion yen.

JR Tokai announced the comment entitled "The instruction of the construction of central Shinkansen was received" on the 27th.

Seawater mis-flowed in the furnace of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.

There was a trouble in the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture that had just been stopped driving on the 14th.

It is thought that a large amount of seawater of 400 tons mis-flowed in the nuclear reactor and the condenser at the cooling work of the nuclear fuel.

The worker in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant became bad health, and he died in the hospital.

An employee of the cooperation enterprise of Tokyo Electric Power Company that transported machine parts became unconscious in the first nuclear plant in Fukushima of Tokyo Electric Power Company around 6:50AM, May 14th.

Afterwards, he died at 9:33AM though he was carried to the hospital in the Fukushima Prefecture Iwaki city.

It is the first time that the worker died in recovery efforts of this nuclear power plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company is confirming the cause of his death etc.

TEPCO announced that water that contained a high density radioactive substance flowed out to the sea.

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that water that contained a high density radioactive substance flowed out to the sea in the vicinity of the intake of the third machine of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The robot "BROKK" made in Sweden will work in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The Fukushima nuclear plant accident measures integration headquarters (general manager : Prime Minister Naoto Kan) decided the policy of turning on robot "BROKK" made in Sweden to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

It has results used for the decommissioning work in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

The removal action etc. of toles and pebbles are scheduled to be begun in the nuclear reactor building within several weeks.

According to the "BROKK" company, the robot of this type has 200 use results or more all over the world

White smoke from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

White smoke seems to have gone up from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant according to the live camera of JNN since about 1:00AM, May 8th of Japan standard time.

http://yfrog.com/hszk9fej

The workers entered the reactor building of the first machine of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to set up the purifier.

The workers entered the reactor building of the first machine of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to set up the purifier on May 5.

It is the first time that the workers entered the building since March 12th when the hydrogen detonation occurred.

To purify the air polluted by the radioactive substance in the building, the workers set up the hose of the purifier.

Because the numerical value of doses of radiation is very high, the workers should shoulder the air gas cylinder putting on protective wear.

Only ten-minute worker can be on the site.

Ministry of Defense disclosed the image of the measurement work in the sky over the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Ministry of Defense opened the work scenery to measure the temperature and doses of radiation in the sky over the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima by the helicopter of the Self Defense Forces to the public for the first time.

The website concerning business situation of hotel and inn in Tohoku and Ibaraki.

http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2011/05/01/001/index.html

The website "Ganbare-hotel.jp" that offers the business situation of the hotel and the inn in Tohoku 6 prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture was established on April 28.

It links with the site of each hotel and the inn, and the reservation can be done.

The publishing number is 452 on the 28th.

In addition, "Restoration situation of transportation" and "Event information", etc. are published.

http://www.ganbare-hotel.jp/

　[Explanation of state]
　"休館中"　It is closed.
　"営業中"　It does business.
　"部分営業中"　It partially does business.

Tokyo Electric Power Company disclosed the image in the spent fuel pool of the fourth machine.

Appearance of the spent fuel pool of the fourth machine in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant(2011.4.28)



Image in the reactor building of the first machine(2011.4.26)



Tokyo Electric Power Company disclosed the image in the fuel pool of the fourth machine.

The camera was put in the water of 88℃ for six seconds, taking a picture was done, and the appearance etc. of the spent fuel rod was understood.

Pouring water with the mobile concrete pump is continued in the fourth machine now.

However, because the water level of the fuel pool doesn't reach assumption, the damage is feared.

The water temperature meter is damaged though the state with a high water temperature continues, and a real-time temperature cannot be understood.

Moreover, the PackBot was turned on in the nuclear reactor building of the first machine, and the damaged part of the reactor containment vessel was investigated.

The nationwide telephone public opinion poll by Kyodo News Service

The opinion "Prime Minister Naoto Kan can't demonstrate the lead at all" in the East Japan great earthquake and the first nuclear accident in Fukushima was 76.0% according to the nationwide telephone public opinion poll that Kyodo News Service had executed at 29 and 30 both days.

It has increased by 12.3 points from 63.7% of an investigation the last executed in the end of last month.

The opinion "The government correspondence to the nuclear accident is not evaluated" rises to 70.6%, increase of 12.4% last time.

"The approach on the stricken area support is not evaluated" was 52.3%.

"Prime Minister Naoto Kan should retire at once" becomes 23.6%, and it has increased greatly from the last 13.8%.

TEPCO announced the work schedule for the accident settling of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced the work schedule for the accident settling of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

It aims to hold off the leakage of the radioactive substance that continues after the accident occurs 6-9 month later, and to enable the release of the shelter district.

TEPCO expressed three months of the process until settling based on this in the future, "Step 1".

Moreover, 3-6 month afterwards was expressed , "Step 2".

The maximum target of "Step 1" is a stable cooling of the nuclear reactor.

It aims to fill the nuclear reactors of the 1st and the 3rd machines with water, to make cooling water circulate, and to recover an original cooling function.

In "Step 2", the leakage of the radioactive substance in the atmosphere is finally enclosed.

It is examined to cover the reactor building with the seat.

It will be necessary to examine restoration and the revival plan after victims come home in the future.

Tokyo Electric Power Company will show the prospect for settling the accident of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima by the end of a day or two.

Edano Chief Cabinet Secretary described reporters in Fukushima City, saying that "It is planned that Tokyo Electric Power Company will show the prospect for settling the accident of the first nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima by the end of a day or two".

To show outlook for the future for settling the nuclear accident immediately, Kan Prime Minister had been directing Tokyo Electric Power Company over this accident.

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(April 11th 19:00).

One month has passed from the occurrence of the East Japan great earthquake today.

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(April 11th 19:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 8,017
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 3,825
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 1,226
　etc.

　It goes up to 13,130 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 6,387
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 3,236
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 4,091
　etc.

　It goes up to 13,718 people in total.

■It goes up to 26,848 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are 4,819 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete or Partial destruction ･･･ 59,787
　Partial damage ･･･ 152,076

Momentary image for giant tsunami of 15m in height to overcome the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

A momentary image for a huge tsunami to overcome the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima was open to the public for the first time due to the East Japan great earthquake.

The height of the tsunami reached 15 meters.

The Self Defense Forces and the U.S. military jointly execute the second concentrated search on April 10.

On April 9, the Self Defense Forces announced that the second large-scale concentrated search will be executed in each prefecture, Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima on April 10 due to the East Japan great earthquake.

The number of mobilizations of searches is about 22,000 people, it is executed from 8:00AM to the sunset, and about as many as 110 person U.S. army participates.

Radioactivity measures special force "CBIRF" of United States Marine Corps.

Radioactivity measures special force "CBIRF" of United States Marine Corps which had come to Japan last week opened training to the public to reporters.

925 new members including a lot of Miyagi natives joined the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force announced that 925 new members in total joined the Maritime Self-Defense Force education corps in the whole country on April 8, and opened the appearance of the enlistment ceremony to the public in the photograph.

In the entire Maritime Self-Defense Force, 641 men and 284 women joined an educational corps in the whole country including the Yokosuka education corps.

In the enlistment ceremony, it is assumed that all members swore to serve, "I do not look back on danger, and serve to the completion of the obligation".

A lot of natives in Miyagi Prefecture etc. that have received damage extensive due to the East Japan great earthquake are included in the new member announced this time.

The Maritime Self-Defense Force introduced the comment of the female self-defense force official "I wanted to be useful for an embarrassed person in the future by the disaster relief operation etc. as the sanitary person of the warship" in the press release.

As for a new member who joined the army this month, it is scheduled to be assigned to each force after the education and training lasting for several months corresponding to the enlistment course after this summer.

The tsunami of the East Japan great earthquake run up to 37.9 meters in height in Iwate Prefecture Miyako City.

It turned out for the tsunami of the East Japan great earthquake to run up to 37.9 meters in height in Iwate Prefecture Miyako City by the site investigation of Earthquake Research Institute of the University of Tokyo on April 3.

It is the maximum record in the tsunami investigation of the current East Japan great earthquake.

At "Meiji-Sanriku Earthquake" (1896), the tsunami of 38.2 meters was observed in Iwate Prefecture Ofunato City.

The height of the tsunami that turned out this time is the one following it.

Remains of two workers who were missing after the East Japan great earthquake on March 11 had been found.

Tokyo Electric Power Company clarified that remains of two workers who were missing after the East Japan great earthquake on March 11 had been found at the turbine building underground of the fourth machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima on April 3.

Two people are 21 years old and 24-year-old man according to the announcement of Tokyo Electric Power Company at the press conference on the same day.

They were working on the site when the earthquake occurred.

There were signs of two or more injuries and massive bleedings on the body of two people, and one remains were floating in ditchwater in the underground.

According to the announcement, remains had been discovered on March 30.

The number of children who became orphan due to the East Japan great earthquake is about at least 60.

According to the announcement of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the number of children who became orphan due to the East Japan great earthquake is about at least 60.

The number of less than 18-year-old child who lost parents due to this earthquake is 50 people in Iwate Prefecture and 16 people in Miyagi Prefecture as of April 1.

An accurate number of people cannot be gripped due to the manpower shortage etc. though Child Guidance Center in the stricken area is advancing the earthquake orphan's grasp by visiting the refuge.

An orphan number has the possibility of increasing further in the future.

On the other hand, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology started the examination that made elementary and junior high schools of all dormitory system for the earthquake orphan in Iwate Prefecture.

They are to confirm an orphan number, to decide a concrete number of schools, and to make the construction project.

The direct runoff to the sea of heavily polluted water of the second machine was confirmed.

A person related to the government clarified that the direct runoff to the sea of heavily polluted water of the second machine had been confirmed concerning the accident of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima on April 2.

The cause is thought to be a concrete crack of the storing equipment that is called "Pit" between the second machine and the quay.

The government reports to Prime Minister Naoto Kan who is inspecting the stricken area, and speeds up the examination of the countermeasure.

The preparation for an experimental scatter of cohesiveness plastic.

Tokyo Electric Power Company started the preparation for an experimental scatter of cohesiveness plastic on March 31.

The purpose is to prevent a dust radioactive substance that dropped on the premises from diffusing in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima where a large amount of radioactive substances are discharged.

The effect of suppressing scattering of the dust of the radioactivity and the extension to outside the site and the sea, etc. is expected though the resin doesn't have the ability to cover the radiation.

Is it true that plutonium in Fukushima doesn't influence health?

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry showed the opinion with "It was shown that there was constant damage in the fuel, and was situation that had to be worried very much" for plutonium's having been detected in the site in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima on the 29th.

The security academy pointed out that there was a possibility that the fuel had already been damaged from March 21st to 22nd when Tokyo Electric Power Company had gathered the soil.

On the other hand, it is assumed that it doesn't influence health because the density detected this time is the same level as the level observed domestically along with a past nuclear weapons testing in foreign countries.

Plutonium was detected from the soil of the power plant due to the accident of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Plutonium was detected from the soil of the power plant due to the accident of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Analysis of the presence of plutonium in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

On March 27, Tokyo Electric Power Company clarified that they gathered the soil in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima and requested the analysis of the presence of plutonium from external organizations.

Plutonium is very toxic and the danger of carcinogenesis rises when a person inhales it.

The analysis result is expected to be obtained by the end of several days.

According to the announcement of Tokyo Electric Power Company, it is at two organizations (Japan Atomic Energy Agency and the Japan analysis center) that they requested the analysis.

They gathered the soil in five places in the site of the first nuclear power plant on the 21st and 22nd, and the analysis is said to be started on the 23rd.

Air in the site will be analyzed in the future.

The neutron is absorbed, the uranium is changed into plutonium in the nuclear reactor, and plutonium is contained in the spent nuclear fuel.

In the third machine, the plutonium-thermal power generation with plutonium uranium mixed oxide (MOX) fuel was executed.

Reading of environmental radioactivity level（English,Chinese and Korean version）

• Reading of environmental radioactivity level by prefecture, Time series data（Graph）（English version）
• Reading of environmental radioactivity level　（English version）
• 环境辐射水平调查结果（Reading of environmental radioactivity level, Chinese）　
• 환경 방사능 수준 조사 결과（Reading of environmental radioactivity level, Korean）

          by Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 23th 23:00).

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 23th 23:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 5,714
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 2,939
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 812
　etc.

　It goes up to 9,523 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 6,196
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 4,920
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 4,974
　etc.

　It goes up to 18,324 people in total.

■It goes up to 27,847 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are 2,755 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete or Partial destruction ･･･ 23,414
　Partial damage ･･･ 105,109

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 21th 23:00).

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 21th 23:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 5,364
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 2,650
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 735
　etc.

　It goes up to 8,805 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 3,265
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 4,376
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 5,018
　etc.

　It goes up to 12,664 people in total.

■It goes up to 21,469 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are 2,628 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete or Partial destruction ･･･ 19,598
　Partial damage ･･･ 101,679

Why did the Fukushima nuclear accident occur?

Aso prime minister of the Liberal-Democratic Party summed up "the nuclear power plant safety measures budget" based on warning of IAEA in 2008.
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/news/110316/dst11031622470108-n1.htm

However, after the change of power to the Democratic Party, Edano present Chief Cabinet Secretary abolished the budget in 2010.
http://www.cao.go.jp/sasshin/shiwake3/details/2010-10-29.html

In addition, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kaieda of Democratic Party Cabinet had approved the extension use of the Fukushima nuclear power plant for ten years in February 2011.
http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201102/2011020700679

Thus, the nuclear accident in Fukushima is an act of the Democratic Party political power that has been compelling the use of dangerous wastes.

The tsunami that overcame the Fukushima nuclear power plant is estimated to be 14m that greatly exceeds assumption in height.

Tokyo Electric Power Company clarified estimating on March 21 the height of the tsunami that overcame the 1st and 2nd nuclear power plant in Fukushima due to the East Japan great earthquake was at least 14 meters.

This is height that greatly exceeds prior assumption.

Tokyo Electric Power Company was assuming the height of the tsunami of the maximum scale to be 5.4-5･7 meter at the 1st, 5.1-5･2 meter at the 2nd nuclear power plant based on the indicator of the academic society of engineering works in around 2002.

The Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Kaieda insulted heroes of the Tokyo Fire Department hyper rescue team that was working desperately.

Trade and Industry Minister Kaieda of the Democratic Party made remarks on pressure with "I would dispose of human affairs to you if you didn't work promptly" to the executive of the Tokyo Fire Department hyper rescue team concerning work of draining water off with the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Governor of Tokyo Shintaro Ishihara, who is also the high command of Tokyo Fire Department, met Prime Minister Naoto Kan in Prime Minister's Office on the afternoon of the 21st, and protested strongly for the above-mentioned.

According to Mr. Ishihara, the Prime Minister said "I apologize. I am really sorry."

We must never forgive Kaieda of the Democratic Party who insulted heroes of the Tokyo Fire Department hyper rescue team that was working desperately.

Gray smoke at the evening of the 21st from the third machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency had a press conference of going up of gray smoke at the evening of the 21st from the third machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

They explained that the change was not especially seen in doses of radiation around the nuclear reactor.

Moreover, it was described that the cause was uncertain though it seemed that the third machine did not leak electricity because it was not energized.

Smoke keeps rising though the amount has decreased as of 5:15PM.

[Heroes] Commanders of the hyper rescue team of Tokyo Fire Department that undertook draining water off in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima had an interview.

Work of draining water off by Tokyo Fire Department was done in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima on March 19th.

Commanders of a hyper rescue team that undertook draining water before dawn of the 19th off had an interview, and they talked about the appearance of the site.

■Yukio Takayama General Commander who did hose extension work:

(Q. What was serious?)
"There was fear to fight with the enemy who was not visible this time. I paid close attention to the point of making members act at exposure time as short as possible. I think that we were able to accomplish the duty because there was the companions' backups."

■Yasuo Sato Director of Fire Defense Division who commanded on site:

"I E-mailed to my wife , saying that 'I mobilize to the Fukushima nuclear power plant'. Then, one line 'You must become the saviour in Japan' returned from her by mail. "


■Toyohiko Tomioka General Commander who decided line of action on site:

"All members had very high morale, and did hard. "

The image of work of draining water off to the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

On March 19th, Ministry of Defense disclosed the image of work of draining water off to the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima that the Self Defense Forces executed on March 18th.

The Ground Self-Defense Force set up the bath for the victim in Iwate Prefecture Kamaishi City.

The Ground Self-Defense Force set up the bath for the victim in Iwate Prefecture Kamaishi City on March 19.

The victim tasted happiness to take a bath , saying that "It is highest feelings".

The Self Defense Forces seventh division that had been sent from Hokkaido established it in the vicinity of the city antidisaster headquarter in the central portion of Kamaishi City.

Mr.Kubo (63) who took a bath immediately said in a relieved expression "It is highest feelings. We wish to express our gratitude for taking a bath though the house and the car were lost."

The Self Defense Forces are scheduled to confer with Kamaishi City, and to continue the bathing support.

The city plans the use of a lot of people operating the bus from the refuge to the bathing place.

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 18th 23:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 18th 23:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 4,030
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 2,223
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 602
　etc.

　It goes up to 6,911 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 2,252
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 4,182
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 4,253
　etc.

　It goes up to 10,692 people in total.

■It goes up to 17,603 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are 2,611 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete or Partial destruction ･･･ 18,430
　Partial damage ･･･ 79,865

Rescue robots cannot take an active part because the preparation for reception of the municipality is not in order.

A state-of-the-art rescue robots cannot take an active part because the preparation for reception of the municipality is not in order and they are made to still stand by.

The place of activity is not given by the confusion of the site and the factor such as the incompleteness of the preparation for reception as for "Disaster prevention monitor robot" of Nuclear Safety Technology Center that I introduced yesterday, and the state of the standby still continues.

On the other hand, the member of "International Rescue System Institute(IRS)" started the activity for the victim rescue based on Tohoku University in Sendai City on the 12th the next day of the earthquake occurrence.

■Snake type robot that looks for survivor buried in toles and pebbles "Active scope camera"



■Independent running robot that can freely move about stricken area in bad road "Quince"



However, there was no corresponding room because an administrative side was busy with situation awareness of the stricken area.

"Disaster prevention monitor robot" (Monirobo) was sent to the accident survey in the first nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company in Fukushima.

"Disaster prevention monitor robot" (Monirobo) was sent to the accident survey in the first nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company in Fukushima.

This robot is good at the information gathering by remote control in a dangerous place that the person cannot approach.

It was developed by the Nuclear Safety Technology Center, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology lent it to Tokyo Electric Power Company.

The mobilization to the disaster scene is the first time though there are results that the examination use is done by the nuclear power disaster drill.

http://getnews.jp/archives/105041

Radioactive substance monitoring post MAP concerning East Japan great earthquake

The following map displays the link of sites where doses of radiation of Japanese various places are measured.

Radioactive substance monitoring post MAP concerning East Japan great earthquake

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 17th 22:00).

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 17th 22:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 3,158
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 1,905
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 574
　etc.

　It goes up to 5,692 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 2,157
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 3,507
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 3,853
　etc.

　It goes up to 9,522 people in total.

■It goes up to 15,214 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are about 2,400 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete or Partial destruction ･･･ 17,844
　Partial damage ･･･ 75,297

An electronic surveillance plane of Russia came flying to the Sea of Japan.

According to the announcement of Ministry of Defense on the 17th, an electronic surveillance plane of Russia came flying to the Sea of Japan side from Hokkaido to Chugoku region.

Therefore, the fighters of the Air Self-Defense Force scrambled it.

The aircraft was "IL20" that might came flying to collect the electronic information.

It flew the sky over the Japanese neighboring waters for about three hours.

White smoke from the second machine of Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced on the 17th that white smoke would have gone out of the hole that opened on the side of the reactor building of the second machine in Fukushima nuclear power plant.

It is thought that steam from the spent nuclear fuel pool leaked.

The temperature of the water in the pool seems to rise, too.

The safety agency assumes, "We will secure the external source, and want to do the cooling work on the 18th".

The first nuclear power plant in Fukushima seen from the helicopter.

Webcam chat at Ustream

[Video Clip] The Self Defense Forces drained water off from the ground for cooling to the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

The Self Defense Forces drained water off from the ground for cooling to the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima, where the discharge of a large amount of radioactive substance is feared due to damage by the East Japan great earthquake.

11 person of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department executes desperate work of draining water off in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

11 people such as members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department riot police arrived at the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima struck by a East Japan huge earthquake on the afternoon of the 17th.

The executive of this agency said, "We agree that there is a risk" in the expression of bitterness.

"I received the report that ten riot police members and one supervisor person faced the first nuclear power plant at 2:57PM. "

The executive of this agency Guard Division began to speak reporters as above at 3:00PM.

Ten people who control the water cannon car for the third machine are 25-41 years old below the assistant police inspector.

The majority are married people.

They proceeded to the locale with the danger of the exposure according to an urgent call.

They confirmed an elaborate work procedure with Tokyo Electric Power Company etc. in the second nuclear power plant in Fukushima, and mobilized hurriedly.

Another executive revealed it , saying that "The member's tension might reach the peak by the acting without rehearsal".

And, he muttered, "It is a suicide squad" while chewing the lip well.

The National Police Agency thinks that the possibility that members are exposed to radiation is high.

However, the executive of this agency described, "We ensure member's decontamination".

This executive talked as a prayer, "We want them to carry out this severe duty firmly".

U.S. Navy Helicopters Deliver Aid to Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi

The U.S. Navy in Okinawa can't mobilize because there is no request from Japanese Government for U.S. Forces.

Yoichi Masuzoe, representative of "New Renaissance Party" ,is describing as follows repeatedly on his twitter.

"The U.S. Navy in Okinawa is doing the mobilization preparation for the patient transportation.

Nevertheless, they can't mobilize because there is no request from Japanese Government for U.S. Forces Japan.

We want to accept the patient in a cold stricken area in warm Okinawa.

Japanese government should move promptly."

[Video Clip] The helicopter(CH-47) of SDF began draining water off for the third machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

The helicopter(CH-47) of Self Defense Forces began draining water off for the third machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

After helicopter(UH-60) of the Self Defense Forces had confirmed doses of radiation in the sky, helicopter(CH-47) began draining water off for the third machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima on March 17th 9:48AM.

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 16th 20:00).

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 16th 20:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 2,207
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 1,482
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 511
　etc.

　It goes up to 4,255 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 2,362
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 2,507
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 3,318
　etc.

　It goes up to 8,194 people in total.

■It goes up to 12,449 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are about 2,300 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete destruction ･･･ 3,561
　Partial destruction ･･･ 8,427
　Partial damage ･･･ about 64,000

A man in Shimane Prefecture who works for a local electric power company headed for Fukushima away by 1,000 kilometers.

The criticism has gathered in the response of Tokyo Electric Power Company like the delay of the dissemination etc. due to the accident of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

However, the employees and the partners of this company that undertake work with the sense of mission to avert the worst on the other hand exists.

Man (59) in Shimane Prefecture that worked for a local electric power company applied and headed for Fukushima away by 1,000 kilometers.

According to his daughter (27), The man has been engaged in driving the nuclear power plant for about 40 years, and planned to retire in this September.

After the accident had occurred, he responded to the assistance dispatch of about 20 people that the company had recruited.

He thought "the future of the nuclear power plant changes by our correspondence today. I want to take the sense of mission."

He told the family to have applied to the assistance dispatch on March 13.

When she heard the decision of the usually taciturn father, she almost cried at the same time as proud of father.

The man left home on the morning of the 15th when the preparation for reception of Tokyo Electric Power Company was in order.

A special seeing off was not done because the daughter didn't want to exaggerate, and father went to work as usual.

The daughter speaks, "I did not want father to go first. But,no matter what happens, there will be no regret as my father decided it."

And she prays for his coming home safely.

Man's wife (58) spoke as follows.

"He has driven the nuclear power plant for a long time since 18 years old. I think that he is proud of his work."

She put off the husband's departure, and told, "Work hard to give safety to local people and our country".

TEPCO supplies the electric power from the outside to the first nuclear plant in Fukushima today, to start the ECCS that cools the nuclear reactor.

Tokyo Electric Power Company supplies the electric power from the outside to the first nuclear plant in Fukushima by setting up a new power line on March 16, and starts the restoration of emergency core cooling system (ECCS) that cools the nuclear reactor.

The crisis of core meltdown etc. of the 1-3 machines in the state of exposing the fuel rod will be evaded if succeeding.

In this nuclear power plant, the emergency diesel generator that operated ECCS etc. was damaged by the influence of the tsunami etc. besides blacking out due to the earthquake.

It had a rough going because the ability of the pump was small though Tokyo Electric Power Company kept injecting the seawater to the furnace with a pump that used the power source car for extinguishing fires in the system of 70 people such as employees.

The operation of ECCS such as the high-pressure reactor core spray and containment cooling spraying to cool the reactor core effectively by securing the external source of the high pressure becomes possible, and "Cool temperate stop" state can be led.

The secretary-general of IAEA requested prompt transmission of information to Japanese Government

The secretary-general of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had a press conference on Vienna at headquarters on March 15.

He requested prompt transmission of information to Japanese Government in relation to the accident of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

This secretary-general declared dissatisfaction to Japanese Government , saying that "The report of Japanese Government is slower than the news organization though we want to acquire the in-depth information as soon as possible".

In addition, he described, "Because information is limited, the analysis of the situation is greatly late", and requested strengthening the report situation to Japanese Government.

400 millisieverts per hour was observed on the 4th machine.

Doses of radiation rise abnormally on March 15, and recovery efforts are extremely difficult situations in the first nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima (Fukushima Prefecture Okuma-cho and Futaba town) where damage was received due to a East Japan great earthquake.

Because man cannot enter within the enclosure of the fourth machine to which the explosion occurs, Tokyo Electric Power Company requests the helicopter to water from the sky to the U.S. military.

When the worker of Tokyo Electric Power Company investigated the building with the fourth machine that exploded on the 15th, two holes of about eight meters in the diameter were open on the wall in the northwest in the reactor building of the fourth machine according to the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima office.

When the worker entered the building, and measured the radiation on the fourth floor, a high value of 400 millisieverts or less per hour was observed.

When 500 millisieverts are bathed in, a decrease of the lymphocyte in blood may occur.

The Fukushima nuclear accident corresponds to "Level 6" that follows Chernobyl nuclear accident (Level 7) in International Nuclear Event Scale according to the announcement of the chairman of France Nuclear Safety Commission on the 15th.

The earthquake of the intensity 6 upper was observed in 22:31 at the east part of Shizuoka Prefecture.

The earthquake of the intensity 6 upper was observed in 22:31 at the east part of Shizuoka Prefecture.
The magnitude is 6.0.
There is no worry of the tsunami.

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 15th 20:00).

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 15th 20:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 1,619
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 1,193
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 506
　etc.

　It goes up to 3,373 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 1,219
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 2,200
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 3,318
　etc.

　It goes up to 6,746 people in total.

■It goes up to 10,119 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are about 2,000 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete destruction ･･･ 3,499
　Partial destruction ･･･ 2,885
　Partial damage ･･･ about 58,000

There is a danger of core meltdown in the second machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima.

Tokyo Electric Power Company announced that the fuel rod was exposed and cooling became impossible because cooling water in the nuclear reactor was lost almost completely in the second machine of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima, March 14.

Though the water level of cooling water recovered once, it decreased again, and the fuel rod was exposed at 22:50.

There is a danger of core meltdown to which the fuel rod begins to melt when boiling without water continues.

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 14th 20:00)

Damage situation and the police measures of the Tohoku region Pacific Ocean coast earthquake in 2011(March 14th 20:00). by The National Police Agency urgent disaster guard headquarters

■Death toll
　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 785
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 627
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 420
　etc.

　It goes up to 1886 people in total.

■Missing person

　Miyagi Prefecture ･･･ 1049
　Fukushima Prefecture ･･･ 997
　Iwate Prefecture ･･･ 315
　etc.

　It goes up to 2369 people in total.

■It goes up to 4255 people when the number of the death toll and missing person is totaled.

■There are about 2000 injured person.

■Damage in building

　Complete destruction ･･･ 3305
　Partial destruction ･･･ 2491
　Partial damage ･･･ about 42,000

Industrial complex fire in the Sendai port

In the Sendai port, industrial complex fire that occurred at first of the earthquake has not been extinguished yet.

Photograph of rescuing 32 people by escort vessel "Takanami" of the Maritime Self-Defense Force

Ministry of Defense opened to the public the photograph of rescuing 32 people including kindergartner by escort vessel "Takanami" of the Maritime Self-Defense Force in the vicinity of Ishinomaki fishing port of Miyagi Prefecture.




The following is a video clip of escort vessel "Takanami" in normal circumstances.

[Live] Geiger counter at Koto Ward, Tokyo -Please gaze at here to know about the influence of the nuclear power plant explosion-

Please gaze at here to know about the influence of doses of radiation in Tokyo due to the nuclear power plant explosion.
The indoor spontaneous emitted radiation is 13cpm.


Live Broadcast by Ustream.TV


The wind in the Fukushima area is shown for your information.

A fire of the oil tank of the Cosmo Oil Chiba, due to the East Japan huge earthquake.

Aegis destroyer "Choukai" of the Maritime Self-Defense Force rescued a man on the sea.

According to Ministry of Defense, the Aegis destroyer "Choukai" of the Maritime Self-Defense Force rescued a man (60 years old) from Fukushima Prefecture South Soma City on the sea of 15km offing of Fukushima Prefecture on the morning of March 13th, and they transported him to the Soma City Central Hospital.

The man had been thrown into the tsunami due to the earthquake, got on the roof of home, and was drifting on the sea when being rescued.

It is said that his consideration is clear though he has slight injuries in the left hand and the face.

The Miyagi prefectural police announced "the number of victims of this earthquake is sure to exceed 10,000"

The general manager of Miyagi prefectural police announced "the number of victims of this earthquake is sure to exceed 10,000", at the antidisaster headquarter conference of Miyagi Prefecture on March 13th.

It was clarified that the number of remains that had been inspected went up to 379 only inside Miyagi prefecture.

TEPCO started the injection of seawater to the nuclear reactor in the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) started the injection of seawater to the nuclear reactor in the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima with danger of the exposure of the nuclear fuel by the drawdown and melting at 1:12PM, March 13th.

It is the second that seawater is injected following the first machine which exploded.

The probability of aftershock of M7 or more within 3 days exceeds 70%.

The Meteorological Agency announced "The probability of aftershock of M7 or more within 3 days exceeds 70%. It is necessary to watch the continuation aftershock and tsunami strictly" at a press conference on the afternoon of March 13th.

According to the announcement, the aftershock of magnitude five or more has exceeded 150 times since the earthquake on the 11th.

The radiation four times a normal value was observed in the Onagawa nuclear power plant.

It turned out that monitoring posts of six all to observe the radiation around facilities had been observing the radiation four times or more a normal value in Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Onagawa nuclear power plant (Miyagi Prefecture Ishinomaki City and Onagawa-cho) around 9:00PM, March 12th.

The Onagawa nuclear plant is located in the north 120 kilos of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima that exploded yesterday.

The scale of the earthquake in the world after 1900.

The scale of the East Japan huge earthquake is large in the fourth in the earthquake that occurred in the world after 1900.

1　M9.5 1960 Chile (Vardi beer) earthquake
2　M9.3 2004 Sumatra earthquake
3　M9.2 1964 Alaska earthquake
4　M9.0 2011 East Japan huge earthquake (this time)
4　M9.0 1952 Kamchatka earthquake
5　M8.8 2010 Chile (Maule) earthquake

The Meteorological Agency announced "The magnitude was 9.0".

The Meteorological Agency analyzed the observational data of the massive earthquake that had occurred in the Pacific Ocean coast in Tohoku on March 11 in detail.

As a result, it has been understood that the magnitude was not 8.8 but was 9.0.

This is a scale that almost equals a massive earthquake off the coast of Sumatran where the Indian Ocean tsunami was caused 7 years ago.

The third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima also had lost the cooling function.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on March 13th that the cooling function of the nuclear reactor had been lost with the third machine of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

TEPCO executed work to open the valve to pull out pressure in containment, and completed at 8:41AM on 13th.

TEPCO informed the country of the emergency (special event) based on Special Law on Nuclear Disaster Countermeasures at 5:00AM.

The report of the emergency due to this earthquake is the sixth.

There is a possibility that a part of air including the radioactive substance was discharged in the atmosphere by the third machine by having opened the pressure valve.

The Self Defense Forces rescued 5800 people.

The Self Defense Forces rescued 5800 people around Kesen'numa City by 7:00AM, March 13th.

The government expands the scale of the sent Self Defense Forces to 100,000 people, and is executing victim's rescue operation.

Caution "Drawdown of the cooling water after seawater is injected"

At the press conference before dawn of the 13th, Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) clarified the drawdown of the cooling water of the first machine of the nuclear power plant in Fukushima after seawater is injected.

The temperature in containment rises if cooling water doesn't recover, and the disasters of destruction of the container and a large amount of radiological release, etc. might occur.

It is assumed that there is a possibility that the water meter is broken, and NISA is investigating the actual condition now.

NISA (Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency) judged the occurrence of the first "Core meltdown" to be "Level 4"

Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) judged the occurrence of the first "Core meltdown" of the first machine in the first nuclear plant in Fukushima to be "Level 4 (ACCIDENT WITH LOCAL CONSEQUENCES)".

This evaluates the seriousness of the situation from level 0 to 7 (eight stages) based on INES (The international nuclear and radiological event scale).

"Level 4" is the same one as JCO critical accident that happens in Ibaraki Prefecture Tokaimura 12 years ago.

The big tsunami warning was switched to the tsunami warning at 8:20PM of the 12th.

The earthquake that occurred in East Japan on March 11 is presumed to be magnitude 8.8, maximum in the history of the observation in Japan.

Seven in the seismic intensity was observed in the Miyagi Prefecture northern part, and five in the seismic intensity was observed in a wide region in Tohoku and Kanto.

The aftershock of three or more in the seismic intensity continues intermittently.

The big tsunami warning that had been announced officially to Pacific coast in the Tohoku region due to this earthquake was switched to the tsunami warning at 8:20PM of the 12th.

However, the tsunami warning is still announced in the coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu now.

･Please never approach the vicinity of the coast.

･When you return from the refuge, please confirm enough safety according to the instruction of the municipality because there is a possibility that the secondary disaster is generated.

Total number of the deceased person and the missing person due to the earthquake exceed 1500 people at 3:00AM of the 13th.

Photograph after the explosion of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Photograph after the explosion of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Rikuzentakada, Miyako, Yamada, Onagawa, Kesen'numa

The tsunami reached up to the third floor in the city office in Iwate Prefecture Rikuzentakada City, and only a little building remains in the urban area.

Coast part of Iwate Prefecture Miyako City and the whole area of Yamada-cho went almost under water.

The entire town was flooded to the Miyagi Prefecture Onagawa-cho.

There was three large-scale fire that reached one kilo in the diameter in Miyagi Prefecture Kesen'numa City.

The radiation exposure of three patients turned out in the Futaba-cho,Fukushima Prefecture.

Fukushima Prefecture government extracted three of the 90 patient and staff in the hospital in Futaba-cho at about three-kilo north of the first nuclear plant in Fukushima, and inspected them.

As a result, all three people turned out to be exposed to the radiation.

Fukushima Prefecture assumes, "Abnormality is not found in the physical condition of three people though this exposure of three people is a level for which decontamination is necessary".

A huge aftershock came at 22:15

Residents in the Tohoku region and the Kanto region must take shelter to the safe place.

The situation of Yamamoto-cho is assumed for little information to exist.

The situation of Yamamoto-cho is assumed for little information to exist.

The function paralysis of the administration is worried.


Yamamoto-cho in Wikipedia

In Minami Sanriku-cho, 10,000 residents' safety is uncertain.

In Minami Sanriku-cho, 10,000 residents' safety is uncertain.

It is said that the town was being almost annihilated.

I pray for the residents' livings.



Minami Sanriku-cho in Wikipedia

A movie of the explosion of the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

The evacuation directive is expanded to 20 kilos from the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Fukushima Prefecture decided for 20 kilos to be made the object of the evacuation directive from the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima according to the instruction of the Prime Minister official residence before 6:30PM of the 12th.

The evacuation directive had gone out till then within the range of ten kilos in the radius in the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima.

Fukushima Prefecture is searching for a concrete municipality and the area now.

An explosive sound was heard in the first machine of the Fukushima nuclear power plant

According to the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima office, an explosive sound was heard around 3:30PM, and about ten minutes later, smoke was confirmed in the first machine of the Fukushima nuclear power plant (Fukushima Prefecture) .

It is said that the employee was injured.

The place where smoke was witnessed is the vicinity of the middle of the reactor building and the turbine building according to this office.

It is said where smoke actually rose cannot be understood.

It is uncertain whether to have damaged the change in measurements of a level of the number of people of injured persons and the injury and external radioactivities and containments.

The water level of the nuclear reactor doesn't show an abnormal decrease.

Ministry of Defense is preparing the dispatch of the decontamination special force to the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Ministry of Defense started the preparation for sending about 90 leading members of Ground Self-Defense Force "Central special arms defense corps" that was a special force of the decontamination work etc. for the first nuclear power plant in Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima on March 12th.

Members do the monitor investigation of the radiation leak if sent.

The advance force 22 of the this corps has already faced Fukushima Prefecture.

Two people such as sub-commanders of this corps arrived at urgent measures base "Offsite center" in the vicinity of the nuclear power plant around 3:30AM.

According to the Ministry of Defense, though shelter of about 3,000 residents with all sides of three kilos in the surrounding ended, it undertakes the shelter support with the 44th regiment on the Fukushima stationing ground, because shelter of about 50,000 people with all sides of five kilos doesn't end.

On the other hand, the U.S. Navy has percussed to Japan the dispatch of the transport vessel to the coast of Sanriku because of the Sasebo base (Nagasaki Prefecture).

And, they are adjusting with the Self Defense Forces to transport about 250 cars with about 900 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force northern part district corps.

Moreover, it is said that the warship is put out from the Yokosuka base (Kanagawa Prefecture), and the joint search rescue activity is executed with Maritime Self-Defense Force.

29 Maritime Self-Defense Force warships have arrived at the coast of Sanriku so far.

The Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrived at the vicinity of the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrived at the vicinity of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, and inspects there.

Edano Chief Cabinet Secretary described "The number of dead will greatly exceed 1000"

Edano Chief Cabinet Secretary described the struck situation of the East Japan huge earthquake in disaster head-quarters opened in Prime Minister's Office as follows on the morning, March 12.

"It is thought that 1000 people or more died only as for the report now. However, it is a situation in which damage that greatly exceeds it is caused to our regret."

The total number of the dead and missing person exceeds 1000 at 6:00AM.

According to the summary of the National Police Agency on March 12th at 6:00AM, the total of the dead in a capital and nine prefectures due to the East Japan huge earthquake is 185 people.

It includes the death of 167 people per three prefecture (Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima).

Moreover, missing person is 741 people per seven prefecture in total.

In addition, remains of 200-300 person are discovered in Sendai City, and the total number of the dead and missing person exceeds 1000.

The United States Air Force plane transports the nuclear power plant coolant.

Secretary of State Clinton clarified that the U.S. Air Force had transported the coolant to the nuclear plant where damage had been received due to the East Japan huge earthquake on the 11th in the president export council that opened in the White House.

It is thought to be transported to the Fukushima first nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Company that has fallen into the state that the cooling function of the nuclear reactor doesn't work.

The nuclear disaster emergency declaration

The nuclear reactor cooling function of the second in nuclear power plant (Fukushima Prefecture Okuma-cho and Futaba-cho) in Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima first machine stopped on the March 11th due to the large earthquake off the coast of Sanriku.

The power source car of Tokyo Electric Power Company arrives, and recovery efforts are sped up.

The government assumed that there was fear of the radiation leak to the outside on the night of the same day, too, directed 5862 both town residents within three kilos in the radius the emergency evacuation, and announced the nuclear disaster emergency declaration officially.

There is no radiation leak to the outside so far.

A lot of corpses were found in Sendai Wakabayashi Ward.

According to information that had gotten into the Miyagi Prefecture police headquarters,from 200 to 300 corpses were found in Sendai Wakabayashi Ward.

2011/03/11 The Earthquake in Japan

Summary of report concerning earthquake


The earthquake in Fukushima and the first floor of the building have collapsed.


The point of Tokyo Tower was bent.

2011/03/11 The Earthquake in Tokyo

Odaiba building fire in Koto Ward



Congestion after earthquake in route 15th, Ohta Ward.



Shake of building in Shinjuku Ward


Near the Kudan-hall in Chiyoda Ward

2011/03/03

■Social

"Conference at which what should be of public prosecutors office is discussed" that was Minister of Justice's private advisory body had a session on March 3.

In the meeting, the opinion with "Mentally deficient person's investigation had to give priority to introduce the recording(made to visible) the total process" came out from a lot of committee.

■Politics

The House of Councilors Budget Committee decided that Prime Minister Naoto Kan and all cabinet ministers attended at 4 and 7 both days, and a basic question concerning budget draft in fiscal year 2011 would be done in the director informal social gathering on the afternoon of March 3.

Though the opposition party was repulsing to the content of the decision, scheduled to attend the basic question.

■Economy

The price of the wagon model of gas-and-electric-powered car (HV) "Prius" that Toyota Motor put on the market in the end of April was clarified on March 3.

The car is a type to install the lithium-ion battery for the first time as HV of this company, and the price is set to three million yen.

Toyota reduces the cost by an original mass production technology, puts out the moderate price, and rouses demand.

2011/03/02

■Social

It has been understood in total of Japan Federation of Bar Associations(JFBA) that the number of cases to which the lawyer in the whole country received the disciplinary action in one year was 80 cases last year, that is the highest ever.

The breakdown is as follows according to JFBA.

"Expulsion" is 1 case (1 in the previous year).
"Secession instruction" is 7 cases (5).
"Business suspension less than 1 year" is 24(27).
"Business suspension 1-2 year" is five (3). etc.

JFBA commented, "Disposal has increased as the number of lawyer increased, too".

■Politics

The discussion in the House of Councilors was scheduled to start for three days from March 3 concerning the budget draft fiscal year 2011.

However, because the distribution of the discussion time of ruling and opposition parties were not able to be adjusted, it was not possible to do with the discussion on the third.

Afterwards, the government party was absent for the reasons "A limitless demand cannot be accepted" though chairman of budget committee had called for the discussion by ruling and opposition parties.

The opposition party insists, "It is a refusal to attend a session by the government party", and is repulsing it.

The budgetary session in the House of Councilors presents a chaos aspect before it starts.

■Economy

The sudden rise of the crude oil price that an uneasy political situation of the Middle East caused hits our life directly.

The price hike is successive in the gas station this week. Moreover, the influence has extended to food and electricity and the gas rate.

The sticker price of the regular gasoline rose at a dash this week, and reached 139 yen by the national average according to the announcement of the Oil Information Center.

It is because an uneasy political situation in the main oil-producing countries such as Libya and Bahrain invites soaring oil prices, and each company in wholesale raised the wholesale price.

2011/03/01

■Social

The police began a real investigation on the entrance exam questions leakage of the university.

It is the one that entrance exam questions such as Kyoto University were contributed to the question site of the internet during the entrance exam.

The Kyoto Prefecture police headquarters and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department started a real investigation for the Yahoo!Japan that managed the site for submitting the record of the contribution.

The police analyze communications records, calculate the mobile phone carrier, and will hurry up specific of the equipment used to contribute in the future.

■Politics

Lower House plenary session on March 1 that passed the budget draft lasted until 3:38AM because of the confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties in fiscal year 2011.

It became the second slowness followed on March 3(3:53AM) in the age of prime minister Abe 2007 for the past ten years as a vote on the initial budget idea.

■Economy

In the Tokyo stock market on March 1, Nikkei average has risen three days more continuously.

It rose compared with the day before at 129.94 yen (1.22%), and the closing share price was 10,754 yen and 03 sen.

The sense of security was born from swinging of yen exchange rate in a foreign exchange market to depreciation besides the crude oil price fell in reaction in the U.S. market of the day before.

Therefore, it was widely bought around the prime stock like the exporting company and the top bank, etc.

An Asian stock market's during a day having almost become an across-the-board price increase led to the improvement of the investor sentiment.

2011/02/28

■Social

The chicken was found dead in the hennery in Nara Prefecture Gojo-city, and it was confirmed to be infected with the bird flu as a result of the genetic testing.

67 chickens were found dead around 9:00AM of the 28th in the hennery in Gojo-city, and, as a result of the genetic testing, the positive reaction of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus went out according to the announcement of Nara Prefecture.

■Politics

The House of Representatives Budget Committee passed the budget draft.

The budget draft was voted on in the House of Representatives Budget Committee in fiscal year 2011 on the night of the 28th, and the Diet was passed by a lot of agreements of the government party.

The government party plans to hold Lower House plenary session before dawn, and to pass the resolution of the budget draft earlier than a related bill in the House of Representatives.

■Economy

It turned out that the post office company of the Japan Post group was expected to fall to the deficit of about 10 billion yen in the operating profit at the period on March, 2012 on the 28th.

It is a major cause that the commission revenue decreases in the business slump of the mail business company (Japan Post Service).

Japan Post Service aims at the labor cost reduction in about 32 billion yen requesting cuts in working hours from non-regular employee.