Nuclear power plant worker confesses cover-up of his own radiation doses

“At my own decision, I concealed the actual radiation dose I was exposed to,” confessed Itoh Takashi (in his 30s) who had engaged in emergency work at TEPCO’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant following the accident.

Calm diplomatic efforts needed to solve territorial issues: JCP Ichida

Commenting on territorial issues of Senkaku and Takeshima islands, Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi said, “It is important to solve the issues with calm diplomatic efforts based on historical facts and international law.”

Okinawans hold rally against sexual assault case by US marine

A rally took place in front of the U.S. Marine Corps Camp Zukeran to protest the sexual assault of a woman by a marine in Naha City. Okinawa’s assemblywomen call for removal of all the U.S. bases from Okinawa as the only solution to the problem.