Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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Wednesday |April 14, 2015
Despite government reassurances their reactors are safe, a Japanese court blocks a power company from restarting them, China releases five activists, but threatens to punish others, plus a Japanese journalist gets to go home.
Japanese court blocks nuclear plant restart
Prior to the great earthquake in Japan March 11, 2011, nearly a third of its power came from nuclear reactors. However, in the disaster that followed at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the government ordered a shutdown of all systems as new safety measures were developed. Now as they’re about to go back online, the public is suing to stop them.
China releases activists
The United States, as well as others, called on China to release five Chinese activists detained in March around International Women's Day. Tuesday, they bowed to pressure and did so. But the lingering question is why?
Travel ban on Tatsuya Kato lifted
South Korea lifted a travel ban that has been in place on Tatsuya Kato, the former bureau chief of the Japanese Sankei Shimbun newspaper since last year. While free to go home and see his ailing mother and family, he’s electing to stay.
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Notes: asianewsweekly.net/2015/04/15/court-stops-japanese-reactors-chinese-activists-freed-and-south-korea-lifts-travel-ban
Wednesday |April 14, 2015
Despite government reassurances their reactors are safe, a Japanese court blocks a power company from restarting them, China releases five activists, but threatens to punish others, plus a Japanese journalist gets to go home.
Japanese court blocks nuclear plant restart
Prior to the great earthquake in Japan March 11, 2011, nearly a third of its power came from nuclear reactors. However, in the disaster that followed at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, the government ordered a shutdown of all systems as new safety measures were developed. Now as they’re about to go back online, the public is suing to stop them.
China releases activists
The United States, as well as others, called on China to release five Chinese activists detained in March around International Women's Day. Tuesday, they bowed to pressure and did so. But the lingering question is why?
Travel ban on Tatsuya Kato lifted
South Korea lifted a travel ban that has been in place on Tatsuya Kato, the former bureau chief of the Japanese Sankei Shimbun newspaper since last year. While free to go home and see his ailing mother and family, he’s electing to stay.
Keep up with news from the region by following Asia News Weekly on Facebook or Twitter. You can also send an email to the show with your comments, questions, and feedback. Just drop a line to podcast@asianewsweekly.net.
Subscribe to this and other podcasts at AsiaNewsWeekly.net. Subscribing is free and when you do, the next episode is delivered automatically to you.
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Podcast: asianewsweekly.net
