Democracy Now! July 1, 2012

July 06, 2012 from Democracy Now! via Creative Commons License BY-NC-ND

A Japanese parliamentary inquiry has concluded last year's nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant was "a profoundly man-made disaster." The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency in the mountain region of Cajamarca where thousands have gathered in recent days to protest the expansion of a gold mine owned by US firm Newmont. A new exposé looks at secret U.S. operations in Africa and how the United States rendered, tortured and discarded an innocent man from Tanzania. And Amy Goodman reports from Spain on the 75th anniversary of the Guernica bombing. Plus headlines, and more.

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Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear disaster

福島第一原子力発電所事故（ふくしまだいいちげんしりょくはつでんしょじこ）は、2011年3月11日の東北地方太平洋沖地震による地震動と津波の影響により東京電力の福島第一原子力発電所で発生した炉心溶融など一連の放射性物質の放出を伴った原子力事故。 Explore this topic

Fukushima Dai-ichi

The Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, also known as Fukushima Dai-ichi, is a disabled nuclear power plant located on a 3.5-square-kilometre site in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. First commissioned in 1971, the plant consist... Explore this topic

Nuclear meltdown

Nuclear meltdown is an informal term for a severe nuclear reactor accident that results in core damage from overheating. The term is not officially defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency or by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. However, it has been defined to m... Explore this topic

Sendai Earthquake of 2011

See Wikipedia Page for 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami or 2011 Sendai Earthquake. Explore this topic

Diet of Japan

The National Diet is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing la... Explore this topic

Japanese nuclear safety

Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission is a commission established within the Cabinet of Japan as an independent agency to play the main role in nuclear safety administration. Commissioners are appointed by the Prime Minister of Japan on Diet approval. The commission has stronger a... Explore this topic

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)

Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated, also known as Toden or TEPCO, is a Japanese electric utilities servicing Japan's Kantō region, Yamanashi Prefecture, and the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture. This area includes Tokyo. Its headquarters are located in Uchisaiwai... Explore this topic

Ōi Nuclear Power Plant

The Ōi Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Ōi, Fukui Prefecture, managed by the Kansai Electric Power Company. The site is 1.88 square kilometres. As of March 2013, Ōi Units 3 and 4 are Japan's only operating nuclear power plants. Explore this topic

Government of Japan

The government of Japan is a constitutional monarchy where the power of the Emperor is limited, relegated primarily to ceremonial duties. His role is defined by the 1947 constitution as "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people". Power is held chiefly by the Prim... Explore this topic

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up... Explore this topic

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