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Fukushima, Fukushima

Administration
Full nameFukushima
Official name福島市 · Fukushima City
Native name福島
Native name langja
Settlement typeCity
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima Prefecture
Government
MayorTakanori Seto
Geography
Total Area288.1 sq mi (746.43 km2)
Demography
Total Population289483 (October 1, 2007)
Density (pop.)387.82/km2 (1004.5/sq mi)
Other information
Time zoneJapan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- TreeZelkova serrata
- FlowerPeach
- BirdGreat tit
Phone number024-535-1111
Address3-1 Gorōuchimachi, Fukushima-shi, Fukushima-ken
960-8601

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|} is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan.

It lies about 250 km north of Tokyo and 80 km south of Sendai. Although the city is located inland, the prefecture has several Pacific ports such as Onahama and Sōma. Fukushima Airport is located in nearby Sukagawa.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 290,866 and the density of 389.68 persons per km2. The total area is 746.43 km2.

Fukushima Fukushima Video

New footage has been released of the moment Japan's tsunami hit the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
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The large explosion in reactor unit 3 at Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant (Japan), following offshore earthquakes in the region. This is the second explosion recorded at the power plant in days.
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Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com In the Miyagi province alone, authorities placed the death toll estimate from the earthquake-triggered tsunami at more than 10000. The confirmed death toll exceeds 1800. It comes as second blast has rocked Fukushima nuclear plant. 11 people were injured in the explosion. The reactors are said to be intact at the moment. And officials claim there hasn't been a change in the radiation levels since the latest incident took place.
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Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com To the latest developments in Japan now where there's been a second blast at the Fukushima nuclear plant. 11 people were injured in the explosion. The reactors are said to be intact at the moment. And officials claim there hasn't been a change in the radiation levels since the latest incident took place. At least 22 people have already been exposed to radiation - after an earlier explosion following Friday's devestating tremor and tsunami. Officials say the possibility of another blast is now unlikely. People within a 20km radius of the reactor have been evacuated to safety. There had been warnings of a three-metre high tsunami moving towards the northeast coast of Japan caused by a strong aftershock. We're now getting reports that the alert has been lifted. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has called it the worst crisis since World War II. RT's Ivor Bennett is in Sendai, one of the towns worst-affected by the huge wave.
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Video of the explosion at Reactor One at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, March 12, 2011.
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Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com The situation at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan worsens as a second explosion is reported, intensifying fears of the possibility of nuclear meltdown triggered by last week's huge earthquake. At least seven are missing with several others hurt after the blast - which is not however believed to have pierced the structure containing the reactor's core.
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Fukushima, Japan - The Japanese government has issued the evacuation order on March 12 for the residents living within the 20 kilometer radius of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Since then, residents have left their homes, and the "no man land" has been out of touch with the rest of the world. A Japanese journalist, Tetsuo Jimbo, ventured through the evacuation zone last Sunday, and filed the following video report. He says that, inside the evacuation zone, homes,building, roads and bridges, which were torn down by Tsunami, are left completely untouched, and the herd of cattle and pet dogs, left behind by the owners, wonders around the town while the radiation level remains far beyond legal limits. Watch the video report.
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Follow latest updates at twitter.com and www.facebook.com The situation at the Fukushima plant is seeing comparisons drawn to the Chernobyl nuclear explosion - which was the world's worst atomic plant disaster. It happened 25 years ago in Ukraine, but the effects of the contamination are still felt today. Let's now talk to our correspondents Aleksey Yaroshevsky in Kiev and Peter Oliver in Moscow.
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Q+A-How does Fukushima differ from Chernobyl? - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--But for all their criticism of how Tokyo Electric Power Co and Japan's government are handling the crisis at the -Fukushima- Daiichi nuclear power plant, experts agree with them on one point: -Fukushima- is not another Chernobyl. "- - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:16:23 GMT+00:00
Outside power at Fukushima intact despite quake-Jiji - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--TOKYO, April 12 (Reuters) - The operator of the crippled -Fukushima- Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Tuesday there were no irregularities with outside power at the plant after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Japan's northeast on Tues - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:41:01 GMT+00:00
New evacuation order may force Fukushima farmer to abandon beloved cows - Mainichi Daily News Tweet this news
Mainichi Daily News--Cattle farmer Nagakiyo Yamada with one of his high-grade calves at his farm in the village of Iitate, -Fukushima- Prefecture, on April 11. (Mainichi) IITATE, -Fukushima- -- For one farmer here, the newly expanded evacuation zone aroun - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:28:15 GMT+00:00
Japanese Stocks Fall After IMF Cuts Growth Estimate, Aftershock - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Stocks extended losses following an aftershock in the last hour of trading and after Japan's nuclear regulator said the accident at the -Fukushima- reactors was worse than it previously stated. “Investor sentiment is deteriorating bec - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:00:01 GMT+00:00
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency latest updates on nuclear plants - International Business Times Tweet this news
International Business Times--All units of Onagawa NPS (Tohoku Electric Power Company Inc.), -Fukushima- Dai-ichi NPS and -Fukushima- Dai-ni NPS (Tokyo Electric Power Company Inc.) have been shutdown since the 2011 Tohoku district - off the Pacific Ocean - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:19:30 GMT+00:00
What Does Fukushima's New “Level 7” Status Mean? - TIME (blog) Tweet this news
TIME (blog)--(UPDATED) Japanese officials announced on Tuesday morning that they were planning to raise the event level at the -Fukushima- Daiichi nuclear power plant from a 5 to the maximum level of 7, the highest on the international scale for nuclear i - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:24:38 GMT+00:00
Fukushima Scare Forces Signficant Shift in Short-Term Sentiment - Daily FX Tweet this news
Daily FX---...- while the liquidation of risk trades was seen accelerating sharply in Asia after Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency raised the severity of the crisis at -Fukushima- nuclear plant to the same level of the infamous Chernobyl a - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:33:00 GMT+00:00
Fire breaks out at Japan's Fukushima nuke plant, but extinguished - Newstrack India Tweet this news
Newstrack India--Tokyo, Apr 12 (ANI): A fire broke out at the crisis-hit -Fukushima- Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan on Tuesday morning, but was extinguished soon, said the plant's operator. The Tokyo Electric Power Company said the fire occurred at a - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:46:39 GMT+00:00
Ningbo making radioactive detecting of all imports from Japan - Ningbo Expat Life Tweet this news
Ningbo Expat Life--Because of the increasing impact on food and agricultural products caused by the -Fukushima- nuclear leakage, many countries and regions are strengthening their preventive measures. The State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspe - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:24:31 GMT+00:00
Nikkei set to fall after strong aftershock rocks Japan - Reuters Tweet this news
Reuters--TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average is expected to fall on Friday after a major earthquake rocked northeast Japan the night before, sending Wall Street and the Nikkei futures lower and reigniting fears about the crisis at -Fukushima- Daiichi nuc - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:30:17 GMT+00:00

Fukushima Prefecture

CitiesAizuwakamatsu * Date * Fukushima (capital) * Iwaki * Kitakata * Kōriyama * Minamisōma * Motomiya * Nihonmatsu * Shirakawa * Sōma * Sukagawa * Tamura
DistrictsAdachi * Date * Futaba * Higashishirakawa * Ishikawa * Iwase * Kawanuma * Minamiaizu * Nishishirakawa * Ōnuma * Sōma * Tamura * Yama

Metropolitan cities of Japan

Tokyo MetropolisSpecial wards of Tokyo
(Adachi * Arakawa * Bunkyō * Chiyoda * Chūō * Edogawa * Itabashi * Katsushika * Kita * Kōtō * Meguro * Minato * Nakano * Nerima * Ōta * Setagaya * Shibuya * Shinagawa * Shinjuku * Suginami * Sumida * Toshima * Taitō)
Designated citiesChiba * Fukuoka * Hamamatsu * Hiroshima * Kawasaki * Kitakyūshū * Kobe * Kyoto * Nagoya * Niigata * Okayama * Osaka * Sagamihara * Saitama * Sakai * Sapporo * Sendai * Shizuoka * Yokohama
Core citiesAkita * Amagasaki * Aomori * Asahikawa * Fukuyama * Funabashi * Gifu * Hakodate * Higashiōsaka * Himeji * Iwaki * Kagoshima * Kanazawa * Kashiwa * Kawagoe * Kōchi * Kōriyama * Kumamoto * Kurashiki * Kurume * Maebashi * Matsuyama * Miyazaki * Morioka * Nagano * Nagasaki * Nara * Nishinomiya * Ōita * Okazaki * Ōtsu * Shimonoseki * Takamatsu * Takatsuki * Toyama * Toyohashi * Toyota * Utsunomiya * Wakayama * Yokosuka
Special citiesAkashi * Atsugi * Chigasaki * Fuji * Fukui * Hachinohe * Hirakata * Hiratsuka * Ibaraki * Ichinomiya * Isesaki * Jōetsu * Kakogawa * Kasugai * Kasukabe * Kawaguchi * Kishiwada * Kōfu * Koshigaya * Kumagaya * Kure * Matsumoto * Mito * Nagaoka * Neyagawa * Numazu * Odawara * Ōta * Sasebo * Sōka * Suita * Takarazuka * Takasaki * Tokorozawa * Tottori * Toyonaka * Tsukuba * Yamagata * Yamato * Yao * Yokkaichi
Prefectural capitals
(not included above)
Fukushima * Tsu * Naha * Saga * Matsue * Tokushima * Yamaguchi



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