Marco Werman
Miharu Ensemble’s Chamber Music
The Miharu Ensemble perform chamber music in a convention center in Japan where about 900 evacuees are staying.
Contamination Risks Near Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
A discussion about the contamination risks near the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Japan’s Anti-Nuclear Music Scene in Revival
Late Japanese musician Kiyoshiro Imawano’s anti-nuclear stance is enjoying a revival.
Political Fallout of Japan’s Tsunami Disaster
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has survived a no-confidence motion brought because of his handling of the earthquake and tsunami disaster. Before the motion was debated, Kan told his own political party he would step down when the crisis was under control. March’s disaster killed thousands of people and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with The World’s Marco Werman in Japan.
Japanese City Tries to Recover From Tsunami
When the tsunami struck northeast Japan on March 11, one of the worst hit places was Ishinomaki. It’s a fishing port and had boasted one of the largest fish markets in the world. That economy ground to a halt. The port was devastated, more than 3,000 people died and almost 3,000 are still missing, presumed dead. The World’s Marco Werman went to Ishinomaki to see for himself. (Photo: Marco Werman)
Fukushima Cleanup Plan in Question
The fall-out from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan has been not only the radioactive kind. It’s included a warning about the dangers of nuclear energy. Several countries have been reviewing their policies on nuclear power since the March disaster. The World’s Marco Werman has had an opportunity to talk with Eisaku Satu, former governor of Fukushima Prefecture.
Ishinomaki
The only consoling thing I can say about this picture taken in Ishinomaki in northern Japan is that the woman who owns this piano was not killed by the tsunami. Nor was her mother who was in the car with her when the quake struck, nor her elderly father, whom the two women rushed back home to rescue before the monster wave engulfed the entire port and levelled it [...]
Last Rites in Hazmat Suits
Overheard from a frequent American visitor to Japan: “People in the States say Japan is so screwed. People in Tokyo say the north of Japan is so screwed. People in the north say Miyagi (where much of the tsunami damage occurred) is so screwed. People in Miyagi say Fukushima (where a lot of the current nuclear concern is focused) is so screwed. People in Fukushima say the people in the evacuation zone are so screwed. Those people say, ‘Well, at least it’s not a war.’” [...]
A Japanese Village Forced to Evacuate
Japan continues to struggle with the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that crippled the Fukushima nuclear plant. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World’s Marco Werman. He’s in a village outside the exclusion zone that’s experiencing high levels of radiation.
Video: Marco Werman interviews Iitate Mayor Norio Kanno and Education Commissioner Kaname Hirose
Apocalypse When?
Newton is Japan’s equivalent of Scientific American. The June issue (now almost off the newstands here) helps anxious Japanese better understand the historical patterns of seismic activity across their country, where those quakes have occured, and tries to establish a non-hysterical sense of when other large magnitude quakes like the one on March 11 might happen [...]
Japan’s Banksy
At first no one noticed them, the visual footnotes created by Japan’s version of Banksy. The artists — for they are six, not one — go by the name Chim↑Pom. This had been one of the recent works by the shock-art collective. They discretely painted burned-out nuclear power plants over an existing mural at Tokyo’s busy Shibuya train station [...]
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