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Japan's plan to dump nuke-contaminated water into sea sparks huge outcry worldwide

STORY: Japan's plan to dump nuke-contaminated water into sea sparks huge outcry worldwide DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Tokyo/Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters in Japan and South Korea 2. various of the protest in Fukushima Prefectural, Japan, on June 20, 2023 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): CHIYO ODA, Organizer of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): MASUKO EIICHI, Fukushima Prefecture resident 5. various of the protest in Seoul, South Korea, on June 12, 2023 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): KIM KWANG-SHIK, South Korean protester 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): TIMOTHY MOUSSEAU, Professor of biological sciences at University of South Carolina 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): SHAUN BURNIE, Senior nuclear specialist at Greenpeace East Asia STORYLINE: Despite ongoing opposition from both home and abroad, Japan has been rushing to carry out its plan of dumping radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, raising growin

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Japanese people rally against planned release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into sea

STORY: Japanese people rally against planned release of Fukushima nuclear-contaminated water into sea DATELINE: June 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: FUKUSHIMA, Japan CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rally 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TATSUKO OKAWARA, Fukushima Prefecture resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): CHIYO ODA, Organizer of the event 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Japanese): MASUKO EIICHI, Fukushima Prefecture resident 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Japanese): TATSUKO OKAWARA, Fukushima Prefecture resident STORYLINE: Nearly 100 Japanese people rallied on Tuesday outside the Fukushima Prefectural Government Office to voice their strong opposition to the latter's stance on discharging radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TATSUKO OKAWARA, Fukushima Prefecture resident "The mountains and rivers will never return to what they were like in the past, and the radiation will not disappear easily. But this country puts money above

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Mitsubishi Motors new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Managing Director Tetsuro Aikawa. The automaker plans to promote Aikawa to president on April 1, 2014, replacing Osamu Masuko, company sources said Jan. 31.

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M'bishi Motors net profit surges 30% in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. The company said while its group net profit for the April-September period surged 30.3 percent from a year earlier to 60.89 billion yen thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the yen's depreciation, it was downgrading its sales forecast for the entire fiscal 2014 to 2.18 trillion yen from the previously projected 2.3 trillion yen.

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Mitsubishi Motors announces public offering

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013, at which he announced the company will raise up to 210 billion yen in a public offering as part of efforts to revitalize its business.

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Mitsubishi Motors announces public offering

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2013, at which he announced the company will raise up to 210 billion yen in a public offering as part of efforts to revitalize its businesses.

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Nissan, M'bishi start manufacturing jointly developed minicar

KURASHIKI, Japan - Toshiyuki Shiga (L), chief operating officer of Nissan Motor Co., and Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., shake hands during a press conference in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on May 20, 2013. The two automakers started manufacturing the same day a jointly developed minivehicle that will be introduced on June 6 across Japan.

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MMC opens plant in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks during a ceremony at the automaker's plant in Laem Chabang, Thailand, on April 19, 2012. MMC began full-fledged production of the Mirage compact car at the plant, with an eye on emerging markets in Southeast Asia.

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Mitsubishi Motors President Masuko in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 6, 2012.

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Mitsubishi's minicar-class commercial EV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands next to the MINICAB-MiEV, a minicar-class commercial electric vehicle, in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2011. The automaker will launch the vehicle in Japan on Dec. 8 as the second product in its next-generation EV lineup.

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Mitsubishi's new Delica D:3 minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside its new compact minivan Delica D:3, which the company will launch on Oct. 27, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. The Delica D:3, which targets large families, comes in a model with three rows of seats to accommodate seven passengers and another with two rows for five. It is priced between 1,879,000 yen and 1,974,000 yen.

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EV for power supply at home

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko (front), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., tastes rice cooked on power supplied by its electric vehicle i-MiEV (in the background) at the head office of the company in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on July 6, 2011. Japanese automakers are developing ways to turn their EVs into emergency power source as well as use the vehicles for power saving at home in the aftermath of the March disaster and the ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV 'M'

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside the new model ''M'' of the i-MiEV electric vehicle at the automaker's head office in Tokyo on July 6, 2011. The new model equipped with a smaller capacity battery is available from July 25, 2011, with a lower price of 1,880,000 yen after receipt of the industry ministry's eco-car subsidy.

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New M'bishi Motors minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Masuko Osamu, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., poses with the Delica D:2 to be launched in March. The compact minivan features a fuel-efficient engine and spacious interior.

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Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors to form minicar venture

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn (L) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. The two automakers announced a comprehensive tie-up agreement to form a joint venture for the development of minivehicles for the Japanese market.

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Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors to form minicar venture

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn (L) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko attend a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. The two automakers announced a comprehensive tie-up agreement to form a joint venture for the development of minivehicles for the Japanese market.

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Nissan, Mitsubishi Motors to form minicar venture

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn (L) pours water for Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2010. The two automakers announced a comprehensive tie-up agreement to form a joint venture for the development of minivehicles for the Japanese market.

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Mitsubishi Motors to test EVs in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Osamu Makoto (C), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., takes part in a press conference in Bangkok on Dec. 9, 2010. Masuko said the Japanese automaker has agreed with the Thai government to start a joint study for fleet testing of electric vehicles.

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Bic Camera to promote M'bishi EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (L) and Bic Camera Inc. President Hiroyuki Miyajima shake hands during a ceremony at the electronics retailer's outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Nov. 9, 2010. Mitsubishi and Bic Camera inked an accord to cooperate in selling the automaker's i-MiEV electric vehicles.

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Mitsubishi Motors' mini electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko (front L) and Yamato Transport Co. President Makoto Kigawa shake hands beside the automaker's mini electric vehicle for commercial use during a ceremony in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2010. Mitsubishi said it will release the vehicle for 2 million yen or less per unit by the end of 2011.

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Mitsubishi Motors releases RVR compact SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands by the company's new RVR utility vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2010. The 4.3-meter-long, 1.8-liter SUV has a fuel economy of 15.2 kilometers per liter for its two-wheel-drive model and 15.0 km for its four-wheel-drive model.

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M'bishi Motors says EV key for Japan to stay ahead in green race

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks during an interview at the company headquarters in Tokyo on June 17. Masuko said electric vehicles will be the key for Japanese automakers to remain competitive in the global race for green cars.

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Mitsubishi Motors to market i-MiEV EV to public from next April

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's zero-emission i-MiEV electric vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on June 5. Mitsubishi said it will roll out the i-MiEV to individual customers in Japan from April 2010 and start taking orders from late next month.

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Mitsubishi Motors to sell cars in S. Korea from Oct.

SEOUL, South Korea - Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko speaks at a press conference in Seoul on July 3. Masuko said the Japanese automaker will begin selling its cars in South Korea in October through its exclusive sales agent, a joint venture between Daewoo Motor Sales Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp.

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Mitsubishi, Peugeot launch construction of car plant in Russia

KALUGA, Russia - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks at a ceremony in Kaluga, 180 kilometers southwest of Moscow, on June 10 to launch construction of a joint car plant with PSA Peugeot Citroen. The plant will be owned 70 percent by Peugeot and 30 percent by Mitsubishi.

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Mitsubishi Motors launches fully remodeled Delica minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands y the company's new Delica minivan during a presentation in Tokyo on Jan. 31. The four-wheel-drive ''Delica D:5'' minivan, which is equipped with a 2.4 liter engine, is the fifth generation of the model since its debut in 1968 and inherits the toughness of a sport utility vehicle.

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Mitsubishi Motors launches fully redesigned Pajero SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko unveils the company's fully redesigned Pajero sports utility vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 4. Mitsubishi will market seven-seater long-body and five-seater short-body types, with their prices ranging from 2,625,000 yen to 4,368,000 yen and from 2,415,000 yen to 3,486,000 yen, respectively.

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M'bishi Motors swings back into black for 1st time in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2005 at its head office in Tokyo on April 27.

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Mitsubishi Motors, Proton sign new partnership agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Osamu Masuko (L), president of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., and Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir, managing director of Malaysia's national carmaker Proton Bhd., shake hands after signing a preliminary pact to expand their collaboration in a ceremony on a Kuala Lumpur suburb on Feb. 3.

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Mitsubishi Motors launches 'i' minicar, targeting baby boomers

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses beside a new minicar named ''i'' his company launched on Jan. 24 as part of its business rehabilitation efforts, mainly targeting baby boomers who will retire over the next few years. Masuko said how to respond to the upcoming mass retirements of baby boomers will be key to the restructuring of the struggling automaker.

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Mitsubishi Motors releases new vehicle for 1st time in 30 months

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands by the company's new sport utility vehicle Outlander during its presentation in Tokyo on Oct. 17. The four-wheel drive vehicle is MMC's first new product in about two and a half years.

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MMC launches station wagon version of popular Lancer Evolution

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko on Sept. 7 shows off the newly introduced station wagon version of its popular Lancer Evolution for limited sales to test the consumer response.

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Mitsubishi Motors launches new 'Triton' pickup truck in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses beside a ''Triton'' pickup truck at a press conference in Bangkok on Aug. 25. The company launched the new 1-ton pickup truck for the Thai market to try to expand its overseas pickup sales. The Triton, which replaces the current Strada after a full redesign, is priced at 548,000 to 898,000 Thai baht (about 1.47 to 2.41 million yen).

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M'bishi Motors to expand Thai plant for pickup truck production

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Bangkon on Aug. 25. He said the company will expand its pickup truck plant in Thailand to meet an expected rise in sales in the country and exports to Europe.

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Mitsubishi Motors to sue ex-directors for 1.3 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko tells a press conference on March 30 that the company will sue seven former directors, including three former presidents, for 1.3 billion yen in damages for their roles in a string of vehicle defect coverups. The damages claims represent the total net severance payments the seven have received, it said.

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Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance

YOKOHAMA, Japan, March 12 Kyodo - (From L) Renault SA CEO Thierry Bollore, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Masuko pose for photos after a press conference at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on March 12, 2019. They announced that they will set up a new body to manage their alliance, after the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, the former chairman of the three companies, the previous November.

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Nissan to take 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors

YOKOHAMA, May 12 Kyodo - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn (L) and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko shake hands following a press conference in Yokohama on May 12, 2016. The two companies said that Nissan will take a 34 percent stake in Mitsubishi Motors for 237 billion yen in a deal putting Mitsubishi Motors, stung by a fuel economy cheating scandal, under the wing of Japan's second-largest automaker.

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Mitsubishi Motors to sue ex-directors for 1.3 bil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko tells a press conference on March 30 that the company will sue seven former directors, including three former presidents, for 1.3 billion yen in damages for their roles in a string of vehicle defect coverups. The damages claims represent the total net severance payments the seven have received, it said. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors to expand Thai plant for pickup truck production

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Bangkon on Aug. 25. He said the company will expand its pickup truck plant in Thailand to meet an expected rise in sales in the country and exports to Europe. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors launches new 'Triton' pickup truck in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses beside a ''Triton'' pickup truck at a press conference in Bangkok on Aug. 25. The company launched the new 1-ton pickup truck for the Thai market to try to expand its overseas pickup sales. The Triton, which replaces the current Strada after a full redesign, is priced at 548,000 to 898,000 Thai baht (about 1.47 to 2.41 million yen). (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors, Proton sign new partnership agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Osamu Masuko (L), president of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp., and Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir, managing director of Malaysia's national carmaker Proton Bhd., shake hands after signing a preliminary pact to expand their collaboration in a ceremony on a Kuala Lumpur suburb on Feb. 3. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors swings back into black for 1st time in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko, president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2005 at its head office in Tokyo on April 27. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi, Peugeot launch construction of car plant in Russia

KALUGA, Russia - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks at a ceremony in Kaluga, 180 kilometers southwest of Moscow, on June 10 to launch construction of a joint car plant with PSA Peugeot Citroen. The plant will be owned 70 percent by Peugeot and 30 percent by Mitsubishi. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors to sell cars in S. Korea from Oct.

SEOUL, South Korea - Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko speaks at a press conference in Seoul on July 3. Masuko said the Japanese automaker will begin selling its cars in South Korea in October through its exclusive sales agent, a joint venture between Daewoo Motor Sales Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. (Kyodo)

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Mitsubishi Motors to market i-MiEV EV to public from next April

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko poses with the company's zero-emission i-MiEV electric vehicle during a presentation in Tokyo on June 5. Mitsubishi said it will roll out the i-MiEV to individual customers in Japan from April 2010 and start taking orders from late next month. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors says EV key for Japan to stay ahead in green race

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko speaks during an interview at the company headquarters in Tokyo on June 17. Masuko said electric vehicles will be the key for Japanese automakers to remain competitive in the global race for green cars. (Kyodo)

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M'bishi Motors, Nissan restart sales of scandal-affected minicars

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (L) meets with Kurashiki Mayor Kaori Ito in the western Japan prefecture of Okayama on July 1, 2016. Masuko apologized for the prolonged suspension of the automaker's Mizushima plant in the city of Kurashiki, which has impacted the local economy since the revelation of fuel-economy manipulations on vehicles. Mitsubishi Motors restarted sales of minicar models the same day and will resume production at the plant on July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Motors, Nissan restart sales of scandal-affected minicars

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko (L) and Kurashiki Mayor Kaori Ito (2nd from L) speak to the press after their meeting in the western Japan prefecture of Okayama on July 1, 2016. Masuko apologized to the mayor for the prolonged suspension of the automaker's Mizushima plant in Kurashiki, which has impacted the local economy since the revelation of fuel-economy manipulations on vehicles. Mitsubishi Motors restarted sales of minicar models the same day and will resume production at the plant on July 4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors holds general shareholders' meeting

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko meets with reporters after a general shareholders' meeting in Chiba, near Tokyo, on June 24, 2016. In the meeting, Masuko apologized for the scandal over fuel economy data manipulation by the automaker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mitsubishi Motors holds general shareholders' meeting

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko meets with reporters after a general shareholders' meeting in Chiba, near Tokyo, on June 24, 2016. In the meeting, Masuko apologized for the scandal over fuel economy data manipulation by the automaker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo