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Japan starts releasing Fukushima nuke wastewater into ocean amid protest, opposition

STORY: Japan starts releasing Fukushima nuke wastewater into ocean amid protest, opposition DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:56 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TAEKO FUJIMURA, Official with Japan's National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Association 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Japanese): SACHIKO UNO, Protester STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG YIYI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm in front of the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The Japanese government has decided to authorize the release of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the plant into the ocean on Thursday. Hundreds of protesters from all over the country are gathering here today, demanding the Japanese government and TEPCO to withdraw the irresponsible decision of ocean discharge." SOUNDBITE 1 (Japanese): TAEKO FUJIMURA, Official with Japan's National Federation

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Baseball, softball may return to 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Softball Association Vice President Taeko Utsugi (L) and Baseball Federation of Japan Vice President Yoshinobu Suzuki look happy in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, after the International Olympic Committee's recent approval of a reform for the framework of the Olympic program which paves the way for a possible return of the two events in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Fukushima students meet Hiroshima A-bomb survivor

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Maya Fukuda (front far R) and other middle and high school students from Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, listen to the tragic history of atomic bombing survivor Taeko Teramae in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2014. The students in turn told Teramae of their own experiences with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power accident.

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Court rejects suit by ex-JAL cabin attendants

TOKYO, Japan - Taeko Uchida (L), who heads a group of 72 former Japan Airlines cabin attendants dismissed by the company, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2012, after the Tokyo District Court earlier in the day ruled against a lawsuit filed by the group over the dismissals. In the trial, they argued that they had been dismissed unfairly during the course of the carrier's rehabilitation, and sought a court order directing the airline to reemploy them.

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Ex-softball manager Utsugi honored for women's social advancement

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) hands a certificate of merit to former Japanese national softball team manager Taeko Utsugi (R) at his office in Tokyo on June 26 in recognition of her contribution to the social advancement of women and enhancement of their status in society. Eleven others were also honored.

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(2)Utsugi hits winner as Japan secures softball medal

ATHENS, Greece - Reika Utsugi (L) is greeted by team head coach Taeko Utsugi (R) after doubling home the winning run in the top of the eighth inning in a softball tournament match at Olympic against China at Softball Stadium on Aug. 22. Japan edged China 1-0 to guarantee themselves a medal.

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Utsugi greets team after 2-1 win over New Zealand

SYDNEY, Australia - Veteran Reika Utsugi (No. 28) reaches to shake hands with pitcher Taeko Ishikawa and first baseman Noriko Yamaji after Japan defeated New Zealand 2-1 on Sept. 23 to finish the Olympic softball preliminary tournament with a perfect 7-0 record.

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Only Yesterday (1991)

Taeko Film: Only Yesterday; Omohide Poro Poro (1991) Director: Isao Takahata 20 July 1991 Date: 20 July 1991

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Only Yesterday (1991)

Toshio & Taeko Film: Only Yesterday; Omohide Poro Poro (1991) Director: Isao Takahata 20 July 1991 Date: 20 July 1991

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Only Yesterday (1991)

Taeko Film: Only Yesterday; Omohide Poro Poro (1991) Director: Isao Takahata 20 July 1991 Date: 20 July 1991

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Only Yesterday (1991)

Taeko & Taeko Poster Film: Only Yesterday; Omohide Poro Poro (1990) Director: Isao Takahata 20 July 1991 Date: 20 July 1991

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Only Yesterday (1991)

Taeko Film: Only Yesterday; Omohide Poro Poro (1991) Director: Isao Takahata 20 July 1991 Date: 20 July 1991

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Only Yesterday (1991)

Taeko & Taeko Film: Only Yesterday; Omohide Poro Poro (1992) Director: Isao Takahata 20 July 1991 Date: 20 July 1991

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Toy poodle becomes police dog in Yamagata Pref.

"Pocky," a 5-year-old toy poodle, and his owner Taeko Shibata pose in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, in July 2015. "Pocky," a rare breed for a police dog, passed the exams to become a police dog. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Award-winning writer Kono dies at 88

File photo taken in October 2014 shows writer and critic Taeko Kono, who died of respiratory failure at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 29, 2015, at 88. She won the Akutagawa Prize, one of the country's leading literary awards, for her novel "Kani," meaning "a crab," in 1963, and received the Order of Culture in 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's resilience takes the stage in manga of A-bomb survivor's kin

Taeko Tada holds a manga she self-published about the stories of women and their struggles after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, called "The Hiroshima Miracle: Hiroshima Is in the Pink!" on May 25, 2016 in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's resilience takes the stage in manga of A-bomb survivor's kin

Taeko Tada, who self-published a manga called "The Hiroshima Miracle: Hiroshima Is in the Pink!" about the stories of women and their struggles after the Hiroshima atomic bombing, holds a letter of gratitude from U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy on May 25, 2016, in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Utsugi hits winner as Japan secures softball medal

ATHENS, Greece - Reika Utsugi (L) is greeted by team head coach Taeko Utsugi (R) after doubling home the winning run in the top of the eighth inning in a softball tournament match at Olympic against China at Softball Stadium on Aug. 22. Japan edged China 1-0 to guarantee themselves a medal. (Kyodo)

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Ex-softball manager Utsugi honored for women's social advancement

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) hands a certificate of merit to former Japanese national softball team manager Taeko Utsugi (R) at his office in Tokyo on June 26 in recognition of her contribution to the social advancement of women and enhancement of their status in society. Eleven others were also honored. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo exhibition on Havana Declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Taeko Tomiyama speaks about an upcoming exhibition of 40 block prints on the theme of the 1960 Havana Declaration at a Tokyo museum during an interview at her home in Tokyo on April 6, 2010, beside her 1964 painting ''Song of Cuba.'' Tomiyama brought the 40 prints to Japan after her trip to Cuba in 1962. (Kyodo)

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Court rejects suit by ex-JAL cabin attendants

TOKYO, Japan - Taeko Uchida (L), who heads a group of 72 former Japan Airlines cabin attendants dismissed by the company, holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 30, 2012, after the Tokyo District Court earlier in the day ruled against a lawsuit filed by the group over the dismissals. In the trial, they argued that they had been dismissed unfairly during the course of the carrier's rehabilitation, and sought a court order directing the airline to reemploy them. (Kyodo)

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Baseball, softball may return to 2020 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Softball Association Vice President Taeko Utsugi (L) and Baseball Federation of Japan Vice President Yoshinobu Suzuki look happy in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2014, after the International Olympic Committee's recent approval of a reform for the framework of the Olympic program which paves the way for a possible return of the two events in a joint bid for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima students meet Hiroshima A-bomb survivor

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Maya Fukuda (front far R) and other middle and high school students from Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, listen to the tragic history of atomic bombing survivor Taeko Teramae in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 5, 2014. The students in turn told Teramae of their own experiences with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power accident. (Kyodo)

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Utsugi greets team after 2-1 win over New Zealand

SYDNEY, Australia - Veteran Reika Utsugi (No. 28) reaches to shake hands with pitcher Taeko Ishikawa and first baseman Noriko Yamaji after Japan defeated New Zealand 2-1 on Sept. 23 to finish the Olympic softball preliminary tournament with a perfect 7-0 record.