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Investigation Panel Chairman Kitazawa’s article in Japan for Sustainability News letter

Investigation Panel Chairman Dr Kitazawa’s article “Tell the Whole Truth about the Tragic Accident to Extract Useful Lessons for a Safer Nation” is published in December 2012 edition of Japan for Sustainability News letter. To read the article http://www.japanfs.org/en/mailmagazine/newsletter/pages/032425.html

Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama, investigator of the Panel, gave a presentation at Monterey Institute of International Studies

Lessons from Fukushima and the Future of Japanese Nuclear Energy Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor at the Graduate School of Law and the Graduate School of International Public Policy at Hitotsubashi University, and an investigator of the Independent Investigation Panel gave a presentation at Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies. Details of …

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IAC/SCJ International Conference on the Impact of the Nuclear Plant Accident

Wednesday, 10th October, 2012, InterAcademy Council  (IAC) and Science Council of Japan (SCJ) collaboratively held their International Conference on the impact of Nuclear Plant Accident with the delegates and representatives from the IAC Member countries, honorable guest scientists and experts within the public audience. Dr Kitazawa, the chairman of our Independent Investigation Commission, attended the conference …

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US National Academy of Sciences meeting

The U.S. National Academy of Sciences Fukushima Lessons-Learned Committee held its meeting in Tokyo on November 27th, 2012 Dr Kitazawa, the chairman of our Independent Investigation Commission, attended the meeting to exchanges views on the analyses of the Fukushima accident.   For further details, please refer to the website of“The U.S. National Academy of Sciences …

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The contributed article to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists has been published

The contributed article “Reform the Japanese power system. Nationalize Tepco” by the panel’s staff director, Kay Kitazawa, has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, by SAGE. The full article is freely available to public at SAGE’s website.

We closed the position for Fellow

We closed the position for Fellow. Thank you for applaying for the position. We will inform the result individually later. So please refrain from your inquiry.

The contributed article to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, SAGE Journals has been published

The contributed article “Fukushima in review: A complex disaster, a disastrous response” has been published in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, by SAGE. The article is a summary of the Final Chapter from the Japanese-language investigation report The abstract of the article is freely available to public at SAGE’s website. http://bos.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/02/29/0096340212440359.abstract

A Press Conference at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan

 Handout A Press conference was held at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan , on Thursday 1st March, 2012. Dr Koichi Kitazawa (Chairman of the “Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident”), Dr Yoichi Funabashi (President of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation), Ambassador Tetsuya Endo (Former Chairman of the Board of Governors, International …

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【Planned】Presentations at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan  March 1st (Thu)

March 1st (Thu) 11:45- FCCJ website:  http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/7248  Dr Koichi Kitazawa (Chairman of the “Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident”) and Dr Yoichi Funabashi (President of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation) will present the findingswill present the findings of the half-year investigation. The English version of the full report will be published this summer.

RJIF delegates made presentations at Davos on January 26-29, 2012

RJIF delegates made presentations at the 2012 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. President Funabashi had a session with former Japanese Prime minister Kan regarding the crisis management of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. from left to right : William H.SAITO    Counselor,RJIF Yukiya Amano    Director General,International Atomic Energy Agency Sadako Ogata   …

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News Conference was held November 15, 2011

A news conference was held at the Japan National Press Club on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Photo provided by the Japan National Press Club.Photo provided by the Japan National Press Club. Photo provided by the Japan National Press Club.

Second meeting of the Committee of Experts

Second meeting of the Committee of Experts was held. The second meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at ARKHILLS on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.