Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Friday started digging up soil tainted with highly radioactive water discharged from a storage tank at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to test its radiation levels. japantimes.co.jp Tritium contamination rose sharply in a single week in seawater off the Fukushima plant. ajw.asahi.com Two weeks ago the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, promised that his government would take a more active role in Fukushima cleanup, but questions have been raised over how seriously he has taken that pledge. nytimes.com Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s revelation that massive amounts of radioactive water are flowing into the Pacific further raised fears about the harm to marine life. japantimes.co.jp
