TV/Radio

• NHK Fukushima: Hamanaka Aizu TODAY – Report SHINSAI 10 years after the nuclear accident(2021/02/08)
• NHK General Television：Ohayo Nippon – 10 years after the nuclear accident(2021/02/04)
• Al Jazeera English:Fukushima forests found to be radioactive（2013/03/10）
• TBS:Special TV Program on Eastern Japan Earthquake （2012/09/17）
• ASAHI:HODO Station （2012/08/22）
• ASAHI Newstar:Science ASAHI （2011/12/22）
• NHK:Ohayo NIPPON （2011/09/14）
• NHK:Jiron Koron （2011/09/14）
• TBS:Special TV Program on Eastern Japan Earthquake （2011/09/11）
• NHK:IBARAKI waiwai Studio （2006/09/04）
• NHK:Ohayo NIPPON the Metropolitan area （2006/09/01）
• NHK ETV:Science ZERO，Environmental Series（1）（2005/06/04）
• NHK Radio Daiichi:Radio Midnight News（2004/10/15）

Press release (Articles in Japanese)

• リモートセンシングを用いたヒノキ人工林の蒸散量広域予測モデルを開発（2023年11月29日）
• 降雨による空間放射線量率の変化を説明するモデルを開発（2023/7/24)
• 福島原発事故後の除染が下流域に及ぼした影響を初評価～土砂流出一時増も放射性セシウム濃度低下と植生回復が影響低減～（2022/7/15)
• 福島第一原発事故で放出された放射性物質の陸域環境中での動き～チェルノブイリより環境回復は大幅に速い～（2020/10/26）
• 雨によって森林環境からの真菌類の大型胞子の放出が増加―放射性セシウムの環境動態研究から発見（2020/9/29）

Newspapers & Media

• 2023/09/06　YOMIURI Shimbun, Fukushima local edition: Looking at Risks: Logging lowers radiation dose in forests, diminishing effectiveness of conventional decontamination
• 2021/12/12   YOMIURI Shimbun, Morning edition: Science Report: Radioactive Substances Retain in Forests, Decrease Faster in Urban Areas
• 2021/03/07　JIJI Tsushin: Early Reduction of Radioactive Impacts: Migration into the Ground, Less River Runoff – University of Tsukuba, etc., Fukushima Nuclear Accident
• 2021/01/29　NIKKEI BUSSINESS DAILY: Earth Shincho Ryu：Restoration of Radioactive Contamination at Halfway Point: Fukushima Reconstruction Measures Based on Science
• 2020/11/30　Akahata Shimbun SCIENCE：Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear accident, the dynamics of cesium on land is becoming clearer
• 2020/11/16　NIKKEI Shimbun：Analysis of the release of radioactive materials from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident
• 2020/10/29　ASAHI Shimbun：Fukushima Radiation Levels Decline Faster Than Chernobyl, University of Tsukuba
• 2020/10/29　JAPAN ATOMIC INDUSTRIAL FORUM：University of Tsukuba and others analyze environmental recovery in Fukushima compared to Chernobyl
• 2020/10/28　NIKKAN Kogyo Shimbun：Rapid reduction in cesium levels at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant: University of Tsukuba and others verify activity of radioactive materials
• 2020/10/28　FUKUSHIMA Minyu Shimbun：Fukushima ” environmental recovery” much faster – Chernobyl ‘comparison
• 2020/09/17　ASAHI Shimbun：Where’s the Cesium from Fukushima Daiichi : The Revealing Reality
• 2020/02/21　The Science News：Redistribution of radioactive materials in surface flow at the site of a forest fire near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
• 2020/01/22　University Journal：Radioactive materials re-distributed by surface flow around Chernobyl nuclear power plant
• 2020/01/22　JAPAN ATOMIC INDUSTRIAL FORUM：Fukushima　University and University of Tsukuba: Research results on radioactive material distribution by “surface flow” at the site of Chernobyl forest fires
• 2020/01/17　NNA EUROPE：Radiation Redistributed at Former Site of Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
• 2020/01/16　NIKKEI Shimbun：Fukushima Univ., Univ. of Tsukuba, and JST reveal radioactive sediment migration at the site of a forest fire near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
• 2020/01/16　Kankyo Tenbodai (NIES)：Fukushima University and others clarify sediment transport containing radioactive materials in Chernobyl
• 2020/01/16　TSUKUBA Science News：Surface flow is more likely to occur at the site of forest fires around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
• 2013/01/24 NIHON SUIDO Shinbun：The future of water in the next 50 years, CREST “Innovative Technology and System for Sustainable Water Use”
• 2012/12/04 NIKKEI Shinbun：Science＆Tech.Flash- Research base of radiological influence
• 2012/11/23 MAINICHI Newspaper： Eastern Japan Earthquake- Fukushima Daiichi NPP Accident: University of Tsukuba established “Center for Research in Isotopes and Environmental Dynamics” to trace the radioactive contamination.
• 2012/10/12 FUKUSHIMA Minyu: Severe “70% of prefectural land” we have no clue how long it will take to complete the decontamination of our forest.
• 2012/09/26 ASAHI Newspaper (Ibaraki Metropolitan Area): Needs for contaminated waste treatment plant- public announcement of date to residents reccomended by Prof. Onda, University of Tsukuba
• 2012/09/11 ASAHI Newspaper: A year and half memorial of Eastern Japan Earthquake: Continue the fight against radioactive contamination
• 2012/03/14 MAINICHI Newspaper: Caesium in the bottom sediments of the dam, about 10 times the concentration of neighbor- Horai dam, FUKUSHIMA
• 2012/03/14 TOKYO Newspaper: Rain cannot decontaminate radionuclides. Study Team-Only 2% per year at most
• 2012/03/13 MAINICHI Newspaper: Radioactive material in the mud at the bottom of the dam: flow into river with rain and concentrated?
• 2012/03/01 SANKEI Newspaper: Fear of fixing Cesium/ Urgent need of forest decontamination in Fukushima
• 2012/02/05 YOMIURI Newspaper： Ability to measure implementation, the proficiency testing will be in force.
• 2012/02/04 ASAHI Newspaper： Sample to provide accurate measurement of radioactivity / Variability of soil measurement calibration
• 2012/02/04 MAINICHI Newspaper： Fukushima NPP ： Standard sample of radioactive material to improve measurement accuracy -Distributed by University of Tsukuba
• 2012/01/27 Newton： A chain of earthquake islands and Nuclear Power Plant 「Report on pollution status in forests」
• 2012/01/15 YOMIURI Newspaper： Diffusion of radioactive material by Japan-France Research -Attention to the movement of water and soil
• 2011/09/29 SUIDO Sangyo Shinbun： Development of Innovative Technologies for Increasing in Watershed Runoff and Improving River Environment by the Management Practice of Devastated Forest Plantation
• 2011/09/14 ASAHI Newspaper： 90% of Cesium will be decreased by removing fallen leaves -Clue to the decontamination of forest
• 2011/09/14 YOMIURI Newspaper： Radioactive cesium has fallen to the forest -deposited 50 to 90% on fallen leaves and branches
• 2011/09/13 KYODO News： Forest Radioactive Contamination- Accumulation on the leaf and ground surface: significant difference between ceder and broadleaved tree
• 2011/08/18 NIHON SUIDO Shinbun： Development of Innovative Technologies for Increasing in Watershed Runoff and Improving River Environment by the Management Practice of Devastated Forest Plantation
• 2006/01/27 MAINICHI Newspaper： Artificial coniferous forests are 30% of water-retentive broad-leaved tree -The university research team causes a stir in a flood control discussion
• 2005/07/16 ASAHI Newspaper：MADO－from Editorialist room－，Rain in the forest
• 2004/10/16 YOMIURI Newspaper：Forest→Heavy Rain→Flooding -Experiment at large facilities
• 2004/10/16 THE JAPAN AGRICULTURAL NEWS： Explore the mechanism of flooding
• 2004/10/16 IBARAKI Newspaper： Artificial rain in forest for flood assessment
• 2004/10/16 TOKYO Newspaper： To experiment with, such as forest rainfall distribution