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‫ە‬ὠἼ
౛ᩥ 2
Coast guard releases March 11 footage
The Japan Coast Guard released Thursday 6-1/2 hours of video footage of the March 11
tsunami, taken at the second Regional Coast Guard headquarters and its Kesennuma
Coast Guard Station in Miyagi Prefecture.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸ぢฟࡋ㸦ኴᏐ㸧ࡢືモࡣ⌧ᅾᙧ࡛ࡍࠋぢฟࡋࡢ≉ᚩࢆᛮ࠸ࡔࡋ࡚ࡃࡔ
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸
ࡉ࠸ࠋ࣮ࣜࢻᩥ࡟࠶ࡿ࣐࢝ࣥࡢᚋࡢ taken ࠿ࡽࡣ๓ࡢ video footage … tsunami ࢆ
ㄝ᫂ࡍࡿ㐣ཤศモ࡛ࡍࠋtaken ࡢ๓࡟ (that was) ࢆ⿵࠺࡜ࡼࡃศ࠿ࡾࡲࡍࠋ
ㄒ࠸㸸The
Japan Coast Guard ᾏୖಖᏳᗇࠊreleased Ⓨ⾲ࡋࡓࠊvideo footage ࣅࢹ
ㄒ࠸㸸
࢜ᫎീࠊtsunami ὠἼࠊtaken ᧜ᙳࡉࢀࡓࠊheadquarters ᮏ㒊
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸ࠕᾏୖಖᏳᗇࡣ 3 ᭶ 11 ᪥ࡢᫎീࢆᨺᫎ㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠖᾏୖಖᏳ
ᗇࡣࠊᮌ᭙᪥ࠊ6 ᫬㛫༙ࡢ 3 ᭶ 11 ᪥ࡢὠἼࡢࣅࢹ࢜ᫎീࢆⓎ⾲ࡋࡓࠋ㸦ࡑࢀࡣ㸧
ᐑᇛ┴ᾏୖಖᏳᗇ➨஧⟶༊ᮏ㒊࡜Ẽ௝἟ᾏୖಖᏳᆅᇦᮏ㒊࡛᧜ᙳࡉࢀࡓࠋ
‫ە‬ཎⓎ஦ᨾ
౛ᩥ 3
Tokyo Electric Power said that it is considering dispersing boric acid, a fire retardant,
over the Fukushima Daiichi plant's No. 4 reactor from a helicopter.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸dispersing
ࡣศモ࡛ࠊྡモ㸦┠ⓗㄒ㸧ࡢാࡁࢆࡋ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ
ࣄࣥࢺ
ㄒ࠸㸸considering
᳨ウ୰ࠊdispersing ᩓᕸࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࠊboric acid ࣍࢘㓟ࠊfire
ㄒ࠸㸸
retardant ᾘ໬๣ࠊreactor ཎᏊ⅔
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸ᮾி㟁ຊࡣⓎ⾲ࡋࡓࠊྠ♫ࡣ࣍࢘㓟࡜ᾘⅆ๣ࢆᩓᕸࡍࡿࡇ
࡜ࢆ᳨ウ୰ࠊ⚟ᓥ➨୍ཎᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤࡢ 4 ྕᶵ࡟ࠊ࣊ࣜࢥࣉࢱ࣮࠿ࡽ
౛ᩥ 4
Leakage of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima
Daiichi nuclear power plant has halted.
ㄒ࠸㸸leakage
₃ࢀࠊradioactive water ᨺᑕ⬟ởᰁỈࠊthe Pacific Ocean ኴᖹὒࠊ
ㄒ࠸㸸
halted Ṇࡲࡗࡓ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸ኴᖹὒ࡬₃ࢀ࡚࠸ࡓ㧗⃰ᗘᨺᑕ⬟ởᰁỈࡀṆࡲࡗࡓࠊ✌ື
୙⬟࡟࡞ࡗࡓ⚟ᓥ➨ 1 ཎᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤ࠿ࡽ
౛ᩥ 5
The radiation level at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant was at a level where it
posed a threat to human health.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸quake-hit
ࡣࣁ࢖ࣇ࡛ࣥ 2 ㄒࢆࡘ࡞ࡂᙧᐜモࡢാࡁࢆࡍࡿ㐀ㄒ࡛ࠊ⩌ᙧ
ࣄࣥࢺ
ᐜモ࡜࿧ࡤࢀ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ
ㄒ࠸㸸radiation
level ᨺᑕ⥺㔞ࠊquake-hit ⿕⅏ࡋࡓࠊnuclear plant ཎᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤࠊ
ㄒ࠸㸸
at a level Ỉ‽ࠊposed a threat ⬣ጾ㸦ᙳ㡪㸧ࢆ୚࠼ࡓ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸ᨺᑕ⥺㔞ࡀࠊᆅ㟈࡟くࢃࢀࡓ⚟ᓥࡢཎᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤ࡛ࡢࠊே
㛫ࡢ೺ᗣ࡟ᙳ㡪ࢆཬࡰࡍỈ‽࡜࡞ࡗࡓ
౛ᩥ 6
Nuclear fuel rods may have mostly melted
Fuel rods in the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may have
mostly melted and dropped to the bottom of the pressure vessel as the water level in the
vessel has been found to be significantly lower than thought, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
said Thursday.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸୺ㄒࡣෑ㢌ࡢ
fuel rods ࡛ࡍࡀࠊືモࡢ may have melted and dropped ࡢ
ࣄࣥࢺ
๓ࡲ࡛ࡀ୺ㄒ࡟ࡘ࠸ࡓㄝ࡛᫂ࡍࠋ
ㄒ࠸㸸nuclear
fuel rods ᰾⇞ᩱᲬࠊmelted ⁐⼥ࡋࡓࠊreactor ཎᏊ⅔ࠊdropped ⴠ
ㄒ࠸㸸
ࡕࡓࠊthe bottom of 㹼ࡢᗏ࡟ࠊthe pressure vessel ᅽຊᐜჾࠊthe water level Ỉ఩ࠊ
significantly lower than thought ᛮࡗࡓࡼࡾ࠿࡞ࡾప࠸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
ࠕ᰾⇞ᩱᲬࠊ࡯ࡰ⁐⼥ࡋ࡚࠸ࡓྍ⬟ᛶ㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠖ⇞ᩱᲬࡣࠊ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
⚟ᓥ➨୍ཎᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤࡢ➨ 1 ྕᶵࡢࠊࡍ࡛࡟࡯ࡰ⁐⼥ࡋⴠࡕ࡚࠸ࡓ࠿ࡶࡋࢀ࡞
࠸ࠊᅽຊᐜჾࡢᗏ࡬ࠊࡑࡢᐜჾࡢỈ఩ࡀᛮࡗࡓࡼࡾ࠿࡞ࡾప࠸ࡇ࡜ࡀศ࠿ࡗࡓ
ࡢ࡛ࠊ࡜ᮾி㟁ຊࡀⓎ⾲ࡋࡓࠊᮌ᭙᪥
౛ᩥ 7
N-reactor cooling failed before tsunami
An emergency cooling system of the No. 1 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear
power plant malfunctioned after the March 11 earthquake and before the tsunami hit,
data released by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. have revealed.
ㄒ࠸㸸N-reactor
cooling ᰾ཎᏊ⅔෭༷ࠊfailed ᶵ⬟୙඲࡟࡞ࡗࡓࠊemergency
ㄒ࠸㸸
cooling system 㠀ᖖ⏝෭༷ࢩࢫࢸ࣒ࠊmalfunctioned ᶵ⬟୙඲ࡔࡗࡓࠊhit くࡗࡓࠊ
released Ⓨ⾲ࡉࢀࡓࠊplant operator Ⓨ㟁ᡤ㐠Ⴀ⪅ࠊrevealed ᫂ࡽ࠿࡟ࡋࡓ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸ࠕཎᏊ⅔෭༷ࠊὠἼ௨๓࡟ᶵ⬟୙඲㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠖ⚟ᓥ➨୍ཎ
ᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤࡢ➨ 1 ྕᶵ㸦ཎᏊ⅔㸧ࡢ㠀ᖖ⏝෭༷ࢩࢫࢸ࣒ࡣࠊ3 ᭶ 11 ᪥ࡢᆅ㟈ࡢ
ᚋࡲࡓὠἼࡀく࠺௨๓ࠊᶵ⬟୙඲ࡔࡗࡓࠊⓎ㟁ᡤࢆ㐠Ⴀࡍࡿᮾி㟁ຊ࡟ࡼࡾⓎ
⾲ࡉࢀࡓࢹ࣮ࢱࡀ᫂ࡽ࠿࡟࡞ࡗࡓࠋ
౛ᩥ 8
TEPCO failed to report possible hydrogen explosion
Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew there could be an explosion at the No. 3 reactor at the
Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the day before it happened, but didn't report the
possibility to authorities.
ㄒ࠸㸸TEPCO
ᮾ㟁ࠊfailed to report ሗ࿌ࢆᛰࡗࡓࠊpossible ㉳ࡇࡾ࠺ࡿࠊhydrogen
ㄒ࠸㸸
explosion Ỉ⣲⇿Ⓨࠊthe possibility ྍ⬟ᛶࠊauthorities ᙜᒁ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸ࠕᮾ㟁ࠊ㉳ࡇࡾ࠺ࡿỈ⣲⇿Ⓨࡢሗ࿌ᛰࡿ㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠖᮾி㟁
ຊࡣ▱ࡗ࡚࠸ࡓࠊ➨୍ཎᏊຊⓎ㟁ᡤࡢ➨ 3 ྕᶵ࡛⇿Ⓨࡀ࠶ࡿ࠿ࡶࡋࢀ࡞࠸ࡇ࡜
ࢆࠊࡑࢀࡀ㉳ࡇࡿ୍᪥๓࡟ࠊࡋ࠿ࡋࡑࡢྍ⬟ᛶࢆᙜᒁ࡟ሗ࿌ࡋ࡞࠿ࡗࡓࠋ
‫࢔࢕ࢸࣥࣛ࣎ە‬
࣎ࣛࣥࢸ࢕࢔
౛ᩥ 9
Tokyo doctor to open clinic in Ishinomaki
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--At first, her intention was to volunteer. But after helping
people in the Tohoku region following the Great East Japan Earthquake, doctor Naoko
Ishii decided to relocate to the area to give consultations.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸ぢฟࡋࡢ
to open ࡣᮍ᮶ᙧࢆ⌧ࡋ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ࣮ࣜࢻࡢᩥ㢌࡟࠶ࡿᆅྡࡣࠊ
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸
グ஦ࡢⓎಙᆅࢆ♧ࡋ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋࡇࡇࡢ㒊ศࢆ dateline ࡜࿧ࡧࡲࡍࠋࡘࡲࡾ᪥௜ࡢ
⾜࡜࠸࠺ࡇ࡜࡛ࡍࡀࠊ௒࡛ࡣࡇࡇ࡟᪥௜ࢆධࢀࡎࠊᩥ୰࡟᭙᪥࡛♧ࡋࡲࡍࠋ࿧
ࡧྡࡔࡅࡀṧࡗ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ
ㄒ࠸㸸clinic デ⒪ᡤࠊintention ពᅗࠊvolunteer ዊ௙άືࠊfollowing 㹼ࡢᚋࠊdecided
Ỵࡵࡓࠊto relocate ⛣㌿ࡍࡿࡇ࡜ࠊto give consultations デ⒪ࡍࡿࡓࡵ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠕᮾிࡢ་ᖌࠊ▼ᕳ࡟デ⒪ᡤࢆ㛤ࡃணᐃࠖ▼ᕳⓎ
̿ึࡵᙼዪࡢពᅗࡣ࣎ࣛࣥࢸ࢕࢔ࡔࡗࡓࠋࡋ࠿ࡋᮾ໭ᆅᇦࡢேࠎࢆຓࡅࡓᚋࠊ
ᮾ᪥ᮏ኱㟈⅏ᚋࠊ▼஭┤Ꮚ་ᖌࡣデ⒪ࡍࡿࡓࡵࠊࡑࡢᆅ࡟⛣㌿ࡍࡿࡇ࡜࡟ࡋࡓࠋ
‫᥼⩏ ە‬㔠
౛ᩥ 10
Total relief donations received by the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Central
Community Chest of Japan for people afflicted by the March 11 earthquake and
tsunami stood at 115.4 billion yen.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸୺ㄒࡣࠊtotal
relief ࠿ࡽ tsunami ࡲ࡛࡛ࠊᮏືモࡣ stood ࡛ࡍࠋ୺ㄒࡢ
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸
୰࡟࠶ࡿ received ࡸ afflicted ࡣືモ࡛ࡍࡀࠊࡍ࡭࡚㐣ཤศモ࡛ࡑࢀࡒࢀ๓࡟࠶
ࡿㄒࢆಟ㣭ࡋ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ
ㄒ࠸㸸total
඲㢠ࠊrelief donations ⩏᥼㔠ࠊreceived by 㹼࡟ཷࡅྲྀࡽࢀࡓࠊJapanese
ㄒ࠸㸸
Red Cross Society ᪥ᮏ㉥༑Ꮠ♫ࠊCentral Community Chest of Japan ୰ኸඹྠເ㔠
఍ࠊafflicted ⿕⅏ࡋࡓࠊstood at 㹼࡟㐩ࡋࡓࠊbillion yen ༑൨෇
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸⩏᥼㔠ࡢྜィࡣࠊ᪥ᮏ㉥༑Ꮠ♫࡜୰ኸඹྠເ㔠఍࡟ཷࡅྲྀ
ࡽࢀࡓࠊ3 ᭶ 11 ᪥ࡢᆅ㟈࡜ὠἼࡢ⿕⅏⪅ྥࡅࠊ1154 ൨෇࡟㐩ࡋࡓࠋ
౛ᩥ 11
Orphans, other quake victims to get cash
The Miyagi prefectural government will give 500,000 yen to each child whose parents
died in the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, using donations it has received in
the wake of the disaster, prefectural officials said.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸ぢฟࡋࡢ㸦ኴᏐ㸧to
get ࡣᮍ᮶ᙧࢆ⌧ࡋࡲࡍࠋusing ࠿ࡽࡣ࠾㔠࡟ࡘ࠸
ࣥࢺ㸸
࡚ࡢㄝ᫂ࢆࡍࡿศモᵓᩥ࡛ࡍࠋ
ㄒ࠸㸸orphans
Ꮩඣࡓࡕࠊquake victims 㟈⅏⿕ᐖ⪅ࠊdonations ⊩㔠ࠊin the wake
ㄒ࠸㸸
of 㹼ࡢᚋ࡛ࠊprefectural officials ┴ࡢᢸᙜ⪅
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠕᏙඣࠊࡑࡢ௚⿕⅏⪅ࡓࡕࠊ⌧㔠ࢆཷࡅྲྀࡾ࡬ࠖ
ᐑᇛ┴ᗇࡣࠊ50 ୓෇ࢆ୚࠼ࡿணᐃࠊᏊ౪୍ேᙜࡓࡾࠊࡑࡢ୧ぶࡀᮾ᪥ᮏ኱㟈⅏
࡜ὠἼ࡛Ṛஸࡋࡓࠊ⿕⅏ᚋ࡟┴ࡀཷࡅྲྀࡗࡓ⊩㔠ࢆ౑ࡗ࡚ࠊ࡜┴ࡢᢸᙜ⪅ࡀⓎ
⾲ࡋࡓࠋ
‫ ە‬᚟⯆
౛ᩥ 12
Reconstruction bill passed; hurdles remain
The basic law on reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake was finally
enacted Monday, more than three months after the March 11 disaster. Problems remain,
however, before the government can get its rebuilding efforts into high gear.
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸ぢฟࡋࡢࢭ࣑ࢥࣟࣥ㸦;㸧ࡣ༊ษࡾ࡛
but ࢆព࿡ࡋ࡚࠸ࡲࡍࠋ
ࣄࣥࢺ㸸
ㄒ࠸㸸reconstruction
᚟⯆ࠊbill ἲ᱌ࠊpassed ྍỴࡉࢀࡓࠊhurdles 㞀ᐖࠊremain
ㄒ࠸㸸
ṧࡿࠊthe basic law on reconstruction ᚟⯆ᇶᮏἲࠊenacted ᡂ❧ࡋࡓࠊproblems ㅖ
ၥ㢟ࠊefforts ྲྀࡾ⤌ࡳࠊhigh gear ᛴࣆࢵࢳ
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸
๓࠿ࡽ㡰࡟ヂࡍ࡜㸸㸦ぢฟࡋ㸧ࠕ᚟⯆ἲ᱌ࠊྍỴࠊ㞀ᐖṧࡍࠖᮾ᪥ᮏ኱㟈⅏࠿ࡽ
ࡢ᚟⯆ᇶᮏἲࡣࡸࡗ࡜ᡂ❧ࡋࡓࠊ᭶᭙᪥ࠊ3 ᭶ 11 ᪥ࡢ⅏ᐖ࠿ࡽ 3 ࣧ᭶௨ୖࡔࠋ
ࡋ࠿ࡋࠊㅖၥ㢟ࡣṧࡿࠊᨻᗓࡀࡑࡢ᚟⯆ࡍࡿྲྀࡾ⤌ࡳࢆᛴࣆࢵࢳ࡟࡛ࡁࡿ࠿ࠋ