Sumo: NHK not to broadcast sumo meet
National broadcaster NHK said Wednesday it will not show live coverage of a "test meet" in Tokyo next month that is being held instead of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. NHK is not planning on broadcasting a highlights show either and said that coverage would be limited to general news programs because "the Japan Sumo Association is in the process of rebuilding" following a match-fixing scandal and the May meet is not a major tournament. (Kyodo)
Small amounts of radioactive iodine found in breast milk
A citizen's group concerned about the impact on mothers and babies of the radioactive leaks from a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture said Wednesday that small amounts of radioactive iodine have been found in the breast milk of four women living east or northeast of Tokyo. Of the samples provided by the four women, the breast milk of the mother of an 8-month-old baby in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, contained the highest level of 36.3 becquerels of radioactive iodine per kilogram, but no radioactive cesium was found, the group said. (Kyodo)
TEPCO to cut workforce
Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to cut its workforce by several thousand employees and trim staff salaries to save money that will be used to pay compensation to people affected by the crisis at a TEPCO nuclear power plant, it has been learned. TEPCO intends to achieve this goal over about five years by reducing new hires by several hundred each year and not replacing staff who retire. The utility has started talks with its labor union regarding the staff and salary cuts, according to sources. (Yomiuri)
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