The Fukushima I, Fukushima II, Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant and Tōkai nuclear power stations, consisting of a total eleven reactors, were automatically shut down following the earthquake. Higashidōri, also on the northeast coast, was already shut down for a periodic inspection. Cooling is needed to remove decay heat after a reactor has been shut down, and to maintain spent fuel pools. The backup cooling process is powered by emergency diesel generators at the plants and at Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing plant.

At Fukushima I and II tsunami waves overtopped seawalls and destroyed diesel backup power systems, leading to severe problems at Fukushima I, including three large explosions and radioactive leakage. Over 200,000 people were evacuated.

The April 7 aftershock caused the loss of external power to Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant and Higashidori Nuclear Power Plant but backup generators were functional. Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant lost 3 of 4 external power lines and lost cooling function for as much as 80 minutes. A spill of a couple liters of radioactive water occurred at Onagawa.

please downate to help the Japanese people

The complete recording of Hikki’s 2-day Yokohama Arena concert on the 8th and 9th of December 2010!

Bonus content:
The first 50,000 people to purchase any of Hikki’s CDs or DVDs (including WILD LIFE) will receive a B2-sized WILD LIFE poster!
*Only at participating stores.

Note: Along with the prolonging of release dates, 30,000 posters shall be released with the DVD, and 20,000 shall be released with the Blu-ray.

WILD LIFE contains the following footage:

-Opening-
Goodbye Happiness  
traveling
Take 5
Prisoner Of Love
COLORS
Letters
Hymne a l’amour – Ai no Anthem -
SAKURA DROPS
Eclipse
Passion
BLUE
Show Me Love (Not A Dream)
Stay Gold
Boku wa Kuma
Automatic
First Love
Flavor Of Life – Ballad Version -
Beautiful World
Hikari
Nijiiro Bus 

-Encore-
Across The Universe
Can’t Wait ‘Til Christmas
time will tell

buy at CD JAPAN

Since EMI released Hikaru Utada’s debut single, ‘Automatic/Time Will Tell’, in 1998, sold 2 million copies, the singer-songwriter has become one of the most successful Japanese recording artists in the country’s history.

More than 9.9 million copies of her debut album ‘First Love’ were shipped domestically and abroad, still the most successful Japanese language album ever.

She has recorded five original albums and 21 singles. In particular, her single ‘Flavor of Life’ was downloaded more than 9 million times upon release, a world record at the time. Hikaru Utada has now sold in total over 50 million singles, albums and DVDs worldwide.

Outside of Japan, Hikaru Utada’s music has been released under the name ‘UTADA’. Going forward, her music activities in all countries and languages will now be united under one name, Hikaru Utada.

Roger Faxon, CEO, EMI Group: “We are very happy that EMI’s global network, expertise and passion will continue to contribute to and support the musical and creative vision of the superbly talented Hikaru Utada. “

Now, out of the clear blue sky I heard something called “Utada the best” was to be released from Universal, the company I worked for in English in the name of Utada. And you know what, they set exactly the same release date. It’s a “me-too” sales plan that hitches a ride on the release of Utada Hikaru’s “Single Collection Vol.2.”

The release of “Utada the best” is totally unrelated to my will. No new materials in it, it’s just a “commodity” with no hearts in it. It is me who is to be bashed, backbitten like “she’s already a has-been” and such if it didn’t sell well, but honestly I feel bad about making you my fans use your money for it. I wanna say you don’t have to buy that “best” if you already have other works in the name of Utada.

Record companies are “companies” intended to gain profits even though they deal with “music.” I understand that point very well, and I am a type of person who listens to them should their business in tough situation. I could support the release of these “best” type of material if it could be made as something worthwhile for all fans, the record company and me through mutual discussion.

The release of “Utada the best” by Universal this time is, in my view, a very sad decision.

They could put off the date, or think up the way of release to make my fans happy by making the contents better and such . . . I desperately encouraged them but it brought us nowhere so far.

The release is solely decided by their management level, so I have no hard feelngs toward the staff people of Universal. My comments might be troubling the people in charge of promoting. I am sorry for that.

I thank you my fans for reading this complicated story!

The mark of Utada Hikaru-approved “〜Single collection Vol.2″ is “the picture of universe”!
(｀∇´ゞ*salutes*

“In The Flesh Tour’s footage will be released in some form, hopefully soon(as soon as some technicalities are cleared). We’ll let you know!:

Disc 1
1. Prisoner Of Love
フジテレビ系ドラマ「ラスト・フレンズ」主題歌

2. Stay Gold
花王「アジエンス」新CMソング

3. HEART STATION
レコード会社直営♪CMソング

4. Kiss & Cry
日清カップヌードルTVCM FREEDOMシリーズ
新テーマソング

5. Beautiful World
「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序」テーマソング

6. Flavor Of Life -Ballad Version-
TBS系 金曜ドラマ「花より男子2」イメージソング

7. ぼくはくま
NHK みんなのうた 2006年 10月～11月のうた

8. This Is Love
日清カップヌードルFREEDOM
キャンペーンテーマソング

9. Keep Tryin’
LISMO! au LISTEN MOBILE SERVICE
TVCM タイアップソング

10. Passion
ゲームソフト「KINGDOM HEARTS II」テーマソング

11. Be My Last
映画「春の雪」主題歌

12. 誰かの願いが叶うころ
映画「CASSHERN」テーマソング

13. Beautiful World
-PLANiTb Acoustica Mix-
「ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破」テーマソング

Disc 2
1. 嵐の女神

2. Show Me Love (Not A Dream)

3. Goodbye Happiness

4. Hymne à l’amour ～愛のアンセム～
ペプシネックスCMソング

5. Can’t Wait ‘Til Christmas