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The Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was disabled after the 2011 earthquake, began this week releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, a move which is drawing major criticism ...
Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster. The Fukushima Daiichi plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan’s efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy.
Five years have passed since a massive tsunami washed over the seawall around the Fukushima ... Some have started running tours of the disaster zone, already drawing more than 2,000 ...
Firstly, Fukushima was not an unavoidable natural disaster. For many outside Japan it is easy to draw the conclusion that Fukushima is unique, as very few places experience such huge earthquakes ...
Now, after four years surveying bird populations in 400 sites around Fukushima-Daiichi, Mousseau and his team have assembled a grim portrait of the disaster’s impact on local wildlife, using ...
Masataka Shimizu: 'It's important to draw a line, right now.' May 20, 2011 — -- Masataka Shimizu, the president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., stepped down Friday amid spiraling financial ...
Japan on Thursday marked 10 years since the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster at Fukushima. Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Suga held a memorial, while singer Lady Gaga lent her support.