Analysis
July 09, 2011
Only about half of the municipalities along the vulnerable Pacific coast have tsunami evacuation plans.
July 08, 2011
Confusion in the government, an e-mail scandal and widespread anger have shattered the blueprint to restart nuclear reactors this summer, leading to possible power shortages...
July 04, 2011
The expected construction boom in areas devastated by the March 11 disaster has arrived, but much grumbling is being heard despite the money pouring in from both the public and ...
July 04, 2011
Nearly four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, poignant scenes such as one of a 4-year-old boy embracing a framed picture of his deceased father touched hearts at a...
July 04, 2011
Opposition parties on July 4 blasted Ryu Matsumoto, the state minister in charge of the rebuilding process following the Great East Japan Earthquake, for insensitive comments...
July 04, 2011
At JR Hitachi Station in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, it was business as usual on this hot summer morning, with salarymen in business attire headed to work, including the...
July 02, 2011
Three prefectures in northeast Japan ravaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake reported sharp falls in business confidence in the Bank of Japan's June Tankan survey.
July 01, 2011
Prime Minister Naoto Kan handed Goshi Hosono a big job--state minister in charge of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant--but he didn't give him much to do...
June 28, 2011
The accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has brought to light the cascading problem of spent nuclear fuel that threatens to overwhelm Japan's nuclear power...
June 27, 2011
Opposition remains strong in the ruling and opposition camps to a government panel's proposal to raise taxes to fund post-quake reconstruction, partly because it would dovetail ...
June 27, 2011
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture--Everything seemed fine and dandy for 60 residents living in a special nursing home for the elderly here in the Tohoku region when they emerged...
June 27, 2011
IWAKI, Fukushima Prefecture--The disaster-hit Aquamarine Fukushima sea museum here welcomed back its star harbor seal on June 26--along with a cute little bonus.
June 27, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. was forced to halt a system on June 27 only 90 minutes after starting that company officials hope will lead to a stable cooling of the reactors at the...
June 27, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. saw signs that a hydrogen explosion was possible at the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant the night before the explosion...
June 27, 2011
Japan's tsunami response measures will have to be overhauled to cope with the largest tsunami that can be expected, according to a government panel.
June 25, 2011
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...
June 23, 2011
Riding the jet stream, radioactive materials released from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crossed North America and arrived in Switzerland in less than 10 days,...
June 16, 2011
Government contingency plans proved useless during the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, with senior officials unable to obtain vital information about the...
June 16, 2011
The accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 11 quickly worsened and spun out of control because the U....
June 16, 2011
The epicenter of the Great East Japan Earthquake was located in an area where oceanic and continental plates are tightly bonded, according to the Geospatial Information...