Fukushima nuclear crisis
October 13, 2011
The governor of Fukushima Prefecture, Yuhei Sato, said Oct. 12 that all rice grown in the prefecture is safe to eat.
October 13, 2011
Relatively high levels of radioactive cesium have been detected in parts of Niigata Prefecture, according to the science ministry.
October 13, 2011
Government tests that detected levels of radioactive cesium exceeding the legal limit in tea products made with famous "Sayama tea," a high-end brand of green tea leaves...
October 13, 2011
Long a fall tradition in Japan, mushroom-picking season is headed for a down year, after recent reports surfaced of high levels of radiation contamination in the fungi in...
October 12, 2011
Members of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan opposing nuclear power are finding themselves increasingly isolated and frustrated as the party appears set to return to pushing ...
October 12, 2011
YOKOHAMA -- Tests found 195 becquerels of strontium-90 per kilogram in sediment in Yokohama, the first time the radioactive isotope has been detected outside the 100-kilometer...
October 12, 2011
The Tokyo metropolitan government has not checked imported foods for radiation since April, citing differences in the safety standards for domestic products after the accident...
October 11, 2011
The central government will be responsible for decontaminating about 13,000 square kilometers across eight prefectures, or about 3 percent of Japan's total landmass, under new...
October 10, 2011
The Internet and simple word-of-mouth are proving to be unbeatable combinations in getting ordinary folk to come together for a common cause.
October 10, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Oct. 9 cut a pipe to install equipment to reduce radioactive leaks after confirming hydrogen levels posed no risk of exploding at the Fukushima No....
October 10, 2011
In a disturbing pattern dating to the 1990s, electric power companies have been found to be wooing Liberal Democratic Party Diet members at breakfast meetings organized by an...
October 08, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives pumped tens of millions of yen in personal donations into Liberal Democratic Party coffers in a campaign apparently backed by the company's...
October 08, 2011
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has begun sprinkling low-level radioactive water from the No. 5 and No. 6 reactor buildings at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on the ground...
October 08, 2011
MINAMI-SOMA, Fukushima Prefecture -- Before the roar of engines fills the air at the Suzuka Circuit on Oct. 9, a more tranquil sound will be prevalent when a chorus of teenage...
October 08, 2011
Only two of 59 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture have decided where to build temporary storage areas for soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
October 07, 2011
A science ministry panel decided Oct. 6 to adopt a radiation exposure level of 1 to 20 millisieverts a year as the benchmark for residents to safely live in Fukushima...
October 07, 2011
High levels of soil contamination caused by radioactive cesium have been detected in Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture, but only sporadically, according to the science...
October 07, 2011
Amid consumer concerns about seafood contaminated with radiation, the Fisheries Agency is asking seven eastern prefectures and maritime organizations to be more specific about...
October 06, 2011
Levels of radioactive cesium 137 in waters off Fukushima Prefecture are 58 times higher than before the March 11 quake that crippled a nuclear power plant there, a government...
October 06, 2011
With the nuclear industry still reeling from the effects of the March 11 earthquake, government auditors told the industry ministry to redirect 65.7 billion yen ($857 million)...