Fukushima no. 1 nuclear power plant
January 24, 2013
Confusion spread, tempers flared and disaster loomed at two reactors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, nearly two weeks after the crisis started in March 2011, footage of...
January 22, 2013
Japan's nuclear industry watchdog plans to apply stricter evacuation standards than the international norm for cases in which residents at risk from a nuclear accident need to...
January 19, 2013
Nearly half of the 242 companies involved in decontamination work in Fukushima Prefecture were found to have violated labor laws in 219 instances, the labor ministry said Jan....
January 19, 2013
A rockfish caught in the port of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was found to have radioactive cesium 2,540 times the government's safety standard for foodstuffs, Tokyo ...
January 18, 2013
The Environment Ministry on Jan. 18 said that there have been five cases of shoddy decontamination work around the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and has punished ...
January 17, 2013
Photos and videos taken by The Asahi Shimbun show that general contractors lied in their reports about shoddy decontamination work around the Fukushima nuclear plant.
January 16, 2013
The Environment Ministry decided to conduct its own investigation into the shoddy decontamination work around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, unsatisfied with the probes...
January 16, 2013
The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Jan. 15 to set maximum heights of possible tsunami striking individual nuclear plants and obligate their operators to take commensurate ...
January 16, 2013
Even after the passing of nearly 60 years, a Japanese fishing boat exposed to a U.S. nuclear bomb test remains a major attraction and a living history lesson, particularly in...
January 13, 2013
TOKYO--The Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami reminded us of the terrible damage the sea is capable of inflicting. But what about the damage caused to the sea by...
January 11, 2013
Former residents of nursing homes near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant died at a higher rate than usual in 2011, a study has shown, likely because of the stress of evacuation ...
January 10, 2013
Environment Ministry officials in December received details and photographic evidence of shoddy decontamination work in Fukushima Prefecture, but they dithered on taking action ...
January 09, 2013
Decontamination work is in progress in areas affected by the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, but cases have been uncovered of workers dumping...
January 08, 2013
FUKUSHIMA--Workers in Fukushima Prefecture appeared tense on Jan. 7 as they kicked off this year’s decontamination mission under increased scrutiny and the threat of...
January 08, 2013
SEOUL--South Korea has no option but to expand its nuclear power plant program despite growing public concern over safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011 and...
January 07, 2013
The government will investigate decontamination work around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant following reports that potentially radioactive debris has been dumped into the...
January 06, 2013
When high levels of radioactive cesium were detected in wild mushrooms in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, a restaurant owner pointed her finger at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
January 05, 2013
In one of the first estimates of when Fukushima evacuees may return to their homes, the mayor of one nearby town is telling former residents that it could be 30 years away.
January 02, 2013
The number of households declining benefits for living near nuclear plants has nearly doubled since the Fukushima disaster, reflecting growing opposition to a system long...
December 31, 2012
Seventy-six percent of residents from candidate areas to store soil contaminated by radioactive fallout from the Fukushima disaster would reluctantly accept interim storage...