radiation
December 03, 2011
Food manufacturers operating in disaster-stricken Fukushima Prefecture have been forced to make costly efforts to reassure consumers about safety.
November 30, 2011
Trying to help Fukushima farmers overcome negative publicity from the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, some major retailing chains are proudly and...
November 29, 2011
The head of the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is stepping down for undisclosed health reasons and will be replaced in December.
November 22, 2011
NAHA, Okinawa Prefecture--Following the Fukushima nuclear crisis and fearing the spread of radiation, a number of Kanto residents fled to this southernmost prefecture and...
November 19, 2011
OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture--The central government started decontamination operations in evacuated areas near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant on Nov. 18.
November 19, 2011
A researcher in Hamamatsu has created a postcard-sized device that can continuously take readings of radiation (gamma ray) levels caused by elements such as cesium at a rate of ...
November 16, 2011
NASU, Tochigi Prefecture--Yasuyuki Fujimura was the go-to guy for advice on radiation in the town of Nasu in Tochigi Prefecture.
November 14, 2011
It's an artificially drawn line that makes the difference between being able to stay at home and having to live as an evacuee from the no-entry zone around the...
November 12, 2011
When Argentina's soccer team trained at the J-Village soccer complex in Fukushima for the 2002 World Cup, the players found beautiful pitches, modern facilities and...
November 09, 2011
The government started discussions on establishing "long-term no-return zones" in areas with high radiation levels near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
November 09, 2011
Supermarket chain Aeon Co. will expand its range of foodstuffs subject to radiation checks and yank any items with even trace levels.
November 05, 2011
SEOUL -- South Korean authorities began digging up streets in Seoul’s Nowon Ward on Nov. 4, after high radiation levels were detected on the asphalt.
November 03, 2011
The science ministry on Nov. 2 removed a bottle containing a brown substance believed to be radium that likely caused radioactive hot spots around a supermarket in Tokyo’s...
November 02, 2011
Another radioactive hot spot in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward was likely caused by radium and not related to the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, officials said.
November 02, 2011
The deepest subway line in Japan is the Toei Oedo Line operated by the Bureau of Transportation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
November 01, 2011
Accepting a dare from a freelance writer, a government official drank purified water that had been contaminated with low levels of radiation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
November 01, 2011
Ahead of hay fever season next spring, the Forestry Agency said Oct. 31 it will investigate the extent to which radioactive cesium is transferred from cedar leaves to pollen.
November 01, 2011
The safety standards concerning radioactive materials in food products will be tightened. Since the devastating accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant broke out in ...
November 01, 2011
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine--Lyubov Oshurkevich felt the familiar pain when she watched news of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March and thought about the...
October 31, 2011
School teachers across Japan have been grappling with how to deal with topics concerning nuclear power and radiation in their classes since disaster flared at the Fukushima No. ...