Fukushima
Fukushima plant failed to probe cause of faulty filters
World
September 14, 2021
Fukushima plant failed to probe cause of faulty filters
TOKYO (AP) — Officials at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of…
Japan expands curbs on Olympic spectators as COVID cases rise
World
July 12, 2021
Japan expands curbs on Olympic spectators as COVID cases rise
The Japanese prefecture of Fukushima announced a ban on Olympic spectators on Saturday, joining a growing list of areas implementing curbs…
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
World
April 13, 2021
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government decided Tuesday to start releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into…
Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster
World
March 11, 2021
Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster
IWAKI, Japan (Reuters) – With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims…
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
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March 9, 2021
Ten years after Fukushima, Japan remembers ‘man-made’ nuclear disaster
TOKYO (Reuters) – When a huge earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, devastating towns and triggering nuclear…
Japan to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports
World
October 16, 2020
Japan to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release over one million…
With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary
World
March 11, 2020
With sadness but no ceremony, Japan marks disaster anniversary
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan marked the somber nine-year anniversary of devastating natural disasters and a nuclear accident on Wednesday as…
Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip
World
November 25, 2019
Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip
Pope Francis called Monday for renewed efforts to help victims of Japan’s 2011 “triple disaster” of earthquake, tsunami and the…