Strong 7.3-quake rattles east Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's east coast late Saturday, rattling the region hit…
5 years ago
Fukushima
Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: reports
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the stricken…
6 years ago
Release contaminated Fukushima water into sea: Japan panel
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Radioactive water from the stricken nuclear plant in Fukushima should be released into the ocean or…
6 years ago
Japan allocates millions in aid for typhoon-hit regions
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government said Wednesday it would set aside millions of dollars to help areas devastated…
7 years ago
Japan court acquits ex-TEPCO bosses over Fukushima disaster
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former power…
7 years ago
Japan to lift evacuation order in town hosting Fukushima plant
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan will for the first time next month lift an evacuation order in one of two…
7 years ago
Japan govt, Fukushima operator told to pay over nuclear disaster
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A Japanese court Wednesday awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents…
7 years ago
Robot lifts bits of melted fuel at Japan’s Fukushima plant
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A robot arm has successfully picked up pebble-sized pieces of radioactive fuel at Japan's Fukushima…
7 years ago
Robot probes radioactive fuel at Japan’s Fukushima plant
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A robot will attempt to examine radioactive fuel at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant on Wednesday in…
7 years ago
Japan ‘confirms first Fukushima worker death from radiation’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has announced for the first time that a worker at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has…
8 years ago
Japan reopens beaches hit by 2011 nuclear, tsunami disaster
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear…
8 years ago
Fukushima operator releases fresh images of reactor wreckage
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The operator of Fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant has released fresh images of the wreckage inside…
8 years ago
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