Fukushima

Japan mourns 2011 disaster as nuclear support grows

TOKYO, Japan – Japanese offered tearful prayers Saturday on the anniversary of the deadly tsunami that triggered the Fukushima disaster,…

3 weeks ago

Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses upheld

TOKYO – Tokyo's High Court on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of three former executives from the operator of the Fukushima…

2 months ago

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year

TOKYO – Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear…

3 months ago

Japan regulator OKs release of treated Fukushima water

TOKYO – Japan's nuclear regulator on Friday formally approved a plan to release more than a million tonnes of treated water from…

8 months ago

Fukushima operator ex-bosses ordered to pay RM422b

TOKYO, Japan – A Tokyo court Wednesday ordered former executives from the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant involved in…

9 months ago

Most Japanese Back Nuclear Power for First Time Since Fukushima

by BLOOMBERG FOR the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority of Japanese now support restarting idled…

1 year ago

Japan Earthquake Halts Work at Toyota and Nissan Plants in North

By BLOOMBERG Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. halted operations at plants in northern Japan after a magnitude 7.4…

1 year ago

Four dead after powerful Japan quake rattles east coast

By AFP Soma, Japan – Four people were reported dead and more than 100 injured in Japan on Thursday after a…

1 year ago

Two dead in powerful Japan quake

By AFP Shiroishi, Japan – Two people were killed and dozens injured in a powerful overnight earthquake that rattled large parts…

1 year ago

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

by AFP TOKYO – Japan's government on Tuesday approved a plan to release more than one million tonnes of treated…

2 years ago

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: reports

by AFP TOKYO – Japan has decided to release treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea,…

2 years ago

World Cup-winning Japan footballer turns down Olympic torch relay

by AFP TOKYO – World Cup-winning Japanese footballer Nahomi Kawasumi (picture) confirmed she will not take part in the coronavirus-delayed…

2 years ago

1 dead, 17 injured in blast in Japan’s Fukushima Perfecture, gas leak suspected

by BERNAMA / pic by BERNAMA TOKYO -- One person has died and at least 17 others have been injured in…

3 years ago