Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima ...

TOKYO — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast Wednesday as the government pushes for more use of atomic energy. The magnitude 9.0 ...

After the infamous 2011 explosion of three reactors in Japan’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Fukushima, the government shut down all nuclear operations. For fifteen years, Japan banished nuclear power, ...

FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - A statue of a child wearing what appears to be a hazardous material suit unveiled near the site of a Japanese nuclear disaster has drawn a barrage of criticism from ...

Fifteen years ago, the world watched in horror as Japan was struck by the most powerful earthquake in its recorded history — a catastrophic event that unleashed a deadly tsunami, upended millions of ...

On 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami that devastated coastal communities in Tohoku and caused the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. Fifteen ...

The last two months have seen the anniversaries of the two worst civilian nuclear catastrophes in history. Indeed, as of Sunday, April 26, it has been 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, which ...

Japan suffered one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents 15 years ago. Today, it’s embracing the power source — a move that could spare it from another kind of energy crisis. This week, the country ...

Japan Marks 15 Years Since Tsunami Disaster as Takaichi Pushes More Nuclear Energy Use TOKYO (AP) — Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its ...