Japan Officials Investigate Previous Accidents of Operator of Sunken Japan Tour Boat April 29, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) – The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26...
Team of Nuclear Experts to Visit Wrecked Fukushima Plant to Check Water Release Plan February 9, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant next week...
Fukushima Plant Officials Admit Failure to Probe Cause of Faulty Filters September 17, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO — Officials at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of faulty...
Atomic Energy Agency Seeks Japan Transparency on Release of Fukushima Water September 9, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO —Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency asked Japan on Tuesday for full and detailed information about a plan...
Japan’s Fukushima Plant to Build Undersea Tunnel to Release Nuclear Water Into Ocean August 27, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Wednesday it plans to build an undersea tunnel so that...
How Dangerous Is Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant After 10 Years of Cleanup? March 12, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi OKUMA, Japan – A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its...
Coronvirus Discrimination and Bullying Hinders Battle Against Pandemic in Japan May 11, 2020 By Mari Yamaguchi The coronavirus in Japan has brought not just an epidemic of infections, but also an onslaught of bullying and discrimination...
Torrential Rain Causes Flooding, Mudslides in Japan, Killing at Least 10 October 28, 2019 By Mari Yamaguchi Torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides in towns east of Tokyo left at least 10 people dead and added...
Tsunami-Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant Begins Fuel Removal in Melted Reactor April 18, 2019 By Mari Yamaguchi The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began removing fuel Monday [April 15] from a cooling pool at one...
Gov’t, TEPCO Held Accountable by Japan Court for Fukushima Nuclear Accident October 12, 2017 By Mari Yamaguchi A Japanese court on Tuesday [Oct. 10] ordered the government and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay...