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...
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...
Nuclear Power Industry Pushes for Fewer Inspections March 18, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer The nuclear power industry is pushing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to cut back on inspections at nuclear power plants and...
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...
Japan Court Rules Tepco, not Government, Must Pay $3.4M to Ex-Fukushima Residents September 27, 2017 By Mari Yamaguchi A Japanese court ruled Friday [Sept. 22] that a utility, not the government, should pay compensation to dozens of former...
7.4 Earthquake off Coast of Fukushima Jolts Japan; Tsunami Alert Lifted November 22, 2016 By Yuka Obayashi and Elaine Lies A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a...
Typhoon Lionrock Makes Landfall in Japan, Bringing Landslides, Floods & Deaths August 31, 2016 With strong winds, drenching rain, high surf, and coastal flooding, Typhoon Lionrock made landfall in the Tohoku region of Japan...
Typhoon Lionrock Expected to Hit Japan’s Tohoku Region, Site of 2011 Tsunami August 29, 2016 By Shin Shoji Typhoon Lionrock is projected to make landfall in Japan Tuesday and is likely to strike the northern Tohoku region, the...
Japan Flooding After Record Rains Leaves 3 Dead, 23 Missing September 11, 2015 By Shoko Oda Three people died and 23 were missing in floods after record rains burst the banks of two rivers in Japan...
Japan Earthquake Premiums to Rise as Insurers Reassess Risk After Fukushima July 30, 2015 By Kumiko Mita and Shoko Oda Japan’s insurance companies are pushing for an average 19 percent increase in earthquake premiums as they reassess risk following the...