13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding
1 year ago

13 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan remembers the dead and vows to keep rebuilding

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable on Monday with a minute of silence and memorial events, where officials pledged continued support for rebuilding. The 9.0 magnitude quake and tsunami that ravaged parts of Japan’s northeastern coast on March 11, 2011 killed about 20,000 people and drove thousands from their homes in the prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima. “I pledge in front of the quake and tsunami victims that we will accomplish recovery at any cost.” A wall of water over 15 meters tall slammed into the coastal Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, destroying its power supply and cooling systems, triggering meltdowns in three of its six reactors, and spewing radiation across the surrounding areas. Kishida later told reporters the government would work to ensure the ruined Fukushima Daiichi plant is decommissioned safely and transparently, citing recent mishaps including a contaminated water leak within the plant complex.

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Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant
1 year ago

Japan marks 13 years since massive tsunami disaster. A closer look at the Fukushima nuclear plant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole …

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck
1 year ago

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government reversed that policy and has accelerated restarts of workable reactors …

Residents ask for a full examination of damage to a Japanese nuclear plant caused by a recent quake
1 year, 1 month ago

Residents ask for a full examination of damage to a Japanese nuclear plant caused by a recent quake

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A group of residents of towns near Japanese nuclear plants submitted a petition on Friday asking regulators to halt safety screening for the restart of idled reactors until damage to a plant that partially lost external power and spilled radioactive water during a recent powerful earthquake is fully examined. Two idled reactors at Shika nuclear power plant on …

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 57 dead, destroy buildings on Japan’s western coast
1 year, 2 months ago

Powerful earthquakes leave at least 57 dead, destroy buildings on Japan’s western coast

LA Times  

People walk past collapsed buildings in Wajima, Japan, after a series of powerful earthquakes on Tuesday. A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan has left at least 57 people dead and damaged thousands of buildings, vehicles and boats. Japanese media’s aerial footage showed widespread damage in the hardest-hit spots, with landslides burying roads, boats tossed in the waters …

Fears grow about saving people still trapped from Japan quake that has killed dozens
1 year, 2 months ago

Fears grow about saving people still trapped from Japan quake that has killed dozens

NPR  

Fears grow about saving people still trapped from Japan quake that has killed dozens Enlarge this image toggle caption Hiro Komae/AP Hiro Komae/AP SUZU, Japan — A series of powerful earthquakes that hit western Japan left at least 62 people dead Wednesday, as rescue workers fought to save those feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings. Japan is frequently …

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return
1 year, 11 months ago

Small areas reopen near Fukushima nuclear plant, few return

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Evacuation orders were lifted in small sections of a Japanese town just southwest of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Saturday, in time for the area’s popular cherry blossom season, and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida joined a ceremony to mark the reopening. The area of about 4 square kilometers where entry restrictions were lifted is part of …

Cleanup begins after 7.4 quake shakes north Japan, killing 4
3 years ago

Cleanup begins after 7.4 quake shakes north Japan, killing 4

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern Japanese coasts, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant where the cooling systems failed after the 2011 disaster, said Thursday …

Japan marks 11 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster
3 years ago

Japan marks 11 years since quake, tsunami, nuclear disaster

The Hindu  

Japan on Friday paid tribute to the victims and renewed searches for those still missing from a massive earthquake and tsunami 11 years ago that also triggered a nuclear disaster in Fukushima where tens of thousands still cannot return home. At a ceremony held by the Fukushima prefecture, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered his prayer for the tsunami and quake …

Residents return to town near Fukushima nuclear plant after government decontamination project
3 years, 2 months ago

Residents return to town near Fukushima nuclear plant after government decontamination project

Daily Mail  

Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant returned on Thursday to live there for the first time since the 2011 disaster. Five former residents of Futaba will be allowed to stay until at least June Five former residents of the last remaining uninhabited town near Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have returned, …

Japan marks 10 years of Fukushima disaster; PM Yoshihide Suga says country overcame tragedy 'with courage'
4 years ago

Japan marks 10 years of Fukushima disaster; PM Yoshihide Suga says country overcame tragedy 'with courage'

Firstpost  

Around 18,500 people were killed or went missing in the disaster, most of them claimed by the towering tsunami triggered by one of the strongest quakes ever recorded Hisanohama: Japan fell silent on Thursday to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country’s living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation. …

Fukushima tsunami 2011: Survivor clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster
4 years ago

Fukushima tsunami 2011: Survivor clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster

CNN  

CNN — Kenichi Kurosawa clung precariously to a tree as the waterrose around him, entirely flooding the roads below. For almost six minutes on March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake – the worst to ever hit Japan – struck 370 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, triggering a huge tsunami that crashed into Ishinomaki, the coastal city Kurosawa had lived in …

Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ decade after quake
4 years ago

Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ decade after quake

Associated Press  

TOMIOKA, Japan — Ten years after Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the lives of many who survived are still on hold. “I’m sure she still wants to come home.” ___ “STARTING LINE AGAIN” Just a month after a tsunami as high as 17 meters smashed into the city of Rikuzentakata, Michihiro Kono took over his family’s soy sauce business. …

‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima
4 years ago

‘We don’t know when it will end’: 10 years after Fukushima

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands were evacuated after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, and many still worry about the risks of radiation. We don’t know when it will end.” In the wake of the nuclear accident, the government ordered people in nearby cities to leave, and established radiation exclusion zones around the plant. “But the females in the …

‘At the starting line again’: Survivors still struggle to recover from 2011 quake, tsunami
4 years ago

‘At the starting line again’: Survivors still struggle to recover from 2011 quake, tsunami

LA Times  

Michihiro Kono, president of Yagisawa Shoten Co., stands at a factory under construction in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan. “I’m sure she still wants to come home.” ‘At the starting line again’ Just a month after a tsunami as high as 55 feet smashed into the city of Rikuzentakata, Michihiro Kono took over his family’s soy sauce business. “This is a critical …

Blackouts, injuries as quake hits off Japan’s Fukushima coast
4 years, 1 month ago

Blackouts, injuries as quake hits off Japan’s Fukushima coast

Al Jazeera  

No tsunami warning issued as some 950,000 households go initially without electricity and dozens are reported injured. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck off Japan’s east coast, rattling a region hit by a powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster’s 10th anniversary. Japan’s disaster agency said 74 injuries had been reported in the region and …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan opens part of Futaba, the last town that was off-limits since 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster
5 years ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Japan opens part of Futaba, the last town that was off-limits since 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

Firstpost  

In a symbolic move to show the region’s recovery ahead of the Tokyo Olympics, Japan opened part of Futaba, the last town that was off-limits since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster Tokyo: Japan’s government on Wednesday opened part of the last town that had been off-limits due to radiation since the Fukushima nuclear disaster nine years ago, in a symbolic …

Fukushima: Residents return as Japan lifts evacuation order
5 years, 11 months ago

Fukushima: Residents return as Japan lifts evacuation order

Al Jazeera  

Residents return to Okuma as Tokyo declares 40 percent of town safe eight years after Fukushima nuclear plant accident. Japan partially lifted an evacuation order in one of the two hometowns of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 disaster. Opponents of lifting the evacuation orders in long-abandoned communities say the government is …

Fukushima disaster: Japan acknowledges first radiation death from nuclear plant hit by tsunami
6 years, 6 months ago

Fukushima disaster: Japan acknowledges first radiation death from nuclear plant hit by tsunami

ABC  

Japan has acknowledged for the first time that a worker at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami more than seven years ago, has died from radiation exposure. The worker had spent his career working at nuclear plants around Japan and worked at the Fukushima Daiichi plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power at least twice after …

Fukushima trial: Ex-bosses of Tokya Electric Power to face criminal court over Japan's 2011 nuclear crisis
7 years, 8 months ago

Fukushima trial: Ex-bosses of Tokya Electric Power to face criminal court over Japan's 2011 nuclear crisis

Firstpost  

Three former executives at the operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial on Friday, the only people ever to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 meltdowns that left swathes of countryside uninhabitable Tokyo: Three former executives at the operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial on Friday, the only people ever to face …

Five years on, Japanese recount life post Fukushima N-disaster
9 years ago

Five years on, Japanese recount life post Fukushima N-disaster

Hindustan Times  

Masami Yoshizawa was minding cattle on the morning of March 11, 2011, when he heard loud blasts from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant – a result of an earthquake and tsunami. “The Japanese government thinks nuclear power plants bring comfort but they also bring discomfort and disasters,” said Sugeno. Each one needs to make an effort and Indians and …

Fukushima disaster 5 years on: How it changed Japan
9 years ago

Fukushima disaster 5 years on: How it changed Japan

CNN  

Fukushima, Japan CNN — Soichi Saito was in hospital when the earthquake hit. Futa Nagao for CNN A giant, 780-meter sea wall under construction near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is designed to prevent contaminated water on the site from seeping into the ocean. Futa Nagao for CNN A dusty piano sits in an abandoned school near the Fukushima Daiichi …

Japan: Fukushima clean-up ‘may take 40 years’
9 years, 1 month ago

Japan: Fukushima clean-up ‘may take 40 years’

CNN  

Story highlights Decommissioning the Fukushima nuclear plant is estimated to take up to 40 years The plant is now stable, according to TEPCO, its operator Biggest challenge is to take out the molten nuclear fuel debris Tokyo CNN — Cleaning up Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which suffered catastrophic meltdowns after an earthquake and tsunami hit in 2011, may take …

Japan allows evacuees back to no-go zone around Fukushima plant
10 years, 11 months ago

Japan allows evacuees back to no-go zone around Fukushima plant

The Hindu  

For the first time since Japan’s nuclear disaster three years ago, authorities are allowing residents to return to live in their homes within a tiny part of a 20-kilometre no-go zone around the Fukushima plant. The March 11, 2011 nuclear disaster, when a huge earthquake and ensuing tsunami led to meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, displaced more than 100,000 …

Three Years Later, A Harrowing Visit To Fukushima
11 years, 1 month ago

Three Years Later, A Harrowing Visit To Fukushima

NPR  

Three Years Later, A Harrowing Visit To Fukushima Enlarge this image toggle caption Kimimasa Mayama/AFP/Getty Images Kimimasa Mayama/AFP/Getty Images On Thursday night, I stayed at a motel in the town of Hirono, just outside a restricted zone in Fukushima Prefecture. The motel's residents were all men, all apparently working on the cleanup of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, where three …

Tsunami survivors face long recovery
13 years ago

Tsunami survivors face long recovery

ABC  

A year on from Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami disaster, tens of thousands of Fukushima residents remain in limbo. "Since the disaster I feel TEPCO has no sympathy for the people of Namie," he said. "I don't want people to be defeated," he said. "I didn't want to just leave because I had somewhere else to go but they didn't, …

Chernobyl experts hopeful on Fukushima
13 years, 1 month ago

Chernobyl experts hopeful on Fukushima

Firstpost  

Ukrainian nuclear experts say Japanese evacuated from around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant should be able to return to their homes — unlike the Chernobyl site, which remains inside a wide no-go zone. Tokyo: Ukrainian nuclear experts say Japanese evacuated from around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant should be able to return to their homes — unlike the Chernobyl site, …

Japan split on hope for vast radiation cleanup
13 years, 3 months ago

Japan split on hope for vast radiation cleanup

The Hindu  

Futaba is a modern-day ghost town — not a boomtown gone bust, not even entirely a victim of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that levelled other parts of Japan's northeast coast. It reads: “Nuclear energy: a correct understanding brings a prosperous lifestyle.” Those who fled Futaba are among the nearly 90,000 people evacuated from a 12-mile zone around the Fukushima …

Strong quake rattles Japan once again
13 years, 11 months ago

Strong quake rattles Japan once again

China Daily  

进入英语学习论坛下载音频 去听写专区一展身手 Another strong quake with a magnitude of 7.0 rattled the eastern and northeastern parts of Japan at 5:16 pm local time on Monday. According to the Japanese National Police Agency, the disaster has left 13,116 people dead and 14,377 others unaccounted for in Japan. With thousands of bodies yet to be found and a tsunami-flooded nuclear power plant …

First of Japan disaster survivors get temporary houses
13 years, 11 months ago

First of Japan disaster survivors get temporary houses

China Daily  

A month after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, more than 125,000 people remain in evacuation centers. Mr. Kan told Miyagi officials that the central government intends to initially erect 70,000 temporary houses and will carry out construction of those homes as quickly as possible. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, which governed Japan for most …

7.1 Quake Rattles Japan
13 years, 11 months ago

7.1 Quake Rattles Japan

India TV News  

Tokyo/Fukushima, Apr 11: A strong aftershock of magnitude 7.1 jolted Japan's northeast today on the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami that had left thousands of people dead, prompting authorities to evacuate workers from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant crippled by last month's twin disaster, temporarily evacuated …

In Fukushima City Shelter, Evacuees Imagine Future
14 years ago

In Fukushima City Shelter, Evacuees Imagine Future

NPR  

In Fukushima City Shelter, Evacuees Imagine Future toggle caption Wally Santana/AP The ongoing crisis at Japanese nuclear reactors following the earthquake and tsunami is affecting a significant part of northeastern Japan. Watching Radiation Levels In downtown Fukushima city, roughly 200 emergency management officials are crammed into a government office building. And if conditions at the plant deteriorate, the exclusion zone …

Japan Evacuates Emergency Workers, Prepares For The Worst
14 years ago

Japan Evacuates Emergency Workers, Prepares For The Worst

India TV News  

Fukushima/Tokyo, Mar 16 : Radiation levels rose today in Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant where a new fire broke out, forcing the government to withdraw emergency workers engaged in efforts to cool overheating reactors at the quake-stricken site as authorities scrambled hard to contain the spiralling atomic crisis. 2 reactor.Authorities were also considering spraying boric acid by helicopters to prevent spent …

Japan's Nuclear Crisis On Verge Of Catastrophe Post-Quake
14 years ago

Japan's Nuclear Crisis On Verge Of Catastrophe Post-Quake

India TV News  

Fukushima/Tokyo, Mar 15: Japan's nuclear crisis assumed dangerous dimensions today as two more blasts rocked the quake-crippled Fukushima plant spewing large amounts of radioactive material which may float towards Tokyo, with Premier Naoto Kan warning that there was a "very high risk" of further leakage. The hydrogen explosions at No.2 and No.4 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant this morning …

Tuesday's News On The Disaster In Japan
14 years ago

Tuesday's News On The Disaster In Japan

NPR  

Tuesday's News On The Disaster In Japan Enlarge this image toggle caption Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images The latest on the disaster in Japan : 7:15 p.m. Update at 12:30 p.m. Thousands Ignore Government, Flee Area Near Nuclear Plant: From Koriyama City, Japan, which is about 40 miles from the crippled nuclear power plant where engineers are trying to …

Rescue workers begin to dig for dead amid nuclear crisis
14 years ago

Rescue workers begin to dig for dead amid nuclear crisis

The Hindu  

Rescue workers used chain saws and hand picks Monday to dig out bodies in Japan’s devastated coastal towns, as Asia’s richest nation faced a mounting humanitarian, nuclear and economic crisis in the aftermath of a massive earthquake and tsunami that likely killed thousands. It’s just overwhelming.” The pulverized coast has been hit by more than 150 aftershocks since Friday, the …

Japan facing worst crisis since WWII: Premier
14 years ago

Japan facing worst crisis since WWII: Premier

The Hindu  

Japan was currently facing its worst crisis since World War II, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said on Sunday, as the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami crossed the 1,000 mark and amid fears of a meltdown at a quake-damaged nuclear power plant. After Japan’s most severe earthquake on record and in view of a looming nuclear catastrophe, Mr. Kan …

Huge explosion at nuclear plant
14 years ago

Huge explosion at nuclear plant

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An explosion at a nuclear …

Powerful 6.8 magnitude aftershock hits eastern coast of Japan
14 years ago

Powerful 6.8 magnitude aftershock hits eastern coast of Japan

The Hindu  

A powerful 6.8 magnitude aftershock hit the east coast of Japan on Saturday, according to the USGS, following a massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake which rocked Japan on Friday afternoon. The Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that 50 nations and regions have offered to provide support following Friday's mega earthquake. People in the capital and nine other prefectures were stuck in …

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