Japan began releasing contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean, and China instituted a ban on Japan's seafood. ( read original story ...)
Worries over seafood safety mount as Japan releases Fukushima water into the Pacific
Local fishermen and the government of neighboring China are among the critics of Japan's decision to release water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)
Japan dumping radioactive waste ‘could cause animal mutations’
Japan is underway with its plan to dump radioactive water ... In March 2011, the Fukushima power plant was wrecked after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed the plant's cooling systems, causing three ... ( read original story ...)
Japan begins releasing treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean
Japan on Thursday began discharging water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, the first step in a controversial process expected to last 30 years. ( read original story ...)
Japan releases Fukushima nuclear wastewater despite concerns
China is among the lead critics of the decision to release the treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares quake experience to help Ukraine’s reconstruction
Offering its experience and know-how from the 2011 earthquake, Japan will assist Ukraine in rebuilding its communities and infrastructure devastated by Russia’s invasion. In a memorandum signed ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo taxi firm to dismiss 600 drivers as virus batters business
A taxi operator in Tokyo plans to dismiss all 600 or so of its drivers because it expects business to further deteriorate under the state of emergency declared over the new coronavirus outbreak ... ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. In a live video from a control room at ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are shared over radioactive water release
Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean Leader, a Biden Friend, Faces Challenge Over Japan’s Radioactive Water
As Yoon Suk Yeol seeks closer ties with Tokyo, many South Koreans are protesting its discharge of nuclear-plant water into the sea. ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing wastewater
The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant is releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean, prompting China to ban seafood from Japan. ( read original story ...)
China bans seafood from Japan after Fukushima nuclear plant releases nuclear wastewater into Pacific
Shortly after China's announcement, TEPCO President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said his company would compensate Japanese business owners for damages suffered by seafood bans over the wastewater release. Some ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s neighbors, fear and frustration are being shared over radioactive water release
Public fears and frustrations are being shared in Japan's neighboring countries about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear power plant Thursday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Begins Releasing Treated Radioactive Water at Fukushima
The nuclear plant failed 12 years ago in an earthquake and tsunami, and officials say they have run out of space to store water used to cool the ruined reactors. ( read original story ...)
The Fukushima nuclear plant is ready to release radioactive wastewater into sea later Thursday
The release will begin more than 12 years after the meltdowns of three reactors at the plant that was heavily damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. Radioactive water — both seeping ... ( read original story ...)
Japan is set to release treated radioactive water into ocean. Is it safe? Here’s what we know
Japanese officials plan to start discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a contentious step more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami set off a ... ( read original story ...)