Japan’s government would not have been able to prevent the nuclear accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2011 because the Great East Japan Earthquake triggered a tsunami of a scale ... ( read original story ...)
Protests after ruling Japanese govt not liable for Fukushima disaster Protests after ruling Japanese govt not liable for Fukushima disaster
Japan's Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government was not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees' demands that the state, not just the utility company, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court says governnment not responsible for Fukushima disaster
TOKYO >> Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Friday that the government is not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees’ demands that the state, not just the utility, pay ... ( read original story ...)
Anger as Japan’s government is cleared of blame over Fukushima
Japan’s Supreme Court has ruled the government is not liable for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, dismissing thousands of evacuees’ demands that the state, not just the utility, pay compensation for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan court exonerates govt from nuke damages
TOKYO: Japan’s government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country’s top court said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage
Japan's government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country's top court said on Friday, the first such ruling in a series ... ( read original story ...)
Court rules Japanese government not responsible for Fukushima nuclear disaster damage
Japan's government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country's top court rules. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court says govt not responsible for Fukushima damage
The ruling's effect as a precedent will be closely watched, media said. A massive tsunami set off by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011 struck the Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s top court rules state not liable for Fukushima disaster
Around 30 such lawsuits have been filed across Japan by people who had to evacuate from their home or whose lives were greatly impacted by the earthquake- and tsunami-triggered disaster. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tragic nuclear towns are coming back to life
Eleven years after the tsunami, residents are gradually returning to Fukushima and are even making wine. But the energy crisis is firing up the nuclear debate again. ( read original story ...)
Catalyst: Predicting earthquakes
... earthquake-prone regions on Earth as they try to improve earthquake prediction to add precious seconds to earthquake warning times. Japan is spoilt with mountainous landscapes and peaceful gardens ... ( read original story ...)
Australia on shaky ground with thousands of buildings at risk of collapse in earthquake prone cities
A common myth is that because Australia doesn’t lie on any tectonic plate boundary, the country isn’t at risk of earthquakes. However, while Australia certainly doesn’t experience tremors to the same ... ( read original story ...)
An Earthquake Struck Off The Coast Of BC & It Was The Second One This Month In The Area
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake took place off the coast of B.C. on June 13, just over a week after a 5.1 magnitude one happened around the same area. There was no threat of a tsunami to B.C. from the ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese solar building up resiliency against curtailment
Mitsubishi and Japanese utility Kyushu Electric Power are teaming up to use more grid-scale storage, in order to reduce financial losses caused by curtailment. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s plan to release toxic water into sea irresponsible
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as seen in March, has been a focal point for concerns over the Japanese government’s plan to dump contaminated water into the sea.The Tokyo Electri ... ( read original story ...)
Hyping ‘China threat’ in Shangri-La Dialogue, Kishida will send aftershocks of European geopolitical earthquake to Asia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is scheduled to deliver a keynote speech at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday. Before the curtain goes up, Japanese media reports have already sent a ... ( read original story ...)