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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 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 ...)

China is among the lead critics of the decision to release the treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. ( read original story ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)

"The birds knew before it hit. So crazy," commented one user, but evidence linking unusual animal behavior before earthquake activity is weak. ( read original story ...)

Japan will begin releasing 1.34 million tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday. What caused this: The plant was struck by a 14-meter tsunami that ... ( read original story ...)

weather conditions permitting,” said Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as reported by multiple online news sources. The contaminated water has been collecting in tanks in the Fukushima nuclear plant ever since an earthquake in 2011 caused water ... ( read original story ...)

— March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 earthquake strikes off the coast of northeastern Japan, triggering a towering tsunami that smashed into the Fukushima nuclear plant, knocking out power and cooling systems and triggering meltdowns in three reactors. ( read original story ...)

The Japanese government says plans to discharge more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water into the sea are vital to proceed with decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. A large earthquake and tsunami damaged the plant in ... ( read original story ...)

The controversial decision was made at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday morning, as a significant amount of the water has accumulated at the site since the 2011 nuclear accident triggered by a devastating earthquake and ensuing tsunami, according to Japan ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is set to begin a decades-long process of pumping more than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The 1.3 million cubic metres of ... ( read original story ...)

Since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station was destroyed by a earthquake-generated tsunami on March 11, 2011, groundwater has been contaminated by coming into contact with the site. Japan's TEPCO has stored more than 1.3 million metric tons on the ... ( read original story ...)

After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was heavily damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 — leading to three reactor meltdowns and the release of radioactive isotopes into the air — the Japanese government had to decide what to do ... ( read original story ...)

Fishermen have feared that the release of Fukushima’s nuclear waste may damage the industry’s reputation. In response, the Japanese government has vowed to support the industry. ( read original story ...)