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Tuna in US found with Japan quake radiation

Tuna in US found with Japan quake radiation

29 May 2012 15:50 - Sapa-AFP
Bluefin tuna caught off the US coast have been found to contain radioactive material from Japan's quake-struck Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan to switch off nuclear reactor

Japan to switch off nuclear reactor

05 May 2012 09:16 - Staff Reporter
The last working reactor in Japan is to be switched off Saturday and has sparked a debate on whether Japan needs nuclear power.
It's safe! Nervous Japanese MP sips on Fukushima water

It's safe! Nervous Japanese MP sips on Fukushima water

02 Nov 2011 06:27 - Staff Reporter
A Japanese MP has been bullied into drinking water collected from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to back up claims of decontamination progress.

Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan

19 Sep 2011 13:16 - Staff Reporter
Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in Tokyo, calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster.
Japanese protesters demonstrate anger over nuclear crisis

Japanese protesters demonstrate anger over nuclear crisis

11 Sep 2011 15:20 - Staff Reporter
Anti-nuclear protesters have taken to the streets of Tokyo and other cities to mark six months since the March earthquake and tsunami.
Japanese minister resigns over insensitive comments

Japanese minister resigns over insensitive comments

10 Sep 2011 14:27 - Harumi Ozawa
Japan's economy, trade and industry minister has resigned over his comments about radiation contamination in crisis-hit Fukushima.
Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister

Naoto Kan resigns as Japan's prime minister

26 Aug 2011 08:02 - Tomoko A Hosaka
Japan's prime minister has announced his resignation after plunging approval ratings over his handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.

Bottles become radiation detectors in Japan

15 Aug 2011 07:46 - Yuko Takeo
To meet growing demand for radiation detectors, a Japanese researcher has come up with devices made from recycled plastic bottles.
Japan to halt cattle shipments from Fukushima

Japan to halt cattle shipments from Fukushima

19 Jul 2011 11:07 - Staff Reporter
Japan's government said it will suspend shipments of beef cattle from Fukushima prefecture after discovering that cattle had eaten contaminated feed.
Japan's 'throwaway' nuclear workers

Japan's 'throwaway' nuclear workers

27 Jun 2011 08:48 - Staff Reporter
The previously undisclosed hiring of welders from the US and South-east Asia underscores the way Tokyo Electric outsourced its riskiest work.

Tepco suspends clean-up at Fukushima plant

18 Jun 2011 06:24 - Hideyuki Sano
An operation to clean up radioactive water was suspended on Saturday, hours after it got under way, when radiation levels began rising dramatically.

Anti-nuke protests in Japan three months after quake

11 Jun 2011 07:49 - Shigemi Sato
Japan on Saturday marks three months since its quake-tsunami resulted in a nuclear crisis while frustration grows over the government's slow response.
Fukushima nuclear plant may have suffered 'melt-through'

Fukushima nuclear plant may have suffered 'melt-through'

09 Jun 2011 07:38 - Staff Reporter
Fuel rods have probably breached containment vessels -- a more serious scenario than core meltdown -- according to a report.
Germany maps out path to post-nuclear future

Germany maps out path to post-nuclear future

06 Jun 2011 14:14 - Simon Sturdee
Germany has laid out its plans to abandon nuclear power in the next decade, while keeping its economy competitive and achieving its climate goals.
Japan's nuclear crisis: How not to prepare for a disaster

Japan's nuclear crisis: How not to prepare for a disaster

30 May 2011 12:09 - Staff Reporter
Japanese nuclear regulators trusted that the reactors at Fukushima Daiichi were safe from the waves based on a single-page memo.
Germany announces end to nuclear power by 2022

Germany announces end to nuclear power by 2022

30 May 2011 06:22 - Frederic Happe
Germany has announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants by 2022, after the disaster in Japan.

G8 leaders in France to grapple with global crises

26 May 2011 07:16 - Staff Reporter
Leaders of the world's richest nations have gathered for a summit to be dominated by the Arab Spring, the economy, and Japan nuclear disaster.
Jaded by nuclear power, Japan chases the rising sun

Jaded by nuclear power, Japan chases the rising sun

25 May 2011 21:05 -
Japan will undergo a renewable energy revolution, with 10-million homes powered by solar energy in the years ahead, the country's prime minister says.
Tepco confirms meltdowns at two more Fukushima reactors

Tepco confirms meltdowns at two more Fukushima reactors

24 May 2011 06:46 - Shinichi Saoshiro
Tokyo Electric Power Company confirmed on Tuesday that there had been meltdowns of fuel rods at three of the plant's reactors early in the crisis.

Doctors defy radiation woes in Japan's Fukushima

17 May 2011 15:46 - Shingo Ito
When other doctors fled, 72-year-old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the town near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget.

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