A fire broke out at a nuclear power plant in western Japan on Wednesday, but there was no radiation leakage, authorities said. Two workers were injured. It took firefighters in protective suits nearly two hours to reach the flames because of thick smoke, and another two hours to put out the blaze.
Japan’s capital has a 90% chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel. The study, released earlier this week, marked the latest attempt by scientists to address one of this quake-prone country’s most pressing concerns: when the next ”big one” will strike.