Shinichi Saoshiro

Article Shinichi Saoshiro - 24 May 2011

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.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro - 26 Apr 2011

The reconstruction of Japanese towns and cities devastated by a deadly earthquake and tsunami last month could take a decade, an advisory panel says.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro & Linda Sieg - 25 Apr 2011

Unpopular Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces fresh pressure to quit after his ruling party's losses in local elections on Sunday.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro, Mayumi Negishi Author, Franklin Paul & Franklin Paul And - 12 Apr 2011

Japan raised the severity of its nuclear crisis to the highest level on Tuesday, putting it on a par with the world's worst nuclear disaster.

Article Chisa Fujioka & Shinichi Saoshiro - 11 Apr 2011

Engineers at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant north of Tokyo said on Sunday they were no closer to restoring the plant's cooling system.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro & Chisa Fujioka - 9 Apr 2011

Japan will pump radioactive water into the sea from a crippled nuclear plant until Sunday, a day later than previously planned.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro & Taiga Uranaka - 27 Mar 2011

Workers were withdrawn from a building at Japan's earthquake-wrecked nuclear plant on Sunday after potentially lethal levels of radiation were found.

Article Chizu Nomiyama & Shinichi Saoshiro - 26 Mar 2011

Radiation levels have soared in seawater near Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, officials said on Saturday.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro - 26 Mar 2011

Japanese engineers were frantically attempting on Saturday to pump out puddles of radioactive water at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro & Chikako Mogi - 20 Mar 2011

Japan hoped power restored to its stricken nuclear plant may help solve the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro & Chisa Fujioka - 16 Mar 2011

Workers were ordered to withdraw briefly from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after radiation levels surged.

Article Shinichi Saoshiro & Chisa Fujioka - 15 Mar 2011

Japan faced a potential catastrophe on Tuesday after a nuclear power plant exploded and sent low levels of radiation floating towards Tokyo.

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