Japan has marked one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands and set off a radiation crisis that shattered public trust in atomic power.
Thousands of Japanese joined a march against nuclear power as worries grow about the restarting of reactors idle since the March 11 meltdown disaster.
Morocco will become the first African country to host the annual Club World Cup of continental winners, Fifa President Sepp Blatter announced.
Japan’s prime minister has announced his resignation after plunging approval ratings over his handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis.
Japan’s exports fell for the fifth month in July as the country contends with a strong yen and the ongoing impact of the March earthquake and tsunami.
To meet growing demand for radiation detectors, a Japanese researcher has come up with devices made from recycled plastic bottles.
Japan’s economy plunged back into recession in January to March, contracting sharply on the impact of the nation’s biggest recorded earthquake.
Toyota will be able to boost its United States production sooner than expected following a devastating Japanese quake and tsunami.
Japan’s domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said on Monday.
The operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant will build a wall to defend it against future tsunamis, reports said on Monday.
The reconstruction of Japanese towns and cities devastated by a deadly earthquake and tsunami last month could take a decade, an advisory panel says.
Soldiers prodded ground with poles on Monday as 25 000 troops mounted Japan’s largest search yet for the bodies of nearly 12 000 people.
A small town has become a model for recovery after the Japanese tsunami"About 70% of our customers died or were made homeless in the tsunami.
The wind that blows across the debris-strewn land surrounding Atsuko Sakurai’s house is unusually strong for this time of year.
Radiation from Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant will not increase much before it is finally brought under control, the UN nuclear watchdog says.
The stories of seven Japanese people who survived the 11 March tragedy and are trying to rebuild their lives
Toyota says it has resumed production at all of its plants in Japan for the first time since last month’s massive earthquake and tsunami.
The operator of Japan’s nuclear power plant on Friday promised an initial $12 000 in compensation to each family living close to the facility.
Operator of Japan’s tsunami-flooded nuclear power complex said on Wednesday surging radiation and elevated temperatures were worrisome signs.
A powerful earthquake on Thursday hit the same area of Japan ravaged by disaster a month ago, prompting a tsunami alert that was later cancelled.
Workers at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant on Thursday pumped nitrogen into a crippled reactor in a bid to prevent a possible explosion.
Workers at Japan’s crippled atomic power plant on Wednesday plugged a hole spewing highly radioactive water into the ocean.
Fishermen who lost their homes and boats in Japan’s tsunami now fear radioactive water could cost them their livelihoods.
Japan said on Thursday its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will have to be scrapped.
Pressure is on Japan to expand the evacuation zone around a stricken nuclear power plant after high levels of radiation were found outside the zone.
Japan was on Wednesday weighing a series of creative solutions to its unfolding nuclear disaster.
Small amounts of radiation from Japan’s leaking nuclear power plant have spread across Asia, authorities said on Tuesday.
Highly contaminated water has escaped from a reactor building at Japan’s stricken nuclear plant and may leak into the ocean, the operator says.
The operator of a Japanese nuclear plant on Friday reported possible damage to a reactor vessel, casting doubts over control of a radiation leak.
Japan estimated the cost of the damage from its devastating earthquake and tsunami could top $300-billion.
Fuel shortages, icy rain and power failures are hampering Japan’s worst humanitarian crisis since World War II, but workers are reporting progress.
A shortage of parts will force Sony to cut production or suspend output at five more plants in Japan following the country’s catastrophic earthquake.