A hydrogen explosion rocked the earthquake-stricken nuclear plant in Japan where authorities have been working desperately to avert a meltdown.
The death toll in Japan’s earthquake and tsunami will probably exceed 10 000 in one state alone, an official said on Sunday.
Japan faced a fresh radiation threat at an earthquake-crippled nuclear plant on Sunday after the cooling system failed at a second reactor.
An airplane lies in splintered wood from homes in the city of Sendai. About an hour’s drive away, workers in white masks scan people for radiation.
Survivors of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami huddled in shelters and hoarded supplies on Saturday as rescue workers searched a mangled coastline.
Radiation leaked from a Japanese nuclear reactor north of Tokyo on Saturday, after an explosion blew the roof off the facility.
Japan scrambled on Saturday to avert a disastrous meltdown at a nuclear plant damaged when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the coast.
Japan scrambled on Saturday to reduce pressure in two nuclear plants damaged after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck its north-east coast.
A devastating tsunami triggered by the biggest earthquake on record in Japan on Friday looked set to kill at least 1 000 people.
Hawaii ordered evacuations of its coastal areas and braced for a possible tidal wave set off by Friday’s earthquake in Japan.
The tsunami set off by Japan’s huge earthquake is currently higher than some Pacific islands that it could wash over, the Red Cross warned on Friday.
The biggest quake to hit Japan in 140 years struck the north-east coast on Friday, triggering a 10m tsunami that swept away everything in its path.
Japan was struck by a magnitude-8,8 quake off its north-eastern coast on Friday, triggering a 4m tsunami that washed away cars and tore at buildings.
A massive 8,8-magnitude quake hit the north-east coast of Japan on Friday, shaking buildings in the capital Tokyo, triggering a 4m tsunami.
Sony said it would promote Kazuo Hirai as the head of the company’s biggest division, a realignment that signals he could be a successor to the CEO.
Though most of his fellow enthusiasts are half his height,
Stephen Phelan finds his inner warrior in the town of Iga Ueno.
A spider that likes the smell of petrol so much it chooses to build its webs in car petrol tanks was behind the recall of thousands of Mazda 6 cars.
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/ 25 February 2011
Winner of Robo Mara Full event in Osaka expected to set world record of around four days.
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/ 22 February 2011
Former medical school site in Tokyo is connected to Unit 731, which used prisoners in germ and biological warfare programme.
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/ 17 February 2011
Japanese carmaker Honda on Thursday said it was recalling 693 497 vehicles worldwide due to defective parts.
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/ 14 February 2011
Japan lost its 42-year ranking as the world’s second-biggest economy to China in 2010, with data on Monday showing a contraction in the last quarter.
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/ 12 February 2011
Sunrise is still a good hour away when the first batch of limp, lifeless sharks are winched ashore and dumped on to the portside at Kesennuma.
Toyota scored a victory after its electronic throttle systems were cleared of blame for defects but it still needs to restore its reputation.
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/ 4 February 2011
Ever have a yen to be a sumo wrestler? Curious to see how you might look bulked up like a behemoth and with a traditional wrestler’s topknot?
Toyota remains Japan’s number one global brand, but its value has fallen because of the recent massive recalls, according to a report.
A United States military presence in the Pacific is essential to restrain Chinese assertiveness, Washington’s defence chief said on Friday.
A bluefin tuna, prized by sushi aficionados as a high-end treat, sold for a record price of nearly $400 000 in the year’s first auction in Tokyo.
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/ 22 December 2010
Scores of villagers on a remote Japanese island chain in the Pacific scrambled for higher ground after 7,4-magnitude offshore quake sparked an alert.
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/ 21 December 2010
Toyota Motor Corp said on Tuesday it expects global sales to grow 3% to 7,7-million vehicles next year.
Japanese, South Korean and United States foreign ministers meet on Monday to plot strategy towards an increasingly provocative North Korea.
Asian Games officials took urgent action on Monday to get more people into the stands, making an additional 400 000 tickets available for sale.
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/ 14 November 2010
Leaders agreed to establish a free trade area in the world’s fastest growing region with China warning that economic recovery was not certain.