Kazunori Takada
latest news & developmentsJapan nuclear evacuation ring will be no-go zone
Japan on Thursday said it would ban people entering the 20km evacuation zone around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant north of Tokyo.
Power crunch puts Japan Inc to the test
Analysts suggest power blackouts will ultimately cause the biggest economic damage to Japan, a vital player in the global manufacturing supply chain.
Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant
Plutonium in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over the battle to contain the world’s worst atomic crisis in 25 years.
Radiation injuries slow work at Japan’s nuclear plant
Engineers had to pull out of some parts of Japan’s crippled nuclear plant on Thursday when three workers were exposed to high contamination.
Japan disasters to cost over $300-billion
Japan estimated the cost of the damage from its devastating earthquake and tsunami could top $300-billion.
US halts imports from Japan nuclear zone
The United States became the first nation to block produce from ally Japan’s radiation zone, saying it will halt milk, vegetable and fruit imports.
Steam rises from Japan plant, radiation worry grows
Smoke and steam rose from two of the most threatening reactors at Japan’s quake-crippled nuclear plant on Tuesday.
WHO warns of food radiation in disaster-hit Japan
The WHO said on Monday that radiation in food after an earthquake damaged a Japanese nuclear plant was more serious than previously thought.