Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 62
Tokyo: The death toll in Japan has risen to 62 due to the earthquake in the central prefecture of Ishikawa. According to details, there are...
Fukushima
Japan says Fukushima leak worst since tsunami
by AFP
TOKYO, Japan: Japan Wednesday issued its strongest warning about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant since the crisis began in 2011, as it struggled to seal...
Cooling systems restored at Fukushima reactors: TEPCO
by AFP
Tokyo: Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company said Wednesday after a...
Two years on, Fukushima suffers in nuclear shadow
by AFP
FUKUSHIMA, Japan: Mikio Nihei’s family is split by his need to work and their fear of radiation from a nuclear disaster that some warn could...
Fish near Fukushima still contaminated: study
by AFP
Washington: Elevated levels of cesium found in fish off Japan’s east coast 18 months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster suggest a “continuing source” of radiation...
Japan to make drones for radiation monitoring
by Ubaid Mughal
Tokyo: Japan is planning to make drone to measure radioactivity in the environment after last year’s nuclear disaster....
Radiation from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster didn’t pose cancer risk
Geneva: Radiation levels across most parts of Japan are not likely to cause cancer since the Fukushima plant accident happened, a preliminary World Health Organisation...
Japan shuts last nuclear reactor
by M Elahi
Tokyo: Japan has finally closed the last of its 50 nuclear reactors for maintenance, leaving the nation without nuclear-generated electricity following the 2011 atomic disaster...
Merkel says nuclear phase-out can make Germany trailblazer
by Agencies
Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said a decision to phase out nuclear power by 2022 can make her country a trailblazer in renewable energy....
Japan: Govt approves Tepco compensation scheme
by Agencies
Tokyo: Japan’s government has approved a plan to help Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) compensate victims of the crisis at its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant. Payouts are...