World's 1st hydrogen-powered hotel opens in Fukushima Pref.
World 17:42 26/03/2026NAMIE, FUKUSHIMA PREF., -- A hotel utilizing hydrogen as its main energy source opened in the town of Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Wednesday.
Former Fukushima worker devotes life to abandoned pets
World 14:14 10/03/2026Not far from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, former plant worker Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption.
As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future
World 10:34 09/03/2026IWAKI, Japan - Takuma Hashimoto was three years old when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, triggering nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant just an hour's drive from his home.
'Moving forward': the Gen-Z farmer growing Fukushima kiwis
World 14:41 01/06/2025A short drive from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, novice farmer Takuya Haraguchi tends to his kiwi saplings under the spring sunshine, bringing life back to a former no-go zone.
US envoy Kennedy tours Fukushima nuclear plant
World 21:30 14/05/2014The 56-year-old envoy, who took up her post last November, was on a tour of Japan's northeast, which was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan says Fukushima leak worst since tsunami
World 22:30 21/08/2013Japan Wednesday issued its strongest warning about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant since the crisis began in 2011, as it struggled to seal a tank that has leaked 300 tonnes of radioactive water.
Japan to go nuclear-free during safety checks
World 22:00 14/08/2013The country's 50 nuclear reactors were shuttered after an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 caused meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan, fuelling widespread public opposition to a once-trusted technology
Japan says Fukushima leak worse than thought, govt joins clean-up
World 20:00 07/08/2013The revelation amounted to an acknowledgement that plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has yet to come to grips with the scale of the catastrophe, 2 1/2 years after the plant was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami
