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
