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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits northern Japan

A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan on Friday. The tremor occurred in Pacific waters off Miyagi prefecture. No tsunami warning was issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency. There were no immediate reports of damage. Nuclear power plants in Miyagi and Fukushima reported no abnormalities. Bullet train services were…

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Godzilla And Studio Ghibli Are Iconic In Japan. Until Watching HBO's Incredible New Doc, I Did Not Appreciate Their Connection To Nuclear Trauma

My eyes have been opened.

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Drone video from inside a Fukushima reactor shows a hole in pressure vessel, likely fuel debris

A video taken by tiny drones sent into one of three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant shows a gaping hole in the thick-walled steel container of the core, with lumps of likely fuel debris hanging from it, in a first sighting of a pressure vessel bottom…

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Japan marks 15th anniversary of earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster with ceremonies and a nationwide moment of silence.

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Fukushima and Tohoku reflect on recovery 15 years after nuclear plant disaster

On 11 March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a tsunami that devastated coastal communities in Tohoku and caused the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. Fifteen years on, rebuilding continues.

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Japan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use

Japan is marking the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster on its northeastern coast as the government pushes for atomic energy use

The Independent UK

Radioactive pig-boar hybrids are thriving in Fukushima after nuclear disaster – now scientists know why

Domestic pig genes got diluted across generations but their rapid reproductive capacity persisted in hybrid hogs

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The Fukushima towns frozen in time: nature has thrived since the nuclear disaster but what happens if humans return?

Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move back

The Guardian - UK

Alarm forces Japan to halt restart of world’s largest nuclear power plant after just 24 hours

An alert from a monitoring system was triggered while workers were starting up reactor number six at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant

The Independent UK

World’s largest nuclear power plant suspended just hours after it resumed operations

Fourteen other nuclear reactors have restarted across Japan since 2011

The Independent UK

15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant

A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain

The Guardian - AU

World's oldest professional football player signs for one more season

Japan's Kazuyoshi "King Kazu" Miura, who turns 59 in February, joined third-division Fukushima United on loan from Yokohama FC.

Euronews

‘People are wrestling with the burden’: Japan pivots to focus on nuclear power ‘maximisation’ alongside renewables

Post-Fukushima nuclear closures of dozens of reactors forced the country to rely heavily on imported fossil fuels

The Guardian - UK

Japan Approves Plan to Resume Operations at World's Largest Nuclear Facility

Japan approves the restart of the world's largest nuclear plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, aiming to boost energy security and reduce fossil fuel reliance.

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Japan clears final hurdle to restart world’s largest nuclear plant

Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility comes despite public opposition in Niigata, where many residents say safety concerns from Fukushima have not been resolved

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30 Most Dangerous Places In The World To Visit Right Now, Ranked

Ranked: 30 Most Dangerous Places In The World To Visit Right Now

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Japan resumes seafood exports to China 2 years after Fukushima wastewater release

Japan has resumed seafood exports to China for the first time since a ban was imposed over the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

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IAEA Raises Nuclear Power Projections, US Needs More Uranium

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revised upward its nuclear power projections, signaling an entirely shifted momentum for the sector. The decision marks the fifth consecutive upward revision since 2021, when forecasts began to rebound following a “lost decade” triggered by the Fukushima disaster in 2011.

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Slightly radioactive Fukushima soil is used at Japanese prime minister's office to prove safety

Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima has been delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety

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Japanese court rejects damage claims against utility executives over Fukushima disaster

A Japanese court has ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were not accountable for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not need to pay damages to the company

The Independent UK

Japanese PM uses radioactive Fukushima soil in his garden to prove a point

The soil was removed from Fukushima during decontamination efforts following the 2011 nuclear disaster

The Independent UK

Japan to use slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima on flowerbeds at prime minister's office

Japan said it plans to use some of the slightly radioactive soil removed from across Fukushima and stored near the wrecked nuclear plant on flower beds outside Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s office to show it is safe to reuse

The Independent UK

Fukushima robot begins second attempt to retrieve melted nuclear fuel

Engineers hope closer access to core will provide critical insights for full-scale decommissioning

Evening Standard

The worst man-made environmental disasters: from Exxon Valdez to Fukushima and beyond

The fallout from the North Sea oil tanker collision on March 10 may have you reflecting on other significant man-made environmental disasters

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'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday

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