Japan disaster

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Experts say Fukushima "is a completely different story" to Chernobyl

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Authorities behind the scenes of the Fukushima nuclear plant clean-up show where they're at with decommissioning and decontaminating. Experts say it's nothing like Chernobyl.

12/03/2021

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Man who lost daughter in Japan tsunami to run in Olympic torch relay

Fukushima prefecture, the area at the heart of the 2011 catastrophe, will be the starting point of this month's Olympic torch relay.

11/03/2021

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10 years of decontamination - How the Japanese are handling Fukushima

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

10 years ago, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, one of the largest in the world, was partially destroyed by a tsunami. Many inhabitants fled and a race against the clock to decommission and decontaminate began. But what's it like today?

09/03/2021

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10 years later: Tohoku’s recovery and resilience together with the world

Partner content presented by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

On a cold Friday afternoon, life for millions in Japan would be changed in the span of just a few minutes. On March 11, 2011, northeastern Japan was struck by one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history.

08/03/2021

World News

In pictures: the best images from this week’s news stories

Here is our selection of the most eyecatching photographs that made the news this week

10/07/2020

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Typhoon Hagibis batters Japan with high winds and heavy rain

Hagibis is wreaking havoc on mainland Japan and is expected to bring with it the heaviest rain and winds in sixty years. More than a million people have been advised to evacuate.

12/10/2019

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Fukushima robot finds lava-like 'melted fuel deposits'

Six years on from a massive nuclear disaster, accumulations of lava-like layers were found inside Fukushima nuclear plant.

23/07/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: disagreement remain over migration

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top EU news stories.

06/07/2017

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Record rainfall causes destruction in Japan

Devastating floods prompt thousands of evacuations in southwestern Japan.

06/07/2017

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Strong aftershocks strike Japan as quake survivors struggle

Hundreds of strong aftershocks in southern Japan have occurred since last Thursday’s large earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the country. Some have

19/04/2016

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Japan reels in aftermath of double earthquakes

Still reeling from double earthquakes last week, thousands of rescue workers on Japan’s Kyushu island are scouring the rubble in a desperate search

18/04/2016

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Ice age given green light: Fukushima activates barrier for radioactive water

An underground ice wall has been activated around Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactors, five years after a deadly earthquake and tsunami wreaked

31/03/2016

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Last man in Fukushima: Matsumura Naoto

Japan has been marking five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed towns and triggered the world’s worst nuclear disaster since

11/03/2016

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Japan remembers tsunami victims

Japan has remembered the nearly 20,000 victims of an earthquake and subsequent tsunami and nuclear crisis. Friday (March 11) marked five years since

11/03/2016

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Japan: Fukushima wounds still deep, five years on

Japan’s Emperor Akihito led the tributes, five years on from the Fukushima disaster on Friday, but for those who lived through it, the wounds have

11/03/2016

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Five years on: Japan remembers tsunami and earthquake victims

Five years on, Japan pays tribute to the almost 19,000 victims of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

11/03/2016

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Before and after: The scars of Japan's tsunami five years on

One of the biggest earthquakes in history shook Japan’s northeast five years ago. It triggered a 10-metre tsunami which smashed into the Fukushima

09/03/2016

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Ahead of Fukushima anniversary residents worry about future of affected areas

Locals say the future will depend on young people returning and so far there's only a handful, amid lingering fears about radioactivity

02/03/2016

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Japan floods leave three dead, and 23 missing

Rescue workers pluck people from homes in danger of being washed away. Three have reportedly been killed and 23 are still missing after record rains

11/09/2015

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Fukushima clean-up drags on

05/08/2015