Tuesday 17 May, 2022
No reports of injuries although the location of quake, off the coast of Sendai and Miyaki prefecture, raised ghost of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Scientists say the bluefin tuna absorbed radioactive cesium from swimming in contaminated waters and feeding on contaminated prey such as krill and squid.
The fishing vessel has spent the last year drifting all the way across the Pacific with nobody on board.
Of that donation, €1 million has come from Ireland, we’ve been looking at the aid situation in the earthquake and tsunami hit east coast one year on and how the money has been spent.
The earthquake killed more than 19,000 people, and 300,000 are still in temporary housing.
Experts have noted the plant remains vulnerable to more problems and it will take decades to decommission following March’s devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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Locals have been told they can return – but radioactive elements have been found in soil up to 80km from the plant.
The magnitude-9.0 earthquake produced the sort of devastation Japan hadn’t seen since World War II. The tsunami that followed engulfed the northeast and wiped out entire towns.
Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands. The repairs are ongoing.
The decision has been widely expected amid plunging approval ratings following the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
After Fukushima, nuclear power has become a bogeyman – but we shouldn’t dismiss it out of hand, writes physicist David Robert Grimes.
Levels of radiation in some areas of the plant are so high they would be lethal within one hour.
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Stocks plummeted on Wall Street today after a 7.1 quake stuck off the northern coast of the country.
No major damage or injuries reported so far, while no additional problems are reported at nuclear facilities.
Tokyo Electric Power Company’s share price reaches an all-time low after the company pledges to cover evacuation costs.
On the day that Haiti announces preliminary results from last month’s presidential election, the Director of Trocaire reflects on how the country can be helped to equip themselves against future tragedy.
The presence of the highly radioactive element in the soil confirms damage to reactor number 3, where it was housed.
Recordings that suggested the level of radiation was ‘ten million times’ higher than normal were erroneous, TEPCO says.
Staff working to try and restore power to the Fukushima cooling systems are hospitalised after major radiation exposure.
Ireland’s nuclear watchdog says atmospheric pressure will determine whether trace amounts of radiation will reach our shores.
Water supplies contain more radioactive iodine than is safe for young children to drink – as black smoke emerges from Fukushima.
Steam-like vapours emerge from one reactor, while hazy smoke emerges from another, as workers restore power to the plant.
Engineers relay new power lines to the stricken nuclear plant – as operators admit they may simply bury it under concrete.
In a rare TV appearance, Japan’s Emperor Akihito admitted he was “deeply worried” by the crisis facing his country.
The operators of the troubled Fukushima I power plant pull all staff out of the plant following a spike in radiation levels.
The fire at reactor 4 was caused by an explosion that tore an 8-square-metre hole in the walls – exposing rods to the outside.
Spent fuel is usually kept in a containment pond – but that’s beginning to evaporate away, causing further risks in Japan.
A blast at reactor 2 may have damaged the nuclear core, authorities say, with emissions now strong enough to harm humans.
The nuclear cores at reactors 1, 2 and 3 are all now believed to be melting, after cooling systems at all three failed.
Our gallery of Japan’s coastal cities before and after Friday’s tsunami underlines the true extent of the country’s devastation.
Two days after the first explosion, a second hydrogen blast strikes the nuclear plant – as 2,000 bodies are found in Miyagi.
24 more hours pass on Planet Earth – here’s what’s been going on, and some other bits you might have missed.
The lowest state of alert has been declared at the Onagawa nuclear plant, while the cooling system fails at another facility.
Naoto Kan says 100,000 troops are being deployed to Japan’s stricken areas, as estimates say damages could reach €29bn.
