The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant released on Thursday new images of possible fuel debris under the water inside the facility's No.1 reactor. (NHK)

A remote-controlled robot on Tuesday was used to probe the hardest-hit nuclear reactor at Japan's wrecked Fukushima plant, as officials push forward with clean-up operations that have been mired in delays and controversy. (Japan Today)

Taiwan will announce a series of measures Tuesday to regulate imports of food and agricultural products from areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, in effect ending an 11-year ban that has long been criticized by Japan. (focustaiwan.tw)

Japan will likely expand a quasi-state of emergency to over 30 of the country's 47 prefectures to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus infections after 18 prefectures asked to be included under the measure, senior government officials said Monday. (Nikkei)

Welcome to Fukushima! This is the Tarami River bridge and it's a special moment because in about five minutes a train is going to cross this bridge. (ONLY in JAPAN * GO)

People across Japan have paid their respects at shrines and temples to usher in the New Year. (NHK)

Japan's government has compiled a plan to address any reputational damage to industries after water from a crippled nuclear power plant is released into the ocean. (NHK)

When the earthquake and tsunami of Fukushima struck Japan in March 2011, the devastation was compounded by resulting explosions and radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. (Wondrium)

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant intends to build an underwater tunnel to release water from the plant into the sea, it said on Tuesday, as part of a project to treat and dispose of contaminated water. (Reuters)

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has begun a boring survey to build an undersea tunnel for releasing treated water from the facility. (NHK)

A brewery in Japan’s eastern Fukushima prefecture has created a one-of-a-kind sake using yeast that came from space. (South China Morning Post)

A man attacked an elderly woman with a knife in front of Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Monday, police and local media said, the latest in a string of recent assaults on and around the country's train network. (Japan Today)

As the momentum towards building a Circular Economy grows worldwide, proponents search for examples that best illustrate what it would be like to live “Circularly.” (TEDx Talks)

International Atomic Energy Agency experts will visit Japan next week... to monitor the radioactivity of wastewater from Fukushima. (Arirang News)

An exotic longhorn beetle known to damage trees has been discovered for the first time in Japan. Roadside trees in Fukushima Prefecture fell victim to it. (NHK)

Three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. pleaded not guilty over the 2011 meltdowns at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in the first appeal trial hearing Tuesday. (Japan Times)

The leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party Edano Yukio has announced he will step down. The party came out of Sunday's Lower House election with 13 fewer seats. (NHK)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s term in office may be short-lived and his Liberal Democratic Party could lose its majority, according to recent polls by the Yomiuri Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun daily newspapers, Reuters reported. (voanews.com)

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's push to restart Japanese nuclear power plants idled after the Fukushima disaster faces stiff opposition ahead of a general election on Sunday, where his future as leader hangs in the balance if the vote is tight. (Reuters)

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turned 87 years old on Wednesday. (NHK)

Japan’s goal of reducing carbon emissions by 46 per cent by 2030 is based on the assumption it will restart 30 of its nuclear reactors, a top ruling party executive said. (jwnenergy.com)

It's been two weeks since a coronavirus state of emergency ended in Japan. A semblance of normalcy is slowly returning across the country as the number of new COVID cases in most prefectures has dropped. (NHK)

Since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, more than 1m tonnes of radioactive water has been building up at the power plant in central Japan. (The Guardian)

Objective, science-based monitoring is the key to safely carrying out the planned release of treated but still radioactive water at Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, an International Atomic Energy Agency official said Thursday. (wsoctv.com)

Due to its geographical location on the Ring of Fire, Japan is one of the most seismically active countries on the planet. (Interesting Engineering)