Japan's meteorological agency has lifted a tsunami advisory it issued for the northeastern parts of the country following an earthquake off the Pacific coast. (NHK)
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off Japan's northeast coast late Wednesday night. The Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for the prefectures of Fukushima and Miyagi. (NHK)
Friday marks the 11th anniversary of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck eastern and northeastern Japan, causing a severe nuclear accident. (NHK)
Japan's top court has ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc to pay damages of 1.39 billion yen ($12 million) to about 3,600 people whose lives were seriously affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Japan Today)
The Japanese government has decided to extend coronavirus quasi-emergency measures in 18 prefectures, while they will end in 13 others at the end of the day on Sunday. (NHK)
We spent a day in Fukushima City to learn more about their mysterious alien obsession and see if we could get to the bottom of this mystery. Why do UFOs keep visiting Fukushima City in Japan? (Tokyo Creative)
Taiwan on Monday lifted an import ban on food products from Fukushima and four other Japanese prefectures imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Nikkei)
The International Atomic Energy Agency said it has made "significant progress" as it reviews Japan's plans to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant. (CNA)
Japan's top government spokesperson says 12 prefectures have asked the government to extend the coronavirus quasi-emergency declaration. (NHK)
The Japanese government welcomes the International Atomic Energy Agency's review on the safety of releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Monday. (taiwannews.com.tw)
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)