China imposed a ban last year after Japan began releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. They have agreed to expand monitoring of the water.
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China’s Disinformation Fuels Anger Over Fukushima Water Release
By exaggerating the risks from Japan’s discharge of treated wastewater, Beijing hopes to cast Japan and its allies as conspirators in malfeasance, analysts say.
Japan Starts Releasing Radioactive Fukushima Water
China said it would suspend imports of Japanese seafood in response to what it has called an unsafe plan to dispose of the wastewater.
Japan Says It Needs Nuclear Power. Can Host Towns Ever Trust It Again?
The Ukraine war has shown the fragility of Japan’s energy supplies. But the decision to restart plants after the Fukushima disaster is fraught with emotions and political calculation.
Japan Landslide Leaves at Least 19 Missing
A torrent of mud and debris washed away homes in Atami, about 60 miles southwest of Tokyo, after more than a foot of rain fell in 48 hours.
Japan to Start Releasing Radioactive Water From Fukushima in 2 Years
The government says the plan is the best way to dispose of water used to prevent the ruined nuclear plant’s damaged reactor cores from melting.
Japanese Government Is Ordered to Pay Damages Over Fukushima Disaster
The Sendai High Court said the state and the plant’s operator must pay $9.5 million to survivors of the 2011 nuclear accident. They have until mid-October to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.
Japan Wants to Dump Nuclear Plant’s Tainted Water. Fishermen Fear the Worst.
The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.
Typhoon Faxai Batters Tokyo, Killing One
Dozens of people were injured and transportation systems were throttled in the record-setting typhoon.
Removing Fuel Rods, Japan Hits Milestone in Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
After a yearslong delay, the nuclear plant’s operator began removing radioactive fuel rods at one of three reactors that melted down after an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011.