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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Martin FacklerComments Off on Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

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China To ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood

September 20, 2024Daisuke Wakabayashi, Kiuko Notoya and Claire FuComments Off on China To ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood

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

August 31, 2023September 3, 2023Motoko Rich and John LiuComments Off on 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.

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Japan Starts Releasing Radioactive Fukushima Water

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023MOTOKO RICHComments Off on 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.

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Japan Says It Needs Nuclear Power. Can Host Towns Ever Trust It Again?

May 4, 2022May 6, 2022Motoko Rich and Hikari HidaComments Off on 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.

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Japan Landslide Leaves at Least 19 Missing

July 3, 2021July 5, 2021Hikari Hida and Shashank BengaliComments Off on 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.

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Japan to Start Releasing Radioactive Water From Fukushima in 2 Years

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021Jennifer Jett and Ben DooleyComments Off on 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.

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Japanese Government Is Ordered to Pay Damages Over Fukushima Disaster

September 30, 2020MAKIKO INOUE and MIKE IVESComments Off on 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.

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Japan Wants to Dump Nuclear Plant’s Tainted Water. Fishermen Fear the Worst.

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019MOTOKO RICH and MAKIKO INOUEComments Off on 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.

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Typhoon Faxai Batters Tokyo, Killing One

September 9, 2019DANIEL VICTORComments Off on Typhoon Faxai Batters Tokyo, Killing One

Dozens of people were injured and transportation systems were throttled in the record-setting typhoon.

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