Analysis of video footage reveals how wave changed as it travelled over mud-rich rice paddies, exerting more forceIt is just over 15 years since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, killing almost 20,000 people and triggering the…
A tense return to the disaster foregrounds the heroism of the ‘Fukushima 50’ while raising questions about corporate secrecy and nuclear safetyThe terrifying story of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident of 2011, caused by a cataclysmic tsunami, is retol…
Fifteen years after a tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident, only bears, raccoons and boar are seen on the streets. But the authorities and some locals want people to move backNorio Kimura pauses to gaze through the dirt-flecked window of Kumam…
Post-Fukushima nuclear closures of dozens of reactors forced the country to rely heavily on imported fossil fuels Continue reading…
Powerful 8.8-magnitude quake off coast of Russia set off tsunami warnings – how does it compare to past temblors?Tsunami updates – follow liveOne of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s far east early on Wednesday, causing tsunami wa…
The veteran punk painter’s twisted cherubs are a far cry from the tasteful, beautiful Japanese art that usually appears in western galleries. The retrospective about to open in the UK should be electrifyingIn 2019, Sotheby’s sold a painting of a little…
Plant’s owners hope analysis of tiny sample will help to establish how to safely decommission facilityA piece of the radioactive fuel left from the meltdown of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has been retrieved from the site u…
Swedish visual artist Jennifer Rainsford has made an at times mesmerising film that follows the aftermath of Japan’s disastrous 2011 earthquakeIn March 2011, a six-minute earthquake triggered a tsunami in Japan that killed 18,000 people. It was a devas…
Reports of abusive behaviour towards Japanese citizens in China in response to wastewater release at nuclear siteFake news and state-backed disinformation are fuelling Chinese anger at Japan over its release of treated wastewater from the destroyed Fuk…
Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question seafood ban imposed on JapanAs China bans all seafood from Japan after the discharge of 1m tonnes of radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi…
Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communitiesJapan has begun discharging more than 1m tonnes of tainted water into the Pacific Ocean from the wr…
In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divided groups – is it entirely safe or staggeringly stupid?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Today’s newsletter …
Release of contaminated water from the damaged nuclear plant has been criticised by fishers and countries in the regionJapan plans to start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean as soo…
Black rockfish caught in May close to disaster-hit nuclear power station is one of dozens caught in the past year above the legal safety limitA fish living near drainage outlets at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in May contained levels of ra…
IAEA report says discharge would have ‘negligible radiological impact on people and the environment’The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant int…
Neighbouring countries and local fishers express concern as 12th anniversary of nuclear disaster loomsAlmost 12 years have passed since the strongest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history resulted in a tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people along…
Japan’s prime minister is pushing for as many as 17 nuclear reactors to be switched back on, more than a decade on from the meltdown at FukushimaLook carefully through the trees, and it is just possible to catch sight of Onagawa nuclear power plant fro…
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors.This week, from 2017: In 2011 a tsunami engulfed Japan’s north-east coast. More than 18,000 people were killed. Six ye…
Ten years after the nuclear disaster, local agri-businesses are looking to the futureŌse Winery sits in pristine forest carved into a hillside, surrounded by fields brimming with ready-to-pick fruit and veg. On a recent afternoon, a gentle breeze took …
The Japanese phenom has become a global star after one of the greatest games ever pitched, and he has survived tragedy along the wayThere are no-hitters. There are perfect games. And there’s the sort of virtuosity that Rōki Sasaki managed to conjure fo…