Japan disaster
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Fukushima meltdown did not damage health of local people, UN says
‘No adverse health effects’ detected despite three nuclear reactors being destroyed by an earthquake and tsuna…
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After the wave: a decade of grieving for a daughter lost to the Japanese tsunami
Mai was 12 when she died in one of the most harrowing stories to emerge from the March 2011 earthquake and tsu…
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Fukushima 50 review – Ken Watanabe in simmering tribute to power-plant heroes
There’s a touch of Hollywood in this dramatised account of the 50 workers who stayed at Fukushima Daiichi in a…
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Japan tsunami: remains on beach identified as victim of 2011 disaster
Family of Natsuko Okuyama ‘extremely happy’ after remains identified as those of 61-year-old woman who went mi…
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Fishing boat washes up in Japan almost 10 years after it was lost in tsunami
Tiny boat swept away in 2011 disaster may have reached the waters off the US west coastA fishing boat has reap…
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Fukushima reactor water could damage human DNA if released, says Greenpeace
Environmental organisation says ‘dangerous’ levels of carbon-14 exist in water that could soon be released int…
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Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea – reports
Local media say release could begin in 2022 and would take decades to complete, but local fishermen say move w…
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Fukushima nuclear disaster preventable, court rules, with more damages claims likely
Government and company Tepco ordered to pay some damages for 2011 event, but ruling could spur further claimsA…
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Coronavirus: Japan scales back triple disaster memorials
Ninth anniversary of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown came as Japan reported biggest one-day rise in i…
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‘We always get A’: Fukushima strives to prove local food safe before Tokyo Games
Stringent testing regime still goes on in prefecture to counter reputational damage from triple disaster Knive…
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Japan lifts evacuation order for town hit by Fukushima disaster
Futaba to reopen for start of Olympic torch relay after being deserted for nine years Japan has lifted an evac…
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Coronavirus: Japan to cancel tsunami anniversary ceremony – reports
Efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 set to put paid to tribute marking March 2011 earthquake, tsunami an…
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Fukushima radioactive water should be released into ocean, say Japan experts
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take d…
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Fukushima unveils plans to become renewable energy hub
Japan aims to power region, scene of 2011 meltdown, with 100% renewable energy by 2040Fukushima is planning to…
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Radiation hotspots ‘found near Fukushima Olympic site’
Greenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurredGreenpeace has said it detected…
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The aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis – in pictures
Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis made landfall south of Tokyo on Saturday evening with heavy rain, which flooded the ci…