History Today: When a powerful earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima nuclear disaster
On March 11, 2011, a major earthquake and a subsequent tsunami caused the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. In 2004, ...
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Fukushima disaster: 14 years into Japan’s battle to remove 880 tons of nuclear debris
The path to removing the plant’s estimated 880 tons of nuclear debris is fraught with technical and human risks ...
‘Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 ...
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Flight Over Disaster: Seeing Fukushima's Tsunami Ruins
Witness the haunting aftermath of the tsunami that devastated Fukushima, Japan, with powerful drone footage capturing ...
Japan's top court upholds ex-TEPCO leaders' acquittal on negligence over Fukushima nuclear crisis
Japan’s top court has found two former company executives not guilty of negligence over the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster and the subsequent deaths of dozens of elderly residents ...
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Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised
In March 2011, a massive tsunami swamped the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Japan's northeastern coast after an undersea 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the country's strongest in recorded history.
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Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima Mark 14th Anniversary of 2011 Disaster
Fukushima, March 11 (Jiji Press)--Ceremonies were held Tuesday to mark the 14th anniversary of the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami at the three hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and ...
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At Fukushima Daiichi, Japan’s Unprecedented Nuclear Cleanup Continues
On March 11, 2025, we remember the profound loss and resilience of the people of Japan following the Great East Japan ...
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14 years on, mourners pray for victims of quake, tsunami
The earthquake and tsunami triggered a triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, forcing many to flee their homes. “Many people are still forced to live as evacuees,” Ishiba ...