A tense return to the disaster foregrounds the heroism of the ‘Fukushima 50’ while raising questions about corporate secrecy and nuclear safety ...

The world witnessed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami, caused a chain ...

A manga by artist Ryo Tatsuki predicted a "disaster" in Japan in July 2025. Visits from Asia tourists dropped in June, most notably from Hong Kong. "A fictional narrative amplified by social media ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

Ten days after the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in Japan, American donors have contributed more than $136-million for relief efforts, according to a Chronicle tally. Nearly two-thirds of the ...

In a country where natural disasters are a constant threat, Japan has launched its first private-sector network dedicated to supporting evacuees, aiming to prevent avoidable deaths and safeguard human ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Citing cultural problems as the reason for the 2011 Japan nuclear reactor disaster is risky because some of the key problems involving regulation and technical issues could ...

A local assembly in Japan voted to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant. This plant has been idle since a 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan at a plant run by the same company. NPR's Anthony ...

A girl holds her soft toy at an evacuation center in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northern Japan, March 31, 2011 (Kim Kyung Hoon/Courtesy Reuters) The March 11 disaster in Japan has prompted a ...

CAN YOUR COUNTRY DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS? In Japan, even disaster relief is designed with dignity and care. When tragedy ...