Japan
Japan investigation into nuclear plant radiation leak
March 25, 2011The Japanese government says an investigation is under way to establish the source of the radiation leak at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, which left two workers in hospital. The plant's operator says dangerously high radiation levels recorded...
Tokyo water 'unfit for babies' due to high radiation
March 24, 2011Tokyo's tap water is unfit for babies to drink after radiation from Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant affected the capital's water supply, officials said. Radioactive iodine levels in some areas were twice the recommended safe level. People in Fukushima...
Japanese food ban widens across Asia on radiation fears
March 24, 2011Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore are the latest countries to ban food imports from areas near Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant. The ban will include dairy products, vegetables, fruits, meat and seafood. They follow similar action from the US...
Work resumes at stricken Japan nuclear plant
March 24, 2011Engineers have resumed work to restore the cooling system of reactor 3 at Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, reports say. Work had been suspended after a plume of black smoke was seen coming from the overheating reactor on Wednesday...
Northern Japan: Resilient despite disaster
March 22, 2011I grew up in northern Japan, and in the 15 years I lived there, earthquakes were a part of everyday life. We had earthquake drills all the time; and we also had the real thing, regular tremors of varying strength and impact. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake...
Japan to repair damaged undersea cables
March 19, 2011Aftershocks are still preventing Japan's telecommunication companies from repairing undersea cables, damaged in the recent earthquake and tsunami. To restore services, many providers have rerouted traffic to backup cables. KDDI, Japan's second-largest...
The moment the earthquake hit in Tokyo
March 19, 2011Tokyo is not exactly a hardship posting. The food is among the best in the world and everything works with polite efficiency. But this last week has been so tough that messages are going around the expat community with details of where to get counselling...
Japan nuclear threat: The tsunami is the bigger tragedy
March 19, 2011The apocalyptic visions of destruction brought by the Japanese earthquake and subsequent tsunami have been largely replaced in the media this week by reports of the struggle to control radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. This provides...
Japan nuclear plant power 'close'
March 19, 2011Workers are close to restoring power to cooling systems at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant, officials say. Engineers are expected to connect a new power line to four of the six reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, north of Tokyo, by the...
One week after the disaster in Japan
March 18, 2011Chișinău / Moldova.ORG/ -- One week ago today, Japan had to face the biggest disaster of it’s contemporary history. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake has occured in Japan and a devastating tsunami has hit the North-Eastern coast, the calamities being...
