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Japan mulls ‘caution zones’ around Fukushima
Government considering ban on access to areas near stricken nuclear plant, as operator pumps out radioactive water. Authorities in Japan are considering restricting access to the evacuation zone around Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex in a bid to limit the radiation exposure of residents who may wish to return to their homes.
Workers at Japan nuclear plant pump out toxic water
Workers at a quake-hit nuclear plant in Japan on Tuesday began removing highly radioactive water from a reactor turbine building, a key step towards restoring cooling systems, the government said. The 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeast coast of Japan on March 11 knocked out power systems at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, causing cooling systems to fail and triggering a series of explosions.
Japan says nuclear crisis won’t end until next year
THE Japanese nuclear crisis will not be resolved for another nine months, officials admitted yesterday, as they laid out the first comprehensive plan for tackling the problem. The first step will involve a “cold shutdown” of the plant’s reactor cores, when temperatures will be brought down to below 212F (100C).
U.S. to Aid Japanese, Push Deal on Korea
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with senior Japanese leaders Sunday to express sympathy with Japan’s people and support for its economy after last month’s earthquake and tsunami. Earlier, she reiterated the Obama administration’s support for a free-trade deal with South Korea in meetings with officials in Seoul.
Japan takes step towards ordinary life as Disneyland reopens
Snow White and Donald Duck cavorted before hundreds of fans on Friday as Tokyo Disneyland reopened after five weeks, marking a tentative step back towards ordinary life for a Japan still reeling from natural calamities and a nuclear crisis.
Japan’s royal couple see the devastation for themselves
Japan’s respected emperor visited the country’s earthquake- and tsunami-ravaged disaster zone for the first time Thursday as frustration rose over the nation’s inability to gain control over a crisis at a nuclear plant crippled by the twin disasters.
Japan’s PM thanks world for support on one-month anniversary of earthquake
Japan’s prime minister has marked the one-month anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami by writing a message of thanks to people around the world for their support. Nearly 28,000 people were killed or still missing as a result of the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hitting Japan’s northeast coast, triggering an on-going nuclear crisis.
Radiation risk much smaller, says Japan
THE risk of a massive leak of radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant was becoming “significantly smaller,” the government said as the country prepared to take a moment’s silence to mark one month since the March 11 twin disasters.
Japanese see disaster as opportunity for broad change
Japan had been floundering from two decades of economic malaise, political gridlock and social woes. Many hope the catastrophe will be a catalyst that will turn around the nation and spur a rebirth.
Japan Mayor on YouTube: ‘I Beg You … To Help Us’
The mayor of a tiny town dangerously close to Japan’s crippled nuclear plant didn’t know exactly whom he was speaking to — but he was desperate to get his message out. So Katsunobu Sakurai, the 55-year-old mayor of Minamisoma, about 15 miles from the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, took to YouTube to broadcast his frantic plea to the world.
