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Pay $95 bn in Fukushima damages: Court orders 4 former TEPCO executives

The ruling, in a civil case brought by Tepco shareholders, marks the first time a court has found former executives responsible for the nuclear disaster

Nuclear plant restarts may be Japan's best option for energy need: Lawmaker

Speeding up restart of nuclear reactors halted in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident may be Japan's best option for riding out any oil and gas shortages that result from sanctions on Russia

Tepco finds melting of ice wall at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant

The ice wall is intended to limit the seepage of groundwater into the plant, which has created large amounts of toxic water being stored by Tepco in tanks.

United Nations team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051

Honestly speaking, I don't know, and I don't know if anybody knows, said Christophe Xerri, head of an International Atomic Energy Agency team reviewing progress in the plant's cleanup.

South Korea regrets Japan's decision on dumping radioactive water into sea

South Korea expressed strong regret on Tuesday over Japan's decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean

Newly found Fukushima plant contamination could delay cleanup

A draft investigation report into the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown says it has detected dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination at two of the three reactors

Fukushima hotspots make headlines before Olympics, but what's the risk?

Japan hopes the Tokyo Olympics will showcase recovery in areas devastated by the tsunami that left over 18,500 people dead and missing, and unleashed the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl

Clean-up at Fukushima nuclear plant reduces radiation levels, but not all

The disaster, second only to the massive Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, spewed radioactive material over a huge area

Japan govt offers revised roadmap for Fukushima melted fuel cleanup

The milestone step of debris removal is scheduled to begin at Unit 2 by the end of 2021.

Japan court acquits three energy firm bosses over Fukushima disaster

The three men were senior officials at the TEPCO firm operating the Fukushima Daiichi plant and had faced up to five years in prison if convicted

Japan govt not responsible for Fukushima nuclear disaster: Court

Triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the water overwhelmed reactor cooling systems, sending three into meltdown at the plant in eastern Japan

Children of Fukushima return, 6 years after tsunami set off nuclear crisis

For over 4 years, residents were barred from Naraha in Fukushima after an earthquake and tsunami