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Japan to start releasing contaminated Fukushima water into sea in 2 years

Japan's government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years

US backs Japan over release of contaminated nuclear plant water into sea

The United States on Monday extended support to Japan, stating that Tokyo appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally accepted nuclear safety standards

Strong earthquake shakes Japan's Fukushima, other northeastern areas

The Japan Meteorological Agency says a strong earthquake has hit off the coast of northeastern Japan

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

Novelist Yu Miri: Tokyo Olympics not helping Fukushima rebuilding

Yu Miri, who won this year's National Book Award for translated literature, says Tokyo's Ueno Park, where a homeless man kills himself in her award-winning story, looks very clean ahead of Olympics

Japan PM Yoshihide Suga says plan to release Fukushima water coming soon

Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that his government is working on the of a plan to release the massive amounts of radioactive water being stored at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant

Coronavirus: Fukushima staff to use raincoats instead of gear from China

Staff cleaning up the plant wear special plastic overcoats to prevent radioactive dust settling on clothes or the body and the TEPCO operator gets through 6,000 per day

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

Tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear reactor briefly loses cooling during inspection

TEPCO said the reactor had enough water left inside and there was no temperature increase or radiation leak from the incident

Fukushima reactor makers not liable: Japan court

Under Japanese liability law, nuclear plant providers are usually exempt from damage claims in the event of an accident

Pacific Ocean radiation back near normal after Fukushima: Study

Japan shut down dozens of reactors after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake-generated tsunami on March 11, 2011