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The Fukushima plant was hit by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that killed 18,000 people (File image)

Radioactive leak in Japan, no contamination says operator

An estimated 5,500 litres of radioactive water leaked from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant but no sign of contamination has been detected outside the facility, its operator has said.

World • 08 Feb 24

Some 1.34 million tonnes of wastewater has built up since a tsunami struck the nuclear plant in 2011 (Pic: TEPCO)

Second round of Fukushima wastewater release begins

Japan has begun releasing the second batch of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, an incremental step in a decades-long process that has drawn strong condemnation from China.

World • 05 Oct 23

A clip showing Fumio Kishida eating the fish was published on social media by his office

Japan PM eats 'safe and delicious' Fukushima fish

Japan's prime minister has eaten what he called "safe and delicious" fish from Fukushima, days after wastewater was released from the area's crippled nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

World • 30 Aug 23

The Fukushima nuclear power plant after a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 2011

China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima release

Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a polarising move that drew fresh and fierce criticism from China as being "selfish and irresponsible".

World • 24 Aug 23

The decommissioning of the nuclear plant will be lengthy, expensive and risky (file pic)

Final preparations begin for Fukushima water release

Final preparations to discharge wastewater from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan are under way, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean.

World • 23 Aug 23

Tanks on the site at Fukushima now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water

What's in Japan's Fukushima water release plan?

Japan is set to begin pumping more than a million tonnes of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Thursday, a process that will take decades to complete.

World • 22 Aug 23

Fukushima nuclear plant went into meltdown following the huge 2011 tsunami

Undersea tunnel to release treated water at Fukushima

Operators of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have announced plans to construct an undersea tunnel to release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the site into the ocean.

World • 25 Aug 21

A member of an environmental group attends a protest in South Korea against the release of radioactive water into the ocean from Fukushima

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea

Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said today, triggering a furious regional reaction and fierce opposition from local fishing communities.

World • 13 Apr 21

Around 18,500 people were killed or left missing in the disaster ten years ago

Japan falls silent to remember tsunami disaster

Japan fell silent today to mark ten years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation.

World • 11 Mar 21

Ofunato city was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011

Fukushima - 10 years on from Japan's 'wave from hell'

"A wave from hell."

Analysis and Comment • 11 Mar 21

More than 160,000 residents fled nearby towns in the aftermath in 2011 as radiation from the reactors contaminated water, food and air

Former executives cleared of negligence over Fukushima

A Tokyo court has cleared on three former company executives of negligence for the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the only criminal case to arise out of the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986.

World • 19 Sep 19

The Fukushima nuclear plant was destroyed in a tsunami in 2011

Fukushima worker dies after radiation exposure

Japan has announced for the first time that a worker at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has died after being exposed to radiation.

News • 05 Sep 18

Local fishermen unload fish from boats trawling the waters near the destroyed nuclear power plants at Soma port, Fukushima prefecture

Pacific Ocean radiation nears pre-Fukushima level

Radiation levels across the Pacific Ocean are rapidly returning to normal five years after a meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant spewed gases and liquids into the sea.

News • 04 Jul 16

The leaking water was found to have high levels of radioactive caesium and cobalt

Significant leak discovered at Fukushima

A remote control robot has uncovered a stream of highly radioactive water in the building housing a reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

News • 21 Jan 14

Workers examining waste water tanks at the Fukushima plant in June

Fukushima leak may have entered Pacific Ocean

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has said that another tank holding highly contaminated water has overflowed.

News • 03 Oct 13

The Fukushima plant suffered triple nuclear meltdowns and hydrogen explosions after a March 2011 earthquake

Further leak of contaminated water at Fukushima

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said this morning that four tonnes of rainwater contaminated with low levels of radiation leaked during an operation to transfer the water between tank holding areas.

News • 01 Oct 13

Concerns are rising over radiation leaks at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant

Fukushima radiation readings show new spike

Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest levels.

News • 04 Sep 13

The clean-up at the Fukushima power plant will take decades

Japan to spend over €350m on Fukushima leaks

Japan has pledged nearly €359 million to contain leaks and decontaminate radioactive water from the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

News • 03 Sep 13

Leaked radioactive water remains near the tank at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

Fukushima leaks not properly monitored

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan failed to properly monitor storage tanks holding dangerously contaminated water that have sprung leaks.

News • 23 Aug 13

Local government officials and nuclear experts inspect a construction site on 6 August to prevent the seepage of contaminated water into the sea

Japan to raise warning over Fukushima leak

Japan's nuclear watchdog said it is concerned that more storage tanks at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will spring leaks.

News • 21 Aug 13

An earthquake and tsunami caused reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi station in 2011

Japan to take bigger role in Fukushima clean-up

The Japanese government is to get directly involved in containing rising levels of radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

News • 07 Aug 13

Anti-nuclear protesters hold placards at an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo in March

Japanese court rejects nuclear petition

A Japanese court has rejected a petition to close down the country's only two operating nuclear reactors.

News • 16 Apr 13

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows to Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during a national memorial service for victims

Japan honours victims of 2011 earthquake

Japan has honoured the victims of its worst disaster since World War Two on the second anniversary of a devastating earthquake and tsunami.

News • 11 Mar 13

Japan to investigate nuclear plant safety scam

Japan's health ministry said it would investigate reports that workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant were urged by a subcontractor to place lead around radiation detection devices in order to stay under a safety threshold for exposure.

News • 22 Jul 12

Fukushima nuclear disaster was 'man-made'

Last year's Fukushima nuclear accident was a man-made disaster caused by Japan's culture of "reflexive obedience" and not just the tsunami that hit the plant, a damning parliamentary report has found.

News • 05 Jul 12