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More than a decade after the Fukushima nuclear accident, officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, still have no idea about the condition of the melted nuclear fuel in the No. 1 reactor.
OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture—Evacuees eager to finally return to their homes near the hobbled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have been thrown into confusion over the way evacuation orders will be lifted.
College students have their heads shaved in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on April 20 to express their anger over the Japanese government’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea. (Takuya Suzuki) SEOUL--Japan is set to accept a South Korean proposal to establish a forum to discuss safety issues concerning its decision to discharge more than 1 million tons of treated contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima No 1 nuclear plant into the sea, sources said. The development follows a public uproar in South Korea,...
Finance Minister Taro Aso prepares to attend a meeting of the Suga Cabinet. (Koichi Ueda) TAIPEI--Finance Minister Taro Aso’s comment about treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant prompted a reaction from Taiwan, which had been low key about Japan’s decision to dump that water into the ocean. Aso came under fire abroad when he said last week it would be safe to drink the water that will be released into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The water will be treated first but will still contain tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen. Aso, who is also the...
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga hailed the start of COVID-19 vaccinations for senior citizens, but opp