Fukushima

Interactive photos taken five years apart show the immediate aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami, and the same areas today.

David Sim Mar 07, 2016

Man involved in clean up of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has acute myelogenous leukaemia.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 20, 2015

Government initiative at Expo Milan 2015 aims at promoting Fukushima food as safe.

Umberto Bacchi Oct 15, 2015

Children living close to Fukushima nuclear plant get thyroid cancer 20-to-50 times more than the average.

Maria Khan Oct 08, 2015

Scientists find Fukushima nuclear disaster was preventable if international standards had been followed.

Hannah Osborne Sep 21, 2015

Wolffish almost twice the size of normal is probably just old, scientist says.

Hannah Osborne Sep 17, 2015

Large parts of the country remains either on a warning or emergency warning for severe weather.

Hannah Osborne Sep 10, 2015

Dramatic video footage shows families rescued by helicopter as floods hit eastern Japan.

Alfred Joyner Sep 10, 2015

Warnings have been issued to more than 5 million people as populous Pacific nation is battered by rainfall.

Callum Paton Sep 10, 2015

Four years since the Fukushima disaster, first nuclear reactor to restart in southwestern Japan.

Maria Khan Aug 07, 2015

IBTimes UK looks at a process called fasciation that is causing flowers to mutate abnormally

Sean Martin Jul 22, 2015

Deformed species of daisies pictured near Fukushima crash site, four years after nuclear disaster.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jul 21, 2015

Kyocera is building a 23MW solar farm on a defunct golf course in Kyoto prefecture.

Karthick Arvinth Jul 19, 2015

Tokyo approves revised decommissioning works road map for Fukushima nuclear plant

Umberto Bacchi Jun 12, 2015

Officials hail 'big step' toward decontaminating Fukushima site

Dominic Gover Apr 14, 2015

The Prince was taken on a boat trip around Tokyo Bay and welcomed with a traditional tea ceremony.

Priya Joshi Feb 26, 2015

Widespread protests against the news are taking place around Japan

Tabatha Kinder Nov 07, 2014

Japan Meteorological Agency says no tsunami warning after earthquake.

Hannah Osborne Sep 16, 2014

Radiation-blocking Iodine tablets for residents close to reactors restarting this year.

Maria Khan Jul 28, 2014

Japan readies for a return to nuclear power for first time since 2011 Fukushima meltdown.

Tabatha Kinder Jul 17, 2014

The NRA has said that two reactors in the Sendai plant have met safety standards and can be restarted.

Jayalakshmi K Jul 16, 2014

Japan's government to fund Tepco's £1.8bn pipe network plan at wrecked nuclear plant.

Umberto Bacchi May 28, 2014

Trompe l'oeil depicts derelict swimming pool in Osaka shopping centre

David Sim Apr 23, 2014

Study shows decomposition of leaves and plant matter has slowed following Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Hannah Osborne Mar 20, 2014

Three years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, what is happening at ground zero?

Lewis Dean Mar 11, 2014

Plaintiffs claiming just 100 yen each to highlight safety flaws at meltdown plant.

Hannah Osborne Jan 31, 2014

Japanese firm Tepco erecting underground wall of soil to stop radioactive waste escaping.

Hannah Osborne Jan 29, 2014

Scientists to go ahead with experiment to recreate Fukushima reactor meltdowns.

Hannah Osborne Jan 10, 2014

Microalgae and aquatic plants helping clean-up operation after nuclear disaster.

Hannah Osborne Jan 09, 2014

Russian consumer watchdog controlling all Japanese imports over fears of radioactive contamination.

Hannah Osborne Jan 06, 2014