Fukushima
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Japan PM eats 'safe and delicious' fish from Fukushima amid row over radioactive water discharge
World | Aug 30, 2023, 11:36 PM ISTJapanese PM Fumio Kishida and three of his Cabinet ministers ate sashimi of flounder, octopus and sea bass that were caught at the Fukushima coast after the radioactive water was released.
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Why Japan started releasing contaminated water of Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific? DEETS INSIDE
Explainers | Aug 28, 2023, 02:20 PM ISTTsunami waves knocked out the Fukushima nuclear power plant’s backup electricity supply and caused meltdowns in three of its reactors. The event is regarded as one of the worst nuclear accidents in history.
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China bans seafood from Japan as it releases wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant
World | Aug 24, 2023, 12:44 PM ISTChinese authorities said they will “dynamically adjust relevant regulatory measures as appropriate to prevent the risks of nuclear-contaminated water discharge to the health and food safety of our country."
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Japan approves plan to release millions of tons of Fukushima nuclear plant wastewater into sea
World | May 19, 2022, 08:24 AM ISTA massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 destroyed the Fukushima plant’s cooling systems, causing the meltdown of three reactors and the release of large amounts of radiation.
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Japan to release contaminated Fukushima nuclear plant water into sea
World | Apr 13, 2021, 09:20 AM ISTPrime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the ocean release was the "most realistic" option and that disposing of the water is "unavoidable" for the decommissioning of the Fukushima plant, which is expected to take decades.
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30 injured in massive Japan earthquake
World | Feb 14, 2021, 11:45 AM ISTAt least 30 people were injured after a massive earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck Japan's Fukushima prefecture, authorities said on Sunday.
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Terrifying videos show how Japan struggled through 7.1-magnitude quake; no tsunami warning
World | Feb 14, 2021, 08:07 AM ISTThe quake was also felt in the capital Tokyo where an intensity scale of 4 was logged, with many reporting that their houses and furniture underwent strong shaking and some saying they felt dizzy because of the quake.
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When last such solar eclipse happened as that of today, we saw Tsunami!
India | Mar 20, 2015, 12:19 PM ISTYes, this is true! Similar to the solar eclipse that the world will witness today, we saw one on March 11, 2011 when the Earthquake-Tsunami happened in the Pacific Ocean which hit Fukushima. In Astrology, the
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Fukushima steps up efforts to freeze radioactive water
World | Jul 24, 2014, 11:24 AM ISTTokyo: The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has said it will accelerate the process of freezing irradiated water in underground tunnels.Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) would thus comply with the requirements of
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7.6-magnitude quake rocks Japan coast, tsunami advisory issued
World | Oct 25, 2013, 11:20 PM ISTTokyo: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked the Japanese coast near Iwaki, Honshu on Friday night triggering a tsunami advisory. Seismic sea waves are expected to strike the coast, officials said. People living in coastal areas have
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10 warnings India and the world ignored before millions died
India | Nov 13, 2013, 07:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Whether it was a major terrorist mayhem, or an emerging brutal dictator, or a major health warning, or a gruesome natural disaster, warnings were ignored by India and the world at their own
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Japan mayor offers Fukushima kids home in his town
World | Oct 23, 2013, 10:11 AM ISTMatsumoto, Japan : A generation ago, Dr. Akira Sugenoya performed lifesaving cancer surgery on more than 100 children after the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe. Today, as mayor of a central Japanese city, he's trying to avoid
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Fukushima: Overflowing tank cause of new leak at nuclear plant
World | Oct 03, 2013, 04:55 PM ISTTokyo: Another day, another radioactive-water spill. The operator of the meltdown-plagued Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant says at least 430 liters (110 gallons) spilled when workers overfilled a storage tank without a gauge that could have
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Japan PM wants Fukushima plant entirely scrapped
World | Sep 19, 2013, 09:58 PM ISTOkuma, Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operator of the country's crippled nuclear power plant on Thursday to scrap all six reactors at the site instead of just four already slated for decommissioning
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Japan investigates sea contamination off Fukushima
World | Sep 19, 2013, 07:57 AM ISTTokyo: Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) Wednesday started a survey on the density of radioactive cesium off the coast of Fukushima prefecture to check the impact of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster,
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Some 2,000 Fukushima workers face increased cancer risk
World | Jul 20, 2013, 01:54 PM ISTTokyo, July 20: Around 10 percent of the nearly 20,000 workers who have taken part in the clean-up of the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant were exposed to enough radiation to increase their risk of developing
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Japan: Radioactive water likely leaking to Pacific
World | Jul 11, 2013, 08:49 AM ISTTokyo, Jul 11: Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator.Officials from
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Ex-chief of Fukushima plant dies of cancer
World | Jul 09, 2013, 05:39 PM ISTTokyo, July 9: Masao Yoshida, the man who risked his life at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant when it was spiralling into meltdowns, has died of cancer of the esophagus. He was 58.Officials at Tokyo
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Fukushima plant owner seeks to restart other plant
World | Jul 02, 2013, 04:38 PM ISTTokyo, Jul 2: The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant said on Tuesday that it would apply for safety inspections at two idled reactors at another of its plants so it can restart operations there,
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Fukushima was major wakeup call on nuclear safety: IAEA chief
India | Mar 13, 2013, 10:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 13: The Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan was a “big wake up call” to the world on nuclear safety, said UN nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano here Wednesday lauding India's enhanced safety