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  Japan PM eats 'safe and delicious' fish from Fukushima amid row over radioactive water discharge

  World | August 30, 2023 23:36 IST

  Japanese 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 | August 28, 2023 14:20 IST

  Tsunami 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 | August 24, 2023 12:44 IST

  Chinese 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 8:24 IST

  A 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 | April 13, 2021 9:20 IST

  Prime 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 | February 14, 2021 11:45 IST

  At 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 | February 14, 2021 8:07 IST

  The 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 | March 20, 2015 12:19 IST

  Yes, 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 | July 24, 2014 11:24 IST

  Tokyo: 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 | October 25, 2013 23:20 IST

  Tokyo: 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 | November 13, 2013 7:07 IST

  New 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 | October 23, 2013 10:11 IST

  Matsumoto, 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 | October 03, 2013 16:55 IST

  Tokyo: 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 | September 19, 2013 21:58 IST

  Okuma, 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 | September 19, 2013 7:57 IST

  Tokyo: 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 | July 20, 2013 13:54 IST

  Tokyo, 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 | July 11, 2013 8:49 IST

  Tokyo, 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 | July 09, 2013 17:39 IST

  Tokyo, 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 | July 02, 2013 16:38 IST

  Tokyo, 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 | March 13, 2013 22:22 IST

  New 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