In Japan, a Journalist Takes a Stand by Striking Out on His Own
Makoto Watanabe quit a major newspaper after it retracted a scoop. Now he runs an investigative nonprofit that does not shy ...
The Japan Times5d
14 years after 3/11 disasters, Fukushima vies to become a startup hub
Part of the goal is to attract a more permanent workforce to Fukushima to support the development of the prefecture as a ...
Boy who inspired 3/11 responders grows up to be rescuer
One month after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, emergency workers in Fukushima Prefecture were welcomed by a young boy ...
朝日新聞社3d
Fukushima locals upset as solar project ruining mountain view
There are 26 solar farms with an output capacity of 1 megawatt or more in Fukushima, the prefectural capital, including those under construction, according to the city government. One is a ...
Japan Today4d
Overseas visitors bringing new life to nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima
A town that hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is being swept up in Japan's tourism boom, with visitors from China and other countries eager to see areas impacted by the 2011 ...
‘Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 ...
Japan may declare ‘severe disaster’ as record wildfire burns for eighth day
Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba was considering declaring the country’s biggest wildfire in decades a “severe disaster ...
The Diplomat5d
At Fukushima Daiichi, Japan’s Unprecedented Nuclear Cleanup Continues
On March 11, 2025, we remember the profound loss and resilience of the people of Japan following the Great East Japan ...
The Japan Times11d
Sculptor connects Fukushima to U.S. through New York gallery
Yoko Suetsugu is aiming to launch a program inviting U.S. artists to hot springs in the city of Fukushima for a creative ...
All About Japan6d
Hike for Hope: A New Long Trail through a Former Disaster Zone
The 200-km Fukushima Coastal Trail takes hikers through some of the heaviest-hit areas of the earthquake, tsunami, and ...
Editorial: Social welfare cannot be the forgotten child of Japan's disaster relief system
Japan faces the constant risk of natural calamities striking anywhere at any time. To save as many lives as possible, it is ...
The Durango Herald6d
'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday. Workers walk around in many areas ...