Sunday marks the first anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan last year, leading to one of the worst nuclear crises in history. As vigils and ceremonies take place to mark the occasion, the nation continues to work to recover from that triple disaster. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda wrote in the […]
Japan to Observe Anniversary of Deadly Quake, Tsunami
Posted March 10th, 2012 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
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UN Chief Honors Japan’s Quake Victims Before Anniversary
Posted March 6th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday praised the resilience of the survivors of Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, just days before the one-year anniversary of the disaster. Mr. Ban made his comments during a commemoration concert at the U.N. General Assembly, where traditional and contemporary Japanese musicians and dancers performed at an event titled, […]
Report Finds High-Level Panic, Confusion During Japanese Nuclear Crisis
Posted February 28th, 2012 at 3:10 am (UTC-5)
A new study finds there was widespread fear and confusion within Japan’s ruling circles in the days after a tsunami disabled the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant last year. The study by a high-profile private sector panel reports miscommunication and a breakdown in trust between senior government officials and the plant’s owners, the Tokyo Electric […]
China Complains About Japanese Mayor’s Massacre Denial
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
China says it has lodged an official complaint with Tokyo, after the mayor of a Japanese city again denied the well-documented pre-World War Two massacre of several hundred thousand Chinese civilians by Japanese troops in 1937. Nanjing officials suspended all contacts late Tuesday with its Japanese sister city, Nagoya. The action came hours after the […]
Documents Show US Nuclear Agency Struggles During Japanese Nuclear Crisis
Posted February 22nd, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
Documents released by U.S. nuclear regulators shows officials were operating in a “very hectic” environment in the first days of last year’s Japanese nuclear crisis. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency released more than 3,000 pages of transcripts Tuesday showing the agency’s response to the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in March 2011. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko […]
Journalists Tour Devastated Japanese Nuclear Plant
Posted February 20th, 2012 at 1:00 pm (UTC-5)
Operators at Japan’s earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant ushered journalists clad in protective clothing through the plant on Monday, just weeks ahead of the first anniversary of the March 11 disasters. Reporters from about 30 Japanese and foreign media organizations entered the wrecked facility by bus and were allowed to leave the vehicle […]
Japan Emperor’s Heart Surgery Successful
Posted February 18th, 2012 at 2:10 am (UTC-5)
Japanese Emperor Akihito has undergone a successful heart bypass operation. National network NHK said the surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday lasted about five hours. The Imperial Household Agency said a medical team from the University of Tokyo Hospital, joined by another team from Juntendo University Hospital, performed the procedure on the […]
Japan Emperor Undergoes Heart Surgery
Posted February 17th, 2012 at 10:30 pm (UTC-5)
Japanese Emperor Akihito went into surgery Saturday for scheduled heart bypass surgery. The Imperial Household Agency says a medical team from the University of Tokyo Hospital, joined by another team from Juntendo University Hospital were operating on the 78-year-old emperor. The hospital said the surgery should take about five hours. It was scheduled after tests […]
Japan’s Nuclear Chief Admits Sub-Standard Nuclear Safety
Posted February 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pm (UTC-5)
Japan’s atomic safety chief told a government panel Wednesday that the country’s nuclear safety regulations are outdated and do not meet global standards. He also apologized for their failure to avert disaster last year, when a massive earthquake and tsunami wrecked a nuclear power plant and contaminated a wide area of northeastern Japan. Nuclear chief […]
Japan Emperor to Undergo Heart Bypass Surgery
Posted February 12th, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
Japanese officials say Emperor Akihito will undergo heart bypass surgery this week after an examination found a heart problem had worsened. The Imperial Household Agency said Sunday that the 78-year-old emperor had a catheter angiogram at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Saturday. The test showed that blood vessels had narrowed, and he was scheduled […]
