US envoy Kennedy tours Fukushima nuclear plant
The 56-year-old envoy, who took up her post last November, was on a tour of Japan's northeast, which was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan says Fukushima leak worst since tsunami
Japan Wednesday issued its strongest warning about the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant since the crisis began in 2011, as it struggled to seal a tank that has leaked 300 tonnes of radioactive water.
Japan to go nuclear-free during safety checks
The country's 50 nuclear reactors were shuttered after an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 caused meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan, fuelling widespread public opposition to a once-trusted technology
Japan says Fukushima leak worse than thought, govt joins clean-up
The revelation amounted to an acknowledgement that plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has yet to come to grips with the scale of the catastrophe, 2 1/2 years after the plant was hit by a huge earthquake and tsunami