On 26 April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, spewing uncontrolled radiation across Europe and beyond.Chernobyl caused ...

Lonely Planet ranked the best beaches in the country, recognizing destinations for their "eerie photo opportunities" and ...

The Seattle Fukushima Club held its New Year’s Party January at Terry’s Kitchen in Bellevue, Washington. There were almost 100 people in attendance, including several new members. Deputy Consul ...

The Japanese government last month released a revised estimate of the damage that would be caused by a megaquake in the Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific coast. There is said to be a roughly 80 ...

Government data released on Friday showed that Japan's greenhouse gases emissions dropped by 4%, reaching a new record low for ...

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% to a record low in the fiscal year ended March 2024, government data showed on ...

Mari Iwata covered Japanese energy policies, including the Fukushima issue.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) has retrieved a small amount of nuclear fuel debris from the unit 2 ...

Since its inception, Kyotographie has gained international recognition and has expanded to include the emerging-artists ...

AST SpaceMobile (AST) activated one of its first BlueBird satellites over Japan in order to make a video call with staff from ...

Rakuten Mobile and AST SpaceMobile have held the first-ever video call in Japan using a low Earth orbit satellite and unmodified smartphones. Takeaway Points The call was held in April 2025. Rakuten ...

A tricky operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed, the site operator said Wednesday. Dangerously high radiation ...