The epicenter of the quake was off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, the site of a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that killed thousands and caused meltdowns at a nuclear plant.

Japan and China said Friday they have reached a deal toward resolving their disputes over the discharge of treated ...

As another major quake struck Japan, the country was still reckoning with the nuclear crisis triggered ... puede desechar agua contaminada de Fukushima sin afrontar ninguna consecuencia, ¿qué ...

A long robot entered a damaged reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant on Tuesday, beginning a two-week, high-stakes mission to retrieve for the first time a tiny amount of melted fuel ...

The Operators of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant has suspended operations to remove a sample of highly radioactive material after encountering a new technical problem. Watch in for more details!

An estimated 880 tons of fatally radioactive molten fuel remains in them, and the Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Co. has been trying to access the reactors to figure out how to decommission the plant.

at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant unit 2 in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture (AFP photo) TOKYO —The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Tuesday it has suspended an ...

TEPCO has suspended efforts to extract highly radioactive material from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant due to a technical ... However, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) had to halt the ...

TOKYO – The operator of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said on Sept 17 that it ... radioactive fuel and debris inside the former power station remains the most challenging part ...

Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. As the nation observes the ...

With unprecedented access inside both Fukushima nuclear power plants, NOVA speaks with workers who were there during the harrowing days—a crisis that began as a natural a disaster but was made ...