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Powerful quake off north Japan kills four, more than 90 injuredThe Japan Meteorological Agency early Thursday lifted its low-risk advisory for a tsunami along the coasts of Fukushima and Miyagi prefectu...
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Meet Shinobu Fukushima, the 61-year-old grandpa who plays ice hockey at Winter ParalympicsThe Japanese goaltender competed in his fourth Paralympics in Pyeongchang.
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- Google shows panoramic photos of disaster-hit buildings
The company cooperated with local governments to take pictures of facilities in Ofunato, Kamaishi, Rikuzentakata in Iwate and Namie, Fukush...
06 Dec, 2012, 01.05 PM IST
- 'Professional agitators' worked against N-plant: M R Srinivasan
Lashing out at anti-nuclear activists, a former Atomic Energy Commission chief today said that "certain professional agitators" had worked ...
04 Apr, 2012, 05.43 PM IST
- Fukushima probe highlights laxness by regulator
Report says nuclear regulator provided little assistance to TEPCO staff struggling to gain control over melting reactors.
27 Dec, 2011, 04.58 AM IST
- China rolls out its first 1000 MW nuclear reactor
China has rolled out its advanced 1,000 MW pressurised water nuclear power reactor, ACPR-1000 which could allow it to export technology to ...
18 Nov, 2011, 11.15 PM IST
- Mushrooms join threats to Japan's food chain from radiation
Mushrooms joined the threats to Japan's food chain from radiation spewed by Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant.
15 Aug, 2011, 02.18 AM IST
- PM asks agencies to upgrade safety of nuclear installations
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday reviewed the country's disaster preparedness.
02 Jun, 2011, 12.59 AM IST
- Japan hit by 7.1 aftershock; no nuclear damage seen
A magnitude-7.1 aftershock, one of the strongest since the devastating earthquake of March 11, struck Japan on Thursday.
08 Apr, 2011, 02.21 AM IST
- Workers flee Japan nuclear plant as smoke rises
Gray smoke rose from two reactor units Monday, temporarily stalling critical work to reconnect power lines and restore cooling systems to s...
21 Mar, 2011, 07.20 PM IST
- Japan nuclear blast: Japan warns of 2nd explosion at N-plant; toll cross 10,000
Japan today warned of another explosion at Fukushima plant as it battled hard to avert multiple meltdowns at two of its nuclear reactors.
13 Mar, 2011, 05.45 PM IST
- Latest news of Japan: Nuke plant trouble after quake; 3,000 evacuated
Japan's massive earthquake caused a power outage that disabled a nuclear reactor's cooling system, triggering evacuation for about 3,000 re...
12 Mar, 2011, 06.24 AM IST
- Dam breaks in northeast Japan, washes away homes: Kyodo
The government declared an atomic power emergency as officials rushed to secure key nuclear facilities in the affected regions.
11 Mar, 2011, 11.03 PM IST
- Six dead as quake, tsunami hit Japan
A magnitude-8.9 earthquake hit northeastern Japan Friday, generating a tsunami as high as 10 metres that hit the coast of Miyagi prefecture...
11 Mar, 2011, 01.50 PM IST