Tsunami warning today: Check countries and regions that are under high wave alert after 8.7 earthquake hits Russia's KamchatkaRussia Earthquakes Tsunami Warning: A huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered tsunami warnings across ...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.12 PM IST
Fukushima nuclear plant evacuated after massive tsunami hits Japan. A haunting reminder of 2011 resurfacesA powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast triggered a tsunami that hit Japan’s Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands, prompting warni...
30 Jul, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuated after Russia's massive earthquake; Shinkansen bullet train lines not affected by tsunami warningFollowing a powerful earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan evacuated the Fukushima Daiichi plant as a precaution, halting ope...
30 Jul, 2025, 09.58 AM IST
Fukushima: Why is Japan releasing water and is it safe?Japan has begun the process of pumping over a million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power pla...
24 Aug, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
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...
17 Mar, 2022, 01.19 PM IST
Quake hits Japan area devastated a decade ago, tsunami alerts liftedThe quake, with a magnitude of 7.2, hit the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 6:26 p.m. (0926 GMT) at a depth of 60 km (40 miles), the Japan Me...
20 Mar, 2021, 04.36 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
- Radioactive leak into sea was 20,000 times above limit: TEPCO
It is the first time that the plant operator has issued data on the level of radioactive materials contained in the leak, which the utility...
22 Apr, 2011, 02.47 PM IST
- Fukushima N-plant hit by giant waves as high as 48 feet
A wall of water that slammed into Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the massive tsunami on March 11 was as high as 48 feet higher th...
10 Apr, 2011, 12.44 PM IST
- US asks its citizens to defer any travel to Japan
"The State Department strongly urges US citizens to defer travel to Japan at this time and those in Japan should consider departing," State...
19 Mar, 2011, 11.04 AM IST
- Japan raises accident severity level at plant
Braving the risk of radiation exposure, emergency workers at the quake-stricken Fukushima plant battled to cool the overheating reactors.
19 Mar, 2011, 03.11 AM IST
- Japan Tremors: India's nuclear plan may take a hit; equipment suppliers not worried
Japan's nuclear crisis will create obstacles for India's atomic energy programme, but this has not dented the optimism of equipment supplie...
15 Mar, 2011, 07.53 AM IST
- Equipment suppliers GE, L&T remain optimistic
May become difficult to find suitable location in India for setting up nuclear plants; Activists raising concerns over safety.
15 Mar, 2011, 06.47 AM IST
- 180K flee as Japan's nuke-plant crisis intensifies
Operators have been dumping seawater into units 1 and 3 in a last-ditch measure to cool the reactors.
14 Mar, 2011, 07.27 AM IST
- Japan's N-hazard due to rare mix of events: Scientists
Indian reactors conform to the seismic and geologic design requirement similar to that of International Atomic Energy Agency.
14 Mar, 2011, 12.53 AM IST
- Latest news of Japan: Japan races to prevent meltdowns at 5 N-reactors
Japan today scrambled hard to prevent meltdowns at its nuclear power plants, declaring a state of emergency at five atomic reactors and eva...
12 Mar, 2011, 10.09 AM 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