The world witnessed one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. The Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, triggered by a magnitude 9.1 earthquake and the resulting tsunami, caused a chain ...

TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Residents across Japan's Pacific coast rushed to higher ground on Wednesday as tsunami warnings following a massive earthquake off Russia's Far East resurfaced painful ...

Nuclear power comes with challenges. Officials release major update on discharge from nuclear disaster site: 'The results confirmed' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The governor of Japan’s Niigata Prefecture will visit the site of the Fukushima disaster on Tuesday, a key trip before he decides on whether to approve the restart of a separate nuclear plant in his ...

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Koriyama, Japan She ...