One of the surviving reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was loaded with fuel last summer and recently turned back on, ...

The company involved in the 2011 disaster restarted one of seven reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear ...

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 ...

Newly arrived U.S. service members and local citizens came together for a disaster preparation course to help people deal ...

Japan is reviving nuclear power, balancing the need for more clean energy against the lingering trauma of the 2011 Fukushima ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

Despite public opposition and the memory of the Fukushima disaster, Japan's government has approved a new energy plan aiming ...

A local assembly in Japan voted to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant. This plant has been idle since a 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan at a plant run by the same company. NPR's Anthony ...

In a country where natural disasters are a constant threat, Japan has launched its first private-sector network dedicated to supporting evacuees, aiming to prevent avoidable deaths and safeguard human ...

Ten days after the devastating earthquake and tsunamis in Japan, American donors have contributed more than $136-million for relief efforts, according to a Chronicle tally. Nearly two-thirds of the ...