Tokyo Radiation

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  Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage

  This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.

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  Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster

  A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.

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  Datsun Unveils GO-Cross Concept

  Datsun unveiled the GO-Cross concept during the Tokyo Motor Show and described it as the brand's vision for possible expansion of the Datsun GO/GO+ family in high growth markets the study takes the shape of a compact crossover featuring a distinctive front end with hexagonal radiator grille and sweptback LED headlights

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  Datsun To Reveal New Concept Car on October 29

  Datsun has shared the first teaser image of an upcoming concept vehicle that will make its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show. The teaser image showcases the headlamp cluster along with a fog lamp and the radiator grille that has the typical shape of the modern Datsun models.

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  Tokyo Park Closed After Rocketing Radiation Levels Found

  Extremely high levels of radiation have been discovered in a playground in Tokyo, officials said today, fanning fears for the health of children in the area.

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  Fukushima Operator Finds New Source of Radiation Leak Into Sea

  The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found a pool of highly contaminated water on the roof of a plant building and that it had probably leaked into the sea through a gutter when it rained.

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  'Significant Progress' in Decommissioning Fukushima: UN Agency

  Japan has made "significant progress" in cleaning up the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, a UN review mission said today as it again advised the country to consider discharging treated water into the sea.

• First of Four Fukushima Reactors Cleared of Nuclear Fuel

  One of four heavily damaged reactor buildings at Japan's tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared of radioactive fuel rods, the operator said today.

• Japan lawmaker breaks taboo with nuclear fears letter for emperor

  A Japanese lawmaker handed Emperor Akihito a letter on Thursday expressing fear about the health impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, breaking a taboo by trying to involve the emperor in politics.

• Fukushima workers evacuated as small tsunami hits Japan

  Workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant were evacuated when a small tsunami hit Japan after a powerful undersea quake Saturday, highlighting the continued threat to the area devastated by the 2011 quake-tsunami.

• Japan: Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

  Groundwater radiation levels at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have soared near a tank that leaked 300 tonnes of toxic water in August, struggling operator Tokyo Electric Power said.

• Typhoon hits Japan as Fukushima operator releases water into sea

  Typhoon Man-yi hit Japan today, leaving two people dead and forcing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean.

• Fukushima radiation readings hit new high near contaminated tanks

  Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked more than 20 percent to their highest level, Japan's nuclear regulator said, again raising questions about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in 27 years.

• New radiation spike found near Fukushima nuclear plant water tanks

  Tokyo Electric Power, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said today that a patrol of workers had found a new area of high radiation near tanks used to store contaminated water.

• Radiation readings spike at water tank at Japan's ruined nuclear plant

  Radiation of 1,800 millisieverts per hour - enough to kill an exposed person in four hours - was detected near the bottom of one storage tank