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Major Japan quake kills four, triggers tsunami waves
AFP, Published on 02/01/2024
» TOKYO - At least four people have been confirmed dead after a major earthquake struck central Japan on Monday, triggering tsunami waves over a metre high, damaging homes and sparking a major blaze.
Fukushima operator says released water samples within safe limits
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO - Seawater samples taken following the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactor showed radioactivity levels well within safe limits, operator TEPCO said on Friday.
Japan to release test results after Fukushima release
AFP, Published on 25/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan was due Friday to publish preliminary sample results, a day after it began releasing wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant, in an attempt to reassure critics that the operation was safe.
Japan releases water from Fukushima nuclear plant, China furious
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» NAMIE (JAPAN) - Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbour.
Final preparations begin for Fukushima water release
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» TOKYO: Final preparations to discharge waste water from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan were under way on Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean.
Water release finds little support in Fukushima
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» SHINCHIMACHI, Japan: Most Fukushima fishermen are tight-lipped but Haruo Ono can't keep his thoughts to himself on Japan's plans to release treated cooling water from the stricken nearby nuclear power plant into the Pacific from Thursday.
Japan begins final preparations for Fukushima water release
AFP, Published on 23/08/2023
» TOKYO - The final preparations to discharge waste water from the crippled Fukushima power plant in Japan began Wednesday, its operator said, a day before the scheduled release into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan to start releasing Fukushima water on Thursday
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» TOKYO - Japan will begin releasing cooling water from the stricken Fukushima power plant on Thursday, 12 years after one of the world's worst nuclear disasters.
Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at Japan samurai festival
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» TOKYO - Organisers of an annual horse festival in Japan where riders dressed as samurai re-enact battles said Tuesday they were considering changing dates for the gathering next year, after sunstroke affected 111 animals, killing two of them.
Scorching heatwave threatens to break top temperatures
AFP, Published on 17/07/2023
» ROME: Scorching heat across the Northern Hemisphere threatened to break records and whip up wildfires on Monday as the dire consequences of global warming take shape.