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10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

'The lessons learnt from the triple disaster have put Japan's energy future on the right path,' notes Dr Rajaram Panda. IMAGE: A woman weeps after an earthquake and tusnami destroyed the city of......

Typhoon Hagibis leaves deaths, destruction in Japan

The biggest storm -- Typhoon Hagibis -- to hit Japan in decades left deaths and destruction in its wake, as it battered the central and eastern parts of the country. The storm flooded rivers......

Tsunami hits Japan after strong 6.9 quake

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering tsunamis along the coast including a one-metre (3.3-foot) wave that crashed ashore at the stricken Fukushima......

New Japan quake kills at least 40, many more feared trapped

IMAGE: A woman reacts in front of collapsed house caused by an earthquake in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan. All photographs: Kyodo/Reuters At least 40 people were killed and......

Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck at 2:46 PM Japanese Standard Time off the coast of Japan, unleashing enough seismic force to knock the entire world off its axis by more than......

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

Natural disasters have dented Japan's economy in the past. But this time, the severity and magnitude is hard to comprehend. The aftershocks of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan will be felt in......

'COVID infection bubble already broken at Olympic Village'

IMAGE: A silhouette of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Athletes' Village in Tokyo on Monday. Photograph: Naoki Ogura/Reuters The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic......

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

IMAGE: A banner advertising Coca-Cola beverages, Toyota, Nissay and NTT, Olympic Games partner for Tokyo 2020, in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. Photograph: Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters/Files Tokyo......

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

The flame was carried to the podium by three-time Paralympic shooter Taguchi Aki. It was a special moment for Taguchi, as it came 106-days after she lit the celebration cauldron when the Tokyo 2020......

Tokyo to move part of torch relay off public roads

During the first eight days to July 18, torch-lighting ceremonies will be held without spectators and the relay will not be held on public roads, the metropolitan government said. Relays on the......

Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event's 1st COVID-19 infection

IMAGE: Spectators try to touch the torch carried by torchbearer Junko Ito, after her run during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay on the second day of the relay in Fukushima, Japan (Picture used......

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10 Years On, Lessons from Fukushima

Typhoon Hagibis leaves deaths, destruction in Japan

Tsunami hits Japan after strong 6.9 quake

New Japan quake kills at least 40, many more feared trapped

Before & After: Revisiting the moment that knocked the world off its axis

Japan: Factories remain shut, price hike likely

'COVID infection bubble already broken at Olympic Village'

Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls out TV ads for Games

Olympic flame arrives in Tokyo ahead of opening ceremony

Tokyo to move part of torch relay off public roads

Tokyo Olympic torch staffer becomes event's 1st COVID-19 infection

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