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Japanese Tsunami 2011

Fukushima fishermen pin hopes on pufferfish

17 Feb 2023 - 11:24PM

10 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster some residents can finally return home

17 May 2022 - 1:35PM

Ukraine war: Zelensky urges Japan to help against Russia’s ‘tsunami’ of invasion

23 Mar 2022 - 7:12PMvideocam

‘This is a big one’: thousands powerless, 4 dead as quake rocks Japan

The magnitude 7.4 tremor took place a week after the 11th anniversary of the March 2011 tsunami and nuclear disaster.

17 Mar 2022 - 2:12PMvideocam

A damaged restaurant in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture, following Wednesday’s earthquake. Photo: AFP

Mainland China overtakes Hong Kong, US as top market for Japanese food exports

Growing Chinese appetites for sake, scallops and whisky have helped Japan boost its annual food exports by over 25 per cent, hitting its target of 1 trillion yen.

8 Feb 2022 - 6:40PMvideocam

Macroscope | Is our energy-hungry world taking the nuclear option?

The nuclear energy debate has revived, even in a Japan scarred by Fukushima, but small modular reactors are now being favoured as they are said to be safer than conventional nuclear fission reactors, cheaper and easier to operate.

24 Jan 2022 - 3:30AMvideocam

Japan’s Pacific coast hit by tsunami after Tonga eruption

The Japan Meteorological Agency said a tsunami of around one metre reached its Pacific coastal areas after a massive underwater volcanic erupted in the South Pacific island country of Tonga.

17 Jan 2022 - 1:52PMvideocam

Waves hitting the beach in Suva City, Fiji, after an undersea volcanic eruption in Tonga. Photo: AFP

Explainer | Japan’s majestic new 1,000km hiking trail teaches you an inspiring lesson

The Michinoku Coastal Trail, in the Tohoku region of northeastern Honshu, takes hikers on a journey through beautiful lands devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

18 May 2022 - 7:12PM

Japan’s new PM defends pro-nuclear stance in parliamentary debut

Nuclear energy has been contentious in Japan, especially since a 2011 earthquake off the coast triggered a tsunami that smashed into a Fukushima nuclear power plant.

11 Oct 2021 - 7:46PM

A tale of two Tokyo Olympics: 57 years apart but one common mission?

In 1964, the focus was on showcasing Japan’s return to the international community. This year, the country is seeking to rise above the pandemic and show it can safely pull off a spectacle of sporting excellence.

24 Jul 2021 - 4:22PMvideocam

Yoshinori Sakai, a student born in Hiroshima on the day the first atomic bomb devastated the city, during the opening ceremony for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Photo: Getty Images

Editorial | Japan needs to come clean on disposal of Fukushima water

Plans to dump more than 1 million tonnes of treated fluid from destroyed nuclear plant in sea has caused an outcry in both China and South Korea, and greater transparency is called for.

18 Apr 2021 - 1:46AMvideocam

People rally in front of the prime minister’s office in Tokyo this month against the Japanese government’s decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. Photo: Kyodo

Hong Kong lawmakers condemn Fukushima water dump plan, split on Japanese food ban

Politicians urge the Hong Kong government to be proactive in preventing a possible environmental and food crisis from spilling over to the city.

16 Apr 2021 - 1:24AMvideocam

Japanese hiker killed in Mount Norikura avalanche

Five people were caught in the avalanche that occurred around 10am on the Nagano side of the mountain, with two injured and two unharmed.

15 Mar 2021 - 10:57AMvideocam

‘Suffering is far from over’: the Fukushima residents still tormented by nuclear disaster

Hong Kong researcher leading team monitoring radiation levels in Japanese town of Namie says many residents are still caught between abandoning their homes or risking their health to return.

13 Mar 2021 - 12:08PMvideocam

Parts of Namie still resemble a ghost town, 10 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant catastrophe. Photo: AFP

Fukushima man’s solitary mission to save cats

11 Mar 2021 - 9:26PM

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Editorial | Remember Fukushima as China pushes for safe nuclear power

Ten years ago a triple disaster struck northeast Japan that forced many countries to rethink their energy needs and generation methods.

11 Mar 2021 - 1:00AMvideocam

Diaries, data, and survivors’ testimonies tell story of 2011 Japan quake-tsunami

Museums and the National Diet Library have collected millions of items to preserve memories of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that shook Japan 10 years ago.

11 Mar 2021 - 11:27AMvideocam

Fukushima, 10 years on: ‘I want my daughter in heaven to be happy’

On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off Japan’s northeast coast, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people.

11 Mar 2021 - 12:47PMvideocam

A wave approaches Miyako City in Iwate Prefecture, northeast Japan, after a magnitude 9.1 earthquake hit the area on March 11, 2011. Photo: Reuters

Japanese man’s search for wife missing since 2011 tsunami

10 Mar 2021 - 4:45AM

Fukushima 10 years after disaster

9 Mar 2021 - 9:42PM

Japan’s ‘secondary disaster’: how 2011 quake survivors faced abuse in shelters

A new documentary based on hotline calls from women about sexual violence in emergency shelters after the earthquake and tsunami has attracted anger online.

8 Mar 2021 - 4:05PMvideocam

The destroyed city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan, after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Photo: File, Reuters

Fukushima nuclear disaster; 10 years on

4 Mar 2021 - 2:20PM

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Japan quake evokes memories of deadly Fukushima disaster in 2011

Officials believe the 7.3-magnitude earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima was an aftershock of the 9.0 quake that sparked a tsunami and nuclear meltdown.

15 Feb 2021 - 12:56PMvideocam

Magnitude-6.5 earthquake jolts northern Japan, no tsunami threat

The seismic centre of the quake that jolted the region was off Aomori prefecture.

21 Dec 2020 - 8:06AM

Language Matters | When ‘tsunami’ was introduced to the English language

Despite appearing in the September 1986 issue of National Geographic, it was not until the 1960s that ‘tsunami’ overtook the inaccurate ‘tidal wave’ in English usage.

3 Nov 2020 - 10:03AM

Perhaps the first instance of the word “tsunami” appearing in English was in the September 1896 issue of National Geographic magazine. Photo: Shutterstock

Review | Fukushima 50: earnest retelling of nuclear workers’ sacrifice

Ken Watanabe and Koichi Sato star in this blow-by-blow account of the efforts of workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan to avoid a reactor meltdown after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

17 Jul 2020 - 10:34AMvideocam

Ken Watanabe in a still from Fukushima 50.

Opinion | Japanese fear the stigma of the sick more than the coronavirus itself

Those suspected of having Covid-19 are shunned and harassed, prompting the authorities to consider criminal prosecutions as people are discouraged from getting tested and companies hide infections for fear of losing business.

29 Apr 2020 - 9:55AMvideocam

Letters | Fukushima radiation levels still high ahead of Tokyo Games

Greenpeace found 45 hotspots with radiation levels exceeding official decontamination targets, and recontamination after recent typhoons, even as the Japanese government presses ahead with its normalisation campaign ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

12 Mar 2020 - 7:10AMvideocam

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Japanese Tsunami 2011

On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, claiming the lives of more than 15,000 people. It was the most powerful known earthquake ever to have hit Japan, and one of the five most powerful earthquakes in the world. In the aftermath, a state of emergency was declared following the failure of the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, resulting in the evacuation of nearby residents. Radiation levels inside the plant were up to 1,000 times normal levels, and those outside the plant were up to eight times normal levels.

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9 September, 2024