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Japan to monitor seawater near nuclear plant

Japan will monitor radiation levels in the Pacific Ocean near a quake-hit nuclear plant, where firefighters have been ...

Food in Japan found tainted by radiation

Food from and near the center of Japan`s March 11 quake-tsunami disaster was found to contain high levels of ...

Traces of radioactive iodine found in tap water in Tokyo

Slight amounts of radioactive iodine have been detected in tap water in Tokyo, its vicinity and most prefectures ...

Radiation fears spark panic buying, evacuations in Tokyo

Panic swept Tokyo on Tuesday after a rise in radioactive levels around an earthquake-hit nuclear power plant north of ...

Flight ban imposed within 30km of Fukushima nuclear plant

The transport ministry banned aircraft on Tuesday from flying within 30 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear ...

Embassy evacuates ten Indonesians from Sendai

The relief team of the Indonesian embassy in Tokyo evacuated on Monday ten Indonesians from Sendai, capital of Miyagi ...

Four Indonesian nurses survive Japan disaster

Head of the National Worker Placement and Protection Agency (BNP2TKI) Jumhur Hidayat said there were four Indonesian ...

Four Indonesian nurses survive Japan disaster

Head of the National Worker Placement and Protection Agency (BNP2TKI) Jumhur Hidayat said there were four Indonesian ...

Japan man saved from rooftop floating in sea

A 60-year-old Japanese man was found floating on a piece of roof on Sunday about 15 km off the coast two days after ...

Quake survivor saved from 15km out to sea

A Japanese man who was swept 15km out to sea by Japan`s deadly tsunami was plucked to safety on Sunday after being ...

Blast heard at sicken nuclear reactor in Japan, 4 injured

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Saturday that an explosion was heard near one of its stricken nuclear reactors ...

Japan evacuates 2,000 people near nuclear plant

Some 2,000 people living near northeast Japan`s Fukushima nuclear plant were told to evacuate on Friday following a ...

Dam breaks in northeast Japan, washes away homes: Kyodo

A dam in Japan`s northeast Fukushima prefecture broke and homes were washed away, Kyodo news reported Saturday, after ...

Japan disaster death toll likely to pass 1,000: Kyodo

More than 1,000 people probably died in the massive quake and tsunami disaster that devastated large parts of northern ...