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Japan shuts down Hamaoka NPP over unfavorable quake forecast

The last two operating reactors of Japan`s Hamaoka nuclear power plant were shut on Saturday down over fears of a ...

Japan to check radiation risk to breast milk

Japan`s health ministry is to check whether breast milk has been affected by radiation from the stricken Fukushima ...

Kyodo News, 2 Partners Launch Online Site on Facebook for Donations from Abroad

-- Japan Platform, PayPal Join Kyodo in "Heart to Heart Japan311" Project -     On April 14, K.K. ...

Philippine president says plan for nuclear power needs "thorough study"

- Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said on Friday that any plan now of the government to use nuclear energy ...

Bodies of 1,000 dead in Japan too toxic to handle

The Japanese authorities say 1,000 dead bodies scattered around Japan`s troubled Fukushima power plant are too ...

Radioactive Iodine In Sea Near Fukushima 3,000 times above norm

The concentration of radioactive iodine in seawater near Japan`s crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is ...

Radioactivity in water at Fukushima`s No 2 reactor 10 million times above normal

Levels of radioactive iodine in water at reactor No. 2 of Japan`s quake-hit Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant are 10 ...

Power fungtions restored at control room of Fukushima 2nd reactor

Japanese engineers restored on Saturday the electricity supply at the control room of the second reactor of Japan`s ...

Radiation levels no danger to marine life - Japanese spokesman

Japan`s marine life is in no danger regardless of the radiation levels in the waters near the crippled Fukushima 1 ...

Japan death toll tops 10,000: Kyodo

The death toll from a massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan`s northeast coast topped 10,000 on Friday, ...

Smoke, steam rise from Japan nuclear plant

Smoke and steam again rose from damaged reactors on Tuesday at Japan`s quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, where ...

Japan dead, missing nears 20,000: police

The number of people confirmed dead or listed as missing in Japan neared 20,000 on Saturday, eight days after the ...

Japan disaster dead, missing toll tops 18,000: Police

The number of people confirmed as dead or listed as missing by Japan`s national police agency topped 18,000 on ...

Kyodo News Stories, Photos Now Available in English on Facebook

-     K.K. Kyodo News has opened a page on Facebook to send out information in English on the ...

Japan disaster dead, missing pass 13.000: police

The official number of dead and missing after a devastating earthquake and tsunami that flattened Japan`s northeast ...