The Irish Times

Three go on trial over 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

Former Tokyo Electric Power executives deny negligence after tsunami swamped facility

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 09:53

Great tsunami wall of Japan: boon or boondoggle?

Not everyone is convinced sea walls being built by government will stop tsunamis killing people

Mon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00

Fighting for Fukushima: the unsung heroes of Japan’s nuclear disaster

Media have focused on radiation danger but stress and low pay are bigger issues

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 18:41

Japan marks fifth anniversary of earthquake and tsunami

Quake in 2011 killed 20,000 people and crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

Fri Mar 11 2016 - 13:32

Mayor struggles to entice people back into city near Fukushima

Minamisoma is still struggling to recover from exodus in the wake of nuclear disaster

Sat Mar 05 2016 - 01:00

‘Fukushima-Gate’ tapes deepen dispute over nuclear legacy

Account from Japan’s 2011 nuclear disaster was kept secret - until now

Tue Sept 16 2014 - 08:48

Cut-price clean-up after nuclear disaster takes devastating toll on people employed

Humans clear and contain the lingering radioactive mess

Sat Sept 28 2013 - 01:00

Japanese nuclear watchdog raises Fukushima alert level

Move seen as sign engineers are losing control over leaks of radioactive water at stricken plant

Wed Aug 21 2013 - 15:26

Fukushima plant springs highly radioactive water leak

Leak is the most serious since tsunami caused three reactor meltdowns in 2011

Tue Aug 20 2013 - 14:59

Cost of cleaning up Fukushima after nuclear disaster estimated at more than $50bn

Researchers’ figure is four times amount estimated by Japanese government

Thu Jul 25 2013 - 01:00

Tepco does U-turn on Fukushima contamination

Nuclear plant operator says it detected radioactive caesium in groundwater

Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00

Japanese firm 'losing faith’ in leaky nuclear water pits

Tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear operator says it has no other site for contaminated water

Tue Apr 09 2013 - 09:17