Japan bans rice planting in contaminated soil
Japan's government has announced it will ban farmers from planting rice in soil contaminated by radiation from the tsunami-flooded nuclear power plant, adding another food central to Japanese culture
Steel wall being built to prevent radiation in Pacific
Workers racing against time are building a wall of steel and enclosing materials in the sea on Saturday, just outside the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant to prevent radioactive water seeping into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan nuclear plant plugs highly radioactive leak
Workers at Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant on Wednesday finally halted a leak that was sending a tide of radioactive water into the Pacific and exacerbating concerns over the safety of sea
Condolence cash in Japan
The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant started paying 'condolence money' on Tuesday to victims of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl while it kept pouring radioactive water into th
Japan dumps contaminated water into ocean
The operator of the Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has started to discharge contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean to speed up efforts to tackle the crisis caused by last month's ea
India bans Japan food imports, says radiation spreading
India has imposed a three-month ban on imports of food articles from the whole of Japan on fears that radiation from an earthquake-hit nuclear plant was spreading to other parts of the country, becomi
Engineers pin hopes on polymer to stop nuke leak
Engineers pinned their hopes on chemicals, sawdust and shredded newspaper to stop highly radioactive water pouring into the ocean from Japan's tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant Sunday as officials said i
Japan to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water at sea
Japan plans to dump 11,500 tons of radioactive water at sea to free up storage space at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for more highly contaminated water, the plant's operator said on Mo
Atomic power stations in quake-hit North India safe: NPCIL
India's nuclear power reactors at atomic power stations in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are safe after an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted several parts of North India on Monday
Japan faces further power crunch
When a boiling summer hits power-starved Tokyo, even Japan's culture of self-restraint will hit its limit.
The March 11 tsunami that smashed into Japan's northeast coast, killing as many as 25,000 pe