Tokyo Electric Power's chief on Wednesday vowed 'nothing was sacred' in his bid to chop costs as the operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant posted a $3.68 billion quarterly loss.

The former president of Fukushima plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co faces questioning for the first time on Friday by a high profile investigative panel seeking to uncover the causes of the world

About 12 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with the facility's operator saying on Thursday that some may have flowed into the Pacific Oc

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday will ask Japan for a capital injection of $12 billion in exchange for government control over the company, reports said.

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Japan will take a group of journalists inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time on Saturday, stepping up its efforts to prove to the world it is on top of the disaster.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co. Closed limit up on Wednesday, gaining 32.12 per cent in Tokyo trade with sentiment buoyed after the Japanese Government put forward a support bill, analysts said.

Shares in Japan’s Tepco hit a new closing low on Thursday, ending the session down 4.0 per cent at 192 yen on uncertainty over the fate of the beleaguered company due to the crisis at its nuclear plant.

The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant is considering installing underground walls around its crippled reactors to prevent radioactive water seeping out, a broadcaster said on Saturday.

Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co. Plunged 17.73 per cent on Monday amid criticism over its handling of a deepening crisis at its stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.