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Fukushima nuclear disaster and water release
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster was a series of equipment failures, nuclear meltdowns and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, following a devastating earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, which claimed nearly 19,000 lives. Japan is now looking to dump the treated radioactive waste water into the sea, stirring debates and boycotts at home and abroad.
This picture taken on March 5, 2026 shows former nuclear plant worker Toru Akama playing with a cat during an interview with AFP at his animal shelter in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. Not far from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site, former plant worker Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) / TO GO WITH ‘JAPAN-NUCLEAR-ANIMAL-FUKUSHIMA’ BY MATHIAS CENA
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Video | Fukushima’s stray animal saviour searches for redemption

Former nuclear plant worker Toru Akama spends his time and money caring for cats and dogs abandoned after the March 2011 disaster.

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Japan struggles with rising maintenance costs 15 years after Fukushima disaster

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‘They knew hunger’: Fukushima worker devotes life to abandoned animals

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Video | Why a Fukushima survivor is choosing a nuclear future

Japan is squeezed between the nuclear trauma of its recent past and a volatile global energy market.

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Japan’s nuclear waste dilemma: no prefecture wants Fukushima’s toxic soil

By law, the waste currently housed near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant must be moved outside the prefecture by March 2045.

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Japan halts world’s largest nuclear plant hours after restart

TEPCO halted the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa restart after a monitoring alarm sounded, but confirmed the reactor is stable with no radioactive impact.

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Japan restarts first nuclear reactor since Fukushima under close scrutiny

The No 6 unit at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reached criticality on Wednesday, a key step in Japan’s push for stable energy despite lingering safety fears.

A Tepco employee opens a watertight door inside the unit 7 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in August 2024. Photo: AFP
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Alarm bells ring for Japan’s Tepco as glitch delays nuclear restart

The delay was reportedly due to an alarm malfunction that occurred during equipment testing over the weekend.

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‘Shatters trust’: data fraud scandal hits Japan nuclear plant in quake zone

Chubu Electric accused of falsifying quake-resistance data at the Hamaoka plant to pass the regulatory screening for restart.

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‘Built on tofu’: safety fears as Japan prepares to restart nuclear plant

While Fukushima operator Tepco says it is ‘committed to safety’ at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, critics believe it is a disaster waiting to happen.

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The No 5, 6 and 7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex operated by Tepco. Photo: Kyodo
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Video | Protests in Japan over reopening of world’s largest nuclear plant

The Japanese government wants to return to nuclear energy to fuel its economy and offset its reliance on foreign energy imports.

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Japan clears way for Tepco to restart world’s largest nuclear plant

Tepco, operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, has been allowed to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 15 years after the disaster.

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‘Didn’t know where to go’: tourists struggle in Japan quake evacuation

Foreign visitors were left scrambling for multilingual information after Monday’s magnitude 7.5 earthquake.

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China-Japan relations

Japan-China row worsens as Beijing threatens more reprisals

China’s new pressure on Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments about Taiwan makes it hard to see when bilateral relations will stabilise again.

China’s President Xi Jinping and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Combination photo: AFP
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Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after years of caution

Niigata Governor Hanazumi is set to give the approval this week for relaunching production at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility.

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The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata prefecture, Japan. Photo: Kyodo
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Beijing warns Tokyo of ‘further action’ if Takaichi doesn’t budge on Taiwan stand

China has reportedly reimposed an import ban on Japanese seafood just weeks after lifting it.

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Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plant

Critics call Tepco’s US$654 million offer to residents living near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant a cynical attempt to buy public consent.

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Japan once again urges Hong Kong, Macau to lift 10-prefecture seafood ban

Japanese consulate in city says ban lacks scientific evidence as test results show no abnormalities.

Hong Kong has banned aquatic products from Tokyo, Fukushima, Chiba, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, Miyagi, Niigata, Nagano and Saitama prefectures since August 24, 2023. Photo: Sam Tsang
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Japan urges 2 million to evacuate after powerful Pacific quake

‘If you wait until you see the tsunami, it will be too late,’ officials warned as waves as high as three metres were initially forecast.

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Fukushima debris removal delayed until 2037 or later

This latest setback further jeopardises the 2051 decommissioning goal for the plant, where at least 880 tons of melted nuclear fuel remain.

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Contaminated Fukushima soil sent to Japanese PM’s office to ease radiation fears

The government is desperate to set people’s minds at ease about recycling the decontaminated soil that has been stored near the Fukushima plant.

Bags of decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil, are delivered to the Japanese prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Saturday. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time ripe for Hong Kong to gradually lift ban on Japanese seafood

There have been no major food scares and the monitoring of the water released from the Fukushima plant has found no cause for concern.

A child looks at the seafood section at Don Don Donki in Tsim Sha Tsui on August 24, 2023, after the Hong Kong government announced its ban on the import of seafood from 10 Japanese prefectures. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Video | China to partially lift ban on Japanese seafood imports

Imports away from Fukushima and its environs to resume under Chinese inspections as Beijing seeks closer ties with its neighbours

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Japan plans to expand nuclear risk payouts for towns, critics call it a ‘bribe’

The proposal would expand subsidies to towns within a 30km radius of nuclear facilities, up from the current 10km.

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Food and Drinks

Fukushima farmer, 25, grows kiwis in former disaster zone

In Okuma, Japan, Takuya Haraguchi grows fruit to show how far the Fukushima area has come since tsunami triggered reactor meltdown in 2011.

Japanese farmer Takuya Haraguchi on his kiwi farm in Okuma, Fukushima. AFP
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Can Japan find a new home for contaminated Fukushima soil?

The Japanese government has promised Fukushima residents that it will find permanent storage for the soil elsewhere in the country by 2045.

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Workers adding clean top soil to a rice field, part of a government pilot project to add fresh earth to recycled and removed soil taken from areas affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster. Photo: AFP
Books and literature

Review | From Hiroshima to Fukushima in rambling, riveting Wildcat Dome

Now in English translation, Yuko Tsushima’s novel explores radiation, racism and personal conflict against a backdrop of nuclear disaster.

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Chinese tourists are drawn to Japan’s Fukushima, despite its nuclear past

‘Dark tourism’ trend sees visitors eager to witness the impact of the disaster.

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