Fukushima Disaster

• Japan inches forward on plan to release radioactive water into the sea

  Japanese officials argue the water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will be treated to legally releasable levels and further diluted with large amounts of seawater.

  World

  May 24, 2023
  
• South Korea mulls court challenge over Japan’s move to dump Fukushima water in sea

  South Korea strongly protested against the decision, summoning Tokyo's ambassador in Seoul and convening an intra-agency emergency meeting to craft its response.

  World

  Apr 14, 2021
  
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• Japan to dump wastewater from Fukushima nuclear disaster in the ocean

  Japan has decided to clean and dump some 1.25 million tonnes of radioactive wastewater from the nuclear disaster in Fukushima.

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  Apr 13, 2021
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• Japan to start releasing water from Fukushima nuclear plant into sea in 2 years

  The decision, long speculated but delayed for years due to safety concerns and protests, came at a meeting of Cabinet ministers who endorsed the ocean release as the best option.

  World

  Apr 12, 2021
• Japan honours victims of tsunami, Fukushima nuclear disaster on 10th anniversary

  Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga were slated to mourn the dead at a commemorative anniversary ceremony in Tokyo.

  World

  Mar 10, 2021
• Japan to release 1M tonnes of Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea: reports

  Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan's government has decided to release over one million tonnes of contaminated water into the sea, media reports said on Friday.

  World

  Oct 16, 2020
• Fukushima disaster produced ‘no adverse effects’ on B.C.’s coast: SFU study

  Environmentalist David Suzuki once raised significant alarm about the risk to B.C.'s coast from Fukushima. A new study shows no significant effects were found in samples of soil and Pacific salmon.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2018
• High rates of child cancer linked to Fukushima nuclear disaster

  A new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate 20 to 50 times that of children elsewhere.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2015