Support our journalism. Subscribe today. 1. Where does the water come from? A 2011 earthquake, the strongest ever recorded in Japan, and ensuing tsunami caused structural damage to Fukushima’s reactor …
Three stories of hope: 10 years on from Japan’s triple disaster
Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering pace Last modified on Wed 10 Mar 2021 20.19 EST On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck …
He clung to a tree for hours to escape death in Japan’s worst natural disaster. Ten years on, he’s still rebuilding his life
For almost six minutes on March 11, 2011, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake– the worst to ever hit Japan — struck 370 kilometers (230 miles) northeast of Tokyo, triggering a huge tsunami that crashed into …
Ten years on, Japan set to honour victims of earthquake, Fukushima nuclear disaster
Japan on Thursday mourned nearly 20,000 victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns and triggering nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima, the world’s worst …
Devastated communities, an unseen fear: Japan’s 2011 tsunami
Teams from across Japan battled through sub-zero temperatures … Between trying to rebuild his milk delivery business, he would spend his spare time playing baseball with him. It was Eita’s favourite …
‘The Journey Itself Home’: Reflections on moving forward after devastation in Japan
Artists collected thoughts from people who lived through the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that hit Japan 10 years ago.
SIP Global Partners announces first close of its $150M fund to bring U.S. startups into Japan
Japan is often under discussed as an expansion target for American startups, but in the past few years it has become a top market for companies like Slack, Salesforce, Twitter and, more recently, …
US secretaries of state, defence to visit South Korea, Japan
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit Japan and South Korea next week as the administration seeks to boost regional alliances as a bulwark …
U.S. state, defense secretaries to travel to Japan and South Korea next week
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will travel to Japan and South Korea next week, the State Department and Pentagon said on Wednesday, in the first overseas and …
Japan’s Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster Unleashed a $300 Billion Effort to Rebuild a Hinterland
In the decade since the strongest earthquake in Japan’s history triggered a 32-foot tsunami that slammed into the eastern coastline, the cleanup effort has become one of the world’s most expensive, …