Fukushima

Torchbearers believe event will show world area is no ‘nuclear wasteland’

Honouring the 20,000 victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that destroyed towns and triggered nuclear meltdowns

Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami that hit northeastern Japan

Nearly a decade after the Fukushima disaster shut down most of the country’s reactors

The releasing the water into the sea or evaporating it were both "realistic options" says government panel

Nearly half a million people fled their homes in the first days after the earthquake

Readings show levels in three Japanese cities are almost the same as in major cities outside of Japan, including Seoul

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were acquitted in the only criminal trial stemming from the 2011 disaster

Launches new visa statuses to attract foreign workers and ease the impact of the nation's shrinking workforce

The torch will visit all 47 Japanese prefectures before the lighting of the Olympic cauldron