fukushima nuclear disaster
Japanese Taxpayers Are Picking Up the $100B Tab for the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Five years ago today a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off the coast of Japan unleashed a powerful tsunami, triggering one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
Japan Is Serving Foreigners Food from Post-Meltdown Fukushima
Despite reassurances by the government, it looks as though Fukushima may have a ways to go before everything returns to normal—if it ever will.
A Lost Soy Sauce Fungus Is Helping Post-Tsunami Japan to Bounce Back
In January, Japanese officials declared that foods produced around Fukushima are all but radiation-free and safe to consume. But the rest of Japan—and its food producers—have continued to struggle to pick up the pieces left by a natural disaster that...
Fukushima Foods Are Now Safe to Eat
Nearly four years after Fukushima's catastrophic nuclear disaster, Japanese officials are reporting that foods produced in the country’s north-central prefecture are all but radiation-free.
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