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CHERNOBYL

A captured Russian-Iranian Shahed-136 (Geran-2) kamikaze drone is put on display in Kyiv in November.
WORLD
Jun 7, 2026
Ukraine says drone hit nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl
The director general of the IAEA, said the incident was “deeply concerning as it occurred at a facility containing large amounts of nuclear material.
Staff members of the Chernobyl nuclear plant at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the 1986 nuclear disaster at the site, in Slavutych, Ukraine, on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 26, 2026
Ukraine marks 40th anniversary of Chernobyl disaster under cloud of war
Marking the disaster has taken on sharp new meaning during Russia’s invasion of its smaller neighbor.
Nikolay Solovyov, a retired engineer at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, gestures next to a model of the facility, in Slavutych, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD
Apr 25, 2026
From radiation to invasion: A Chernobyl worker’s two wars
Nikolay Solovyov was on shift the night the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, an experience he likens to a war. Now, he’s living through a second war.
A motorcade transporting members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert mission, escorted by the Russian military, drives along a road while leaving the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in 2023.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2026
Ukraine says some Russian missiles fly near Chernobyl, risking major incident
Since July 2024, Ukraine’s top prosecutor said radars had detected at least 92 Russian drones that flew ‌within a 5-km radius of the Chernobyl plant’s radiation shield.
Petro Hurin, now 76, was one of hundreds of thousands of ‘liquidators’ brought to clean up the aftermath of the explosion that tore apart reactor four of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine on April 26, 1986.
WORLD
Apr 21, 2026
Chernobyl first responder says few survive 40 years on
“Not a single Chernobyl person is in good ⁠health,” the 76-year-old said. “It’s death by a thousand cuts.”
A radiation protection engineer works in front of the sarcophagus covering Chernobyl's destroyed fourth reactor beneath the New Safe Confinement (NSC), at the nuclear power plant on April 9.
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 14, 2026
Chernobyl containment at risk of ‘catastrophic’ collapse, Greenpeace warns
Kyiv has accused Russia of repeatedly targeting the site during Moscow’s full-scale invasion, including in a strike last year that pierced its modern, outer protective shell.
A Ukrainian serviceman watches an inspection of damage to the radiation containment shield of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant following a Russian drone strike in Chernobyl, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 15, 2025
Russian drone attack ‘damaged Chernobyl plant’s confinement structure’
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the International Atomic Energy Agency had earlier reported that radiation levels remained normal at the plant.
The structure that covers the remains of the damaged reactor 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is seen damaged on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 14, 2025
Russian drone ‘struck’ Chernobyl cover, but no radiation increase detected: Zelenskyy
Ukraine said Russia launched more than 100 drones across the country overnight targeting northern regions of the country where the Chernobyl power plant lies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2022
Putin won’t shrink from triggering Chernobyl 2.0
Never before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties’ strategies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2022
Russian blunders in Chernobyl: ‘They came and did whatever they wanted’
As the staging ground for an assault on Ukraine’s capital, Chernobyl was probably not the best choice. But that did not seem to bother Russian generals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2022
Russian soldiers disturbed radioactive dust near Chernobyl, workers say
An employee at the plant said the radioactive dust they inhaled was likely to cause internal radiation in the soldiers’ bodies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022
Power cut at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant
Monitoring groups and experts saw little risk of a major incident at the plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2022
The risk of nuclear disaster in Ukraine
A potential Russian invasion of Ukraine raises questions about the country’s 15 nuclear reactors and the dangers they pose in case of a war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2020
Fire raging near Ukraine’s Chernobyl poses radiation risk, say activists
A huge forest fire in Ukraine that has been raging for more than a week is now just one kilometer from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant and poses a radiation risk, Greenpeace Russia warned on Monday, citing satellite images.
WORLD
Jul 25, 2019
‘Ecological Chernobyl’ looms at abandoned Siberian chemical factory, official warns
A Russian state official warned on Wednesday that an abandoned chemicals factory in Siberia could cause an environmental disaster akin to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident unless urgent action is taken to tackle it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 13, 2019
Nuclear wasteland selfies draw ire as tourists flock to Chernobyl after hit HBO series
A spate of selfie-taking tourists at Chernobyl — one wearing little more than her underwear — in the wake of a hit TV series on the world’s worst nuclear disaster has sparked anger, with the show’s author urging more respect for the dead.
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2019
Reconsidering Chernobyl
The nuclear debate continues to rage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2018
In power-hungry Philippines, some advocate a nuclear revival
Filipino Wilfredo Torres was hired as a technician for Southeast Asia’s only nuclear power plant in the 1980s but has spent the past decade giving guided tours at the never-used facility.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 8, 2017
A dystopian future set in the present aftermath
With “Homo Sapiens“, director Nikolaus Geyrhalter paints a haunting dystopian vision of civilization minus its creators. This unique documentary consists of nothing but steady, perfectly framed wide-shots of abandoned structures and wastelands. Imagine Wes Anderson doing location shots for “The Walking...
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2017
Chinese, Germans seek to turn Chernobyl wasteland into solar park
Chinese and Germans are among dozens of investors taking Ukraine up on its offer to turn the grounds of one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters into a massive solar park.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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