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FUKUSHIMA NO. 1

The tsunami-crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, in January
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2026
International workshop on Fukushima nuclear accident held in Futaba
A total of about 140 nuclear regulatory officials and experts, including those from the United States and France, took part in the workshop.
The No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama plant in Fukui Prefecture
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2026
Spent nuclear fuel storage rate reaches up to 90% of capacity at some Japan reactors
A total of 15 reactors at nine plants have been restarted since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Waste collected during decontamination work in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, in February
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2026
Fukushima town contaminated following 2011 nuclear meltdown eases entry restrictions
Extensive decontamination work has been carried out in areas impacted by the 2011 nuclear disaster in order to enable registered residents to return to their original homes.
In the fiscal year that began in April, Tepco plans to release a total of about 62,400 tons of treated water in eight rounds.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2026
Tepco ends second round of fiscal 2026 treated water release
In the just ended round, about 7,900 tons of water containing small amounts of radioactive tritium was discharged.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi will visit the Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture to conduct additional monitoring of treated water being discharged into the ocean.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2026
Nuclear watchdog chief to visit Japan to monitor Fukushima treated water
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi will monitor the discharge of water containing small amounts of radioactive tritium.
Tanks at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture. Air radiation levels have fallen to around the national average in about 70% of the prefecture, according to Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2026
Air radiation levels down to national average in about 70% of Fukushima
Decreases have been notable at building lots and agricultural sites, but moderate in forests, where decontamination is difficult.
Keisuke Yokoo, the incoming chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., said he is open to forming alliances with firms outside of Japan as the nation’s largest utility seeks to restructure its operations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2026
Incoming Tepco chair open to alliance partners outside of Japan
Yokoo’s remarks to reporters come as the utility pushes ahead with a business plan unveiled in January.
Workers wearing protective suits walk inside the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 5.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2026
Removal of nuclear fuel from Fukushima plant reactor pool begins
Radiation levels at the No. 2 reactor building are still high after the nuclear fuel in the reactor melted down in the March 2011 accident.
The Fukushima March 11 Memorial Park opened on Saturday in an area straddling the towns of Namie and Futaba.
JAPAN
May 3, 2026
Memorial park opens 15 years after Fukushima disaster
The Fukushima March 11 Memorial Park was jointly established by the central government and the prefecture in an area straddling the towns of Namie and Futaba.
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, chairperson of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, speaks at a news conference on executive appointments in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2026
Japan Investment Corp. chief Yokoo named Tepco chairperson
Keisuke Yokoo, 74, will be the fifth person in a row to serve as Tepco chairperson from outside the power supplier and the first from the financial industry.
Toru Yamada’s documentary “At the Triangle Intersection,” which delves into the lingering impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, follows Tetsu (center), the matriarch of the Watanabe family, her son, Takemasa (right) and her daughter-in-law, Shigeko.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 30, 2026
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima’s nuclear disaster
Without narration or music, Toru Yamada’s intimate documentary “At the Triangle Intersection” follows the silences, routines and unresolved tensions of post-disaster life.
A tour guide gives explanations to visitors from an observation platform overlooking the damaged No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 nuclear reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, last month.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2026
Japan’s wrecked nuclear plant becomes a tourist destination
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is now a destination for “dark tourism” — travel to sites associated with tragedy, violence, or disaster, like Auschwitz, the killing fields of Ca
Jun Izumita in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in January. He serves as a storyteller at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in the town.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 8, 2026
Former teacher shares stories of children affected by 2011 disaster
Spurred by memories of children who died in the disaster, the former teacher began working at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum as a storyteller.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, on Tuesday observe a class and speak with students at the municipal educational facility Manabiya Yumenomori in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2026
Emperor and his family visit education facility in Fukushima Prefecture
The imperial couple and Princess Aiko watched elementary and junior high school classes at Manabiya Yumenomori, which also functions as a certified kindergarten-nursery hybrid.
Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and Princess Aiko arrive at Fukushima Station in the city of Fukushima on Monday.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 6, 2026
Imperial family visits Fukushima to inspect reconstruction efforts
The trip marks the first time since the disaster that the emperor and his family have visited the municipalities where the nuclear accident occurred.
Family members pray at the tombstone of a relative during a temporary return visit to the earthquake- and tsunami-damaged town of Okuma, the site of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, in February 2012.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2026
Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?
In the context of a sluggish economy and rising energy prices, affordable electricity is widely seen as a prerequisite for Japan’s competitiveness.
Water tanks at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2026
Tepco completes treated water releases for fiscal 2025
The utility finished the seventh and final treated water release for fiscal 2025 from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Toru Akama pets a cat at his animal shelter in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 5.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2026
Former Fukushima worker devotes life to abandoned pets
Toru Akama tends to dozens of pets abandoned after the catastrophe 15 years ago, work he sees as part of his quest for redemption.
Shogo Tsuchiya, the deputy secretary-general of the Futaba Project, provides consultations to people interested in relocating to the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture. Amid a housing shortage, Tsuchiya himself couldn’t find a home in the town.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Mar 16, 2026
Amid housing shortage, migration stalls in disaster-hit Fukushima towns
Approximately 19,000 houses were demolished using state funds as part of reconstruction efforts but construction of new houses has been limited.
Akira Ono, an official from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings in charge of the Fukushima No. 1 plant decommissioning project, speaks in Tokyo on March 4.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2026
Tepco to maintain goal of decommissioning Fukushima plant by 2051
Over the coming year, the utility will carry out key tasks for debris removal, including recovering nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool at the No. 2 reactor.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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