Japan's government continues to avoid confronting the difficult reality of nuclear power. But this doesn't mean the myths of inherent safety and absolute necessity of reactors can go on forever.

In Fukushima Prefecture, the region which experienced a nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in 2011, emergency response specialists from Ukraine, Southeast Asia and Australia ...

Tsunami alert lifted after 6.9-magnitude tremor prompts evacuations along Pacific coast - Details on damage and injuries from ...

The quake struck the country's north just days after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake in the same region injured 50 people.

Japan issued a megaquake advisory Tuesday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori, the ...