Japan timeline
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Third Explosion Strikes Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant
A third explosion in four days rocked the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeast Japan early Tuesday, the country's... Read more
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Emperor of Japan Gives Rare Address to Express Concern for Nation
In a sign of the increasingly critical nature of Japan's nuclear plant tragedy, the nation's emperor appeared on TV to plead with his countrymen:... Read more
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Radiation from Damaged Japanese Reactor Reaches US West Coast
According to the statement, the levels were “approximately one-millionth of the dose rate that a person normally receives from rocks, bricks, the... Read more
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Elevated Levels of Radiation Discovered in Japan's Water
Japan has detected elevated radiation levels in spinach and milk in the prefecture containing its foundering Fukushima nuclear plant and a... Read more
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All Six Fukushima Dai-ichi Reactors Connected to Power Lines
A potential milestone in Japan's efforts to get the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant under control: Workers have for the first time connected all six... Read more
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Increased Radiation Levels Detected in Water Around Stricken Reactor
Radiation is spiking both in and around the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, forcing workers to evacuate the plant. Radioactive iodine in... Read more
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Tepco Announces Radioactice Water Leak into Pacific Ocean Stopped
Leakage of highly radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has halted after Tokyo Electric... Read more
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President of Tepco Resigns in Wake Nuclear Plant Meltdown
Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu, criticised for his low profile during the disaster's early days, vowed that the utility would... Read more