Japan is set to increase its nuclear power capacity, reversing a post-Fukushima policy to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, and aiming for 20% nuclear power production by 2040 to decarbonize its economy.

Deep in the radiation zone of Fukushima, Japan, an untouched observatory remains frozen in time after the 2011 nuclear disaster. Once a place for stargazing and scientific discovery, this abandoned structure now stands as a haunting reminder of the past.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, Xinhua reported, citing the country's weather agency.

Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximising the use of nuclear energy" and dropped reference to "reducing reliance on nuclear energy".

Industry minister Hiroshi Kajiyama traveled to Fukushima Prefecture the same day ... has been practiced by nuclear plants in and out of Japan. The Japanese government chose the option to discharge ...

Mysterious deep-sea oarfish are resurfacing worldwide, just as they did before the Fukushima disaster, sparking fears of an impending earthquake or tsunami.

The bulk of the radioactivity in the wastewater being pumped into the ocean is from tritium, the radioactive form of hydrogen, and carbon-14, neither of which can be filtered from water they contaminate.

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and IAEA chief Rafael Grossi discussed the nuclear plant and the release of treated water from the facility into the ocean.

Feb. 18 (UPI) --Three hotel workers were found dead Tuesday in northeastern Japan after conducting routine maintenance on a hot spring source in the mountainous area of Fukushima, according to ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japan’s efforts to decommission the Fukushima plant after a 2011 earthquake-triggered tsunami killed 18,000 people and set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Japan) (AFP) – The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks ...

While Japan intends to recycle around 75 per cent of the soil found to have low radioactivity levels for infrastructure projects, the remainder will be disposed of outside Fukushima by 2045.