Japan switches on ice wall to pen radioactive leaks

Decontamination of Fukushima nuke plant damaged by 2011 earthquake and tsunami may hinge of the success of the wall

• Mar 31, 2016

Japan marks 5th anniversary of devastating tsunami and earthquake

2011 disaster killed more than 18,000 people, devastated coastline that has still not been fully rebuild

• Mar 10, 2016

5 years on, Japan nuke plant still leaking radioactive water

And company that owns the crippled Fukushima facility says work to staunch the flow will take almost as long again

• Mar 8, 2016

On the ground in Japan

Scott Pelley talks about covering the aftermath of the disaster in Japan.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 3:46

Japan confirms Fukushima worker has developed cancer

Man who worked at other plants before helping clean up after 2011 disaster is being compensated for radiation-induced illness

• Oct 20, 2015

Rebuilding from the ruins

No town in Japan was hit harder by the tsunami than Otsuchi, but resident Ken Sasaki tells Bob Simon that his devastated town will rebuild.

• Oct 2, 2011
• 1:09

Sister cities across the Pacific

Thousand of miles divide Otsuchi, Japan, from Fort Bragg, CA., but they were sister cities, and Fort Bragg resident Sharon Davis says they even looked alike before the tsunami.

• Oct 2, 2011
• 0:59

Sister city to the rescue

When the residents of Fort Bragg, Calif., saw their sister city in Japan devastated by the tsunami, they started fundraising. Former Mayor Lindy Peters says 6,000 people raised over $160,000.

• Oct 2, 2011
• 0:55

​Japanese city shaves mountain to avoid future tsunamis

After suffering enormous damage from the 2011 tsunami, Rikuzentakata has devised a plan to make its city stand taller -- literally

• Aug 21, 2015

200-year-old soy sauce plant's tsunami survival story

Michihiro Kono wouldn't let the natural disaster that swept away so much in Japan destroy his family's business, but he needed a lot of help

• Mar 11, 2015

Japan's cautious creep back toward nuclear power

The nation overwhelmingly fears it, and all 48 reactors remain silent after Fukushima disaster, but gov't getting very close to flipping the switch

• Sep 10, 2014

Three years later, Fukushima radiation leaves towns eerily empty

In Futaba, Shuichi Saito has to suit up to protect himself from radiation every time he goes home

• Aug 29, 2014

Japan inches toward restarting a nuclear plant

All the nation's 48 reactors shut down after still-lingering Fukushima disaster, but 1 plant has cleared tough new safety checks

• Jul 16, 2014

Can Japan stem nuke plant leaks with icy dirt?

Risky business as teams rush to build underground "ice wall" around quake and tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant

• Jul 14, 2014

Japan's recovery, two years later

A look at life in Japan as it slowly recovers from the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 2011.

• Mar 7, 2013
• 18 photos

More apparent tsunami debris found on U.S. shore

Experts trying to confirm if dock that washed ashore in Wash. state, adorned with Japanese writing, is debris from 2011 disaster on other side of Pacific

• Dec 22, 2012

Japan reconstruction funds questioned

Government auditors reveal reconstruction funds have become pork-barrel free-for-all

• Nov 17, 2012
• 1:38

Japan nuke safety team took money from utility

Neutrality of experts who accepted funds from nuclear power industry is questioned in wake of Fukushima disaster

• Nov 3, 2012

Japan irate after French TV host's Fukushima joke

TV host shows picture of Japan's goalkeeper with 4 arms, describes it as "Fukushima effect" in reference to nuclear disaster

• Oct 16, 2012

Japan utility: Tsunami nuclear crisis was avoidable

Tokyo Electric Power Co. reverses course after defending preparedness for 2011 tsunami, says it knew safety improvements were needed

• Oct 12, 2012

Hawaii fishermen find skiff from Japan tsunami

Crew of the fishing boat Zephyr found the small boat intact and floating about 700 miles northeast of Maui

• Oct 5, 2012

Bin in Hawaii confirmed to be Japan tsunami debris

Large plastic bin is the first confirmed piece of marine debris from last year's Japan tsunamis to arrive in Hawaii

• Sep 22, 2012

Japan tsunami debris hits Hawaii

Japan tsunami debris continues to wash ashore in U.S., now reaching Hawaii

• Sep 22, 2012
• 1:43

Japan to phase out nuclear power

Eighteen months after the catastrophic nuclear accident at Fukushima, Japanese leaders have decided on a new long-term energy plan. And as Lucy Craft reports, the plan includes phasing out nuclear power altogether.

• Sep 15, 2012
• 1:49

Japanese Cabinet panel: Phase out nuclear power

Suggests renewable energy, conservation, fossil fuels instead; Recommendation represents major shift in nation's energy approach in wake of Fukushima disaster

• Sep 14, 2012

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