Coast Guard cannon fire sinks Japanese ghost ship

Ship set adrift by last year's tsunami sank about four hours after a Coast Guard cutter unleashed cannon fire at it

• Apr 6, 2012

Coast Guard sinks "ghost ship"

The U.S. Coast Guard took the unusual step of sinking a so-called "ghost ship" - torn loose in the Japanese tsunami - in the Gulf of Alaska. Scott Pelley reports.

• Apr 6, 2012
• 0:31

Radiation affecting Japan's famous delicacies

While people can visit Fukushima's no-go zone again, locally famous foods like shiitake mushrooms are inedible

• Apr 1, 2012

Radiation threatening Japanese delicacies

The Japanese government is warning its citizens to avoid hundreds of locally-produced foods that exceed safe radiation limits, including some of the best known delicacies in the country. Lucy Craft reports.

• Apr 1, 2012
• 2:17

Parts of 3 towns to reopen in Japan "no-go" zone

16,000 nuclear evacuees from Kawauchi, Tamura and Minamisoma to return home after Fukushima Dai-ichi plant meltdown forced evacuation

• Mar 30, 2012

Japan nuclear reactor has fatally high radiation

One of Japan's tsunami-stricken nuclear reactors still has fatally high levels of radiation and not enough water to cool it

• Mar 27, 2012

Boat swept away by tsunami sighted off Canada

A year after Japan disaster, large fishing vessel spotted off British Columbia, slowing drifting towards shore

• Mar 24, 2012

Nuclear plant operator remembers Fukushima disaster

One year ago, the tsunami that struck Japan set off the meltdown of three reactors at the same time at the Fukushima power plant. Scott Pelley speaks with Charles Casto, a former nuclear plant operator who was on the scene.

• Mar 16, 2012
• 3:45

U.S. nuclear expert recounts Fukushima disaster

Charles Casto was an eyewitness to the nuclear crisis in Japan, where a plant manager's defiance of orders prevented a bigger disaster

• Mar 16, 2012

Strong quakes rattle Japan; No damage reported

6.8-magnitude temblor followed by slightly weaker aftershock; Small tsunami caused after initial tremor, but no immediate report of damage or injury

• Mar 14, 2012

The scar that a tsunami left on Japan

The disaster that killed 19,000 and left a landscape of debris and desolation continues to haunt Japanese survivors

• Mar 13, 2012

Survival ark at cutting edge of tsunami safety

Made of plastic and fiberglass, and tough enough to withstand disasters, this innovative tool is designed to keep people safer

• Mar 13, 2012

A rare look at the Fukushima Daiichi no-go zone

Bill Whitaker travels to 12-mile exclusion zone around Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, crippled in the quake and tsunami a year ago

• Mar 12, 2012

Fukushima a no-man's land

One year after the earthquake and tsunami, Japan is still dealing with the nuclear disaster after three reactors melted down and released dangerous levels of radiation. Bill Whitaker reports from the forbidden zone.

• Mar 12, 2012
• 3:31

Can a Fukushima-like nuclear disaster happen in New York?

On Sunday, anti-nuclear activists held a vigil for the victims of Fukushima and a demonstration to shut down the Indian Point nuclear power station which protestors say is an even larger threat than Fukushima.

• Mar 12, 2012
• 2:57

Sake sales boosting Japanese economy

Shop owners in Japan have seen a boost in sales of sake after the disastrous tsunami devastated the economy one-year-ago. Monica Villamizar reports.

• Mar 12, 2012
• 1:41

Inside tsunami-proof "Noah's Ark"

While in Japan, covering the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Bill Whitaker took a trip inside a water-proof pod invented to protect a family from an incoming tsunami.

• Mar 12, 2012
• 1:57

New Technology emerges from tsunami disaster

One year after a deadly earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people in Japan, an inventor has created an emergency pod that could save lives in the futures. Bill Whitaker reports.

• Mar 12, 2012
• 3:37

Japan observes tsunami's one year anniversary

One year ago a powerful earthquake and tsunami struck Japan leaving nearly 20,000 dead or missing. Bill Whitaker visited some of the country's observances in some of the hardest hit cities of all.

• Mar 11, 2012
• 2:31

A year later, and no place to call home

CBS News Correspondent Monica Villamizar visits the Japanese city of Sendai, where she talks to the Endo family. Their story made front-page news after losing 8 family members in last year's Tsunami.

• Mar 11, 2012
• 1:34

Radiation in Fukushima: An invisible threat

Japan is marking the one-year anniversary of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that unleashed the world's worst nuclear crisis in a quarter- century. CBS' Monica Villamizar reports from Fukushima, Japan.

• Mar 11, 2012
• 1:41

Japanese mourners relive the pain of a year ago

Japan remembers thousands of victims who lost their lives in the devastating earthquake and tsunami last March 11th. One year later, survivors in the hard-hit northeast coast are still struggling with how to rebuild. CBS' Monica Villamizar reports from Sendai, Japan.

• Mar 11, 2012
• 1:38

Japan marks somber anniversary of disaster

Nation remembers the 19,000 people lost to the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck a year ago

• Mar 11, 2012

Japan marks 1 year since quake, tsunami disaster

Nation is remembering the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the nation a year ago, killing just over 19,000 people

• Mar 11, 2012

Japan: One year after disaster

The people of Japan today mark the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 and triggered the Fukushima nuclear meltdown. Correspondent Bill Whitaker visits some of those who continue to deal with the loss and devastation.

• Mar 11, 2012
• 6:28

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