Hospital faces problems in post-tsunami Japan

Impacted by the tsunami disaster, Japan's Motoyoshi Hospital, with a rotating staff of one, is ailing

• Mar 10, 2012

Japanese tsunami-ravaged hospital still struggling

Sunday marks the first anniversary of the powerful earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Bill Whitaker reports on one small hospital still barely getting by after being nearly washed away.

• Mar 10, 2012

Children orphaned by tsunami struggle to cope

Aid groups seek to assist, but one expert says that for kids, consequences of disaster linger and may "never go away"

• Mar 10, 2012

Japan marks disaster's 1st anniversary

Life moves forward as nation commemorates victims of catastrophic earthquake and tsunami

• Mar 10, 2012
• 46 photos

The youngest tsunami victims

The great tsunami that hit northern Japan last year left many children without parents. Bill Whitaker reports.

• Mar 10, 2012

Records show Japan gov't knew meltdown risk early

Japan's leaders knew the damage was so severe that the reactors could melt down, but they kept their knowledge secret for months

• Mar 9, 2012

Parents look for answers year after Japan tsunami

74 children and 10 teachers died at the Okawa school in Ishinomaki. A tsunami wave swept them away as they stood on low-level ground, just as they were instructed

• Mar 9, 2012

Tokyo on edge one year after massive earthquake

With memories of last year's disaster and scientists' ominous forecast for Tokyo, residents in megalopolis brace for worst

• Mar 9, 2012

Year after Japan tsunami, precious photos saved

Woman dedicated to restoring them, recovering the priceless memories they contain for survivors, and says photos speak to her

• Mar 9, 2012

Japan still recovering a year after tsunami

CBS News' Bill Whitaker returns to Sendai and talked to survivors one year after the destructive earthquake/tsunami

• Mar 9, 2012

Japan tsunami recovery: Then and now

March 11, 2012 marks the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, killing more than 19,000 people

• Mar 9, 2012
• 20 photos

Health fears torment Japanese in nuke zone

One year after tsunami-hit nuclear power plant began spewing radiation, residents worried about long term effects

• Mar 9, 2012

Japan: One year after the quake and tsunami

March 11, 2012 marks the first anniversary of the massive tsunami that pummeled Japan

• Mar 9, 2012
• 20 photos

School tragedy from tsunami

Sunday marks the first anniversary of the devastating tsunami and earthquake in Japan. Bill Whitaker visits Ishinomaki, where a bad decision cost the lives of dozens of school students.

• Mar 9, 2012

Photos salvaged from tsunami ruins in Japan

One year after the devastating tsunami in Japan, conservationists are collecting photographs left behind in the debris. Bill Whitaker reports.

• Mar 9, 2012

Japanese town haunted by loss year after tsunami

Once-picturesque fishing town of Minamisanriku still coping with death of loved ones and obliteration of homes and shops

• Mar 8, 2012

Japan: One year after the quake and tsunami

It's close to a year since the massive earthquake and tsunami rocked Japan, killing close to 800 people. Bill Whitaker takes a look back at the disaster and one man who lost everything.

• Mar 8, 2012

Japan's radiation cleanup is trial and error

Costly and uncertain cleanup in towns contaminated by radiation leaks from Fukushima nuclear plant could last decades

• Mar 5, 2012

Japan nuke plant chief: It's still "fragile"

Stricken Fukushima nuclear plant keeping crucial systems running with makeshift equipment, some patched up with tape

• Mar 5, 2012

Japan tsunami debris nearing U.S. shores

The floating debris from Japan's devastating tsunami is now halfway across the Pacific Ocean, and scientists expect some of it to reach Hawaii in the next couple of weeks. John Blackstone reports on the impact of the debris on U.S. shores.

• Feb 29, 2012

Japan tsunami debris: How scientists track it

Environmental advocate Philippe Cousteau, president of EarthEcho International, speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about how scientists are tracking the Japan tsunami debris, as well as its potential impact on the environment.

• Feb 29, 2012

Up to 5% of tsunami debris could reach America

Ocean currents expected to carry part of 1-2 million tons of debris from Japan tsunami to U.S. shores, scientists say

• Feb 28, 2012

Japan's tsunami debris to hit U.S. shores

Oceanographers met in Hawaii to discuss when and where the millions of tons of debris from Japan's tsunami will wash ashore in North America. John Blackstone reports.

• Feb 28, 2012

Report: Gov't "collapsed" during Japan nuke crisis

A year after the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, investigation details chaos and lack of information during crisis

• Feb 28, 2012

Report: Tsunami put Japanese leadership in disarray

A scathing report shows in the hours after the tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, authorities were helpless to address the situation, reports Lucy Craft.

• Feb 27, 2012

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