Tokyo begins radiation checks in public parks

Safety officials in Tokyo have begun radiation checks in public places, including playgrounds and parks. Jeff Glor reports.

• Jun 15, 2011

Floodwaters rising in northeast Japan

Heavy rain and high tides caused floodwaters to rise in northeast Japan, an area that was hit hard by the large earthquake and tsunami. Jeff Glor reports.

• May 31, 2011

Japan's earthquake, tsunami cleanup continues

Months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, Japan is still struggling to clear the debris. Lucy Craft reports on the latest details in the country's cleanup effort.

• May 30, 2011

Radiation threatens future of Fukushima farms

The threat of radiation contamination is causing skepticism about the safety of food produced in Japan. And, as Lucy Craft reports, Fukushima farmers are concerned for their future.

• May 21, 2011

John Dickerson's politics week in review: Libya, budget, 2012

CBS News political analyst John Dickerson was joined Friday by the National Journal's Major Garrett, the New York Times' Jeff Zeleny and the Washington Post's Anne Kornblut for CBS News' weekly politics week in review roundtable.

• Mar 18, 2011

Raw: Japan tsunami, new footage released

Raw footage previously unreleased of the March 11 tsunami hitting Sendai airport. The airport, tarmac, and runway were completely flooded.

• Apr 28, 2011

Japan's resilient survivors

The Japanese city of Rikuzen Takata was almost wiped off the map by last month's tsunami, leaving nearly half of its 23,000 residents homeless. Lucy Craft reports on the resilience of the city's survivors.

• Apr 17, 2011

Fukushima evacuees get $12K per household

The Japanese government ordered the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant to compensate people who were forced to evacuate around the area. Jeff Glor reports.

• Apr 15, 2011

Japanese emperor visits disaster zone

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited two evacuation shelters in a town 54 miles east of Tokyo. Jeff Glor reports.

• Apr 14, 2011

Japan gov't expands Fukushima evacuation zone

As radiation levels continue to rise near Fukushima's nuclear plant, Japan's government has acknowledged that more towns need to be evacuated outside the 20-mile evacuation zone. Lucy Craft reports.

• Apr 12, 2011

Japan's nuclear crisis on par with Chernobyl

One day after Japan expanded the evacuation zone around the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, the severity of the crisis was raised to the highest level - the same as the Chernobyl crisis.

• Apr 12, 2011

Japan's memory hunters

As the humanitarian crisis continues in Japan after last month's massive earthquake, Celia Hatton reports on a small group of volunteers in the village of Minami Sanriku in search of irreplaceable treasures.

• Apr 11, 2011

Japan hit with 6.6 aftershock

One month after the devastating 9.0 magnitude earthquake, Japan was hit with an aftershock measuring 6.6. Celia Hatton reports.

• Apr 11, 2011

Japan's post-quake humanitarian efforts

Workers at the stricken nuclear power plant in Japan continue to pump radioactive water into the sea which is just one small step on the long road to getting the plant under control. Lucy Craft reports on how Japan is dealing with the humanitarian aftermath from the disaster.

• Apr 9, 2011

U.S. lacks budget for earthquake safety

American disaster experts are urging change to prepare the U.S. for earthquakes, but with the current deficit there is no money to spare. (04/08/11)

• Apr 8, 2011

Tsunami debris heading for U.S.

Scientists say that huge amounts of debris from Japan's tsunami will float to Hawaii within a year and start showing up off the coast of the Pacific Northwest in about three years. Jeff Glor reports.

• Apr 8, 2011

Japan aftershock knocks out power

A powerful aftershock from the 9.0 quake that devastated Japan's eastern coasts knocked out power in major cities. Celia Hatton reports.

• Apr 8, 2011

Mayor's message aids starving Japan city

Celia Hatton reports on how a Japanese mayor's plea to save their starving city went viral. (04/07/11)

• Apr 7, 2011

Eerie video of Japan quake blackout

CBS News RAW: Eerie video and sound of a blackout that occurred during the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

• Apr 7, 2011

Radioactive water leak slowed at Fukushima plant

Workers at Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear complex have managed to slow down the leak of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Celia Hatton reports.

• Apr 5, 2011

Japan: Radiation safety standards set for seafood

Celia Hatton reports from Tokyo on the continuing problem of radioactive water leaking from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant and contaminating the ocean.

• Apr 5, 2011

Water from nuke plant still leaking into ocean

Workers at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan still can't figure out where leaking radioactive water is coming from. Celia Hatton reports.

• Apr 4, 2011

Japan quake killing U.S. new car supply

Since the tsunami, Japanese auto makers have cut production, causing serious shortages at their American dealerships. (04/01/11)

• Apr 1, 2011

Dog rescued at sea in Japan

CBS News RAW: The Japanese Coast Guard has rescued a dog found on the roof of a house floating at sea. It's unclear if the dog could have been at sea for the three weeks since the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. The rescue marked the first day of a massive three-day search and recover mission.

• Apr 1, 2011

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