Nuclear radiation threatens Japan's food, economy

The U.S., China, South Korea and India have all stepped their inspections of Japanese food imports. (03/21/11)

• Mar 21, 2011
• 1:25

Bonds unite from Texas to Japan

Steve Hartman reports on a resident in Dallas, Texas, who feels a special connection with the people in Dallas' sister city of Sendai, Japan. (03/21/11)

• Mar 21, 2011
• 2:26

Nuke expert: "The worst probably is over"

Chris Wragge talks to Matthew Bunn, nuclear expert and associate professor at Harvard, for a deeper understanding on what's going on at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

• Mar 21, 2011
• 3:03

Japan: Nuclear disaster overshadows earthquake and tsunami

Bill Whitaker reports from Japan on the latest problems stemming from the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant, including the evacuation of workers from one of the reactors and the discovery of radiation in the food supply.

• Mar 21, 2011
• 2:56

Grandmother rescued nine days after quake in Japan

Bill Whitaker reports from Japan with an update on the devastating effects of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, but finds some good news in the rescue of an 80-year-old woman and her grandson.

• Mar 21, 2011
• 2:00

Japan disaster yields economic ripple effect

The recent disaster in Japan has not only caused detriment for the citizens there. As Manuel Gallegus reports, workers from around the world are feeling the economic ripple effect.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 1:49

Radiation concerns grow in Japan

Despite recent news of miraculous survival stories, Bill Whitaker reports that fears continue to intensify over the instability of nuclear reactor plants in Japan.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 2:21

Preview: Japan's catastrophe

Scott Pelley reports on the aftermath of the disaster, and efforts to avert nuclear disaster in Japan after the tsunami crippled atomic power plants. Sunday, March 20, 7 p.m. ET/PT.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 0:50

Japan copes with losses

For more than a week, an anxious world has been watching as Japan struggled to get the upper hand first, against a natural disaster, then over a nuclear plant teetering on the brink of catastrophe. Bill Whitaker reports on Japan's efforts to cool the reactors at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and coping with the losses from the tsunami.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 4:54

Nuclear radiation found in Japan's food

Bob Schieffer spoke with Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) of the Energy and Commerce Committee on the viability of nuclear power in the United States after safety concerns arose from the meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 4:29

Can America trust on nuclear power?

The crisis in Japan has revived the old questions about nuclear energy, including the ultimate one: Do the risks mean atomic power should be unplugged? Martha Teichner reports on the past, present, and future of America's reliance on nuclear energy.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 6:41

Miracle rescue 9 days after Japan earthquake

As Japan's nuclear safety agency says pressure is again rising in one of the reactors at the country's tsunami damaged nuclear complex at Fukushima, Lucy Craft reports of a dramatic rescue and stories of refuge.

• Mar 20, 2011
• 1:56

Operation Odyssey Dawn

An international military effort is launched against Libyan air defenses

• Mar 19, 2011
• 29 photos

Pictures of devastation in Japan

CBS News correspondent Harry Smith reports from the villages of Sendai, Minami-Sanriku and Ishinomaki in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

• Mar 18, 2011
• 15 photos

Crucial power cable connected at Japan's nuclear plant

Workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant have connected a power cable needed to restart the cooling systems. (03/18/11)

• Mar 18, 2011
• 3:29

Chernobyl: 25 years later

The cleanup is still nowhere near finished in Chernobyl, 25 years after the world's worst nuclear accident. (03/18/11)

• Mar 18, 2011
• 2:03

Getting Americans out of Japan

The U.S. government is offering voluntary evacuations to any of the Americans in Japan who want to leave. (03/18/11)

• Mar 18, 2011
• 1:46

Kids pitch in to raise money for Japan

Kids across America are doing their best to raise money - and hope - for the people of Japan. (03/18/11)

• Mar 18, 2011
• 2:09

Obama struggles to reorder priorities

With recent international crises in Japan, Libya and the Middle East and a budget battle ensuing on Capitol Hill, President Obama is challenged to reorder priorities and launch a re-elect campaign. This was a topic discussed on CBS News political analyst John Dickerson's weekly politics roundtable. He was joined Friday by the National Journal's Major Garrett, the Washington Post's Anne Kornblut and the New York Times' Jeff Zeleny.

• Mar 18, 2011
• 5:06

Japan in crisis: Your social media questions answered

CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker answers questions from Japan submitted to CBS News via Facebook and Twitter about the situation in the country.

• Mar 18, 2011
• 3:57

Magnitude 9.0 quake devastates Japan

The largest recorded earthquake in Japanese history sparked a tsunami that devastated parts of the country and is headed toward the U.S. Lucy Craft reports.

• Mar 10, 2011
• 2:46

Nuke expert: "This is only the very beginning" of disaster

Erica Hill talks to CBS News nuclear safety consultant Cham Dallas about the next steps to be taken in trying to contain the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.

• Mar 18, 2011
• 3:16

Japan's desperate measures to avoid a meltdown

Workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant are racing to reconnect a power cable in the hopes of restarting the cooling system and averting a larger nuclear disaster. Bill Whitaker reports.

• Mar 18, 2011
• 3:19

Cold weather in Japan slows aid efforts

Chris Wragge speaks with the American Red Cross' Nan Buzard about the challenges faced by international aid organizations in Japan.

• Mar 18, 2011
• 2:40

Pivotal moment in Japan?

Physicist James Acton spoke with Katie Couric about what could be a pivotal moment in the effort to cool the Japanese reactors. (03/17/11)

• Mar 17, 2011
• 1:50

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