As Fukushima memories fade, Japan embraces a nuclear-powered future

By Mariko Katsumura, John Geddie, Katya Golubkova and Nobuhiro Kubo IWAKI, Japan, March 9 (Reuters) - Takuma Hashimoto was ...

Marking 15 years since the 2011 Japan earthquake

A look back at 60 Minutes' reporting on the deadly 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami which killed nearly 20,000.

Embracing a nuclear-powered future

Takuma Hashimoto was three years old when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, triggering nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant just an hour's drive from his home.

Japan should use nuclear plants to offset Iran crisis, opposition party head says

By Kantaro Komiya and Katya Golubkova TOKYO, March 9 (Reuters) - Japan should operate all of its available nuclear power plants to offset the impact of the Iran war on electricity bills, Yuichiro ...

Japan eyes distant island for nuclear waste dump

The island is surrounded by a coral atoll and is only 0.6 miles wide. Nuclear power is on the rise around the world, but with it comes an extremely pressing question: where will all of the radioactive ...

Japan eyes remote Pacific island for nuclear waste

Japan is looking into using a remote deserted Pacific island nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles) from Tokyo as a site for ...