Fukushima
Haunting 'Land of Hope' part shot on location in Fukushima
Sep 11, 2012 10:07 EDT
Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono pulled audiences this week into a family's suffering in the wake of a nuclear meltdown, showing haunting real scenes of Fukushima in his fictional drama "The Land of Hope."
Indian police crack down on nuclear plant protesters
Sep 11, 2012 08:44 EDT
Police in southern India on Tuesday arrested dozens of activists accused of leading violent protests against the loading of uranium at a new nuclear power plant.
Haunting 'Land of Hope' partly shot on location in Fukushima
Sep 10, 2012 14:22 EDT
A deserted Fukushima devastated by a nuclear meltdown triggered by an earthquake and tsunami last year stood in for a fictional Japanese prefecture in director Sion Sono's new film.
UN atomic watchdog chief 'frustrated' by Iran
Sep 10, 2012 11:39 EDT
The head of the UN atomic agency hit out Monday at Iran's refusal to grant access to sites and scientists involved in suspected nuclear weapons research, as Western powers looked to turn up the heat on Tehran.
'One killed' in India nuclear plant protest
Sep 10, 2012 11:32 EDT
Police shot dead a fisherman during a mass protest against the loading of uranium at a nuclear power plant in southern India on Monday, officials and reports said.
Mount Fuji 'under more pressure than last eruption'
Sep 06, 2012 05:47 EDT
Pressure in the magma chamber of Japan's Mount Fuji is now higher than it was the last time the volcano erupted more than 300 years ago, scientists say, according to a report Thursday.
Two slightly injured in accident at French nuclear plant
Sep 05, 2012 14:47 EDT
A steam leak due to an accidental chemical reaction on Wednesday at France's oldest nuclear plant led to two people being slightly burnt and renewed calls to reduce the country's heavy reliance on atomic energy.
Post-Fukushima meeting calls for more work on nuclear safety
Aug 31, 2012 12:48 EDT
A major international conference reviewing the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan in March 2011 wrapped up Friday calling for more to be done to improve nuclear safety.
Hundreds join anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo
Aug 26, 2012 15:57 EDT
Hundreds of anti-nuclear demonstrators marched in Tokyo Sunday, calling for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to abandon the country's atomic energy programme following last year's Fukushima accident.
India's weak atomic watchdog poses 'grave risks': auditor
Aug 23, 2012 13:00 EDT
India's nuclear energy regulator is weak and lacks independence which poses "grave risks" to the country, the national auditor warned on Thursday in a report.
Japan PM meets anti-nuclear demonstrators
Aug 22, 2012 04:52 EDT
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda met anti-nuclear demonstrators face-to-face on Wednesday for the first time since weekly rallies outside his office began five months ago.
Japan trade deficit shows world economy 'serious'
Aug 21, 2012 23:06 EDT
Sagging export markets in Europe and Asia left Japan with a much worse-than-expected trade deficit, figures showed Wednesday, ringing alarm bells over the parlous state of the global economy.
Tokyo's anti-nuclear protesters remember WWII
Aug 17, 2012 13:49 EDT
Japanese anti-nuclear demonstrators on Friday recounted the horror of World War II, days after the region marked Tokyo's surrender nearly seven decades earlier.
Japan's indigenous people eye political power
Aug 15, 2012 05:23 EDT
Shiro Kayano was once just like the millions of salarymen who populate Japan's neon-lit cities. He wore a suit and tie, bought the latest technology and earned a pay cheque in Tokyo's advertising sector.
Fukushima 'caused mutant butterflies'
Aug 14, 2012 08:39 EDT
Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.
Fukushima caused mutant butterflies: scientists
Aug 14, 2012 04:56 EDT
Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species.
Japan's Toshiba eyes nuclear power alliance
Aug 14, 2012 03:19 EDT
Toshiba plans to sell some of its controlling stake in nuclear-power unit Westinghouse Electric as it looks to form an alliance to tap demand in emerging markets, reports said on Tuesday.
RWE back in the black in second quarter
Aug 14, 2012 03:12 EDT
RWE, Germany's second biggest power supplier, said Tuesday it was back in profit in the second quarter, but it would cut 2,400 jobs to boost its competitiveness.
Retreat never an option: ex-Fukushima chief
Aug 12, 2012 02:59 EDT
The chief of Japan's Fukushima atomic plant at the time of the quake-tsunami disaster has said he never considered withdrawing from the escalating crisis despite fearing for his life, according to reports.
New Japan anti-nuclear rally
Aug 10, 2012 13:06 EDT
Hundreds of protesters staged a weekly anti-nuclear rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's residence Friday despite the approach of a summer break and soaring temperatures.
