Japan Court Acquits Utility Executives in Fukushima Disaster January 19, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Wednesday found three former utility company executives not guilty of negligence over the...
US Naval Officer in Japan Faces Prison over Deadly Crash June 6, 2022 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON (AP) — For Ridge Alkonis, a U.S. Navy lieutenant living in Japan, a springtime trip with his wife and...
Japan Court: Nuclear Plant’s Tsunami Safeguards Inadequate June 1, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered a utility not to restart a nuclear power plant because of...
Operator of Sunken Japanese Tour Boat Had Previous Accidents April 28, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP )– The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26...
Japan Earthquake to Cost Insurers Between $2B and $4B – Verisk March 24, 2022 The powerful earthquake that jolted Japan’s northeast coast last week is expected to cause insured property losses between $2 billion...
Power Outage Alert in Japan Amid Quake Damage, Cold Weather March 23, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Japanese were urged Tuesday to conserve energy as the government warned of potential blackouts in the Tokyo...
Japan Turns Down the Heat and Dims the Lights to Avoid Power Cut After Quake March 22, 2022 By Yuka Obayashi and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO —Japanese turned off neon signs, dimmed their lights and dialed down thermostats on Tuesday after the government issued an...
Cleanup Begins After 7.4 Quake Shakes North Japan, Killing 4 March 18, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude...
Car Crashes in World’s Oldest Nation Spur Changes by Automakers January 20, 2021 By Shiho Takezawa Automakers in Japan, where almost 30% of the population is 65 or older, are taking the lead on adapting cars...
Japan to Release Treated Fukushima Water in Sea, Kyodo Says October 20, 2020 By Aya Takada and Stephen Stapczynski Japan is planning to release millions of gallons of treated radioactive water from its wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant...