2011 Fukushima Disaster
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Six years after Fukushima disaster, TEPCO found guilty by Japan court; fined $3.3 million
•A Japanese court ruled on Friday that the plant operator not the government was responsible for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, ordering the former to pay damages.
India, Japan civil nuclear cooperation deal comes into force after six years of negotiation
Fp Staff •A landmark civil nuclear cooperation deal between India and Japan that provides for collaboration between their industries in the field came into force on Thursday, eight months after it was sealed
Japan floods: Six dead, over four lakh evacuated as heavy rains leave trail of destruction
Fp Staff •Atleast six people have been killed and 22 others missing in huge floods that are surging through southern Japan from first week of July.
India-Japan breach nuclear barrier, shift focus to geostrategic alliance
Sreemoy Talukdar •There has never been a shortage of mutual admiration between the leaders of India and Japan, but both now evidently realise that the time is ripe to take the alliance beyond the borders of shared interest and strike a greater geostrategic understanding
Containing Fukushima's radioactive water may be 9-year fight
Fp Archives •After battling radioactive water leaks for five years at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, the utility says it will need another four to finish the job.
First Fukushima worker diagnosed with radiation-linked cancer: Japan
Fp Archives •A former Fukushima nuclear plant worker has been diagnosed with radiation-related cancer, Japanese authorities said Tuesday, in the first such confirmation more than four years after the worst atomic accident in a generation.
Amid deteriorating relations with the West, Russia looks at Asia
Fp Archives •If Europe and the United States isolate Russia, Moscow will look East for new business, energy deals, military contracts and political alliances.