Japan to spend USD 970 mn on nuclear soil store: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 11:57

Japan is planning to earmark USD 970 million for a storage facility for tens of thousands of tonnes of soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima disaster.

Amid radiation worries, Abe says Japan to deliver safe

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 15:20

Japan will deliver on its promise to make the 2020 Summer Olympics a success in a safe environment after the International Olympic Committee picked Tokyo as the host city, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said.

Radiation from past nuclear testing may help track illegal ivory trade

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 11:55

A new method for dating elephant tusks has been devised by the researchers to make it easier to enforce the ivory ban and save the African elephant from extinction.

Study tour reveals nuke crisis hit Fukushima products now radioactive free

Last Updated: Thursday, March 28, 2013, 17:53

Nuclear disaster in Japan`s Fukushima 2 years ago, appears now to be gradually receding, with officials saying daily essentials such as rice, vegetables are free of radioactive substance.

Japan releases 1st simulations of nuclear radiation spreading

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 16:24

Japan`s nuclear regulatory authorities released for the first time projections for the spread of radiation from nationwide reactors in the event of a severe accident like the one at the Fukushima Daiichi complex last year.