Ukedo Beach in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture, has reopened to the public for the first time in 16 years, following its closure due to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident.

Tokyo Electric Power Company has begun removing nuclear fuel from the fuel pool of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 2 reactor.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has released new drone footage from inside Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 3, showing potential nuclear fuel debris directly beneath the reactor for the first time since the 2011 accident. The images, captured during an internal investigation, reveal deposits that could be melted fuel.

Memorial ceremonies were held in Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima prefectures on March 11, marking 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, with participants mourning the victims.

It will soon be 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In an NHK survey of people living in the affected areas, about 30% answered that their mental and physical health and livelihood have been affected by the earthquake. Of these, about 30% answered that they have no one to rely on when they feel anxious. Experts point out that "efforts are needed to prevent people with lingering effects from becoming isolated."

A new snake-like robot has been unveiled, designed specifically for the challenging task of removing debris from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced plans to commence preparations this month for the third trial removal of nuclear fuel debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Unit 2, utilizing a robotic arm.

A new study reveals a rapidly growing population of hybrid, mutated pigs in abandoned areas near Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a consequence of the 2011 disaster.

Fifteen years after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident, people are beginning to return to the former exclusion zone around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Fifteen years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) faces challenges in finding a path for compensation and decommissioning, despite restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant Unit 6.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has started an internal investigation of the containment vessel of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 3 using a small drone, aiming to gather new information on melted nuclear fuel debris ahead of the 15th anniversary of the accident.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has introduced a 22-meter-long robotic arm, resembling a snake, to extract radioactive waste samples from inside the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan.

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority has reported that radiation levels in 70% of Fukushima Prefecture have returned to the national average, approximately 15 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. This data was compiled from measurements taken over the period.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (TEPCO) announced a net loss of 454.2 billion yen for the fiscal year ending March, primarily due to increased preparation costs for decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

The three active cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced meltdowns. Philip FONG/AFP/GettyImages March 11, 2026, marks 15 years since the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi…

Japanese Environment Minister Ishihara stated that the reuse of decontaminated soil from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident will proceed cautiously, acknowledging public concerns and aiming to deepen understanding.

A new snake-like robot has been unveiled, designed to assist in the complex and dangerous task of removing debris from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

A robot arm, slated for the trial removal of nuclear fuel debris at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 2 this summer, was publicly unveiled to the press on the 25th.