Tag: Japan

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 06:07 UTC

  Japan seems unable to control stricken nuclear plant; fears of radiation

  

  Workers were ordered to withdraw from a stricken Japanese nuclear power plant on Wednesday after radiation levels rose, Kyodo news reported, a development that suggested the crisis was spiralling out of control.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 03:05 UTC

  Japanese stocks rebound; central bank injects 326 billion USD in three days

  

  Japanese stocks rebounded Wednesday as concerns over the long-term impact of Friday's earthquake and tsunami on Japan's economy ease.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2011 - 01:32 UTC

  ‘Frozen’ Japanese economy expected to rebound positively in third quarter

  

  Friday's earthquake and tsunami have left parts of Japan's economy “frozen”, but analysts forecast that it will bounce back later this year. Some of the country's leading producers, including the world's biggest carmaker, Toyota, have closed all of their plants in the country.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2011 - 07:58 UTC

  Japanese officials admit radiation levels at nuclear plant are eight times higher

  

  Explosions at a Japanese quake-stricken nuclear plant have led to radiation levels that can affect human health, a senior Japanese official has said. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has urged those living within 30km of the plant to stay indoors.

• Monday, March 14th 2011 - 07:05 UTC

  Second explosion at nuclear plant damaged by Japan’s earthquake

  

  A second explosion has hit the nuclear plant in Japan that was damaged in Friday's earthquake, but officials said it had resisted the blast. TV footage showed smoke rising from Fukushima plant's reactor 3, a day after an explosion hit reactor 1.

• Sunday, March 13th 2011 - 00:33 UTC

  Explosion at quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power station; 170.000 evacuated

  

  An estimated 170,000 people have been evacuated from the area around a quake-damaged nuclear power station in north-east Japan that was hit by an explosion, the UN atomic watchdog says.

• Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 05:33 UTC

  Nuclear emergency and thousands of residents evacuated

  

  The Japanese government declared a state of emergency at five nuclear reactors as cooling systems failed. Authorities battled Saturday to contain rising pressure at the plants damaged by a massive earthquake and were moving tens of thousands of residents from the area.

• Saturday, March 12th 2011 - 05:21 UTC

  Japan begins huge relief effort: hundreds killed but more feared disappeared

  

  A mammoth relief mission is swinging into action in north-east Japan, a day after it was struck by a devastating tsunami, claiming hundreds of lives. Whole villages have been washed away and at least one town has been largely destroyed.

• Wednesday, March 2nd 2011 - 06:12 UTC

  Tokyo Sky Tree with 601 meters became the world’s highest self-standing tower

  

  Tokyo Sky Tree, under construction in Tokyo, topped the 600-meter mark Tuesday, becoming the world’s highest self-standing tower nearly two years and seven months after the construction began in July 2008, the operator said.

• Thursday, February 24th 2011 - 03:35 UTC

  Moody cuts Japan’s credit rating to “negative” citing concern over debt levels

  

  Moody's Investor Services has cut its outlook on Japan's credit rating to “negative” from “stable” citing concerns about debt levels. Moody's currently rates Japan's government debt at an Aa2 level.