Fukushima on track to become a renewable energy hub
In hopes of reinventing its image, new life is breathing into Fukushima, the Japanese northeastern prefecture that...
Japan mulls pouring 1 million metric tons of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean
Fukushima cleanup continues over six years after the 2011 disaster - and the country hasn't yet decided what to...
Dozens of Japanese cities and towns quietly go off-grid
Dozens of cities and towns in Japan have quietly shifted from traditional utility-based grid power system to a...
Fukushima is surrendering to nature six years after nuclear meltdown
Nature has come for Fukushima. Six years after a nuclear meltdown resulted in a mass exodus of neighboring residents,...
Fukushima robot finds lava-like deposits thought to be melted nuclear fuel
Six years after the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns, there's still a lot of cleanup to be done. Tokyo Electric Power...
Hundreds of radioactive wild boars run amok in Fukushima, Japan
Packs of radioactive wild boars are running loose in northern Japan, where the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear...
Fukushima radiation levels at highest since 2011 disaster
As cleanup efforts threaten to span decades, radiation levels inside a Fukushima Daiichi reactor are at their highest...
Hollywood robot designer builds 13-foot mech suit to clean up Fukushima
A famous Hollywood robot designer has been tapped to help clean up Fukushima. Vitaly Bulgarov and Korea Future...
Massive 6.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Japan’s Fukushima region
Early Tuesday morning, a 6.9 earthquake rocked coastal Japan, sending residents of Fukushima into a panic and raising...
Japan builds controversial ice wall to solve groundwater issues at Fukushima
About two years ago, the Japanese government pledged millions of dollars for a huge ice wall designed to halt flowing...
Beautiful cave-like museum with a folded roof honors Japan’s prehistoric hunter-gatherers
Starting from 12,000 BCE to around 300 BC, Japan’s Jōmon period was characterized by hunter-gatherer culture...
Did the Fukushima disaster’s radiation mutate these daisies?
Photos of mutated flowers, tomatoes and other items have been showing up on Twitter, Facebook and a variety of...
Japan is building a 250-mile concrete sea wall to keep tsunamis at bay
It’s an age-old philosophy: if you want to keep something out, just build a big wall. That’s exactly how Japan...
Asano turns old Japanese restaurant into snazzy, reflective Slundre hair salon
The designers of the 137-square-foot space took advantage of the sharp angles and used them to divide the hair...
Shigeru Ban Unveils Donut-Shaped Solar Community Center for Fukushima Kids
The LVMH Kodomo Art Maison is a new community center dedicated to children in Fukushima to support disaster relief...
Pressure from 2011 Earthquake Leaves Mt. Fuji Ready to Blow its Top
Long-revered and much-climbed, Japan’s Mount Fuji looks like it’s ready to blow it’s top after more than...
Three Technologies Square Off for Floating Wind Farm Supremacy
The renewable energy race is heating up with three new floating wind farm technologies squaring off for top spot....
Former Facebook Employee Spends Two Years Building a Tsunami-Proof Capsule in His Backyard
As Mr. Robinson watched the day-to-day coverage of the catastrophic event, he began to formulate a resilient design...
New Radioactive Leak Found at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the embattled operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
Japan Plans Controlled Nuclear Meltdown in Hope of Averting Another Fukushima Disaster
Photo via Shutterstock Scientists from the government-backed Japan Atomic Energy Agency recently announced that...
Post-Fukushima Japan Constructs First of 140 Offshore Floating Windmills
Photo via Shutterstock Japan has nearly completed construction on the first of 140 floating windmills that will...
17 Dead, Fukushima on Alert as Typhoon Wipha Hits Japan
A "once-in-a-decade" typhoon has hit the Japanese coast, and while its winds weakened from a peak of 130-156 mph—Category...
Japan Promises to Make 2020 Olympics a High-Tech Fest of Self-Driving Cars, 5G Networks and More
When Japan was announced as the host of the 2020 Olympics last month, it brought about a new wave of concern over...
Honda Develops New Robot to Survey Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Late last year, electronics company Hitachi unveiled a large, 2.5-ton robot to help clean up the Fukushima...
Japanese Prime Minister Announces Plans to Start Bringing Nuclear Power Plants Back Online
Photo via Shutterstock Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced today that Japan plans to begin restarting...
Takashi Homma Photographs Radioactive Mushrooms from Forests Near Fukushima
Homma is not generally known for still life or nature photographs - he's made his living by taking to the streets...
Cyberdyne Creates Mind-Controlled Robot Exoskeleton to Protect Fukushima Workers from Nuclear Radiation
This week Cyberdyne unveiled a robotic exoskeleton called HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) that allows its wearer to...
Mutant Butterflies Found in Japan After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
It's been well over a year since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
Germany Sets New Solar Record By Meeting Nearly Half of Country’s Weekend Power Demand
Germany fed a whopping 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour into the national grid last weekend, setting a new...
Marubeni to Build New Floating Wind Farm Off the Coast of Fukushima, Japan
Japan looks set to see a new floating wind farm built off the coast of Fukushima, according to a number of recent...