Japan’s western coast faced a significant 7.6 earthquake followed by a tsunami on Monday, creating concerns about the impact on nuclear power plants. The authorities reassured that, although several plants were affected, there have been no signs of “abnormalities” so far. The initial quake registered seven on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Shindo seismic scale, indicating... 

Japanese women sort through freshly caught fish at the Hirakata fish market in Kitaibaraki, Ibaraki prefecture, south of the stricken Fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant number 1 on April 6, 2011 Harmless traces of radioactive cesium have been discovered in fish and seawater in several areas of Japan, as the country continues to debate whether their fish is safe to consume and anti-nuke protests...