The magnitude of the recent earthquake off the coast of Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula was measured at 8.8, which ...

Residents across Japan's Pacific coast rushed to higher ground on Wednesday as tsunami warnings following a massive ...

March 16, 2011 -- There is a strong possibility that the name Fukushima could become remembered as a single word for disaster, like Titanic or Katrina. Most disasters of similar severity can't be ...

Japanese PM uses radioactive Fukushima soil in his garden to prove it is safe - The soil was removed from Fukushima during decontamination efforts following the 2011 nuclear disaster ...

Slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima will be used in the prime minister’s flower beds The Fukushima disaster resulted in large amounts of radioactive materials spewing out from the plant ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan said Tuesday it plans to use some slightly radioactive soil stored near the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s ...

Massive amounts of contaminated soil were removed after the 2011 nuclear disaster, and reusing it at the PM's office is aimed at reassuring the public it is safe.