Mar 11 How a hospital withstood a 9.0 quake with nary a broken window By Ed Jahn, Oregon Public Broadcasting Within an hour of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated central Japan in 2011, Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital was accepting patients and acting as a refuge for throngs of survivors who’d lost everything. No broken windows. No collapsed ceilings. No… Continue reading
Feb 06 Japan to probe melted Fukushima reactor with ‘snake’ robot By Jasmine Wright Tokyo Electric Power Co. is finally ready to examine the inside of one of the three compromised reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant -- with the help of a remote-controlled robot that uncannily resembles a snake. Continue reading
Aug 06 Miles O’Brien returns to the site of Japan’s nuclear disaster three years later By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake shook Japan, triggering a catastrophic tsunami and nuclear disaster. Since then, PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien has provided some of the most in-depth reporting on the subject to-date. He has traveled… Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch Return to Fukushima with Miles O’Brien By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy Continue watching
May 22 Manga aims to give voice to Fukushima reactor workers By Justin Scuiletti The best way to get inside information on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may be through pages of a comic book. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch Japan considers energy future after Fukushima By PBS NewsHour A disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 11, 2011, has greatly affected how Japanese citizens feel about that energy source. Polls suggest that 80 percent of voters now oppose nuclear power in Japan. But walking away… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch Fishing for data in the radioactive waters off Fukushima By PBS NewsHour With help from fisherman and citizen scientists, researchers in Japan and the U.S. are tracking the nucleotides in the ocean creatures who swim in the plume of water tainted with radiation from Fukushima. Their research is part of a long-term… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch News Wrap: New health calculator may overestimate cholesterol risk News Wrap: New health calculator may overestimate cholesterol risk… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch News Wrap: Japan reduces goal for fighting climate change In our news wrap Friday, Japan's ruling Cabinet voted to reduce their climate change goals in the wake of the Fukushima disaster as the nation won't be able to rely on nuclear power to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Also, armed… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch What if the Fukushima Ice Wall Defrosts? Looking at Risks of Japan’s Experiment What if the Fukushima Ice Wall Defrosts? Looking at Risks of Japan's Experiment… Continue watching