Apr 09 Watch 'Colorful Realm,' 18th Century Japanese Silk Paintings Make Rare U.S. Appearance 'Colorful Realm,' 18th Century Japanese Silk Paintings Make Rare U.S. Appearance… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch Fukushima's Food Fallout: Testing Groceries for Radiation in Japan Fukushima's Food Fallout: Testing Groceries for Radiation in Japan… Continue watching
Mar 12 In Japan, Nuclear Cleanup May Be Mission: Impossible By News Desk // In the second installment of a three-part series on Japan's recovery, Miles O'Brien reports on Japanese residents who are struggling to clean up contaminated farms, roads and school yards after the massive earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear disaster struck… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch After 500 Years in Family, Rice Farmers Forced Off Land by Fukushima One year after an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, the country is still trying to recover and decontaminate land and buildings from partial meltdowns of three Fukushima nuclear reactors. In his second report from the region, science correspondent Miles O'Brien… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch Near Fukushima, a Big 'Guessing Game' Over Radiation's Long-Term Risks Near Fukushima, a Big 'Guessing Game' Over Radiation's Long-Term Risks… Continue watching
Mar 09 Tracking Japan's Tsunami Debris By Larisa Epatko Although a year has passed since Japan's tsunami sucked tons of wood, nets and other debris into the Pacific Ocean, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration continues to track the rubble and urges others to do so to help focus… Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch After Fallout of Fukushima, 'Frontline' Explores Nuclear Energy's Future NewsHour science correspondent Miles O'Brien traveled to three continents to examine the safety and future of nuclear energy in the wake of last spring's Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan. In this excerpt from Tuesday's edition of "Frontline," O'Brien visits the… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch In Japan, Tsunami-Hit Town Still Abandoned, Barren The March earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan killed 2,000 people in the town of Minamisanriku, leaving it flattened and abandoned. Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reported from there soon after the disaster and returned last month. Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch After Tsunami, Japanese Coastal Town Struggles to Recover Independent Television News' Alex Thomson reports from Kesennuma, Japan, on one fishing port's struggle to come back after the March earthquake and tsunami devastated the town and its fleet. Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch How Do You Protect Against a Tsunami? Researchers in Japan are working to find ways to limit the most-catastrophic damage from tsunamis. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports. Continue watching