The level of radiation level rose at the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Thursday night after Japanese government fire trucks started shooting high-pressure water streams at the troubled No. 3 reactor, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO).
Almost a week after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck off the coast of Sendai, Japanese emergence personnel and citizens are still working through the wreckages to salvage, recovery, and eventually rebuild what was lost.
While the tsunami that crashed into Hawaii did not apparently cause any casualties among humans, it did kill tens of thousands of seabirds, including thousands of albatrosses and other endangered species, at a wildlife sanctuary in the Midway atoll, 1300 miles northwest of Hawaii, according to U.S. wildlife officials.
As foreigners in Japan become increasingly desperate to flee the country, the British government has chartered planes to fly Britons in the country from Tokyo to Hong Kong.
The capital of quake-tsunami-radiation-hit Japan, Tokyo is safe for travelers, according to a statement by International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
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The scandalous 'Two and Half Men' actor Charlie Sheen is expected to give a major boost to the Japan relief fund as his estimated earnings from his upcoming tour gigs has been put up at $300,000, a part of which he has vowed to donate to Red Cross.
Japan's Nissan Motor has been able to repair some damaged facilities and/or equipment, it is still taking time to arrange delivery of parts from our suppliers, the company said in a statement on the latest update on post-earthquake operations.
The United States is playing a key role in support of Japan's aid, search, and rescue efforts.
The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power stations in Japan could have long-lasting effects that go beyond the radiation exposure measured directly from the site, according to one anti-nuclear group.
A modest earthquake has been detected near Lachute, in southwest Quebec, northwest of Montreal, according to Natural Resources Canada (NRC).
Up to 80,000 Japanese self-defense forces, firefighters and police officers have mobilized in the quake-ridden regions of northern Japan to search for survivors and locate the deceased, as temperatures drop to freezing levels.
After Japan was rocked by a pair of disasters, Apple has announced that it is postponing its Japanese release of the iPad 2.
A moderate earthquake has struck the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, according to Red Sismica de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico’s Seismic Network).
Apple has deferred the launch of its slimmer, lighter and faster rendition of iPad, the iPad 2, in Japan as the country grapples with massive destruction caused by a 9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami.
The troubled actor has added more dates to his Violent Torpedo of Truth Tour. Sheen will be bringing his show to Ohio, Connecticut, Boston and New York City.
ON Semiconductor recently purchased Sanyo Semiconductor ($1.1 billion in annual revenues) and thus has several thousand employees and several fabs in Japan.
Last week's earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan and its aftermath in the form of nuclear reactor crisis present a near-term disruption for a handful of software companies that have exposure to the region.
The 9 magnitude temblor which hit Japan on Friday sent tremors across the global supply chain as companies dependent on Japanese exports fretted over supply disruptions.
Last week's earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan and its aftermath in the form of nuclear reactor crisis present a near-term disruption for a handful of software companies that have exposure to the region.
Last week's earthquake and tsunami in northern Japan and its aftermath in the form of nuclear reactor crisis present a near-term disruption for a handful of software companies that have exposure to the region.
In an extremely rare public gesture, the emperor of Japan, Akihito, appeared on live television to express his concerns about the nuclear crisis confronting his country in the wake of last week's cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami.
