Fukushima Daiichi

Japan's economy shrank more than expected during the last quarter of 2011, as a strong yen and floods in Thailand hampered Japanese efforts to recover from last year's earthquake and tsunami. The Japanese economy shrank an annualized 2.3% during the 4th quarter, which was a much bigger drop than...

The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier this month has become more precarious each week. Radiation from the damaged nuclear power facility has spread into the Tokyo water supply, the local food supply and even...

The Japanese stock market was down again on Tuesday, amid numerous reports that low levels of radiation from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been detected in Asia and North America. The Nikkei 225 index of Japanese stocks slipped a further 19.45 points, or 0.21%, to 9,459....

Japanese stock prices fell further during Monday trading in Tokyo, as reports of radiation leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and spreading into nearby soil and seawater increased the already high-level of tension in Japan. The Nikkei 225 index of Japanese stocks was down 57.60...

Although the Japanese stock market surged higher during trading on Tuesday in Tokyo, Japanese exporters still face many hurdles in getting back to their pre-disaster production levels. The Japanese stock market tanked after the deadly earthquake and tsunami that devastated many of of Japan's...

Japanese stocks surged higher during trading on Tuesday in Tokyo, as the likelihood of a meltdown seemed to wane at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier this month. The market also reacted favorably to the comments...