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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki offers flowers at a memorial for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

A man watches the sea from higher ground in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Debris removal at Fukushima plant to be delayed

Photo taken from Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 29, 2025, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The body supervising the plant's decommissioning said the same day full-scale retrieval of melted fuel debris at the plant is likely to be delayed to fiscal 2037 or later, from the early 2030s as initially planned.

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Debris removal at Fukushima plant to be delayed

Photo taken from Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 29, 2025, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The body supervising the plant's decommissioning said the same day full-scale retrieval of melted fuel debris at the plant is likely to be delayed to fiscal 2037 or later, from the early 2030s as initially planned.

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Debris removal at Fukushima plant to be delayed

Photo taken from Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 29, 2025, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The body supervising the plant's decommissioning said the same day full-scale retrieval of melted fuel debris at the plant is likely to be delayed to fiscal 2037 or later, from the early 2030s as initially planned.

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Cherry blossom festival near Fukushima plant

Fireworks light up the sky during a cherry blossom festival in Namie, a northeastern Japan town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 4, 2025. The festival was held for the first time in 15 years following the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Cherry blossom festival near Fukushima plant

Fireworks light up the sky during a cherry blossom festival in Namie, a northeastern Japan town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 4, 2025. The festival was held for the first time in 15 years following the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the disaster.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the disaster.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake that triggered a massive tsunami, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the disaster.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Work is underway to decommission the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, seen from the shore of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on March 10, 2025, the eve of the 14th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated northeastern Japan.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A cenotaph built at a cemetery in the tsunami-devastated town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture is seen after sunrise on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

A cenotaph built at a cemetery in the tsunami-devastated town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture is seen after sunrise on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People walk a dog along a tsunami barrier embankment in Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on March 9, 2025, two days ahead of the 14th anniversary of a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that caused a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (background)

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People walk a dog along a tsunami barrier embankment in Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on March 9, 2025, two days ahead of the 14th anniversary of a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that caused a nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (background).

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1st anniv. of start of releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2024, shows fishing vessels at a port in Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back). Japan marked the first anniversary the same day of the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea.

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1st anniv. of start of releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2024, shows a fishing vessel at a port in Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back). Japan marked the first anniversary the same day of the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea.

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1st anniv. of start of releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2024, shows fishing vessels at a port in Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back). Japan will mark the first anniversary of the start of releasing treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea on Aug. 24.

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1st anniv. of start of releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 23, 2024, shows fishing vessels at a port in Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back). Japan will mark the first anniversary of the start of releasing treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea on Aug. 24.

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Rice-planting in disaster-hit Fukushima town

People plant rice seedlings at a paddy field in Namie, a Fukushima Prefecture town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on May 23, 2024, for the first time since the March 2011 disaster, after an evacuation order was partially lifted in March 2023.

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Rice-planting in disaster-hit Fukushima town

People plant rice seedlings at a paddy field in Namie, a Fukushima Prefecture town near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on May 23, 2024, for the first time since the March 2011 disaster, after an evacuation order was partially lifted in March 2023.

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Giant Open International Swimming Meeting In Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Switzerland's Losa Namie competes during the Giant Open International Swimming Meeting competition in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris on March 23, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/.COM

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Giant Open International Swimming Meeting In Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Switzerland's Losa Namie competes during the Giant Open International Swimming Meeting competition in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, west of Paris on March 23, 2024. Photo by Firas Abdullah/.COM

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers offer silent prayers before carrying out a search around a fishing port in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers offer silent prayers on a beach of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2024, exactly 13 years after a massive earthquake struck the northeastern Japan, as they search for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the earthquake and tsunami.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

Police officers search the coastline of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, for clues about the fate of people who went missing after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the disaster.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

People offer prayers on a beach in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2024, exactly 13 years after a massive earthquake struck northeastern Japan, triggering a killer tsunami and nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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13th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

The sunrise is pictured from a fishing port in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 11, 2024, the 13th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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[Breaking News]Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

NAGASAKI, Japan, Feb. 18 Kyodo -A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.(Kyodo)

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Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

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Rice-planting dance in disaster-hit Fukushima town

A traditional rice-planting dance is performed on Feb. 18, 2024, at Kusano shrine in the Ukedo area in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. The shrine was rebuilt after being swept away by tsunami triggered by the March 2011 earthquake.

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CORRECTED: Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, shows a fishing port in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back) into the ocean later in the day amid lingering concerns among local fishermen and some neighboring countries about the environmental impact.

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Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a fishing port (front) in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, and the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (back). Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the plant into the ocean on Aug. 24 amid lingering concerns among local fishermen and some neighboring countries about the environmental impact.

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Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima water into sea

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, from Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the plant into the ocean earlier in the day amid lingering concerns among local fishermen and some neighboring countries about the environmental impact.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant

Photo taken from Namie in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 22, 2023. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day that Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water from the power plant into the sea on Aug. 24.

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Fishing boats at port in Fukushima

Fishing boats are moored at a port in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2023, with the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant seen in the background. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day that Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water from the power plant into the sea on Aug. 24.

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Fishing boats at port in Fukushima

Fishing boats are moored at a port in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2023, with the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant seen in the background. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the same day that Japan will start releasing treated radioactive water from the power plant into the sea on Aug. 24.

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine are briefed by local police in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 13, 2023. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on identifying the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by the Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the country's Tohoku region. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine (L) observe a moment of silence on July 13, 2023, at the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami which occurred in northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on identifying the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by the Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster.

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine visit the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie on July 13, 2023, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on ways to identify the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine visit the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie on July 13, 2023, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on ways to identify the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Ukrainian police in Fukushima

Senior police officials from Ukraine visit the site of the former Ukedo Elementary School in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Namie on July 13, 2023, preserved to keep alive the memory of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. The Ukrainian officials are in Japan for a training program on ways to identify the war dead, utilizing skills acquired by Japanese police when conducting mass autopsies after the disaster. (Pool photo)

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German Environment Minister Lemke in Japan

Germany's Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (front, C) offers a silent prayer for the victims of a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami at Ohirayama cemetery in the town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 13, 2023.

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German Environment Minister Lemke in Japan

Germany's Environment Minister Steffi Lemke (3rd from L) speaks to the press after visiting Ohirayama cemetery for the victims of a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 13, 2023.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A firefighter searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the disaster is seen in the background.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A police officer of the Fukushima prefectural police searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. A police helicopter takes part in the operation from the sky.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers of the Fukushima prefectural police search for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011.