Japan Debates Safety After Quake
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Nuclear leaks after Japan's July 16 earthquake awaken insecurities
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Japanese authorities look into a possible second radioactive leak at nuclear plant following an earthquake.
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KASHIWAZAKI, Japan  - A strong earthquake killed at least four people in Japan on Monday, injured more than 400, flattened houses and started a small fire at the world's largest nuclear power plant, Japanese media and officials said.
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Japan's capital has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a study by a government panel.    The study, released earlier this week, marked the latest attempt by scientists to address one of this quake-prone country's most pressing concerns: when the next "Big One" would level one of the world's most densely populated cities...
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TOKYO - More strong aftershocks jolted central Japan on Monday after thousands spent a night in shelters following the countryâs deadliest quake in nearly a decade that left 24 people dead, officials said.
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OJIYA, Japan -- Thousands of residents in northern Japan spent the night outdoors after three powerful earthquakes rattled the region, killing at least 16 people.
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Dozens of aftershocks shook northern Japan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 17 people and injured nearly 1,000 as houses collapsed and landslides devastated a village, stranding hundreds.
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KARIWA, Japan  - A quake-hit Japanese city called in the head of Asia's biggest utility on Wednesday and ordered him to keep a nuclear plant closed until safety could be ensured after the tremor caused minor radiation leaks.
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Japan is preparing a set of high-level   alert procedures to follow in the event of a nuclear power   plant accident abroad, out of concern that North Korea may   carry out an underground nuclear test, Kyodo News said on   Saturday, citing government sources.
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Japan was on edge after powerful earthquakes left 17 people dead or missing, injured hundreds and derailed a bullet train for the first time in history, within days of the country's worst typhoon in a quarter century.
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OJIYA, Japan  - Japan resumed full-scale rescue  efforts at first light on Monday as aftershocks rattled the  area where the country's deadliest earthquake in nine years  killed at least 23 people and injured more than 2,000.
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Shaken by a string of deadly earthquakes and aftershocks, Japan is in the grips of an unlikely rescue saga. Rescue teams working in Nagaoka, one of the city&#39;s worst-hit by the initial earthquake on Saturday
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Strong aftershocks are still shaking northern Japan after the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 18 people.
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The recent earthquake in Japan and accidents at two German power plants raise questions on the safety of nuclear energy as a cleaner alternative.
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Helicopters lifted people to safety and soldiers handed out food and water as more tremors jolted northern Japan Monday, arousing concerns about the possibility
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Northwestern Japan was jolted by aftershocks after a series of earthquakes killed 23 and injured more than 2,100, forcing thousands more to seek shelter in the deadliest temblor since 1995.
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Strong aftershocks shook northern Japan on Sunday after the country&#39;s deadliest earthquake in nine years killed at least 18 people and injured some 1,500 as houses collapsed, roads crumbled and rail tracks buckled.