Latest News TEPCO begins final tests of decontamination system Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, on Thursday entered the final testing phase of a newly installed system to decontaminate dangerously high levels of radioactive water that have been building up at the complex. Tokyo launches large-scale radiation survey Tepco compensation plan gets cabinet OK Japan says it was unprepared for nuclear disaster IAEA team finds Japan nuclear plant flaws

Backgrounder An 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck northeastern Japan on March 11, the largest temblor ever recorded by the Japanese Meteorological Agency. Review of world nuclear power development Major International rescue operations carried out by CISAR Major nuclear accidents around the world

World Response Limits of Japanese food imports 'moderate' Radioactive Japanese cars held in Russian Far East Radioactive material persist in most Chinese regions China bans farm produce imports from Japan ROK schools close amid radioactive rain scare

Economic Impact S&P cuts TEPCO's credit rating to junk Japan jobless rate rises to 4.7% in April Honda: Pre-quake production by August Toyota's output back in 'healthy position' Japan quake reconstruction may cost up to $184b

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