Great East Japan Earthquake
15 years after Fukushima nuclear disaster, recovery continues in a changed landscape
Nature is reclaiming abandoned buildings in the exclusion zone surrounding Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, an area that appears frozen in time 15 years after disaster struck.
Misawa educators reach out to students as base schools reopen
School officials are closely monitoring students who returned to school Monday for the first time since a devastating earthquake and deadly tsunamis ravaged northeastern Japan on March 11.
Families in Japan must decide whether to stay or go
Many families in Japan found themselves packed but with no place to go Friday as military commands waited for orders from higher commands that would begin a planned voluntary evacuation.
Misawa leaders want quick answer on how many residents plan to evacuate
Misawa leaders told the base community they need to know how many family members plan to leave Japan under a voluntary evacuation program announced Thursday.
Some normalcy returns to bases, relief for Japanese rolls in
Life started to return to normal Sunday for still-wary U.S. servicemembers and their families at most military bases throughout Japan, even as Japanese officials acknowledged Friday’s disaster may be exponentially worse than initially feared.
U.S. bases in Japan begin distributing potassium iodide pills
The military began distributing potassium iodide pills as a precaution against radiological sickness at bases on the Japanese main island of Honshu, but emphasized that no one should take the pills unless directed.
First military evacuation flight leaves Japan
The first flight carrying U.S. military family members out of Japan left Yokota Air Base around 5 p.m. Saturday, beginning what could be a voluntary departure of hundreds or even thousands of Americans in coming days as concerns grow over a looming nuclear disaster.