The 21 sites were built in coastal municipalities to revitalize the region, with the government offering lavish incentives.

A remote-controlled robot has pulled the first sample of melted nuclear fuel from inside the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi power plant, a small but significant step in what remains the most difficult ...

A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday, as it unveiled the snake-like device.

Japan has shown a new robotic machine that will help workers deal with dangerous radioactive debris inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The machine is a very long robot arm that measures ...

The snake-like robot arm measures 22 metres and weighs about 4.6 tonnes (STR) A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear ...