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Tokyo's Fatalism: Courage in the Face of Disaster
Many foreigners have fled Tokyo. But the Japanese are facing the ongoing threat posed by the Fukushima nuclear power plant with a mixture of concern and equanimity. Their faith in the country's ability...
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Fukushima Radiation: Consumer Fears Could Add to Japan's Economic Challenges
With factories destroyed and ongoing power outages, Japan's economy is in dire straits. Japanese companies may also face the challenge of convincing customers that their products are not contaminated...
View ArticleConsequences of Fukushima: German Ports Unsure How to Deal with Contaminated...
In a matter of weeks, ships from Japan which may be carrying cargo contaminated by radiation will start arriving in Europe. But the authorities in ports such as Hamburg are unsure how they should deal...
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Experts Wrangle With Tokyo Government: How Safe Is Safe in Japan?
Japanese nuclear watchdogs have now joined the chorus of international experts calling for the evacuation zone surrounding the stricken nuclear power plants in northeastern Japan to be expanded -- but...
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The Irritable Prime Minister: Japanese Leader Shunned for Western-Style...
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan has adopted a Western approach to solving his country's deep crisis. In doing so, he is violating Japan's traditional rules -- and putting his credibility on the line.
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A Hapless Fukushima Clean-Up Effort: 'We Need Every Piece of Wisdom We Can Get'
The lack of an effective emergency crisis management has underscored how poorly prepared TEPCO and indeed the Japanese authorities were for a nuclear disaster. Engineers seem helpless in their efforts...
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The 'Atomic Village': TEPCO Worker on Control Failures and the Culture of...
A Tokyo Electrical Power Company worker talks about the lack of controls on his company's nuclear power plants, its corporate culture of silence and TEPCO's reaction to the catastrophe.
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Opinion: Why German Nuclear Worries Are Both Wrong and Harmful
An increasing number of Germans are convinced that nuclear energy is more dangerous than the alternatives. Their fears are understandable -- but wrong. What's worse, their emotional and...
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Life after the Meltdown: A Visit to Japan's Nuclear Ghost Towns
Thousands of people had to flee their homes after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant. Since then, the area around the reactor has become an exclusion zone. Some former residents are now...
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Re-Evaluation of Radiation: Fukushima Joins Chernobyl on Nuclear Disaster Scale
Japanese officials on Tuesday increased the level of severity of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, placing it on a level with Chernobyl. Some have criticized the change, but an expansion of the no-go...
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The World from Berlin: 'Japan Could Have Recognized Scope of Fukushima...
Japan's decision to categorize Fukushima as a "level 7" accident has been welcomed by observers who feel that the Japanese government has not been open enough about the disaster. But German...
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In the Shadow of Fukushima: A Mayor's Battle to Keep His Displaced Town Together
Four weeks ago, the 6,900 inhabitants of Futaba were forced to abandon their homes in the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Since then, the mayor has been governing over a traumatized town...
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Japan's Nuclear Cartel: Atomic Industry Too Close to Government for Comfort
After the oil crisis of the 1970s, Japan embraced atomic power with a vengeance. Since then, the ties between the government and the nuclear industry have become so intertwined that public safety is at...
View ArticlePoisoned Fields: The Painful Evacuation of a Japanese Village
Contamination levels in the Japanese mountain village of Iitate are higher than in some parts of the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Its evacuation has been a painful process for residents -- and many are...
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Studying the Fukushima Aftermath: 'People Are Suffering from Radiophobia'
Japanese scientist Shunichi Yamashita is a leading expert on the effects of nuclear radiation. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses his work in communicating the potential dangers of exposure to...
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A Visit to J-Village: Fukushima Workers Risk Radiation to Feed Families
Since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, the power plant's operator TEPCO has relied on temporary workers to help bring the reactors under control. Many of the workers, whose radiation levels are...
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Scattered Across Japan: Fukushima Refugees Trapped By Uncertainty
For months, the 21,000 residents of Namie have lived in trailers and shelters across Japan. By abandoning their homes, they unwittingly fled directly into the path of Fukushima's radiation cloud. As...
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The Fukushima Psychiatrist: 'It's Amazing How Traumatized They Are'
Since the Fukushima catastrophe almost one year ago, Jun Shigemura has been providing psychological care to workers from the stricken nuclear facility. In an interview with SPIEGEL ONLINE, he tells of...
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Fukushima's Legacy: What Future Does Nuclear Power Have in Japan?
Almost a year after the Fukushima disaster, 52 of Japan's 54 nuclear power plants have been shut down. The reactor explosion destroyed the population's trust in nuclear energy. But the atomic lobby --...
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Easing Fears: A Lonely Missionary in the Radiation Zone
After the Fukushima disaster, residents fled from the village of Katsurao, located just outside the 20-kilometer exclusion zone. Now living in temporary emergency housing, many exist in an overwhelming...
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