US EditionJapan marks 15 years since tsunami disaster as Takaichi pushes more nuclear energy use
Fifteen years after the 2011 quake and tsunami, 15 of 33 operable nuclear reactors have restarted as Japan balances recovery with energy security amid global pressures.
- On March 11, 2011 the earthquake and tsunami struck off Japan's northeastern coast, triggering damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant; fifteen years later, the 2011 disaster remains central to debates about risk and preparedness.
- The 3.11 Densho Road project connects northeastern Japan memorial sites, while the NIPPON Disaster Prevention Assets framework launched in 2024 certifies programs conveying past disaster lessons.
- Officials recorded massive losses, noting almost 20,000 people were killed and economic losses exceeded US$235 billion amid scenes of buildings and farms swept away.
- Reconstruction efforts relocated housing to new residential areas in highland zones while converting low-lying coastal zones to green buffers, agricultural land or memorial spaces, but Japan's seismic engineering standards and coastal defences cannot eliminate all risk.
- Memorials both domestic and international include a Harley-Davidson motorcycle found on Graham Island, Haida Gwaii, now displayed at the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, while bystanders prayed at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2025, in Tokyo.
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Japan drags its feet on nuclear energy recovery, 15 years after Fukushima accident
Nuclear energy, long stigmatized in Japan following the accident that took place on March 11, 2011 at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant — which forced thousands to leave their homes and the shutdown of 54 reactors providing 30% of the country’s energy — has come back to the country’s energy portfolio. But its return is taking place amid civilian distrust and expert skepticism, 15 years after the world held its breath during one of history’s wors…
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"Japan commemorates victims of the nuclear disaster of Fukushima, writes the BR – that's wrong!
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Japan commemorated this Wednesday the 15th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck its northeast coast. In Fukushima,...
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