AP TOKYO — A powerful typhoon roared up Japan’s main island Wednesday, killing five people, as workers at the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant prepared for impact. Typhoon Roke first ...

Typhoon Neoguri, the worst storm to hit Japan in 15 years, is likely to reach areas near the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant by Friday morning, forecasters have warned. The site’s ...

while as many as seven deaths have been directly or indirectly linked to the typhoon. Tropical storm Neoguri skirted past the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan’s east coast Friday and ...

A typhoon is headed toward Tokyo and the Fukushima nuclear plant (NOAA)Typhoon Wipha, currently a storm with at least 80 mph sustained winds, appears poised to sideswipe, or even directly hit ...

Editor's Note: Today's updated story on Typhoon Wipha includes more details on Fukushima's preparations and more recent storm data. Typhoon Wipha, which is currently a storm with 110 mph winds ...

One of the most powerful storms to hit Tokyo in years brought back bitter memories of Japan's tsunami disaster in March, and threatened to further damage the Fukushima nuclear plant. Typhoon Roke ...

On Monday, Mr. Yaginuma, 49, a third-generation owner of an auto body shop in Fukushima Prefecture, was cleaning out the wreckage from Typhoon Hagibis, which battered Japan over the weekend and ...

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KORIYAMA, Japan — The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades ... The highest toll was in Fukushima prefecture north of Tokyo, where levees burst in at least 14 places along ...

Fukushima watchers may recall the harsh criticism Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant, came under for hurriedly draining rainwater from the site as typhoon ...

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday, disrupting travel and shipping and forcing precautions to be taken at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.