Sources: CTV News
Japan’s emperor and prime minister attend a memorial service marking the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in which 15,894 people died and caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Many people remain displaced and recovery efforts are ongoing. 2016-03-11
The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) claims that three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant suffered partial meltdowns following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami; it had previously announced that only one reactor had suffered a meltdown. 2011-05-24
Radiation levels 20km from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant measured at 1600 times normal levels. 2011-03-22
Japan's Nikkei 225 improves by six per cent as concerns over the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on the economy are reduced. 2011-03-16
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano reports that as of 10.22 a.m. local time, radiation levels of 30 millisieverts per hour were measured between the No. 2 and No. 3 reactors, while at the No. 3 reactor 400 millisieverts per hour were detected, a harmful level to humans. 2011-03-15
A rise in radiation levels in Tokyo leads to panic buying and some residents leaving the capital. 2011-03-15
The Government of Japan evacuates over 200,000 people as fear of nuclear contamination from the power plants grow. 2011-03-13
There are 9,500 people unaccounted for in the town of Minamisanriku in Miyagi prefecture. 2011-03-12