Sources: CTV News
April car sales in Japan rise by 92% year-over-year, a gain partially realized due to low sales in the wake of last year's earthquake and tsunami. 2012-05-1
Japan's economy shrinks by 0.3% in the April-June quarter confirming the country is in a recession caused in part by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. 2011-08-15
The confirmed death toll from the March 11 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami exceeds 15,000 with over 9,000 still missing and 115,500 evacuees still in shelters.2011-05-14
Workers enter one of the buildings at Japan's Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant for the first time since an explosion in the days following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-05-5
Emperor of Japan Akihito and Empress Michiko visit areas worst-affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. 2011-04-27
There is a third explosion in four days at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami causing damage to its steel containment structure, the withdrawal of emergency workers and expected increases in radiation. 2011-03-15
Fifty thousand Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel are involved in search and rescue efforts. 2011-03-12
An explosion is heard at the site of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant with four workers injured and residents warned of radiation leaks. 2011-03-12
Between 300 and 400 bodies are discovered in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. 2011-03-12
At least 1000 people have died in the earthquake and tsunami.2011-03-11