Sources: Xinhua
The President of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. visits the government offices of Fukushima Prefecture and the command centre for the Fukushima I nuclear accidents to apologise. 2011-04-11
The governing Democratic Party of Japan loses 70 seats in local government elections due to concerns over handling of the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. 2011-04-10
Plutonium is found at five locations around the power plant. 2011-03-28
The Prime Minister of Japan Naoto Kan instructs the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture Yūhei Satō to advise residents to avoid eating leafy vegetables, due to the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. 2011-03-23
Efforts continue to cool the reactors at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant following recent accidents with signs that the treatment efforts are working. 2011-03-21
Milk and spinach found near the plant exceed Japanese government radiation levels as does water in the Fukushima Prefecture. [http:--www.msnbc.msn.com-id-42162299-ns-health- (AP via MSNBC)] [http:--www.daytondailynews.com-news-nation-world-news-japan-officials-radioactive-iodine-above-government-limit-found-in-fukushima-drinking-water-1112296.html?cxtype=rss_nation-world (AP via "Dayton Daily News")]date=August 2019 2011-03-19
President Hugo Chávez backtracks on plans to develop nuclear power in Venezuela saying he has noted the ongoing crisis in Japan and that the use of nuclear energy is "something extremely risky and dangerous for the whole world". 2011-03-17
Helicopters drop water on the stricken Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant to cool overheated fuel rods inside the core. 2011-03-17
The United States authorises the first evacuation of Americans from Japan. 2011-03-17
Gregory Jaczko, the head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission tells a United States Congressional panel that his Commission is recommending a higher exclusion zone. 2011-03-16