Hiroko Tabuchi

Hiroko Tabuchi is a Tokyo-based business, economics, and technology reporter for The New York Times.

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Company Believes Three Reactors Melted Down in Japan

In a belated acknowledgment of the severity of Japan's nuclear disaster, the Tokyo Electric Power Company said Tuesday that three of the stricken Fukushima plant's reactors likely suffered fuel …

By: Hiroko Tabuchi ,; TheNewYorkTimes

May 24, 2011

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Water Pumping Begins at Japan Nuclear Reactor

The difficult task of pumping highly radioactive water out of the basement of a turbine building at a damaged Japanese nuclear power plant began Tuesday, but officials cautioned that …

By: Hiroko Tabuchi &; Keith Bradsher ,

April 20, 2011

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Japan Nuclear Disaster Put on Par With Chernobyl

Naomi Matsura, right, and her aunt Shizuko Hoshi, look for her belongings amid the debris of her home left by the tsunami that followed the March 11 earthquake, in …

By: Andrew Pollack ,; Keith Bradsher ,; Hiroko Tabuchi ,

April 12, 2011

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Strong Aftershock as Japan Urges More Evacuations

Tokyo - A strong aftershock off Japan’s Pacific coast on Monday briefly set off a tsunami warning and knocked out cooling at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant …

By: Keith Bradsher &; Hiroko Tabuchi ,

April 11, 2011

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Millions Without Power After Japan Aftershock

More than 900,000 households remained without electricity on Friday after the strongest aftershock to hit since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan rocked a wide section of …

By: Hiroko Tabuchi &; Andrew Pollack ,; TheNewYorkTimes

April 8, 2011

Danger of Spent Fuel Outweighs Reactor Threat

Years of procrastination in deciding on long-term disposal of highly radioactive fuel rods from nuclear reactors is now coming back to haunt Japanese authorities as they try to control …

By: Hiroko Tabuchi &; Keith Bradsher ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

March 17, 2011

US Calls Radiation “Extremely High;" Sees Japan Nuclear Crisis Worsening

Washington - The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal on Wednesday of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than the Japanese …

By: Hiroko Tabuchi ,; David Espo ,; Matthew L Wald ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

March 17, 2011

Last Defense at Troubled Reactors: Fifty Japanese Workers

A small crew of technicians, braving radiation and fire, became the only people remaining at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday — and perhaps Japan’s last chance …

By: Hiroko Tabuchi &; Keith Bradsher ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

March 16, 2011

Japan Nuclear Crisis Spreads to Third Plant

Tokyo - Japanese officials struggled on Sunday to contain a quickly escalating nuclear crisis in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake and tsunami, saying they presumed that partial meltdowns …

By: Matthew L Wald &; Hiroko Tabuchi ,; TheNewYorkTimesNewsService|Report

March 13, 2011

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