Yamazakura

Power company says smoke spotted at another Japanese nuclear plant
Tokyo (CNN) March 30, 2011
Smoke was spotted at another nuclear plant in northeastern Japan on Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.
The company said smoke was detected in the turbine building of reactor No.1 at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant around 6 p.m. (5 a.m. ET)

Sakura

Workers scramble to contain radioactive water at nuclear plant
Tokyo (CNN) March 29, 2011
Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant faced a difficult balancing act Tuesday as they struggled to keep reactors cool and prevent radioactive water from leaking into the ocean.

Takana

Damaged reactor may be leaking radioactive water, Japan says
Tokyo (CNN) March 28, 2011
The containment structure surrounding one of the reactors at a quake-battered nuclear power plant is damaged and may be leaking radioactive material, the Japanese government's point man on the crisis said Monday.

Tsubaki

Utility retests reactor water after radioactivity spikes
Tokyo (CNN) March 27, 2011
Water pooling in the reactor's turbine building was still giving off radioactivity at a level of 1,000 milliSieverts per hour, the Tokyo Electric Power Company told reporters. That's more than 330 times the dose an average person in a developed country receives per year, and four times the top dose Japan's health ministry has set for emergency workers struggling to prevent a meltdown at the damaged plant.

Tosamizuki

Radiation in seawater off nuclear plant spikes to 1,250 times normal
Tokyo (CNN) March 26,2011
Levels of radioactive iodine in seawater just offshore of the embattled Fukushima Daiici nuclear plant spiked to more than 1,250 times higher than normal, Japan's nuclear and industrial safety agency said Saturday.

Nanohana

Japan reactor core may be leaking radioactive material, official says
Tokyo (CNN)March 25, 2011
Authorities in Japan raised the prospect Friday of a likely breach in the all-important containmentt vessel of the No.3 reactor at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a potentially ominious development in the race to prevent a large-scale release of radiation.

Hiiragi-nanten

After radiation spike, tests show tap water safe for babies in Tokyo
Tokyo (CNN) March 24, 2011
New tests Thursday showed that radioactive iodine in Tokyo's tap water has dropped to levels considered safe for babies--just hours after authorities announced plans to distribute bottled water to tens of thousands of parents around the Japanese metropolis.

Chinchoge

Nuclear crisis highlights operator's checkered past
CNN March 23, 2011
The operator of the nuclear reactors and power plants on the northern coast of Japan has a documented history of errors and cover-ups and, according to anti-nuclear activists, a pattern of hiding the truth when thing go wrong.

Rengyo

Japanese officials will test food, seawater to determine health risks
Tokyo (CNN) March 22, 2011
Japanese official's concerns over food contamination expanded beyond the country's borders Tuesday as tests detected radiation in ocean water offshore.

Tsubaki (Ikkyu)

Smoke spews from 2 reactors at stricken Japanese nuclear plant
Tokyo (CNN) March 21, 2011
Smoke spewed Monday from two adjacent reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a nuclear safety official said, setbacks that came despite fervent efforts to prevent the further release of radioactive materials at the stricken facility.

Anzu

Workers see some success at nuclear plant as cooling efforts continue
Tokyo (CNN) March 20, 2011
Workers began to see some success in their battle to cool down reactor at the quake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Sunday, but Japanese officials said they may need to release additional radioactive gas into the air.

Tsubaki (Harukaze)

Radiation found in food as workers scramble to curb nuclear crisis
Tokyo (CNN) March 19, 2011
As workers scrambled to curb a nuclear crisis Sunday, the Japanese government considered halting the sale of food from farms near the Fukushima plant after abnormally high levels of radiation were found in milk and spinach.

Tsubaki

Agency: Japanese nuclear crisis on par with 3 Mile Island
Tokyo (CNN) March 18, 2011
The problems at Japan's eathquake-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are more serious than initially thought, the country's nuclear safety agency indicated Friday as it adjusted its assessment of the disaster.

Sanshuyu

'Heartbroken' Obama offers support to Japan
Washington (CNN) March 17, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama said Thursday that he was "heartbroken" over events in Japan but was offering resources to help the Japanese recover as well as to keep U.S. citizens out of harm's way.

Tsubaki

Praise for 'heroes' working to avert Japan's nuclear catastrophe
CNN March 16, 2011
As the rest of the world waits to see if Japan can avert a nuclear catastrophe, a small band of experts is putting their lives at risk to prevent the disaster.

Shobu

Continuing problems raise fears of greater radiation threat
Tokyo (CNN) March 15, 2011
A second fire was discovered Wednesday in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear lant, the latest in a series of setbacks at the stricken plant that has heightened fears that the incidents could lead to widespread radiation contamination.

Sanshuyu

Blast, cooling system breakdown spread fears of nuclear radiation
Tokyo (CNN) March 14, 2011
A blast at a nuclear reactor and a series of problems at a neighboring one led to a brief spike in radiation levels outside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant Monday, triggering even greater fears that dangerous radiation could add to the country's devastation.

Yukiyanagi

Japanese PM: 'Toughest' crisis since World War Ⅱ
Sendai, Japan (CNN) March 13, 2011
Rescuers began a fourth day picking through the rubble of earthquake-and tsunami-ravaged northern Japan on Monday as the country's prime minister called on his country to pull together and face sacrifices following Friday's historic disaster.

Ume (Hakubai)

Japan struggles with nuclear reactors in wake of quake
Tokyo (CNN) March 12, 2011
Crews at a nuclear plant stuck by an earthquake, then a tsunami and then an explosion in the span of 36 hours resorted Saturday to flooding a feverish nuclear reactor with sea water in hopes of preventing a meltdown of its core.

Chinchoge

Widespread destruction from Japan earthquake, tsunamis
Tokyo (CNN) March 11, 2011
The most powerful earthquake to hit Japan in recorded history struck Friday off the island nation, killing hundreds of people, collapsing bulding, igniting widespread fires and unleashing 30-foot walls of water.

Boke

Libya state TV: Ras Lanuf 'cleansed' of gangs
Ras Lanuf, Libya (CNN)) March 10, 2011
Libya claimed it took control of the key oil port of Ras Lanuf from opposition forces Thursday, as inrernational diplomats and leaders maneuvered to counter and undermine the tenacious regime of embattled leader Maommar Gadhafi.

Soramame

Rebel leader calls for 'immediate action' on no-fly zone
Benghazi, Libya (CNN) March 9, 2011
The head of the interim government in eastern Libya pleaded Wednesday for the international community to move quickly to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, declaring that any delay would result in more casualties.

Hiragi_Nanten

Opposition denies exit deal talks with Gadhafi
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) March 8, 2011
Libyan opposition members denied Tuesday that they have been negotiating an exit deal withe Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, rejecting an assertion made earlier in the day by an opposition official.

Bibimbap (Shima Ruriko's heat resistant ware)

NATO starts 24/7 surveillance of Libya
CNN March 7, 2011
NATO has launched around-the -clock surveillance flights of Libya as it considers various options for dealing with escalating violence in the war-torn countrym America's ambassador tro the organization told reporters Monday.

Okonomiyaki

Opposition repels onslaught as Libyan government declares victories
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) March 6, 2011
Opposition forces claimed a major victory Sunday in Libya, managing to block an onslaught by Libyan leader Moammar Gahfi's troops and maintain control of the key city of Misrata, an eyewitness said.

Cabbage

Witnesses: Anti-Gadhafi fighters hold ground in Zawiya
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) March 5, 2011
Foes of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi claimed successes Saturday on two key battle fronts, preventing pro-government forces from taking Zawiya near the nation's capital and capturing the strategic eastern oil town of Ras Lanuf.

Tsubaki

Witness: Peaceful protesters mowed down in Libya
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) March 4, 2011
"indescribable" and deadly violence rippled through the Libyan city of Zawiya on Friday, according to a witness who said pro-government forces gunned down peaceful protesters.

Wakegi

U.S. aircraft to help return Egyptians fleeing Libya
U.S military aircraft and French charter jets joined efforts to get thousands of people fleeing the fighting in Libya back home Wednesday as the United Nations called for stepped-up aid to refugees.

Ｓanshuyu

Deadly fighting as Gadhafi tries to retake rebel-held town
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) March 2, 2011
Libyan aircraft bombed a section of eastern Libya on Wednesday as leader Moammar Gadhafi tried to retake control of an area seized by rebel forces.

Suisen

Gadhafi's regime cites key towns in effort to regain control
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) March 1, 2011
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi tried to retake a town near the capital that is under opposition control but were repelled, an opposition leader in the town told CNN Tuesday.

Tsubaki

Gadhafi clings to power amid growing support for protests
Tripoli, Libya (CNN) February 28,2011
Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Monday denied the existence of the protests that have threatened his hold on power.