(Al Jazeera English: 0437 PST, March 16, 2011) Japan's disaster appears to be growing worse. It is a now a nation fighting against the odds on several fronts, including a growing nuclear crisis, shortages of food and essential supplies, and freezing weather. Al Jazeera's Nazanin Sadri reports.

Tokyo Eerily Quiet Amid Radiation Fears

(Euronews: 0719 PST, March 16, 2011) As fears over a nuclear nightmare grip one of the worlds biggest cities, people are staying indoors.Tokyo's streets are normally bustling with cars and pedestrians. Now, the few who venture out rushed hurriedly to their destinations. Many have fled the capital. Those who stay try to maintain some semblance of normality.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0316 PST, March 15, 2011) Japan is facing a nuclear nightmare after a series of explosions at a power station. The country's prime minister is warning that radiation from the Fukushima power plant is likely to spread. The International Atomic Energy Agency says radioactive material has leaked into the atmosphere.

Anyone living within 20km of the site has been warned to move away, and those 10km beyond that are advised to stay indoors. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from Iwate prefecture.

Radiation Leaks from Fukushima Now 'Harmful'

(Euronews: 0528 PST, March 15, 2011) The government in Japan says radiation from the quake-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has now reached harmful levels. Four reactors at the plant have now exploded.

It's thought one of the reactor's containment systems has also been damaged, raising fears of further and more serious radiation leaks. The UN's weather agency says the current conditions are dispersing the radioactive particles out over the ocean, and there is no risk to the people.

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(Associated Press: 1624 PST, March 14, 2011) Japan is working to avert a catastrophic release of radiation. The troubles at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex started when last Friday's quake and tsunami knocked out power, crippling cooling systems needed to avoid a nuclear fuel meltdown.

(Channel 4 News: 1341 PST, March 14, 2011) Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson visits Kesennuma, a town devastated by Friday's tsunami, where huge tankers are strewn across the town's center.

Japan Disaster: Jon Snow in Sendai

(Channel 4 News: 1552 PST, March 14, 2011) Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow travels further towards the shore to witness scenes of utter devastation in the Miyagi prefecture of Japan.

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(Associated Press: 0712 PST, March 14, 2011) A devastated Japan was struggling to cope Monday in the wake of last week's earthquake and tsunami that have wreaked destruction on the country's northeast coast.

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(Al Jazeera English: 0833 PST, March 14, 2011) Disaster experts say the next 48 hours are critical when it comes to finding survivors in Japan. To try and improve their chances, the number of military personnel has been doubled to 100,000, as Al Jazeera's Steve Chao reports from Natori.

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(MSNBC.com) Rachel Maddow gives an easy-to-understand breakdown of what is happening -- and causing problems -- at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Deutsche Welle provides this Anatomy of a Nuclear Meltdown. According to Mark Hibbs, senior associate for the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a Chernobyl-like meltdown is "not possible" at the Fukushima plant.

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(Associated Press: 0712 PST, March 14, 2011) There's been more trouble at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. With cooling systems down, fuel rods have been exposed at the facility's Unit 2 reactor, and there was an explosion at Unit 3

Japan's Nuclear Crisis Far from Over

(Al Jazeera English: 0017 PST, March 14, 2011) The Fukushima nuclear power plant witnessed another explosion on Monday mounting fear of a major nuclear radiation.

Officials had warned about the explosion but the Japanese government tried to allay fears of a major nuke leak. This despite the fact that 22 people have already tested positive for radiation and the number is only likely to grow. Al Jazeera's Florence Looi reports.

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(ITN News: 0520 PST, March 12, 2011) There has been an explosion and radiation leakage at a nuclear power plant in northeast Japan

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(Associated Press: 1139 PST, March 11, 2011) World leaders on Friday sent condolences and offers of help to Japan after a tsunami spawned by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded slammed the country's eastern coast, killing at least 300. Hundreds more are missing.

Obama: Japan Quake Potentially 'Catastrophic'

(Associated Press: 1003 PST, March 11, 2011) President Barack Obama says the earthquake and tsunami in Japan are a potentially 'catastrophic' disaster, and he says his thoughts and prayers are with the Japanese people.

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