Fukushima

[foo-koo-shee-muh, foo-koo-shee-mah]

noun

1. a city on N Honshu, in N Japan.

Fukushima

/ ˌfuːkuːˈʃiːmə /

noun

1. a city in Japan, in N Honshu: noted for production of silk; sight of a serious nuclear power station accident following an earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Pop: 290 064 (2011 est)

Example Sentences

A French plan to develop the site was initially stymied by the slump in world uranium demand after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan.

From BBC

A product of nuclear detonations, the man-made isotope was released into the environment during nuclear weapon testing in the 1950s and ’60s, as well as nuclear events such as Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011.

From Slate

At the Fukushima nuclear plant, all 4,000 workers were evacuated, but the plant's operators said there were no "abnormalities" detected.

From BBC

Workers at Japan's embattled Fukushima nuclear plant were evacuated earlier on Wednesday after tsunami warnings were issued across the country.

From BBC

For many in Fukushima prefecture, the warning is likely to bring back memories of one of the worst nuclear disasters the world has seen.

From BBC