Japan's nuclear crisis

With Quest to Cool Fuel Rods Stumbling, U.S. Sees 'Weeks' of Struggle

By NORIMITSU ONISHI, DAVID E. SANGER and MATTHEW L. WALD

Amid growing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis, the authorities reached for ever more desperate methods on Thursday.

Crisis Prompts Exodus of Executives From Tokyo

By DAVID JOLLY and KEN BELSON

Japan's nuclear crisis has prompted a steady departure of business executives from Tokyo, with many heading to Osaka, Fukuoka or other cities farther from the damaged reactors.

•  High Radiation Severely Hinders Emergency Work to Cool Japanese Plant

HIGH & LOW FINANCE

Japan's Meltdown and the Global Economy's

By FLOYD NORRIS

The financial crisis that began in the United States and the nuclear crisis in Japan share a similar narrative: overconfidence born of experience led to increased risks when disaster struck.

Danger of Spent Fuel Outweighs Reactor Threat

By KEITH BRADSHER and HIROKO TABUCHI

Years of procrastination in deciding on long-term disposal of fuel rods are now coming back to haunt Japan.

Japan Offers Little Response to U.S. Assessment

By NORIMITSU ONISHI

Japanese officials attributed the diverging accounts about the nuclear plant to a "delay" in sharing information.