
From seafaring to seaweed in shattered town
These are quietly spoken patient people, well used to working to the moods of the sea, where storm and tide intervene against the wallet and bank balance.
Channel 4 News returns to the tsunami zone to chart Japan’s recovery following the disaster.
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson takes to the seas with Japan’s fishermen whose livelihoods were devastated by the tsunami.
Eight months on from a devastating tsunami, Channel 4 News returns to Japan. Follow our team’s journey live on our map with the latest photos, and videos as they travel through the disaster areas.
Channel 4 News cameraman Stuart Webb has covered several wars around the world but says the destruction wreaked by the Japanese tsunami is far worse – even eight months after it happened.
Channel 4 News cameraman Stuart Webb, one of the first foreigners to reach the tsunami-hit Japanese town of Minamisanriku, writes about his return and the mayor faced with impossible decisions.
These are quietly spoken patient people, well used to working to the moods of the sea, where storm and tide intervene against the wallet and bank balance.
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson returns to the fishing port of Kesennuma to find that much has been done following the tsunami – but much more remains to be done.
Eight months on from the devastating tsunami and earthquake which sparked a nuclear crisis in Japan, an expert tells Channel 4 News new signs of fission at the plant are “a concern”.
Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson returns to Minamisanriku, a Japanese town devastated by the tsunami in March.
Channel 4 News cameraman Stuart Webb empties his kit bag ahead of a return to Japan’s tsunami zone and explains what each piece of equipment does.
Language and logistics are just two hurdles the Channel 4 News team has to overcome in Japan. Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson introduces you to the “fixer” who makes things happen.
Eight months after parts of Japan were obliterated by the 11 March earthquake and tsunami, Channel 4 News Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson ponders his return to the worst-hit areas.
Channel 4 News cameraman Stuart Webb often has to cover major stories at just a few hours’ notice. As he prepares to return to the Japan tsunami zone Stuart reflects on his last visit there.
When a massive tsunami slammed into Japan there were dire estimates about the number of people killed and damage done – eight months on Channel 4 News looks at the country’s tsunami legacy.
Nearly eight months after nuclear reactors at Fukushima melted down and exploded they are still throwing up surprises, writes Channel 4 News Science Correspondent Tom Clarke.