Japan is struggling with a nuclear emergency following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March. In this podcast, reporter Geoff Brumfiel brings us up-to-date on the situation at the Fukushima power plant. He also tells us how Japan is planning for the long term impact of the disaster and what the crisis means for the nuclear industry worldwide.

For full coverage of the Fukushima disaster, go to Nature’s news special.

For a selection of our coverage in Japanese, see Nature Asia Pacific.