As the clean-up continues across the worst earthquake and tsunami hit areas a suspected breach in a reactor core at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant could mean more serious radioactive contamination.
The Black Eyed Peas have joined a growing list of artists and celebrities calling attention to the disaster in Japan.
The group shot their latest music video for the single "Just Can't Get Enough" in Tokyo a few days before the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and the resulting tsunami rocked the island nation.
The video opens: "This video was filmed in Japan one week before the earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people of Japan. We love you."
this March 23, 2007 file photo, Knut, the polar bear cub, has its first public appearance with his keeper in the Berlin zoo. A Berlin zoo official says world-famous polar bear Knut has died. Bear keeper Heiner Kloes said that four-year-old Knut died Saturday afternoon while alone in his compound.
Hundreds of people evacuated from towns and villages close to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant are being turned away by medical institutions and emergency shelters as fears of radioactive contagion catch on.
Japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami have created problems for the global auto industry that are expected to peak here in the U.S. within the next few weeks, analysts say.
Japanese civic group members protest over the nuclear leakage at TEPCO's Fukushima nuclear power plant
We still missing over 20,000 people, and over 18,000 people lost their lives....
Emperor Akihito tried to calm the nerves of his nation’s people during a televised address on Wednesday. He expressed his condolences to those who have suffered since the earthquake and tsunami and urged them not to give up.
Officials in protective gear check for signs of radiation on children who are from the evacuation area near the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano confirmed on Saturday there has been an explosion and radiation leakage at Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Evacuees are screened for radiation exposure at a testing center Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Koriyama city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, after a nuclear power plant on the coast of the prefecture was damaged by Friday's earthquake.
Evacuees receive lunch at a makeshift shelter in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan's east coast.
People who are evacuated from a nursing home which is located in evacuation area around the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant, rest at a temporary shelter in Koriyama, March 13, 2011. Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano confirmed on Saturday there has been an explosion and radiation leakage at Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. fire
U.S. fire rescue workers to search for survivors in Ofunato-city,Iwate Japan March 15, 2011.
Chinese rescue workers to search for survivors in Ofunato-city,Iwate Japan March 15, 2011.
English rescue workers to search for survivors in Ofunato-city,Iwate Japan March 15, 2011.
A Swiss rescue worker with her dog Betsy waits to depart for Japan, at the Swiss Air Rescue base in Kloten March 12, 2011. The international community started to send disaster relief teams on Saturday to help Japan after it suffered a massive earthquake and tsunami, with the United Nations sending a group to help co-ordinate work.
Japanese Self Defence Forces officers carry the body of a victim at a village destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture, northeast Japan March 15, 2011.
A man shops in a convenience store where shelves on food aisles are left empty in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, four days after a powerful earthquake-triggered tsunami hit Japan's east coast
Over a hundred of countries have started to send teams to Japan to help. We are really appreciate and we, Japan, will help as much as we can if something happen in another counties for sure. But now, we do not have a power like that, we need you guys help now.
In a school, a large white “SOS” had been spelled out in English.
A Japanese home is seen adrift in the Pacific Ocean, in this photograph taken on March 13, 2011 and released on March 14. Ships and aircrafts from the U.S. Navy's Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are searching for survivors in the coastal waters near Sendai, Japan
New life was born on March 12 at a shelter in Iwate Prefecture. a day after northeastern coastal towns were devastated by an earthquake and tsunami.
A resident recovers family photos from his destroyed shop house in the harbor Tuesday, March 15, 2011, in Soma city, Fukushima prefecture, Japan, four days after a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the country's north east coast.
A family photograph is seen among the rubble after a tsunami and earthquake in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan March 13, 2011.
An elemental school bag is seen among the rubble after a tsunami and earthquake in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan March 13, 2011.
Freezing temperatures and heavy snow fall are adding further pain to already suffering Japanese communities hard-hit by Friday's earthquake
Freezing temperatures and heavy snow fall are adding further pain to already suffering Japanese communities hard-hit by Friday's earthquake
The wreckage of a train destroyed by an earthquake and tsunami is seen near the coastal town of Sendai March 12, 2011.
People wait for rescue on the rooftop of a ruined building tangled with tsunami-drifted debris in Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, Saturday morning, March 12, 2011 after Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday.
A survivor looks at a board showing names of other survivors at a shelter in a village ruined by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture
A survivor weeps as she looks at a board showing the names of other survivors at a shelter in a village ruined by an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata in Iwate prefecture
A joint team from the U.S. Air Force and Marines conduct a search and rescue flight over Sendai airport in this U.S. Air Force handout photo dated March 13, 2011. The team is part of the American disaster relief force in Japan to assist with the earthquake and tsunami recovery effort.
A resident walks through a tsunami devastated area in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture.
Debris litters a street in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture.
Dozens of cars burned by fires triggered by the tsunami are shown Monday near Sendai in Miyagi prefecture.
A woman cries amid the destruction in Natori
A yacht washed ashore by a huge tsunami sits on top of a building in Otsuchi
A woman calls out the names of her family members as rescue operations continue in Soma on Monday.
A fire rages in Tagajo on Sunday, March 13, two days after the 9.0-magnitude earthquake shook Japan.
A canal is blocked by cars that were strewn there after a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan.
The No.3 nuclear reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is seen burning after a blast following an earthquake and tsunami in this handout satellite image taken March 14, 2011.
a woman evacuated from the area surrounding unclear facilities and is checked radiation contaminant.
A destroyed graveyard in the ravaged town of Natori.
I can't still believe this is hapening in Japan now. reminds me world war 2 or so, I feel my power is so useless,,,The little boy said,
If I had a power like Superman,
I would use the power for holding back Tsunami and pulling out someone buried under wreckage, and feeding them ,even if I would lose the power forever.
I should have strong well power like this boy. Anyway I will keep up with information, and challenge all I can do here. Today, Raising money at the school, many many students donated for Japan. Some students donated $50 dollar. I realize Japan is supported by many people and countries and how kind the they are.
A massive tsunami sweeps in to engulf a residential area after a powerful earthquake in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture
Giant fireballs rise from a burning oil refinery in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture
A building is in flames near Sendai airport, Miyagi prefecture
Vehicles are crushed by a collapsed wall at a car park in Mito city in Ibaraki prefecture
A tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake makes its way to sweep part of Sendai airport in northern Japan
A massive 8.9 magnitude quake hit northeast Japan, causing many injuries, fires and a ten-meter (33-ft) tsunami along parts of the country's coastline.
Tsunami swirls near a port in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (center) reacts he feels an earthquake as he attends a committee meeting in the upper house of parliament
An aerial shot shows vehicles ready for shipping being carried by a tsunami tidal wave at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture
Rescue workers hurry to building following reports of injuries in Tokyo's financial district after an earthquake hit off the coast of northern Japan. There were several strong aftershocks and a warning of a 10-metre tsunami following the quake, which also caused buildings to shake violently in the capital Tokyo.
Houses, cars and other debris are washed away by tsunami tidal waves in Kesennuma in Miyagi Prefecture
Stranded commuters wrap themselves in blankets bracing for chilly evening at a park in Yokohama, near Tokyo
Evacuees wait in an evacuation area following an earthquake in Tokyo, Japan
Residents check the damage done on a road and house in Sukagawa city,
Fukushima prefecture
A man sits wrapped in a blanket after he was evacuated from a building in Tokyo's financial district, after an earthquake off
Students hold candles as they pray for Japan's earthquake victims inside their school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabadm a building in
Tokyo's financial district, after an earthquake off
