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ELECTRIC POWER 2

Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2017
Two Niigata nuclear reactors run by Tepco clear new safety standards, a first for the company since the Fukushima crisis
Two Tepco reactors are cleared for restarts by the nuclear watchdog agency, becoming the first run by the operator of the crippled Fukushima power plant to pass stricter safety standards.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2017
Tepco secures first reactor safety certifications since Fukushima disaster
Boiling-water units at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture are the same type as those in 3/11 meltdowns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2017
Tepco again ordered to pay damages over nuclear disaster but claims against state dismissed
Tokyo Electric loses its second lawsuit over the Fukushima disaster but plaintiffs' demands for government redress are dismissed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2017
Kyushu Electric eyes restarting Genkai nuclear reactors next year
Kyushu Electric Power Co. is planning to restart two nuclear reactors at its Genkai power plant in Saga Prefecture next year, the utility's president said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2017
Fukushima's tritiated water to be dumped into sea, Tepco chief says
Tokyo Electric's chairman riles up Fukushima fishermen by announcing that its ever-growing mountain of tritium-tainted water will be dumped into the sea.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2017
More households change power suppliers amid market liberalization
Over 3 million households in Japan have switched their electricity suppliers to new entrants to the retail power market since the market was fully liberalized last April.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2016
Japan regulator clears more reactors for restart amid opposition
The watchdog clears another pair of reactors in Kyushu for restart despite growing objections to any resumption of nuclear operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2016
Nuclear-power advocate elected Ikata mayor in landslide
An advocate of atomic power plants has steamrolled his anti-nuclear rival in the Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, mayoral election, garnering more than seven times as many votes as his opponent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 30, 2016
Tepco admits success of Fukushima ice wall still unknown
Whether the ¥35 billion gambit is working to block the inflow of groundwater remains unclear six months after it started freezing underground soil.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2016
Shikoku MOX plant restarts amid outcry over fresh quake fears
Shikoku Electric restarts the Ikata No. 3 reactor on the narrow Sadamisaki Peninsula as protesters seek court injunctions over safety fears renewed by the quakes in Kyushu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2016
Far-reaching quakes put Ehime's atomic evacuation plans in doubt
When two earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 struck Kumamoto Prefecture in April, the shock was felt not only in Kumamoto but also about 170 km away, in the small town of Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, home to a nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2016
Yamaguchi Prefecture renews license for new nuclear plant project
The prefectural government allows Chugoku Electric Power Co. to reclaim land for a new nuclear power plant, angering many.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2016
40-year-old Shikoku reactor to be sixth unit scrapped under stricter safety regimen
Shikoku Electric Power Co. on Tuesday ended operation of a nearly 40-year old nuclear reactor in western Japan, making it the sixth unit to be scrapped under stricter safety regulations introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster started.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2016
150 Fukushima No. 1 workers who got maximum radiation dose at start of crisis can now return to plant
Some 150 people who worked at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant whose cumulative radiation dose exceeded 100 millisieverts will be able to return to the facility starting April 1.
Japan Times
Reference / Q&A
Mar 31, 2016
Japan's electricity shake-up gives power to the people
Japan's electricity market receives a fundamental shake-up on Friday, with the introduction of greater competition for households and small businesses. Until now, regional utilities have monopolized supply.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2016
Ikata restart ruling prompts Kepco to raise threat of countersuits
Kansai Electric Power Co., angered by the decision earlier this month by the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture to slap a provisional injunction on restarting two reactors at the Takahama nuclear power plant on safety grounds, is lashing out at its critics and threatening to sue them for lost revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 12, 2016
Knowledge is power: Navigating the household electricity market after deregulation
The country's household and small business electricity market will be deregulated from April 1, allowing individuals to choose their electricity provider. Optimists, especially renewable energy advocates and small entrepreneurs, hope the development will break the stranglehold that the country's 10 regional utilities have on a market worth an estimated ¥8 trillion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2016
Halted Kansai Electric reactor placed in cold shutdown
Kansai Electric Power Co. has placed a nuclear reactor at its Takahama plant in a state of cold shutdown to investigate why the automatic safety shutoff was triggered earlier this week, the utility said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 3/11 DISASTER FIVE YEARS ON
Mar 2, 2016
Manga artist and ex-Fukushima No. 1 worker portrays life, progress at troubled plant
A manga artist who has been involved in decommissioning work at the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has highlighted the need for effective deployment of skilled workers in parts of the premises that still have high radiation levels.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2016
Two 40-year-old Takahama reactors set to clear screening but other hurdles block restart OK
Two more reactors at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture are expected to clear safety screening by regulators in the near future, but hurdles remain for them to restart, sources said Thursday.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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