Central government to provide support for areas hit by heavy snow on Sea of Japan coast
The government said Tuesday it will do its utmost to help restore the Sea of Japan coastal region that was hit by heavy snow last week, which caused several deaths and left some 1,500 cars stranded. The government decided to tap its special grant tax ...
No Fukui evac plan needed for simultaneous nuclear accidents: Cabinet documents
The central government and the Fukui Prefectural Government have determined there is no need to craft a new evacuation plan in case of a twin nuclear accident there, Cabinet Office documents show. In a meeting last month, state and prefectural officials confirmed that a simultaneous ...
GSDF called to assist in Fukui Prefecture after 260 cars spend second night stranded in snow
Roughly 260 cars remained stranded on a snowy Route 8 on the Sea of Japan coast Thursday morning, with many people already having spent two nights in their vehicles. The Ground Self-Defense Force said the Fukui Prefecture road could be clear by this evening, once ...
Some 800 cars remain stranded for a second day Wednesday in Fukui Prefecture as heavy snows continue to blanket a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast.
Heavy snow blanketed much of the Sea of Japan coast on Tuesday, disrupting transportation and prompting authorities to request the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces for disaster relief after about 1,000 vehicles were stranded. Due to a strong cold front and a low-pressure system, snow ...
Fukui weighs new wave of reactors to protect status as Japan's 'nuclear capital'
With 13 commercial nuclear reactors — more than any other prefecture — Fukui has long been Japan's nuclear power capital. Prior to the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and triple core meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, Fukui's plants provided up to half ...
Nuclear reactor operator submits 30-year plan to scrap trouble-prone Monju facility
The operator of the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor submitted a plan Wednesday to decommission the trouble-plagued facility located in Fukui Prefecture. The most recent plan presented to the Nuclear Regulation Authority lays out a 30-year time frame to complete the project despite a number ...
Kobe Steel data scandal to delay restart of four nuclear reactors
Planned restarts in central and southwestern Japan will be delayed as nuclear operators confirm whether peripheral equipment used parts affected by data fabrication, operators said.
Fukui's push for reactor restarts reflects local economy's reliance on nuclear power
Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa's decision on Monday to give the go-ahead to restarting two reactors at the Oi nuclear plant highlights the local economy's dependence on nuclear power, even 6½ years after the March 2011 Fukushima disaster. At a news conference, Nishikawa offered what he ...
Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa on Monday gave the go-ahead for Kansai Electric Power Co. to restart two reactors at its Oi power plant. With Fukui also hosting Kansai Electric's Takahama plant, where two reactors have already resumed operation, restarting the units at the Oi complex ...
Voters in Abe's heartland fear future sales tax hike as they struggle with stagnant wages
Chiyoko Yamamoto works in one of the best regions in Japan — a place with one of the lowest rates of unemployment, a growing economy, and the highest level of female employment in the country. Indeed, Fukui Prefecture should be a poster child for Abenomics ...
Kansai Electric may scrap two aging nuclear reactors at Oi plant
Source says utility may take units offline to avoid massive costs required to meet stricter safety requirements in place since Fukushima crisis.
