Editorials Mar 12, 2020
Many of the people affected by the disasters are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives.
Olympics / Summer Olympics Mar 6, 2019
Japan leg of 2020 Olympics torch relay to start at J-Village in Fukushima
The torch relay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will likely start at a soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture that was used as an operational base for dealing with the 2011 nuclear crisis, sources with knowledge of the matter said Tuesday. The J-Village national soccer ...
Commentary / Japan Jun 5, 2018
About that tritiated water: Who will decide and when?
by Azby Brown
Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's storage tanks already hold 850,000 tons of contaminated water, the amount is rising daily and space is running out.
Commentary / Japan May 21, 2018
by Hideyasu Tamura
Great progress has been made in the prefecture's reconstruction, but challenges must still be overcome.
Editorials Mar 18, 2018
even years on, the government should revisit the lessons of the Tepco plant accident and reconsider whether it should continue to promote nuclear power despite the increased social and economic costs,
National Nov 22, 2017
20-year extension to be sought for aging Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant
Japan Atomic Power Co. plans to file Friday an application with the Nuclear Regulation Authority seeking approval for a 20-year extension to the operational life of its aging Tokai No. 2 power station in Ibaraki Prefecture, the operator said Tuesday. If it gains approval, the ...
Commentary / World Jul 13, 2017
Learning from South Korea's energy breakthrough
by Jennifer Morgan
Events in South Korea demonstrate how public pressure can play a key role in changing a country's energy policy.
Editorials Apr 3, 2017
Government decisions alone will not return evacuees' lives to a state of normalcy.
Editorials Mar 22, 2017
The government and the power industry must reconsider whether they are sufficiently assessing the risks of a nuclear power plant disaster.
Business Jan 25, 2017
Japan sees first trade surplus in six years amid falling imports
Japan puts up its first trade surplus in six years for 2016 at ¥4.07 trillion as imports slumped on falling energy prices.
Editorials Nov 24, 2016
Yokohama school officials and the municipal board of education deserve censure for their failure to stop the bullying of a schoolboy evacuee from Fukushima.
National Mar 25, 2016
Safety upgrade costs spur Shikoku Electric to ditch plan to restart aging Ehime reactor
The utility will instead scrap reactor 1 of its Ikata nuclear complex in Ehime Prefecture, company sources said Friday.