
Editorials Mar 12, 2020
Many of the people affected by the disasters are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives.
Many of the people affected by the disasters are still struggling to rebuild their shattered lives.
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 ...
About that tritiated water: Who will decide and when?
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.
Great progress has been made in the prefecture's reconstruction, but challenges must still be overcome.
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,
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 ...
Learning from South Korea's energy breakthrough
Events in South Korea demonstrate how public pressure can play a key role in changing a country's energy policy.
Government decisions alone will not return evacuees' lives to a state of normalcy.
The government and the power industry must reconsider whether they are sufficiently assessing the risks of a nuclear power plant disaster.
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.
Yokohama school officials and the municipal board of education deserve censure for their failure to stop the bullying of a schoolboy evacuee from Fukushima.
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.