National Nov 16, 2016
Young Fukushima evacuee who suffered bullying urges others to stay strong
A 13-year-old victim releases a statement describing how he was bullied, pledging to live on and urging others to stay strong.
National Apr 12, 2016
Whether to release tritium from Fukushima No. 1 is a tricky problem
by Yuri Kageyama
To dump or not to dump a little-discussed substance is the question as Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the government grapples with the aftermath of the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima five years ago. The substance is tritium. The radioactive material is nearly impossible to remove ...
National Feb 24, 2016
Tepco admits it should have declared meltdowns at Fukushima plant much earlier
by Reiji Yoshida
Nearly five years on, Tokyo Electric Power Co. admits its staff failed to follow damage assessment guidelines in failing to report the meltdowns almost immediately.
Editorials Aug 11, 2015
Sendai nuclear power plant restart
The restart of operations at the Sendai plant should serve as an occasion for the government, the power industry and the public to reassess the sustainability of nuclear power generation in this country.
National | FOCUS Aug 11, 2015
Nuclear restart highlights government dilemma over lack of waste disposal sites
by Kayo Mimizuka
With an unpopular return to nuclear power generation, Japan can no longer ignore the elephant in the room: where is the country's highly radioactive nuclear waste going?
National May 27, 2015
Tepco says all radioactive water in Fukushima No. 1 tanks filtered
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant said Wednesday it had finished filtering 620,000 tons of extremely toxic water stored in tanks on the premises of the complex to lower its radiation level. Tokyo Electric Power Co. says the risk of radiation ...
National Apr 15, 2015
Tepco resumes survey of crippled Fukushima reactor vessel with new robot
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant resumed a video survey inside a reactor containment vessel on Wednesday, inserting a second robot after an earlier effort left a similar robot stranded inside. Tokyo Electric Power Co. began the probe last Friday, ...
Commentary / World Mar 25, 2015
From nuclear safety to nuclear security
by Igor S. Ivanov
Japan's nuclear disaster has spurred reforms in the field of nuclear safety. But when it comes to nuclear security, complacency remains a major problem.
National | 3/11 STILL BEING FELT Mar 11, 2015
Fukushima No. 1's never-ending battle with radioactive water
by Kazuaki Nagata
The disaster that struck four years ago may have abated for most of the Tohoku region, but the nightmare continues at Tepco’s wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
National Jan 24, 2015
Tokyo Electric to miss March deadline for filtering radioactive water
Blaming equipment problems, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday it will fail to meet its commitment to processing all of the highly radioactive water stored at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant by the end of March. When Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant ...
National Oct 31, 2014
Tepco cracks open weather shield covering reactor building at Fukushima No. 1
Tepco on Friday cracked open the cover over the reactor 1 building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The covering was installed in a bid to contain radioactive dust after a hydrogen explosion shattered the building's exterior structure in March 2011. Dismantling it is a ...
National / Crime & Legal Oct 25, 2014
3/11 charges for Tepco execs delayed by three months
Prosecutors have delayed for three months a decision on whether to charge three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. for their handling of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, an official with a panel that requested the indictments said Friday. The Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office had ...