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HOKKAIDO ELECTRIC

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2022
Sapporo District Court rules against reactor restart at Hokkaido nuclear power plant
The ruling was made in response to a request by over 1,000 plaintiffs concerned about safety at the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2018
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visits Toyota's EV parts factory in Hokkaido
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Toyota Motor Corp.'s electric-vehicle parts factory in Hokkaido on Friday, as the government of the world's second-biggest economy looks to promote eco-friendly EVs to curb air pollution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 18, 2016
Hokkaido partners working on electric vehicle for cold weather conditions
Eight Hokkaido firms are taking a fresh approach to the region's notoriously cold weather with the development of an electric vehicle tailored for tough road conditions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014
Hokkaido Electric wins government OK to raise rates
The government on Tuesday approved Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s plan to raise household electricity bills by 15.3 percent on average, with the surge in fossil fuel costs weighing on the utility's business in the absence of nuclear power generation following the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2014
Hokkaido Electric to execute second price hike in November
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. will raise electricity prices for households on Nov. 1, the industry ministry said Friday, as rising fossil fuel costs weigh on the utility's earnings following the loss of nuclear power.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2014
Don't bank on nuclear restarts
Power companies are moving again to raise their electricity rates to get out of dire financial straits caused by the increased cost of importing fuel to run more thermal power plants while their nuclear power reactors remain idled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2014
Hokkaido Electric applies for additional 17% rate hike
Hokkaido Electric Power Co. on Thursday became the first utility to seek its second rate hike since March 2011, applying for permission to charge households around 17 percent more starting this fall.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2014
Quake shakes Hokkaido; no tsunami warning
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 struck Hokkaido on Tuesday evening, but no tsunami alert was issued, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2014
Hokkaido reactor needs construction work to satisfy new regulations
One of the reactors owned by Hokkaido Electric Power Co. doesn't comply with the new nuclear regulations and will have to undergo construction work to come up to code, regulators said.
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A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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