National / Politics Oct 27, 2021
Kishida's nuclear push faces resistance ahead of election
by Sakura Murakami
Debate over whether to restart more reactors in Japan is highly charged, with 40% of the population opposing the move.
National / Crime & Legal Oct 24, 2020
Tokyo man arrested over dismembered body in Niigata Prefecture
The body, in several pieces, was found Monday inside a closet in an apartment in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
National Nov 19, 2015
Tepco's Kashiwazaki nuclear plant safer after upgrades, inspectors say
by Kazuaki Nagata
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has become safer in terms of physical hardware, while plant workers appear to be improving their emergency-response skills, overseas experts who inspected the facility Thursday said. Members of a Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee, which is keeping a watch on Tokyo ...
National Jul 2, 2015
Tepco seeks foreign seal of approval to restart nuclear plant
by Stephen Stapczynski
The utility's invitation to the world's top nuclear agency to review the safety of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility signals a desire to win support to restart the world's largest nuclear plant.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo Jun 12, 2014
Niigata's 2 km of festival fun, food and drink
by Akira Okubo
A summer festival wouldn't be complete without an ice-cold drink as you take in the sun and have some fun, and in Japan a popular traditional summer drink is cider — not the alcoholic fermented apple drink, but a fizzy soft drink similar to ...
Commentary | COUNTERPOINT Jan 18, 2014
Lexicon for today's Japan: Reading between the lies
by Jeff Kingston
Plowing through the news, one is often struck by the proliferation of acronyms, jargon, new names and terms. It can be a baffling experience, so I thought I would provide some explanations, keywords, synonyms, associative notions and interpretations to aid comprehension — even at ...
National Sep 26, 2013
Niigata governor gives Tepco green light on reactor inspections
Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida said Thursday that he basically approves of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s plan to request government safety tests for two idled reactors at the world's largest nuclear power plant, paving the way to restarting them. Izumida's assent allows the beleaguered utility ask ...
National Sep 21, 2013
A new museum built in honor of Donald Keene, a prominent U.S.-born scholar of Japanese literature, was opened to reporters Friday in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, prior to its public unveiling Saturday. At a news conference at the Donald Keene Center Kashiwazaki, Keene, 91, said: "I ...
National Jan 24, 2013
Some of the faults running under the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa atomic plant, the world's biggest nuclear power complex, could be considered active under the new regulator's safety standards.