National Dec 2, 2019
METI eyes 2031 end to Fukushima No. 1 cleanup
by Mari Yamaguchi
Designating a specific time frame for the first time, the plan calls for starting with debris removal from reactor No. 2.
Business Nov 23, 2019
Japan to assist creation of local power providers that function even during blackouts
The Environment Ministry plans to create a financial aid program to encourage the establishment of community-based power providers that could supply energy locally if disasters bring large-scale outages. The program will assist the creation of independent systems involving renewable energy facilities, transmission grids and storage ...
National Nov 18, 2019
Japan's METI says it's safe to dump radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear disaster into ocean
Storage tanks for the waste water at Fukushima No. 1 are getting full, Tepco says.
Business / Corporate Nov 12, 2019
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., known as Tepco, said Tuesday the group will sell electricity to households across Japan, with the exception of Okinawa Prefecture, from Wednesday. The group hopes to acquire customers in new regional markets while keeping users who leave the greater ...
National Nov 4, 2019
Dozens of bags of radioactive waste still missing in Fukushima three weeks after intense typhoon
Dozens of bags containing waste polluted with radioactive substances are still missing in Fukushima Prefecture, three weeks after they were swept away from storage areas in floods triggered by Typhoon Hagibis. Of the 90 bags originally lost, 36 remain missing. The Environment Ministry, prefectural officials ...
Business / Financial Markets Oct 30, 2019
Tepco may become first Japanese utility to issue green bonds
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. could become the first Japanese utility to issue green bonds. The company is considering raising funds via its new Tepco Renewable Power Inc. unit, established this month to take over its renewable energy business, according to spokesman Takao Takagi. ...
National | Regional Voices: Tohoku Oct 11, 2019
With appeal of Tepco acquittal, thousands hit by Fukushima nuclear disaster seek closure
Plaintiffs have appealed a ruling handed down by the Tokyo District Court in mid-September that found three former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives not guilty of professional negligence. A class action lawsuit against the executives claimed they had failed to apply the proper safety ...
National / Crime & Legal Oct 1, 2019
Prosecutors appeal acquittal of former Tepco execs over Fukushima nuclear disaster
An appeal has been filed with the Tokyo High Court challenging the acquittal of three former Tepco executives over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. "Letting this decision stand is clearly against justice. Taking into consideration the burden of the victims, it is incumbent on ...
Issues | LAW OF THE LAND Sep 29, 2019
The Tepco verdict is predictable but not insignificant
by Colin P.A. Jones
Three Tepco executives are acquitted of criminal negligence in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster. Did the court recognize the unfairness of holding only three people responsible for a crisis that had much broader causes?
National Sep 25, 2019
A total of 127 households in Chiba Prefecture are expected to remain without electricity until at least Friday due to the damage caused by Typhoon Faxai earlier this month, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Wednesday. The homes are in areas where electricity workers ...
Editorials Sep 20, 2019
The acquittals of the former Tepco executives highlight the limitations of criminal trials in pursuing the responsibility of executives of large firms for serious accidents.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 19, 2019
Former Tepco executives found not guilty of criminal negligence in Fukushima nuclear disaster
by Magdalena Osumi
Three former senior executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are acquitted of professional negligence relating to the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.