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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2017
Toshiba unveils submersible video robot to probe reactor 3 at Fukushima No. 1 plant
Toshiba Corp. unveiled on Thursday a submersible robot to take live video of reactor 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant to confirm whether fuel debris is sitting at the bottom of a pool of radioactive water inside.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2017
Incoming Tepco chief vows decision on whether to scrap Fukushima No. 2
The incoming president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has expressed eagerness to accelerate moves for tie-ups with other companies in an effort to revive its business following the meltdowns at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2017
Tepco visits Niigata residents to apologize for latest safety blunder
Representatives of Tokyo Electric on Monday began visiting about 41,000 households around its idled nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture to apologize for withholding vital safety information about a facility there.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 13, 2017
In Fukushima, a land where few return
The evacuation orders for most of the village of Iitate have been lifted. But where are the people?
JAPAN
May 10, 2017
Tepco mandated to create fund for scrapping Fukushima plant
The Diet passed a bill Wednesday requiring Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to put aside extra funds to decommission its crisis-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, as the state seeks to gain more financial control over the utility.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 29, 2017
'Yoshida's Dilemma: One Man's Struggle to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe': But for him, Fukushima could have been much worse
But for this man and his team, the Fukushima disaster would likely have been much worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2017
Cost-cutting keeps Tepco in black but nuclear redress taking toll
Tokyo Electric said Friday that it stayed in the black in fiscal 2016 for the fourth consecutive year thanks to cost-cutting efforts after the 2011 triple core meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017
Six years later, some workers at Fukushima nuclear plant say they can do without protective gear
A drop in radiation is giving workers at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant a taste of normality six years after its triple core meltdown.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017
Lack of proper facilities forced disabled evacuees to move from shelter to shelter after 3/11
Many 3/11 evacuees with disabilities were forced to move from shelter to shelter in search of barrier-free and other facilities, a survey shows.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2017
Tepco contemplates 2019 restart for giant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is planning to restart operations at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture in stages from April 2019, sources said.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2017
Lifting Fukushima evacuation orders
Government decisions alone will not return evacuees' lives to a state of normalcy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017
Tepco's newly appointed president vows to revive business, take responsibility for Fukushima
Tomoaki Kobayakawa said Monday he will push through reforms while fulfilling the firm's responsibilities over the 2011 disaster at its Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2017
Koike's plan for Tepco to remove utility poles in Tokyo an Olympian task
Making one of the world's biggest cities beautiful is a task beleaguered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is unlikely to relish.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2017
After Fukushima, battling Tepco and leukemia
Masaru Ikeda felt he had a duty to help at the No. 1 plant after 3/11. Now, in court, he is taking on the utility he says betrayed him.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2017
60% of new utilities object to helping pay Fukushima compensation
A survey finds over 60 percent of the major companies entering the electric power industry object to a plan to have them shoulder some compensation costs related to the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2017
Tepco picks new young leader Kobayakawa to take reins of reform
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Friday it will appoint Tomoaki Kobayakawa, the 53-year-old head of the group's electricity retail arm, as president, rejuvenating top management amid increasing pressure for corporate reform.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 30, 2017
Government, Tepco appeal negligence ruling in 3/11 nuclear crisis
The central government and the operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have appealed a court ruling that found them negligent for taking insufficient measures to deal with March 2011 quake and tsunami.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 25, 2017
Radiation brings fear, and kids let it all out
Children too young, one might think, to even know the word 'radiation' have picked it up and flung it with gleeful malice at disoriented new classmates who have enough to cope with already.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2017
Tepco robot failed to capture images of melted fuel in reactor 1
Tokyo Electric said Thursday that it failed to get any photos of potential fuel debris during a five-day probe of the primary containment vessel at reactor 1 of the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017
Tepco eyes reorganization to free up funds for disaster aftermath
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. is aiming to integrate its nuclear and power transmission and distribution businesses with other utilities to free up funds to use in dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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