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'THIS IS NO PLACE FOR A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT'
Occupying 4.2 sq km of land along the Japan Sea coast, it is the biggest nuclear power plant in the world... READ MORE›
HINKLEY POINT: THE DREADFUL DEAL BEHIND THE WORLDS MOST EXPENSIVE POWER PLANT
When it is finally completed, Hinkley Point C will be the most expensive power station in the world... READ MORE›
PLANS FOR MAJOR NUCLEAR POWER STATION IN WALES WIN GREEN LIGHT
Office for Nuclear Regulation approves design for new reactor at Horizon Nuclear Power's plant at Wylfa, Anglesey... READ MORE›
BOAT WASHES ASHORE IN AKITA WITH EIGHT ABOARD CLAIMING TO BE NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN
The discovery of apparent North Korean fishing boats is a fairly frequent occurrence in Japan and doesn't always rate as an urgent matter... READ MORE›
OSAKA GOV. ICHIRO MATSUI HEADS TO PARIS TO BOOST BID FOR 2025 WORLD EXPO
Yoshimura, who called the statue a form of Japan-bashing, has threatened to end the 60-year Osaka-San Francisco sister city relationship over the matter... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA WILL RESUME NUCLEAR REACTOR WORK
South Korea Will Resume Reactor Work, Defying Nuclear Opponents... READ MORE›
SOUTH KOREA SURVEY BACKS RESTARTING CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NUCLEAR REACTORS
The suspension was one of President Moon Jae-in's key campaign pledges to allay public worry over nuclear power... READ MORE›
FUKUSHIMA EVACUEE TO TELL UN THAT JAPAN VIOLATED HUMAN RIGHTS
Mitsuko Sonoda will say evacuees face financial hardship and are being forced to return to homes they believe are unsafe... READ MORE›
6.0-MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES OFF COAST OF JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA PREF., NO TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in Japan's northeast on Friday, the weather agency here said... READ MORE›
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RADIOACTIVE BOARS THWART RESIDENTS PLANS TO RETURN HOME
Boars have caused about 854,000 in damage to agriculture in Fukushima prefecture, reported the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri... READ MORE›
DYING ROBOTS AND FAILING HOPE: FUKUSHIMA CLEAN-UP FALTERS SIX YEARS AFTER TSUNAMI
Naohiro Masuda, the president of Fukushima Daiichi's decommissioning arm, says he wants another probe sent in before deciding on how to remove the melted fuel... READ MORE›
JAPANS LOWER HOUSE PASSES BILLS TO GIVE MILITARY FREER HAND TO FIGHT
It complements guidelines in a bilateral agreement governing how Japanese and United States forces work together, which was signed by the two nations this year... READ MORE›
EXPLOSION AT EDF'S FLAMANVILLE NUCLEAR PLANT IN NORTHERN FRANCE
Nuclear power provides four-fifths of France's electricity generation, but much of the country's ageing nuclear fleet is expected to close in the 2030s... READ MORE›
JAPAN EARTHQUAKE: POWERFUL NEW TREMOR IN KUMAMOTO
Japan is regularly hit by earthquakes but stringent building codes mean that they rarely cause significant damage... READ MORE›
JAPAN, INDIA SIGN AGREEMENT ON CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER
Energy-hungry India wants to increase nuclear power generation to support its strong economic growth... READ MORE›
FUKUSHIMA DISASTER EVACUEES TOLD TO RETURN TO ABANDONED HOMES
People who fled after March 2011 nuclear meltdown face losing housing subsidies if they do not go back, despite radiation fears... READ MORE›
HURRICANE IRMA POSES TOUGHEST TEST FOR U.S. NUCLEAR INDUSTRY SINCE FUKUSHIMA
The operator, Florida Power Light FPL, has said it will shut Turkey Point well before hurricane-strength winds reach the plant... READ MORE›
THESE ARE THE AMAZING THINGS YOU CAN DO IN JAPAN ON CAT DAY
The event began in 1987 after an Executive Cat Day Committee polled cat-lovers across Japan and decided that February 22 should be Cat Day... READ MORE›
HALF OF AMERICA'S NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS SEEN AS MONEY LOSERS
Nuclear power plants are getting paid 20 to 30 a megawatt-hour for their electricity, Nicholas Steckler, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, said in a report Wednesday... READ MORE›
JAPAN HOLDS FIRST-EVER EVACUATION DRILL SIMULATING NORTH KOREAN MISSILE STRIKE INTO WATERS NEARBY
Amid a growing missile threat from North Korea, the northern city of Oga, Akita Prefecture, held Japan's first-ever evacuation drill for local residents, g... READ MORE›
SCRAPPING HINKLEY FOR RENEWABLE ALTERNATIVES WILL SAVE 'TENS OF BILLIONS'
A final investment decision by EDF on the nuclear power plant's expansion is expected in May... READ MORE›
JAPAN AVALANCHE KILLS SEVEN STUDENTS AND TEACHER
More than 40 injured after avalanche struck while students were climbing near Nasu Onsen ski resort north of Tokyo... READ MORE›
THE CHILDREN OF FUKUSHIMA RETURN SIX YEARS AFTER THE NUCLEAR DISASTER
But this month, six years after the disaster, 105 students turned up at Naraha Elementary and Junior High School for the beginning of the Japanese school year... READ MORE›
FAILING NUCLEAR POWER IS GOOD FOR COAL, BAD FOR EARTH
This third option calls for a quadrupling of 2015 U.S. nuclear power production... READ MORE›
EIGHT SCHOOL CHILDREN FEARED DEAD IN JAPANESE AVALANCHE
The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km 75 miles north of Tokyo... READ MORE›
NEW BLOW FOR HINKLEY POINT CONTRACTOR EDF AFTER FRENCH SAFETY CHECKS
Safety issues force many reactors offline with warnings of power cuts across France, higher energy prices and a rise in emissions... READ MORE›
MEET THE WOMAN WHO MAKES FAKE FINGERS FOR JAPAN'S REFORMED GANGSTERS
Yukako Fukushima crafts lifelike pinkies to help yakuza criminals who severed fingers as a mark of contrition begin a new life... READ MORE›
250 000 JAPANESE STILL DISPLACED 4 YEARS AFTER QUAKE
2 COMMENTEMAILMORE IITATE, Japan When a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered a meltdown at the nearby Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, Yumi Kanno did not hesitate... READ MORE›
FUKUSHIMA KEEPS FIGHTING RADIOACTIVE TIDE 5 YEARS AFTER DISASTER
Mr. Ikeda's last job at Fukushima involved the destruction of used protective coveralls... READ MORE›
BEARING MAKER NSK CLAIMS TO MAKE WORLD'S TOP FIDGET SPINNER
A major bearing maker in Kanagawa Prefecture claims to have developed a fidget spinner that whirls longer than any on the market -- 12 minutes and cou... READ MORE›
MOUNT FUJI GETS FREE WI-FI IN BID TO DRAW MORE VISITORS
The initiative is aimed at attracting more overseas visitors to Shizuoka and Yamanashi the two prefectures that are home to Mount Fuji... READ MORE›
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WORKERS TO JOIN STRIKE
Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to join a strike over labour reforms that has already paralysed oil refineries and triggered fuel shortages... READ MORE›
PARROT PICKS JAPAN TO DEFEAT U.S. IN WOMEN'S WORLD CUP FINAL
She was on the money in predicting Japan would beat Switzerland, Cameroon, Ecuador, Netherlands, Australia and England in Canada... READ MORE›
HUSBAND PLANTS THOUSANDS OF FLOWERS FOR TWO YEARS TO MAKE HIS BLIND WIFE SMILE AGAIN
Japan may be famous for its cherry blossom at this time of year, but in Miyazaki Prefecture people flock to see a different floral spectacle... READ MORE›
KUMAMOTO RESIDENTS PICK UP THE PIECES FOLLOWING KYUSHU'S STRONGEST QUAKE
It was just like the Great Hanshin Earthquake or the Great East Japan Earthquake... READ MORE›
CHINAS NUCLEAR VISION COLLIDES WITH VILLAGERS FEARS
By 2030, officials want nuclear power to generate up to 10 percent of China's electricity... READ MORE›
JAPAN RESTARTS FIRST NUCLEAR REACTOR SINCE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
Sendai nuclear plant in southern Japan is first to begin operation since 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, despite anti-nuclear protests... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL RISES AS SECOND MASSIVE QUAKE HITS JAPAN
The earthquake hit Kumamoto prefecture for a second time following a 6.4 earthquake on April 14, 2016, that killed nine people... READ MORE›
JAPAN PAYS WORKER WHO GOT CANCER AFTER FUKUSHIMA
The ministry said the worker was exposed to 15.7 millisieverts of radiation during his 14 months at Fukushima Daiichi... READ MORE›