Otsu District Court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by residents of Osaka and Shiga prefectures to shut down three Kansai Electric Power nuclear plants in Fukui Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/26/japan/crime-legal/court-dismissal-fukui-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shiga #otsu #osaka #fukui #nuclearenergy #japanesecourts #kepco
Tepco President Tomiaki Kobayakawa says the company will apply lessons learned from the meltdown of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant when it restarts the first unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant on Jan. 20. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-january-20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #tomiakikobayakawa
Tepco President Tomiaki Kobayakawa says the company will apply lessons learned from the meltdown of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant when it restarts the first unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant on Jan. 20. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/24/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-january-20/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #tomiakikobayakawa
Japan is taking the final step to allow the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant as the country makes a return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/kashiwazaki-nuclear-power-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #tepco #fukushimano1 #hideyohanazumi
South Korea may need to pursue a separate bilateral accord with the U.S. to secure the right to build nuclear-powered submarines, the country’s national security adviser said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/south-korea-nuclear-submarines-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #nuclearenergy #submarines #us #donaldtrump #northkorea
Over 40% of people in Japan support restarting nuclear power plants nationwide, an opinion poll has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/japan/nuclear-plant-restart-poll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #surveys #nuclearenergy
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his approval for the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/hokkaido-governor-approves-tomari-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomarinuclearpowerplant #nuclearenergy
Japan dropped out of plans to build a major nuclear power plant in Vietnam because the time frame is too tight, Japanese ambassador Naoki Ito said, possibly complicating Vietnam's strategy to avoid new power shortages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/08/companies/japan-exits-vietnam-nuke-project/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nuclearenergy #vietnamjapanrelations #naokiito #ninhthuan #russia
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki inspected Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant ahead of his final decision on whether to approve the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/hokkaido-governor-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
Tepco on Tuesday opened the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant to the press to demonstrate the safety of the unit, which the firm aims to bring back online. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-nuclear-power-plant-opened-to-press/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata #tepco
A Japanese high court branch on Friday rejected injunctions by local residents seeking to halt the operations of aging nuclear power reactors run by Kansai Electric Power in Fukui Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/crime-legal/court-rejection-injunctions-mihama-takahama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #kepco #japanesecourts #fukui #mihama #takahama #nuclearenergy #earthquakes
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his support for a planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power’s Tomari nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/hokkaido-governor-tomari-nuclear-restart-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hokkaido #naomichisuzuki #nuclearenergy #energy #tomari #restarts #localgovernment
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki will support the idea of restarting the Tomari nuclear plant during a meeting on Friday, sources said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/hokkaido-governor-nuclear-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #nuclearenergy
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' plan to restart its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture marks a major step forward for the company, but it is unclear if the company will be able to stabilize its earnings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/25/companies/tepco-biz-nuclear-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #fukushimano1
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi said Friday that he will allow a partial resumption of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest by output. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/niigata-nuclear-plant-resume/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy
The U.S. government plans to buy and own as many as 10 new, large nuclear reactors that could be paid for using Japan’s $550 billion funding pledge, part of a push to meet surging demand for electricity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/20/economy/us-nuke-reactors-japan-money/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #nuclearenergy #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations
The governor of Niigata Prefecture, which is home to the world’s largest nuclear power plant, is set to give the approval this week for the plant’s restart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/niigata-governor-to-approve-nuclear-plant-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco
The mayor of the village of Tomari in Hokkaido has indicated his plan to approve the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/hokkaido-tomari-mayor-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
The governor of Niigata Prefecture will visit the site of the Fukushima disaster, a key trip before he decides on whether to approve the restart of a separate nuclear plant in his own region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/niigata-governor-fukushima-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #localgovernment #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy
A cargo ship carrying plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel produced in France has arrived at Kansai Electric Power's Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, informed sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/17/japan/mox-fuel-takahama-nuclear-power-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kepco #takahama #fukui #nuclearenergy #france