Princess Aiko attended the 10th national conference on disaster management, becoming the first imperial family member to take part in the annual event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/08/japan/princess-aiko-attends-disaster-conference/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #princessaiko#imperialfamily #ishikawaearthquake #notopeninsula #niigata #earthquakes
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will bring forward a decision on the fate of the No. 1 to No. 5 reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/tepco-earlier-decision-on-decommissioning-reactors-in-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #nuclearenergy #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa
You don’t just go to Fuji Rock — you lie in the grass, dance in the rain, hide from the heat and surrender to the moment. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/04/music/fuji-rock-photos-heat-rain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #fujirockfestival #musicfestivals #niigata #photography
A U.S. minesweeper has made a port call in the city of Niigata as part of moves to enhance bilateral cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-minesweeper-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #us #defense
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices remain relatively high and stable. Now the country is preparing for a reversal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice#maff #agriculture #ldp #shigeruishiba #niigata #inflation
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has changed the schedule for restarting reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, sources said Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/tepco-change-plan-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #tepco #restarts #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa