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 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
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi inspected Tepco's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Friday, before making a decision on whether to approve the restart of a reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-niigata-governor-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #restarts #localgovernment #nuclearenergy
Niigata’s governor met on Wednesday with the mayors of Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, which host Tepco’s nuclear plant, as he plans to decide whether to approve the restart of the facility. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/niigata-governor-kashiwazaki-kariwa-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #hideyohanazumi
Over 60% of residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture do not believe the conditions for restarting the facility have been met, a survey by the prefectural government showed. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart-negative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #nuclearenergy #surveys
The governor of Niigata Prefecture will make a rare visit to one of Japan’s most-troubled nuclear power plants this week, an event that will be watched closely by gas traders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/niigata-governor-nuclear-plant-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #niigata #nuclearenergy
The Niigata Prefectural Government said Sunday that an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed at a poultry farm in the city of Tainai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/09/japan/niigata-avian-flu-outbreak/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #birdflu #niigata #agriculture
The government of Niigata Prefecture said it has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in the city of Tainai. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/04/japan/science-health/bird-flu-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #hokkaido #birdflu
Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa said Thursday that the company will consider decommissioning the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/16/japan/tepco-kashiwazaki-reactor-scrap-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #niigata
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) is considering decommissioning one or more reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in central Japan, excluding the No. 6 and No. 7 units. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/japan/tepco-kashiwazaki-kariwa-decommissioning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #energy #nuclearenergy
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