Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) restarted a reactor at the world’s biggest nuclear power plant Monday, after an issue last month delayed the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/09/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-reactor-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #tepco #nuclearenergy
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will restart the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture on Monday after having shut it down in January due to an alarm error. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Japan warned of possible avalanches in the country’s northern regions on Wednesday as the temperature suddenly rose after two weeks of extreme snowfall that paralyzed traffic and collapsed houses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/japan-avalanche-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #aomori #niigata
Japan’s Winter Olympic team may compete under one flag, but it reflects a surprisingly wide mix of climates, regions and hometown cultures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2026/02/04/japan-olympic-athlete-regions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #olympics #2026milanocortinaolympics #teamjapan #hokkaido #niigata #nagano #aichi #miyagi
At least 30 people have died and 324 injured due to heavy snowfall along the Sea of Japan coast over the past two weeks, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged people to stay alert and ensure their own safety. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/japan/fatalities-heavy-snow/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #aomori #niigata #akita #sanaetakaichi
Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm, while Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor's design. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Heavy snowfall across northern Japan and the Sea of Japan coast continued to disrupt transportation on Monday, leaving thousands of travelers stranded. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/japan/japan-snow-cold-front/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #snow #hokkaido #sapporo #aomori #niigata #rail
An alarm sounds and Tepco suspends restart at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world's largest nuclear reactor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Control rod alarm sounds at restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor No. 6 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-alarm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
Tecpo has restarted its reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world’s largest nuclear plant, which had been shut down in 2012 following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/japan/science-health/kashiwazaki-kariwa-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #niigata #nuclearenergy #energy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco
The Sea of Japan side of Honshu is likely to be hit by heavy snowfall, while Hokkaido and parts of Japan’s Pacific coast could also be affected. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/20/japan/science-health/snow-sea-japan-honshu-hokkaido/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #hokkaido #snow #tohoku #honshu #chugoku #hokuriku #niigata
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has said that an alert system did not work during a test operation of the idled No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, potentially delaying its restart. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-nuclear-plant-error/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #kashiwazakikariwa #nuclearenergy #tepco #niigata
TEPCO has submitted a new business reconstruction program to the government, featuring plans to seek partners for its operations related to data centers and decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/11/companies/tepco-business-reconstruction-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fukushima #niigata #tepco #nuclearenergy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #fukushimano1
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
Title: Ojiya, Echigo (1941)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://historyofjapan.co.uk/wiki/echigo-province/ #ShinHanga #Art #HasuiKawase #Showa #Winter #Niigata #Japan
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
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