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NUCLEAR ENERGY

The plaintiffs’ legal team rally in Shizuoka on Tuesday, after the district court rejected their lawsuit seeking an injunction against the operation of the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 nuclear reactors in Hamaoka.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
Court finds Hamaoka reactor restart unlikely after data scandal
Chubu Electric said at a separate news conference that it will scrutinize the content of the ruling.
Kushima Mayor Koichi Takeda told reporters that the industry ministry had not asked the city to accept a literature survey and that no decision had been made.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 23, 2026
Kushima briefed by industry ministry officials on nuclear waste site survey
The survey would take about two years and examine potential risks from volcanoes and faults based on geological maps and other documents.
Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Hitachi Energy, during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Wednesday. Schierenbeck says building a new reactor from scratch could take five to 10 years.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2026
Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise
Small modular reactors, having capacity of 300 megawatts or less, are increasingly seen as a way to decarbonize energy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade of the White House in Washington on Sept. 24
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. and China discuss reciprocal visits to nuclear sites, CNN reports
The idea of reciprocal visits was initially raised by China in meetings with U.S. officials this year, CNN said in its report.
Tetsuo Nishi (center) celebrates his victory in the mayoral election in Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2026
Mayor pushing for spent nuclear-fuel facility reelected in Yamaguchi
Tetsuo Nishi said nuclear power-related subsidies from the state would help fund the town’s child-rearing and resident-welfare measures.
Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa during a news conference in Mito on Friday
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2026
Ibaraki won’t accept second-stage survey for nuclear waste site, governor says
Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa’s announcement comes days after the mayor of Hitachiomiya expressed a willingness to accept the survey for his city.
Workers wearing protective suits and masks conduct a decommissioning operation at the No. 2 reactor building of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in January.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2026
Tepco begins long-delayed probe of Fukushima reactor’s interior
Tepco has frequently postponed investigations in order to remove accumulated debris and replace cameras, among other reasons.
Iranians walk past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump along a street in Tehran on Sept. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2026
Iran offers to allow nuclear inspectors if sanctions are eased
Inflation in Iran is now almost 90% year over year, and the rial has weakened 30% against the dollar as sanctions begin to bite.
Sadayuki Suzuki, the mayor of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture, speaks to reporters at the city government office on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2026
City in Ibaraki accepts first stage survey for nuclear waste site
Hitachiomiya is the fifth site in the country and the first in Honshu to accept a literature survey.
Minoru Yasui, the new president of Chubu Electric Power, speaks to reporters in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2026
New chief of Chubu Electric pledges governance overhaul
Minoru Yasui has succeeded Kingo Hayashi, who resigned as president to take responsibility for scandals at the firm.
Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa (left) speaks to Mutsu Mayor Tomoya Yamamoto (right) in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 18, 2026
Bid to widen use of spent nuclear fuel facility in Aomori hits resistance
After storage the fuel should be moved to the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant for processing, but completion of the Rokkasho plant has been delayed.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2026
91AV原创 nuclear revival hits setbacks after scandals and accidents
To curb a reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, Japan has been pushing to resume reactors shut in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Chubu Electric Power’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2015
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2026
Investigating Chubu Electric fraud case ‘will take some time,’ NRA chief says
The NRA’s secretariat also said it will conduct additional reviews of how the company handled a whistleblower report about the data fraud.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
Russia and China end mandate for monitoring of U.N. sanctions on Iran
The sanctions had been reimposed a year ago after Tehran was accused of violating the 2015 pact meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Kansai Electric currently stores spent fuel in pools at facilities such as its Oi nuclear power plant (pictured) in Fukui Prefecture. The firm has expressed an intention to use an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2026
Two firms show interest in spent nuclear fuel facility
The facility currently accepts spent nuclear fuel only from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings and Japan Atomic Power.
Tokyo Electric Power employees work on the operation floor of a reactor building at the company's Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2026
Japan aims to increase its reliance on nuclear power, but headwinds remain
The government has set a target of replacing up to 14 nuclear reactors by the 2050s, but questions over spent fuel are lingering.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in the city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2026
Small fire occurs at Chubu Electric’s Hamaoka nuclear plant
The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, the company said.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi and other executives bow in apology during a news conference in Nagoya on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Top Chubu Electric executives resign over nuclear plant data scandal
The data-tampering scandal was partially blamed on pressure from management for an early restart of the utility’s Hamaoka nuclear plant.
Kingo Hayashi (second from left), president of Chubu Electric Power Co., apologizes for the firm's data fraud to Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki at the Shizuoka prefectural government offfice in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2026
Chubu Electric chiefs to quit over nuclear data fraud, NHK says
The move follows allegations of falsified earthquake-risk data provided to 91AV原创 nuclear regulator during safety reviews.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2026
Chubu Electric chairman Satoru Katsuno may step down over data fraud
Industry officials have criticized Katsuno, with some saying that “there is no way he can remain in the position.”
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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