METI
April 09, 2013
For the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster started, the government will not ask people to save electricity this summer because utilities are expected to have...
March 21, 2013
Desolate, remote and almost entirely under water, the Okinotorishima atoll 1,700 kilometers south of Tokyo is now the site of a port construction project worth 75 billion yen...
March 16, 2013
The government began work March 15 to overhaul Japan's energy policy. A panel discussed the value of alternative power sources but pointedly ignored a pledge by the previous...
February 11, 2013
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--The Abe administration has agreed to assist Saudi Arabia in nuclear power development, Japan’s first such offer overseas since the onset of the...
January 15, 2013
With the pro-nuclear Liberal Democratic Party back in power, a bureaucrat under the previous ruling Democratic Party of Japan who helped formulate the plan for Japan to pull...
December 29, 2012
The Liberal Democratic Party wasted little time restoring the influence of the pro-nuclear industry ministry to move away from the nuclear-free society envisioned by the...
December 15, 2012
Nearly two years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan is failing to keep a pledge to tap global expertise to...
October 30, 2012
Japan's industrial output contracted by 4.1 percent in September from August and 8.1 percent from a year earlier as automakers and steel mills cut production due to shrinking...
August 25, 2012
The industry ministry plans to amend legislation to allow for "direct disposal" of spent nuclear fuel, a move away from the nation’s problem-plagued goal of creating a full...
July 10, 2012
Scrimping on electricity usage by households and businesses across Japan helped the government attain its numerical energy-saving targets for the first week of July and avert a ...
June 29, 2012
An industry ministry committee appears willing to accept the reduced wage level offered by Tokyo Electric Power Co., but a Consumer Affairs Agency panel is seeking deeper cuts...
May 29, 2012
A controversial option to increase Japan’s reliance on nuclear power by 2030 will be dropped from the report that is likely to form the basis of the government’s new energy ...
May 25, 2012
Japan, according to an industry ministry panel, faces five stark choices in deciding what proportion of electricity will be generated by nuclear power in 2030.
May 10, 2012
The restructuring plan for Tokyo Electric Power Co. approved May 9 will trigger howls of protest from millions of customers, but government and company officials say the grim...
May 10, 2012
Electricity rates could double from current levels by 2030 if Japan opts to abolish nuclear power generation.
May 08, 2012
Nine electric power companies would post a combined loss of 2.7 trillion yen ($33.8 billion) in fiscal 2012 if all nuclear plants remain idle for the remainder of the period,...
May 08, 2012
The industry ministry will ask households and companies in Kansai to reduce electricity usage by 15 to 20 percent in the summer to prevent power shortages in the vulnerable...
February 06, 2012
The government’s “no-return” rule to ensure independence of a nuclear regulatory agency from pro-nuclear ministries and agencies will apply to only seven senior officials ...
February 01, 2012
The industry ministry will offer subsidies, tax breaks and other financial incentives to expand power grids for wind power generation amid potential electricity shortages in...
January 27, 2012
Secret U.S. contingency plans that might have helped emergency teams trying to deal with the total power failure at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant were sat on by...