Nuclear power
May 24, 2013
Anti-nuclear activists blasted the government at the Tokyo District Court on May 23 in the first hearing over the legality of protest tents set up on the grounds of the...
May 09, 2013
During his recent visits to Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed agreements that open the door to Japan’s exports of nuclear power generation ...
May 04, 2013
ANKARA—Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 3 wrapped up a four-nation tour highlighted by achievements in economic diplomacy, particularly in nuclear power and medical services.
March 30, 2013
Anti-nuclear activists gathered outside the prime minister's office on March 29 to call for an end to Japan's dependency on nuclear power and mark the one-year anniversary of...
March 26, 2013
ULSAN, South Korea--North Korea's weapons program is not the only nuclear headache for South Korea. The country's radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power...
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...
March 13, 2013
TAIPEI--Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou is taking heat from opposition parties and environmentalists by repeatedly justifying his administration's commitment to nuclear energy ...
March 07, 2013
Interest is fading in the weekly anti-nuclear protests near the prime minister's office that once attracted thousands of people and pressed the government to adopt a policy of...
February 19, 2013
Japan Atomic Power Co. and a Marubeni Corp. affiliate signed an agreement Feb. 18 with Kazakhstan to assist in the development of nuclear power plants in the Central Asian...
February 19, 2013
About 70 percent of voters want to see an end to nuclear power generation in Japan, according to an Asahi Shimbun opinion poll conducted on Feb. 16 and 17.
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...
February 08, 2013
In a startling admission, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said a series of vital safety checks supposedly carried out at the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Fukui...
February 03, 2013
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine--Tours to the site of a nuclear disaster might not be on everyone’s list of must-places to visit.
January 27, 2013
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake last March, Germany immediately abandoned its policy of promoting nuclear power. It has now embarked on the road to denuclearization...
January 19, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe returned home on Jan. 19 after a tour of Southeast Asia, his first overseas trip since taking office late last year.
January 17, 2013
Nine of Japan’s electric utilities spent a combined 2.4 trillion yen ($27.6 billion) to sponsor TV programs and run ads in print media over four decades to promote nuclear...
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...
January 11, 2013
Four prominent writers including Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe say they will step up their demand that Japan pulls the plug on nuclear power.
January 03, 2013
A foundation that provides high-paying jobs for retired industry ministry officials has held a two-decade monopoly on the program that pays benefits to residents living near...
December 28, 2012
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Dec. 27 it will recommend shutting down the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture if an active geological fault is found to run...