Oi nuclear power plant
June 09, 2012
Anti-nuclear campaigners condemned Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s call on June 8 for the restart of two reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture as an...
June 09, 2012
Two scientists are calling for an inspection of a possible active fault line under the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture before two reactors are brought back online.
June 09, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's first news conference about his administration's nuclear power policy raised serious doubts about his political integrity.
June 09, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced on June 8 that he has decided that operations at the Oi nuclear power plant need to be resumed and plans to hold a meeting soon with...
June 08, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced on June 8 that he has decided that operations at the Oi nuclear power plant need to be resumed and plans to hold a meeting soon with...
June 08, 2012
An expert panel set up by Osaka Prefecture and the city of Osaka is expected to call for foreigners to make up half of Japan’s new nuclear regulatory body to ensure its...
June 07, 2012
The governors of Shiga and Kyoto prefectures are pushing the government to limit use of Fukui Prefecture’s Oi nuclear power plant to summer peak demand, reopening a rift...
June 06, 2012
The extent of opposition in the ruling party to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s push to restart nuclear reactors became clear on June 5, with nearly a third of his party’s...
June 06, 2012
FUKUI--Religious leaders from Buddhism, Christianity and other faiths are calling on a higher authority as they join the campaign against the restart of two idled reactors at...
June 02, 2012
OSAKA--Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto has admitted to "defeat" in battling the central government and preventing two idle nuclear reactors in neighboring Fukui Prefecture being...
June 02, 2012
The government is planning for rolling blackouts in the Kansai region and other areas even if two idle reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture are brought...
June 01, 2012
After espousing a staunch anti-nuclear stance that included threats to bring down the ruling party, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto said May 31 he would approve the restart of two...
May 31, 2012
The Noda administration has effectively decided to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi nuclear power plant.
May 30, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, keen to restart idled nuclear reactors to avoid a summer power crunch, said on May 30 it was necessary to start those whose safety has been...
May 30, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said on May 29 that Japan’s suspended nuclear reactors must be restarted for the sake of the country’s economy and its people.
May 21, 2012
More than half of the people in Japan oppose plans to restart reactors at the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture, and an overwhelming majority distrusts the government’s...
May 20, 2012
Central government officials are realizing they will have to depend on Fukui prefectural officials for a restart of the Oi nuclear power plant in the prefecture anytime soon.
May 19, 2012
In a TV program recently aired by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reiterated his intention of forging ahead with plans to restart the No. 3 and No....
May 14, 2012
OI, Fukui Prefecture--In rare good news for the central government, Oi Mayor Shinobu Tokioka has signaled his readiness to approve a resumption of operations at the Oi nuclear...
May 14, 2012
Eight of the 11 municipalities within 30 kilometers of the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture expressed opposition or are taking a cautious approach to the restart of...