Tohoku Electric

Utility could seek 20 billion yen from TEPCO over...
Tohoku Electric Power Co. President Makoto Kaiwa explains the decision to abandon the planned Namie-Odaka nuclear power plant in March. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
April 24, 2013
Solidarity clearly has no place in Japan's nuclear power industry.
Marubeni, Tohoku Electric involved in offshore...
The Asahi Shimbun
April 09, 2013
Editor's note: Dozens of journalists throughout the world sifted through and pored over millions of leaked records to uncover secrets of offshore accounts, exposing names and...
Local opposition spelled end for Namie-Odaka...
The Asahi Shimbun
March 29, 2013
Long removed from his hometown, Sakae Ishida recalled how opposition to a planned nuclear power plant quickly faded in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.
Nuclear watchdog: Fault lines under Higashidori...
Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
February 19, 2013
Geological fault lines that run beneath Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture are almost certainly active, according to an expert...
Active fault decision could affect all nuclear...
Experts of a panel of the Nuclear Regulation Authority examine seismic faults at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori nuclear plant in Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture. (Shinya Uemura)
December 21, 2012
The new industry watchdog said faults under a nuclear plant in Aomori Prefecture are likely active, an assessment that could have far-reaching ramifications for the operators...
Numerical power saving targets attained in first...
A signboard at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka on July 2 says some services operated by Kyushu Railway Co. will be suspended to help save on power. (Azumi Fukuoka)
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 ...
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