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TEPCO paid membership fee to nuclear lobby group...
Tokyo Electric Power Co. head office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Following the nation’s worst nuclear accident in 2011 and while requesting governmental assistance to help it stay afloat, Tokyo Electric Power Co. paid 1.8 billion yen ($189 ...
NUCLEAR DILEMMA: TEPCO spends billions on Fukushima ...
Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. listen to a speech by Chairman Kazuhiko Shimokobe who visited the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 4. (Yusaku Kanagawa)
Every day, about 2,000 workers in protective clothing brave high radiation levels at a nuclear plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to repair damage from last year’s...
Industry ministry, consumer agency split on TEPCO...
TEPCO headquarters in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
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...
Fair trade officials give TEPCO a slap on the wrist
Kazuhiko Shimokobe, who is expected to serve as the new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
The Fair Trade Commission issued a written warning to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) over its 17-percent rate hike for business customers this April but drew back from any...
TEPCO squanders fortune for electricity that's not...
The company's nameplate at TEPCO head office in Tokyo (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. will pay more than 300 billion yen ($3.8 billion) for electricity it likely will never get.
TEPCO to offer billing system to curb summer power...
The Asahi Shimbun
Facing criticism over its planned price hikes, Tokyo Electric Power Co. will offer consumers a "peak shift plan," which charges more for power during afternoon hours but...
TEPCO faces major challenges in avoiding bankruptcy
The Asahi Shimbun
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...
Electricity rates would double if nation is...
Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Hatchobaru geothermal power station in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture, is the largest geothermal power plant in Japan. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Electricity rates could double from current levels by 2030 if Japan opts to abolish nuclear power generation.
Debate stirring over effects of nuclear-free summer
The No. 3 reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, the last operating reactor run by Kansai Electric Power Co., is scheduled to be shut down for regular inspections on Feb. 20. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Economists and manufacturers are predicting gloom and despair if all of the country’s nuclear reactors are offline this summer. But some energy experts say things won’t be...
Panel: Higher electricity rates needed for TEPCO's...
Electricity rate hikes and a resumption of nuclear power plant operations are needed to keep Tokyo Electric Power Co. afloat, according to a government panel appraising the...
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