nuclear energy
May 17, 2013
Fiercely individualistic and manipulative, French politician and diplomat Charles Maurice de Tallyrand-Périgord (1754-1838) had a sharp eye for human nature and the era in...
May 12, 2013
A confident Liberal Democratic Party will continue moving toward a return to operations at nuclear power plants around the nation by including the goal in its campaign platform ...
January 08, 2013
SEOUL--South Korea has no option but to expand its nuclear power plant program despite growing public concern over safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011 and...
December 19, 2012
The smiles have returned to the “nuclear village.”
December 17, 2012
Japan is expected to reverse course to scrap nuclear power, and take a stronger stand in international disputes under a government led by Shinzo Abe, whose Liberal Democratic...
December 15, 2012
Japan goes to the polls Dec. 16 to shape key policies—including the future of nuclear energy—in the first nationwide election since last year's devastating earthquake and...
December 03, 2012
An ambitious proposal by a new political party to wean Japan from nuclear power generation in just 10 years was roundly criticized as "unrealistic" by other parties gearing up...
November 29, 2012
The Japan Restoration Party called for writing a new Constitution in its campaign platform released on Nov. 29, adopting the long-held policy of recently appointed leader...
November 20, 2012
Two veteran politicians hoping to draw support for their small parties are drawing a line in the sand against nuclear power, a key issue in the Dec. 16 Lower House election.
November 13, 2012
SEOUL--South Korea's government should resume publishing polls on nuclear safety after a loss of public confidence in the sector in the wake of Japan's Fukushima disaster, an...
October 25, 2012
WASHINGTON--Abandoning its reliance on nuclear power generation is not the way to go for Japan, says John Hamre, a former U.S. deputy secretary of defense who is president of U....
October 25, 2012
WASHINGTON--Abandoning its reliance on nuclear power generation is not the way to go for Japan, says John Hamre, a former U.S. deputy secretary of defense who is president of U....
October 25, 2012
Japanese households will be able to ride out a sweltering summer next year without worrying about power shortages, even if no additional nuclear power plants go back online,...
September 30, 2012
Japan's industry minister said the country must give up nuclear power plants as soon as possible because they pose too much risk in one of the world's most earthquake-prone...
September 14, 2012
As Japan prepares to abandon its dependence on nuclear energy, government officials are scrambling to address concerns from Western nations over how that shift would impact...
August 28, 2012
In the face of strident anti-nuclear public sentiment, the government will consider abandoning nuclear power generation, sources said, a turnaround from its previous stance of...
August 28, 2012
Nuclear energy issues are a top priority for nearly half of voters in the upcoming Lower House election, rivaling perennial concerns about the economy and social security.
August 25, 2012
Fifty-eight percent of people want Japan to abolish nuclear power within a decade, sooner than the earliest government proposal of 2030 and reflecting widespread fears for...
August 13, 2012
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan will establish a research commission to determine what ratio of electricity should be generated by nuclear energy in 2030 as the nation...
August 12, 2012
Chinese and Indian economic growth is leading to a surging demand for energy. Which energy sources can meet this demand? Since the nuclear accident in Japan, each country has...