nuclear power
August 25, 2012
Protesters yelled anti-nuclear slogans Aug. 24 and denounced the choice of a new industry regulator in what has become a routine Friday-evening street rally outside the prime...
August 24, 2012
Anti-nuclear citizen activists who have been organizing weekly demonstrations in front of the prime minister’s office were invited inside on Aug. 22 to meet with Prime...
August 23, 2012
There were no smiles. There were no handshakes.
August 21, 2012
A group of big-name anti-nuclear activists led by Nobel laureate Kenzaburo Oe and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto is pushing lawmakers to support legislation that would phase out...
August 21, 2012
SENDAI--Can one predict disasters? A documentary film that some consider did so is showing again in cinemas across Japan.
August 20, 2012
The nuclear power industry has made behind-the-scenes payments to the tune of at least 3.18 billion yen ($40 million) to six local governments hosting nuclear-power related...
August 19, 2012
With 48 of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors currently off-line for maintenance or inspections, a citizens' group is questioning the impartiality of some of the members who have...
August 17, 2012
Has Japan opened the door--slightly--to developing nuclear weapons? The nation has amended its nuclear manifesto to cite "national security" as a reason for possessing the...
August 17, 2012
WASHINGTON--Japan should act in accordance with its world standing and address problems in its relations with South Korea, according to a report on the future of the Japan-U.S. ...
August 06, 2012
The people have spoken, and what close to 70 percent of participants have indicated in a series of public hearings on the nation's energy policy is that Japan should be free of ...
August 06, 2012
The public approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet stands at 22 percent, the lowest since he took power last September, according to an Asahi Shimbun survey.
August 04, 2012
Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear protesters who have been gathering noisily outside the prime minister's office in Tokyo the past months on Friday evenings will get to make...
August 02, 2012
Veteran powerbroker Ichiro Ozawa said Aug. 1 his new party would campaign for all nuclear power plants to be abolished within 10 years.
August 02, 2012
A small window of opportunity appears to have opened that could fix some of the problems with Japan’s democracy, but so far it has only led to a bitter confrontation between...
July 31, 2012
The violent rainy season has come to an end, but not before inflicting serious damage on Kyushu.
July 30, 2012
Sensing the timing is right, a Japanese version of the environmentalist Green Party has been formed to nudge Japan to abandoning nuclear power by fielding candidates in...
July 30, 2012
Citizens who wanted to voice their opinions on energy policy at eight public hearings overwhelmingly called for Japan to give up nuclear energy by 2030.
July 28, 2012
Mizuho Fukushima, head of the Social Democratic Party, took on an unusual role to underscore her party’s opposition to nuclear power: On July 27, she served as wait staff at...
July 21, 2012
About 90,000 people protested outside the prime minister’s office on July 20, demanding an end to the government’s drive to reopen nuclear power plants, organizers said.
July 19, 2012
Following the Great East Japan Earthquake, prominent tanka poet Hirohiko Okano hearkened back to the country's ancient legends when he wrote, "Protect this beautiful group of...