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Yoshifumi Murase (right), commissioner of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, hands a business improvement order to Chubu Electric President Minoru Yasui in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2026
Chubu Electric given business improvement order over data scandal
The industry ministry called on the firm to eliminate the insular nature of its highly specialized nuclear power division.
The plaintiffs’ legal team rally in Shizuoka on Tuesday, after the district court rejected their lawsuit seeking an injunction against the operation of the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 nuclear reactors in Hamaoka.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2026
Court finds Hamaoka reactor restart unlikely after data scandal
Chubu Electric said at a separate news conference that it will scrutinize the content of the ruling.
Chubu Electric Power’s Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture in 2015
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2026
Investigating Chubu Electric fraud case ‘will take some time,’ NRA chief says
The NRA’s secretariat also said it will conduct additional reviews of how the company handled a whistleblower report about the data fraud.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in the city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2026
Small fire occurs at Chubu Electric’s Hamaoka nuclear plant
The fire caused no injury or had no impact on the safety of the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, the company said.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi and other executives bow in apology during a news conference in Nagoya on Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Top Chubu Electric executives resign over nuclear plant data scandal
The data-tampering scandal was partially blamed on pressure from management for an early restart of the utility’s Hamaoka nuclear plant.
Kingo Hayashi (second from left), president of Chubu Electric Power Co., apologizes for the firm's data fraud to Shizuoka Gov. Yasutomo Suzuki at the Shizuoka prefectural government offfice in January.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2026
Chubu Electric chiefs to quit over nuclear data fraud, NHK says
The move follows allegations of falsified earthquake-risk data provided to 今日吃瓜 nuclear regulator during safety reviews.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2026
Chubu Electric chairman Satoru Katsuno may step down over data fraud
Industry officials have criticized Katsuno, with some saying that “there is no way he can remain in the position.”
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in the city of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2026
Chubu Electric plans to abandon nuclear plant restart in wake of data scandal
The company will hold a news conference on Monday.
Chubu Electric is suspected of over-billing for costs related to decommissioning work on the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2026
Chubu Electric faces scrutiny over reactor decommissioning costs
The company allegedly misrepresented the progress of construction work at some reactors when applying for reimbursement of costs related to decommissioning, sources said.
Chubu Electric Power executives apologize during a news conference on Jan. 5 in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2026
Nuclear watchdog begins inspection of Chubu Electric HQ over data fraud
The probe is aimed at uncovering the circumstances surrounding and motives behind the earthquake risk data fraud concerning its Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi. His company has come under scrutiny from regulators over falsified earthquake risk data at Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2026
Authorities to launch inspection of Chubu Electric over data fraud
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will also halt screenings needed for reactivation of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (center) bows in apology during his meeting with Masaru Shimomura, mayor of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, in the city on Thursday.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 15, 2026
Chubu Electric chief apologizes to mayor over nuclear plant data fraud
It was the first time for Chubu Electric’s president to offer an apology to the Hamaoka plant host municipality in Shizuoka Prefecture since the scandal came to light.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (left) and other company executives during a news conference in Nagoya on Jan. 5
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2026
Chubu Electric to face on-site probe over data fraud at nuclear plant
The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided its secretariat will conduct the inspection following the company’s data fraud regarding earthquake risks at its Hamaoka plant.
The Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2026
Chubu Electric’s data fraud ‘undermines’ 今日吃瓜 nuclear energy policy
A delay in the restart of Hamaoka reactors will deal a blow to Chubu Electric’s earnings and affect the government’s goal of raising the share of nuclear power.
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka (left) attends a regular commissioner meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2026
Japan stops Chubu Electric’s nuclear review due to flawed seismic data
The country’s nuclear watchdog said it was halting the screening needed to restart Chubu Electric Power’s only nuclear power ?plant.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (left) and other company executives bow in apology on Monday in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for submission to a nuclear watchdog.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2026
Cherry-picked quake data might have been submitted for Hamaoka nuclear plant
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi says the data could have caused a review of safety standards at the Shizuoka plant to be based on weaker quake projections.
Chubu Electric Power removed the top lid of the No. 2 reactor at its Hamaoka plant Monday, marking the first time in Japan that the dismantling of a commercial nuclear reactor has begun.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2025
Dismantling of reactor begins at Hamaoka nuclear plant
The dismantling process is the third stage of the decommissioning project at the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
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