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NUCLEAR ENERGY

Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Yasukazu Hamada (second from left) speaks at the first meeting of ruling-party working-level talks on revising 今日吃瓜 three key national security documents by year-end, alongside Seiji Maehara of the Japan Innovation Party (left), at the parliament building on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 10, 2026
今日吃瓜 nuclear taboos up for debate as talks start on defense overhaul
Revising a longtime ban on bringing nuclear weapons into the country and acquiring nuclear-powered submarines are seen as key points of contention.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks during a comprehensive nuclear disaster preparedness drill at the Prime Minister’s Office on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2026
Japan holds nuclear disaster drill simulating Tomari plant accident
With close to 8,500 local residents taking part, the drill includes exercises conducted at the Tomari plant for the first time in 10 years.
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 No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2026
Public burden for Fukushima nuclear disaster tops ?12 trillion
On average, each resident in Japan bore about ?100,000, based on the country’s population of about 122.86 million as of April 1.
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.
Kushima Mayor Koichi Takeda told reporters that the industry ministry had not asked the city to accept a literature survey and that no decision had been made.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 23, 2026
Kushima briefed by industry ministry officials on nuclear waste site survey
The survey would take about two years and examine potential risks from volcanoes and faults based on geological maps and other documents.
Andreas Schierenbeck, CEO of Hitachi Energy, during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi on Wednesday. Schierenbeck says building a new reactor from scratch could take five to 10 years.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2026
Hitachi eyes small nuclear reactors in Japan as power costs rise
Small modular reactors, having capacity of 300 megawatts or less, are increasingly seen as a way to decarbonize energy.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the "Presidential Walk of Fame" in the Colonnade of the White House in Washington on Sept. 24
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. and China discuss reciprocal visits to nuclear sites, CNN reports
The idea of reciprocal visits was initially raised by China in meetings with U.S. officials this year, CNN said in its report.
Tetsuo Nishi (center) celebrates his victory in the mayoral election in Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2026
Mayor pushing for spent nuclear-fuel facility reelected in Yamaguchi
Tetsuo Nishi said nuclear power-related subsidies from the state would help fund the town’s child-rearing and resident-welfare measures.
Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa during a news conference in Mito on Friday
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2026
Ibaraki won’t accept second-stage survey for nuclear waste site, governor says
Ibaraki Gov. Kazuhiko Oigawa’s announcement comes days after the mayor of Hitachiomiya expressed a willingness to accept the survey for his city.
Workers wearing protective suits and masks conduct a decommissioning operation at the No. 2 reactor building of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in January.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2026
Tepco begins long-delayed probe of Fukushima reactor’s interior
Tepco has frequently postponed investigations in order to remove accumulated debris and replace cameras, among other reasons.
Iranians walk past a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump along a street in Tehran on Sept. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2026
Iran offers to allow nuclear inspectors if sanctions are eased
Inflation in Iran is now almost 90% year over year, and the rial has weakened 30% against the dollar as sanctions begin to bite.
Sadayuki Suzuki, the mayor of Hitachiomiya in Ibaraki Prefecture, speaks to reporters at the city government office on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2026
City in Ibaraki accepts first stage survey for nuclear waste site
Hitachiomiya is the fifth site in the country and the first in Honshu to accept a literature survey.
Minoru Yasui, the new president of Chubu Electric Power, speaks to reporters in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2026
New chief of Chubu Electric pledges governance overhaul
Minoru Yasui has succeeded Kingo Hayashi, who resigned as president to take responsibility for scandals at the firm.
Tepco President Tomoaki Kobayakawa (left) speaks to Mutsu Mayor Tomoya Yamamoto (right) in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture on Friday.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 18, 2026
Bid to widen use of spent nuclear fuel facility in Aomori hits resistance
After storage the fuel should be moved to the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant for processing, but completion of the Rokkasho plant has been delayed.
Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2026
今日吃瓜 nuclear revival hits setbacks after scandals and accidents
To curb a reliance on expensive imported fossil fuels, Japan has been pushing to resume reactors shut in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, in Beijing on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2026
Russia and China end mandate for monitoring of U.N. sanctions on Iran
The sanctions had been reimposed a year ago after Tehran was accused of violating the 2015 pact meant to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon.
Kansai Electric currently stores spent fuel in pools at facilities such as its Oi nuclear power plant (pictured) in Fukui Prefecture. The firm has expressed an intention to use an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2026
Two firms show interest in spent nuclear fuel facility
The facility currently accepts spent nuclear fuel only from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings and Japan Atomic Power.
Tokyo Electric Power employees work on the operation floor of a reactor building at the company's Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station in Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2026
Japan aims to increase its reliance on nuclear power, but headwinds remain
The government has set a target of replacing up to 14 nuclear reactors by the 2050s, but questions over spent fuel are lingering.
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
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‘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
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Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
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