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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Oct 11, 2019
With appeal of Tepco acquittal, thousands hit by Fukushima nuclear disaster seek closure
Plaintiffs have appealed a ruling handed down by the Tokyo District Court in mid-September that found three former Tokyo Electric Power Co. executives not guilty of professional negligence. A class action lawsuit against the executives claimed they had failed to apply the proper safety measures to prevent...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2019
Gifts and donations link official in Kepco scandal to second nuclear plant and ex-trade minister Hiroshige Seko
A former senior Kansai Electric Power Co. official said Thursday he received gift coupons in the 1990s from a former deputy mayor of a town hosting one of the company's nuclear power plants, though he was in charge of a plant outside the town.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2019
Pressure mounts for Kepco to be more transparent over gift-giving scandal
Calls are growing in political circles — both locally and nationally — for Kansai Electric Power Co. to reveal the full extent of the graft related to the gift giving scandal and one of its nuclear plants that forced its chairman and other executives to step down.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2019
Kepco Chairman Makoto Yagi quits post over gift scandal linked to Fukui nuclear plant
Kansai Electric Power Chairman Makoto Yagi resigned Wednesday after criticism over his receipt of gifts from a former official of a town that hosts one of the firm's nuclear plants.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2019
Third-party probe of Kepco scandal
A third party should investigate the KEPCO scandal to determine if there was collusion.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2019
After criticism, Kepco weighs rules on executive punishment amid gift scandal
The move follows criticism of the leniency in the way six were reprimanded for receiving gifts from a former town official.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2019
Gift scandal extends to Kepco's Kyoto branch, utility says
Managers of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Kyoto branch received gifts worth u00a52.6 million from a former Fukui Prefecture town official.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2019
LDP chapter led by ex-defense chief Inada got donations from firm with ties to man at heart of Kepco scandal
A chapter of the ruling party headed by former Defense Minister Tomomi Inada received donations from a security company linked to an influential person at the center of a money scandal involving Kansai Electric Power Co., informed sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2019
Kepco shared contract details of 83 nuclear-related projects with Takahama's deputy mayor
Kansai Electric reportedly told the deputy mayor of a town hosting one of its nuclear plants about dozens of projects that a construction firm linked to him won.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2019
Kyushu Electric to halt two reactors next year due to delay in implementing anti-terrorism measures
Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will halt two reactors next year due to a delay in implementing anti-terrorism measures required by regulators, in the first such suspension under stricter rules set after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2019
Ex-Kepco exec admits receiving 'outrageous' gift in 1990s, suggesting collusion went back decades
Auditors at Kansai Electric Power Co. were aware that officials had received improper gifts even before a general shareholders meeting in June, and had raised questions on how management had dealt with the issue, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2019
Japan to tighten foreign investment rules for national security
The government is preparing to tighten regulations on foreign investment in Japanese companies that do work in areas sensitive to national security, including space development and nuclear energy, government sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2019
Kepco says two execs in nuclear division pocketed bulk of ¥318 million from Takahama official
Kepco said that among 20 staff who received gifts from a former town official, two executives in its nuclear business were each given gifts valued at over u00a5100 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2019
Construction firm linked to Takahama official in Kepco scandal won ¥3 billion in orders from utility
A construction company linked to a late former deputy mayor of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, at the center of a money scandal involving Kansai Electric Power Co. received orders worth at least ¥3 billion directly or indirectly from the Kepco group over four years, it was learned Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2019
Prosecutors appeal acquittal of former Tepco execs over Fukushima nuclear disaster
An appeal has been filed with the Tokyo High Court challenging the acquittal of three former Tepco executives over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2019
Kepco to disclose names of 20 executives involved in Fukui nuclear scandal
They received money and goods from a former deputy mayor of a town that hosted a Kepco nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2019
Kepco to expand probe to see if more execs and employees received cash from deputy mayor
The move comes after Kepco Chairman Makoto Yagi admitted Saturday that he and other executives received money and goods from the ex-town official.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 29, 2019
The Tepco verdict is predictable but not insignificant
Three Tepco executives are acquitted of criminal negligence in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster. Did the court recognize the unfairness of holding only three people responsible for a crisis that had much broader causes?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2019
Kepco execs got ¥320 million from ex-deputy mayor of town hosting nuclear plant
Kepco's president said those involved tried to return what they received but were not able to do so because the former town official refused.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2019
Japan pledges ¥1 trillion to spur LNG demand and growth
The government has pledged an additional $10 billion (¥1.1 trillion) in public and private financing to liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects worldwide, in order to help spur demand for the cleaner fossil fuel, trade minister Isshu Sugawara said on Thursday.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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