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FUKUI

JAPAN
Jul 12, 2016
Court rules a third time against Takahama reactors
The Otsu District Court decides that Kansai Electric Power Co. must keep its Takahama No. 3 and 4 reactors in Fukui Prefecture shut down indefinitely.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 26, 2016
Atomic safety and shinkansen issues complicate Upper House equation for Kansai voters
Nuclear safety, route plans for new shinkansen and maglev lines, and the ruling coalition's economic policies are some of the top local issues on the minds of Kansai voters as they head into the pivotal Upper House election next month.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2016
Central banks on the brink
The BOJ's Haruhiko Kuroda can offer the Fed's Janet Yellen a lesson: When cutting rates to zero, you need a clear exit plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2016
NRA gives two-decade extension to 40-year-old Takahama reactors; residents' reactions mixed
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Monday approved an additional 20 years of operation for two aging reactors on the Sea of Japan coast that will become the first such units to be rebooted under new rules introduced after the Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 17, 2016
Kepco loses challenge to Takahama nuclear injunction
The Otsu District Court on Friday rejected a bid by Kansai Electric Power Co. to lift an injunction against restarting reactors at a nearby plant, dealing yet another setback to attempts by the utility and the central government to return swiftly to nuclear power.
JAPAN
May 27, 2016
Monju operator will need to meet myriad safety, transparency standards: report
The next operator of the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor will need to meet a range of safety and transparency standards, including appointing outside experts to help manage the project, according to a report submitted to the science minister Friday.
JAPAN
May 15, 2016
Transplanted Fukushima farmer opens heart, hearth in new Fukui guest farm
A Fukushima farmer who relocated to Fukui when the nuclear disaster started in 2011 is running a farming-related guesthouse in a rural area of the prefecture in hopes of revitalizing the depopulating region that supported him during difficult times.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2016
Nuclear protesters sue NRA to halt Takahama reactor restarts
The suit, filed in the Nagoya District Court, warns that running the two Kansai Electric Power Co. units for another two decades would be dangerous.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2016
Ikata restart ruling prompts Kepco to raise threat of countersuits
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EDITORIALS
Mar 9, 2016
Troubles at Takahama nuclear plant
Have nuclear plant operators taken the lessons of Fukushima to heart? Recent evidence suggests the answer is no.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2016
First reactors in Japan get tentative approval to burn for longer than 40 years
Two aging nuclear reactors take a step toward being allowed to exceed their 40-year service lifetimes, in what would be the first such extensions under new safety guidelines.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Feb 21, 2016
As residents and reactors age, Fukui's fortunes fade
On a gray winter day late last month alternating between rain and sleet, many in the Sea of Japan town of Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, were feeling sunny. For the restart of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama plant No. 3 reactor means not only a return to nuclear power, but a return of the money stream...
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2016
Two 40-year-old Takahama reactors set to clear screening but other hurdles block restart OK
Two more reactors at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture are expected to clear safety screening by regulators in the near future, but hurdles remain for them to restart, sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2016
Third reactor restart spurs fears over shaky Kansai evacuation plans
Kansai Electric fires up a reactor at the Takahama plant in Fukui despite misgivings about the region's ability to respond to a nuclear accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2016
Fukui chemical workers allege workplace caused cancer and seek urgent improvements
Two of five men who developed bladder cancer while working at a chemical factory manufacturing dyes and pigments are demanding that the government recognize their illness as job-related.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2016
Fukui cafe targets air gun fans
A cafe in Fukui Prefecture that allows customers to shoot airsoft guns is becoming increasingly popular with women.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2016
Fossils of unknown dinosaur found in Thailand
Fossils of a dinosaur discovered in Thailand from layers of earth dating back some 120 million years have been found to be those of an unknown species of iguanodon, a Japanese university said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 27, 2015
Fukui defies critics of nuclear evacuation plan
Last week's approval by Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to restart two Takahama nuclear reactors, followed by the Fukui District Court's lifting of a provisional injunction, means Japan will soon fire up its third and fourth reactors since 2012.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2015
Kansai Electric to begin fuel loading for Fukui nuclear restart
Kansai Electric Power Co. said Friday it has started loading nuclear fuel into a reactor on the Sea of Japan following a court decision to lift an injunction against the move, paving the way for its restart in late January, which would be the country's third reactor to go online.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2015
Fukui governor OKs reactor restarts at Takahama plant
Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa gave the go-ahead Tuesday for Kansai Electric Power Co. to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at its Takahama plant on the Sea of Japan coast.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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