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NUCLEAR ENERGY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2023
Germany retires last nuclear plants in hopes of greener pastures
In Germany, the decision to phase out nuclear power comes at a moment in which many countries are moving in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2023
Japan adopts national strategy on nuclear fusion as competition intensifies
The strategy comes as the global race heats up to develop and commercialize fusion — considered the ultimate emission-free energy source.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
How to decommission a nuclear power plant
Germany's last three nuclear power plants will stop generating electricity from Saturday. Here's a look at what happens after the plants are taken offline.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
Dismantling Germany's Lubmin nuclear plant, piece by piece
The facility was closed in 1990, but it will still be several decades before the work is done. In all, workers have 1.8 million metric tons of material to sort through and shift.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2023
The ups and downs of the global nuclear industry
As Germany prepares to shut its last nuclear reactors for good, other countries are turning to nuclear as a means of boosting their energy independence and cutting fossil fuel emissions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 8, 2023
G7 likely to back nuclear power amid energy security concerns
A joint statement is also likely to note that G7 countries welcome Japan's plan to release treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Video probe shows internal damage to Fukushima reactor
The video illustrated the daunting task ahead to decommission the plant after it was hit by a huge tsunami triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2023
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an outspoken peace and environment activist
The award-winning composer took a particularly strong anti-nuclear stance that put him at odds with Japanese officialdom.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2023
As parliament debates kick into high gear, all eyes are on Kishida’s signature policies
The prime minister and his administration will now focus on some of his key legislative issues, including energy, defense and asylum programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023
Australia fast-tracks itself into a formidable naval power with sub deal
It’s doubtful that Australia would have contemplated buying U.S. and British-built nuclear-powered submarines but for the sense of the threat from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 13, 2023
Miyagi to start use of smartphone app to aid nuclear accident evacuation
The app is aimed at speeding up evacuation by enabling residents to skip the process of having to go to evacuee reception stations to be allocated to shelters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2023
How the 3/11 disasters set in motion an evolution of the U.S.-Japan alliance
The March 11, 2011, tragedy prompted a broad and important shift for the Self-Defense Forces and the country’s military alliance with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023
Twelve years after 3/11, dispute grows over Fukushima’s radioactive soil
The central government has pledged to — and is legally obliged to — move all of the soil out of Fukushima Prefecture by 2045.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 9, 2023
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities and cut power to nuclear plant
Russian missiles knocked out the power supply to Europe's largest nuclear plant during a barrage of strikes targeting cities across Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2023
Nuclear power revival reaches Japan, home of the last meltdown
Faced with rising heating bills this winter after a sweltering summer spent worrying about blackouts, more people are now reappraising the benefits of cheaper and more stable energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2023
Faults under Ishikawa nuclear plant inactive, regulator says
At a review meeting, the nuclear watchdog broadly accepted Hokuriku Electric's view that none of the faults underneath the plant in the town of Shika are active.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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