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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2015
Fukui man arrested for landing drone on Abe's office says he was protesting nuclear policy
A man is arrested in Fukui Prefecture for allegedly flying the drone found on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2015
Fukui man takes responsibility for landing drone on Abe's office
A Fukui resident takes responsibility for the drone found on top of the Prime Minister's Official Residence and says he did it to protest the government's energy policies.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 24, 2015
Industry ministry eyes 20% to 22% of electricity from nuclear by 2030
Nuclear power may generate considerably less of Japan's electricity in 2030 than it did before the Fukushima nuclear disaster — but more than a target set shortly after that crisis began, sources close to the matter said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 23, 2015
Japan's ties with Iran to grow after nuclear deal finalized, Abe says
Japan's relations with Iran are certain to develop further if a final agreement is made on Tehran's nuclear program, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 22, 2015
Kagoshima court rejects injunction against Sendai reactor restarts
The Kagoshima District Court on Wednesday dismissed a provisional injunction to block the restart of two more nuclear reactors in the prefecture, brushing aside the concerns of local residents worried about the safety of the plant.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2015
Outage hits pumps at Fukushima plant; toxic water leaks into ocean
Tokyo Electric reports that a power outage has shut all eight transfer pumps at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, sending radioactive water again into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2015
Iran nuclear weapons a U.S. 'myth': Khamenei
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told military commanders on Sunday the United States had created the "myth" of nuclear weapons to portray Iran as a threat, hardening his rhetoric before nuclear negotiations resume this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2015
Mayors of A-bombed cities hope to 'overcome gaps' preventing a nuke-free world
The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have said in recent interviews that they hope an upcoming U.N. conference will lead countries to overcome their differences and move closer to a nuclear-free world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Apr 19, 2015
Expected surge in workers hitting radiation limit leaves No. 1 plant's decommissioning in jeopardy
The decommissioning crew at the defunct Fukushima No. 1 power plant is losing 174 members who have reached the legal limit for radiation exposure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 16, 2015
Residents would need 16 hours to evacuate if Takahama plant struck by disaster: NRA
The Nuclear Regulation Authority's estimate suggests local governments may have underestimated the difficulties of undertaking a mass evacuation form a nuclear disaster.
EDITORIALS
Apr 16, 2015
Address nuclear safety concerns
By repeating their faith in the NRA's nuclear safety standard and dismissing any challenge to its validity, the government and power companies appear to be once more embracing the safety myth of nuclear power.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2015
Takahama nuclear restart injunction polarizing
A provisional injunction handed down Tuesday by the Fukui District Court against the restarting of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama No. 3 and 4 reactors is a boost to opponents of nuclear power, even as the decision draws criticism from senior politicians, nuclear regulators, Kepco, and pro-nuclear...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2015
Forget Fukushima: China powering ahead with plans for new reactors
In February, four years after pressing pause on one of the world's most ambitious nuclear energy programs, China quietly green-lighted the construction of two new nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2015
North Korea celebrates founder who forged nuclear-armed dynasty
North Korea marked the birthday Wednesday of its founder, Kim Il Sung, worshiped at home as a virtual deity for laying the foundation for a five-decade-old dictatorship capable of threatening superpowers such as the U.S.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2015
Tepco resumes survey of crippled Fukushima reactor vessel with new robot
The operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant resumed a video survey inside a reactor containment vessel on Wednesday, inserting a second robot after an earlier effort left a similar robot stranded inside.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 14, 2015
Fukui court forbids Takahama nuclear plant restart
A Fukui court issues an injunction to prevent two NRA-cleared reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant from being restarted, citing doubtful quake-simulation data.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Chagrined pro-nuclear logo creator now wants Futaba signs to stand for posterity
A recent decision to remove pro-nuclear signs spanning roads in a deserted town that cohosts the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant has prompted the slogan's author to make a call to let them stand as symbols of the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Hiroshima hibakusha determined to keep memory of atomic bombing alive, 70 years on
Hiroshi Harada remembers how his leg sank into one of the bodies blocking a narrow Hiroshima street 70 years ago, as he fled the spreading fire ignited by the atomic bomb.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2015
Nuclear power to be less than 20% of Japan's energy mix in 2030: sources
The Japanese government is planning to set the target for the ratio of nuclear power generation to the country's total electricity production in 2030 a little below 20 percent, compared with 28.6 percent in fiscal 2010, when the Fukushima nuclear crisis occurred, sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2015
2014 nuclear power output at zero
Nuclear power output stood at zero throughout fiscal 2014 for the first time since the country began commercial operation of its first nuclear plant in fiscal 1966, the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan said Monday.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
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.

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