Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, Japan has restarted 14 reactors of its plant that remain operable as it tries ...

Japan‘s largest nuclear power plant is planning to partially reopen, sparking anxiety in a nation repeatedly traumatized by ...

A distillery in northeastern Japan's Fukushima Prefecture is endeavoring to do its bit to change the negative public image ...

The country took a final step last week when regional officials approved the restarting of Fukushima nearly 15 years after ...

The restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa comes as Tokyo pushes to cut its reliance on imported fossil fuels amid an expected surge ...

The governor of Niigata has formally given local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the north-central prefecture back online, clearing a last hurdle toward re ...

Japan is returning to nuclear energy almost 15 years after the Fukushima disaster – but not everyone is convinced it’s a good ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has announced it will restart a reactor northwest of Tokyo on January 20, after ...

Local consent removes final hurdle for resumption of world’s largest nuclear facility, shut since 2012 after Fukushima disaster ...

If approved, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa would become the first nuclear station operated by TEPCO to resume operations since the ...

The plant, once among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled Fukushima, could soon bring one of its ...

NIIGATA, Japan >> The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a ‌decision to restart the world’s largest nuclear ...