TOKYO: A law allowing nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years took effect in Japan on Friday (Jun 6), as the government turns back to atomic energy 14 years after the Fukushi ...

The world’s largest nuclear power plant, among the facilities taken offline after the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan, could be nearing a restart. Japanese media reported that on March 14 ...

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Japan is set to increase its nuclear power capacity, reversing a post-Fukushima policy to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, and aiming for 20% nuclear power production by 2040 to decarbonize its ...

Deep in the radiation zone of Fukushima, Japan, an untouched observatory remains frozen in time after the 2011 nuclear disaster. Once a place for stargazing and scientific discovery, this ...

The new proposal says nuclear energy should account for 20 percent of Japan’s energy supply in 2040, up from just 8.5 percent last year, while expanding renewables to 40-50 percent from 22.9 ...

Japan is poised to amp up its use of nuclear power to meet national energy needs after a 13-year pause in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster, according to a new strategy document released on ...

A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan, hit by the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, was restarted Wednesday after a temporary suspension due to an instrument problem, the plant operator said.

Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country's north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after ...

A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan was halted Monday for checks, the plant operator said, just days after it became the first to restart in the region since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami ...