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FUKUSHIMA NO. 1

Akira Ono, an official from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings in charge of the Fukushima No. 1 plant decommissioning project, speaks in Tokyo on March 4.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2026
Tepco to maintain goal of decommissioning Fukushima plant by 2051
Over the coming year, the utility will carry out key tasks for debris removal, including recovering nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool at the No. 2 reactor.
Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori speaks during an interview at the prefecutral government building on Monday.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2026
Fukushima governor calls for further reconstruction efforts
Gov. Masao Uchibori noted that the prefectural government works to improve reconstruction measures every fiscal year, based on self-assessments and resident feedback.
An industrial park in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. Over 10 drone- and aerospace-related startups have moved into the park after the Fukushima Robot Test Field opened nearby in 2018.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 10, 2026
Fukushima industrial parks show successes and struggles 15 years on
The 21 sites were built in coastal municipalities to revitalize the region, with the government offering lavish incentives.
Workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2026
Japan’s Fukushima cleanup offers a blueprint for nuclear recovery
The tsunami-devastated plant is taking a pioneering approach to the critical next phase of the world’s most complex cleanup operation.
Haruna Kambayashi stands by her newly purchased home on a street now lined with mostly empty lots.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 9, 2026
15 years after the Tohoku quake, the road home remains uncertain for many
In once-abandoned communities, life is cautiously returning as policymakers confront the staggering price of future recoveries.
Reactor buildings at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 22
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2026
Fukushima nuclear power plant discharging final round of treated water for FY2025
The operation, scheduled to run until March 24, will result in the release of about 7,800 tons of treated water containing tritium.
Soil collected during decontamination work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is moved for use in flower beds at the industry ministry in Tokyo in September.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2026
Japan aims to expand use of soil from Fukushima decontamination
The Environment Ministry is seeking to reuse soil with low levels of radioactive contamination, collected from areas polluted due to the 2011 meltdown.
Koichi Tanigawa, head of the Futaba Medical Center, says "there is clearly a shortage of hospitals" in the Futaba region in Fukushima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2026
Medical care key to evacuees’ return to Fukushima 15 years on
In Fukushima Prefecture, the number of medical institutions has plunged from 132 to 47 since the disaster.
A robot arm unveiled by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings for use in the trial removal of nuclear fuel debris at its tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, on Wednesday in Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2026
Tepco unveils new robot arm for nuclear debris removal
The 22-meter-long robot arm can grab debris from a wider area than fishing rod-like devices previously used at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Kazuhiro Shibuya grows rice in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, where he evacuated to from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, following the March 2011 nuclear disaster. He gave up his Futaba resident registration in 2022.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 16, 2026
Fukushima evacuees face growing need to change resident registrations
Evacuees still face a painful choice: Keep ties to hometowns they can’t return to, or transfer residency to rebuild their lives.
The Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. Procedures to obtain consent to the restart of idled nuclear reactors from host local communities accelerated under the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2026
Nuclear power gains parties’ support as energy becomes key election issue
Each party’s nuclear stance may be scrutinized before the Feb. 8 election following fraud at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.
The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings expects to return to profitability in the next fiscal year on the assumption that the reactor is restarted.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2026
Tepco to make cost cuts of ¥3.1 trillion over 10 years under new business plan
The cost cuts will be achieved through business streamlining, reduced investment and asset sales.
An employee works at Mizuho Metal’s factory in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture. The firm has offered higher pay than competitors to attract workers.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jan 26, 2026
Fukushima employment subsidy falls short in encouraging resettlement
While a government program has played a role in facilitating people moving to the area, it does not require them to live where their workplace is.
Members of civic groups hold a rally in the city of Niigata against the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 22, 2026
Local residents split over Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor restart
Civic groups opposing the restart gathered in front of Tepco’s office in the city of Niigata to protest.
Under the new business reconstruction program, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings aims to improve its profitability as huge costs are expected for compensation to victims of the March 2011 nuclear accident at its tsunami-stricken Fukushima No. 1 power plant and for decommissioning reactors at the plant.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2026
Tepco submits new business reconstruction plan
The new plan includes a policy to promote preparations for the decommissioning of the nuclear plant, such as securing human resources.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant stands along the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2025
Tepco prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors closed after the 2011 earthquake and ​tsunami crippled the Fukushima No. 1 plant.
Hiromichi Sato cuts a tree with a chainsaw in Furudono, Fukushima Prefecture. The 39-year-old native of the city coastal town of Namie, which was evacuated following the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant meltdown in 2011, hopes to revive his hometown through forestry.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 15, 2025
Forester dreams of reviving woodlands in disaster-hit hometown
Hiromichi Sato is equipping himself with the skills necessary to rejuvenate the forestry sector of the coastal town of Namie.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2025
Takaichi inspects crippled Fukushima nuclear plant
The trip was apparently intended to demonstrate Takaichi’s administration’s focus on rebuilding areas affected by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.
Tomoaki Kobayakawa, president of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (front), explains about its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant during a meeting with Niigata prefectural assembly members in October.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 25, 2025
Business uncertainty to stay at Tepco even with possible nuclear plant restart
Uncertainty persists over whether the struggling power supplier, which serves Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures, can secure earnings stability.
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2025
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
China ratcheted up the pressure on Tokyo as a prolonged dispute with Beijing over the Japanese leader’s remarks on Taiwan appeared inevitable.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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