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NUCLEAR ENERGY

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has been found to have improperly handled confidential documents on the plant.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2026
Tepco employee improperly handled confidential nuclear plant documents
The employee photographed the documents with a smartphone without permission and emailed a summary of the contents to 16 colleagues in February 2025.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. The brief halt of the No. 6 reactor was carried out for inspections, including checking for abnormalities in turbine-related equipment, which started generating and sending electricity for the first time in about 14 years.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2026
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 nuclear reactor restarted after scheduled halt
The brief halt of the No. 6 reactor was carried out for inspections, including checking for abnormalities in turbine-related equipment, with no issues found.
Masayuki Takahashi celebrates on Sunday after winning a seventh term as mayor of Kamoenai village in Hokkaido.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 24, 2026
Hokkaido village mayor backing nuclear site survey wins reelection
Masayuki Takahashi fended off two challengers to win a seventh term.
Tohoku Electric President Kazuhiro Ishiyama (center) and other executives bow in apology during a meeting with officials of Aomori Prefectural Government on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 19, 2026
Tohoku Electric submits improvement plan after improper tests at nuclear plant
Irregularities at the plant were due to lack of awareness of the importance of work to protect nuclear materials and insufficient involvement by senior officials, the firm said.
Staff at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant operate a control panel for power transmission on Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2026
Tepco’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant restarts power transmission
Tepco plans to increase the No. 6 reactor’s output level to 50% before temporarily halting it on Friday or later to inspect the turbine equipment.
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.
People take part in a rally in support of Iranian protesters during a global day of action in Los Angeles on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2026
Iran says potential energy, mining and aircraft deals on table in talks with U.S.
Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the U.S. that delivers economic benefits for both sides, days before a second round of talks between Tehran and Washington.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2026
Tepco fixes instrument glitch at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant
Due to the malfunction, the planned start of power generation and transmission from the reactor is expected to be delayed by about half a day.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant’s central control room in the village of Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 21
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2026
Japan’s biggest nuclear plant restarts second time after hiccup
Tepco, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant that suffered a meltdown accident in 2011, is facing public scrutiny to safely resume its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture. The company plans to postpone the start of the reactor's commercial operations to March 18.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2026
Tepco to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 reactor on Monday
Tepco restarted the reactor on Jan. 21 for the first time in 13 years and 10 months but soon shut it down following an alarm that went off due to an error with its settings.
CRA candidate Kureha Otsuki’s campaign van. Blizzards and cold weather in Hokkaido’s 4th district has made campaigning in Otaru, a popular tourist attraction, difficult.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2026
Fiery campaigns in freezing weather: Inside Hokkaido’s No. 4 district race
Old rivals go head to head amid cold temperatures as both candidates keep a wary eye on a looming newcomer.
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.
Koji Okamoto, a professor at the University of Tokyo in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, said that modern reactors are designed to effectively shut down even if one rod cannot be reinserted.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2026
Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm
A Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor’s design.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's diesel-electric-powered Uzushio submarine sails during an international fleet review to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the MSDF's founding, in Sagami Bay, off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in November 2022.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 28, 2026
Japan is considering nuclear subs. But are they worth the costs?
The strategic role that the vessels would play remains unclear, with questions brewing about Japan’s ability to deploy these boats between the late 2020s and early 2030s.
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.
Chubu Electric Power executives apologize during a news conference on Jan. 5 in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2026
Nuclear watchdog begins inspection of Chubu Electric HQ over data fraud
The probe is aimed at uncovering the circumstances surrounding and motives behind the earthquake risk data fraud concerning its Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Takeyuki Inagaki, the manager of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, speaks on Thursday about the decision to shut down the facility.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 23, 2026
An alarm sounds and Tepco suspends restart at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 
Just six hours after reactor No. 6 achieved a critical state, it had to be shut down.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi. His company has come under scrutiny from regulators over falsified earthquake risk data at Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2026
Authorities to launch inspection of Chubu Electric over data fraud
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will also halt screenings needed for reactivation of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in late 2025. It was briefly restarted on Wednesday after a 13-year shutdown.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2026
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor No. 6 shut down due to alarm malfunction
The nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, was just restarted Wednesday after 13 years.
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.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Reform panel calls for easing data center building standards
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized that the government will promote reforms of regulations and systems that fit the artificial intelligence era.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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