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Companies
Nissan, Mitsubishi to Establish Joint Venture for Level 4 Autonomous Driving Service; EV Batteries also Within Scope
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Corp. have decided to establish a joint venture by the end of fiscal 2024 to provide services involving self-drivin...
November 4, 2024
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General News
Onagawa No. 2 Nuclear Reactor in Northeastern Japan Halted
Sendai, Miyagi Pref. (Jiji Press)—Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Monday morning halted operations at the No. 2 reactor at its Onagawa nuclear power p...
November 4, 2024
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General News
Nuclear Debris Moved out of Reactor Containment Vessel; Removal at Fukushima Plant Accomplished After 3-Year Delay
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has moved nuclear fuel debris out of a containment vessel in the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 n...
November 3, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Restart of Reactor at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant: Marking A Step Toward Steady, Stable Supply of Electricity
Nuclear power plants are indispensable as a power source to achieve both a stable supply of electricity and decarbonization. It is necessary to ste...
October 31, 2024
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General News
Nuclear Debris Captured at Fukushima No. 1 Power Plant; First Time to be Grabbed for Purpose of Removal
Nuclear fuel debris has been captured with a claw-like device in the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power...
October 31, 2024
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Obituaries
TEPCO Former Chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata Dies; Strongly Held Responsible for Nuclear Accident
Tsunehisa Katsumata, who served as chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster, has died at the...
October 31, 2024
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General News
Onagawa N-Plant’s Safety Measures Show Lessons Learned From 2011 Meltdown; Back-Up Power Source Kept High and Dry
To protect Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor, safety measures have been put in place based on the new regulat...
October 30, 2024
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General News
Restart of Reactor at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Eastern Japan Is a Step Toward Improving Electricity Supply, Demand
The restart of the No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant of Tohoku Electric Power Co. in Miyagi Prefecture on Tuesday is a step toward i...
October 30, 2024
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General News
Onagawa Nuclear Plant Reactor Resumes Operations; First Eastern Japan Plant to Restart Since 2011 Disaster (UPDATE 1)
Tohoku Electric Power Co. restarted the Onagawa nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor in Miyagi Prefecture on Tuesday. The company conducted final in...
October 29, 2024
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Elections
Japan Election: Leaders of 9 Political Parties Travel 68,000 km in Campaigns; Over 1.5 Times Earth’s Circumference
Nine political party leaders from the ruling and opposition camps collectively traveled over 1.5 times the Earth’s circumference on campaign tours ...
October 27, 2024
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General News
Onagawa No. 2 Reactor to Go Back Online amid Mixed Local Feelings
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A nuclear power reactor in northeastern Japan is set to be reactivated Tuesday, amid mixed feelings among local residents.
...October 27, 2024
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General News
Overtourism, Weak Yen Change Form of School Trips; Crowds at Tourist Hotspots Shift Students to Alternative Destinations
With the increasing number of foreign tourists to Japan and the depreciation of the yen, the form of school trips for junior high and high school s...
October 27, 2024
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Elections
Positions in LDP, JIP, DPFP Closely Align on Domestic, Foreign Policy; Divisions Within Ruling, Opposition Parties Found
The positions held by candidates of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Japan Innovation Party and the Democratic Party for the People for the upcomi...
October 23, 2024
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Asia-Pacific
China to Resume Imports of Nishikigoi; 6 Aquaculture Facilities from Niigata, Fukuoka, Hiroshima Listed on Customs Website
The Chinese government apparently plans to allow the resumption of imports of ornamental nishikigoi carp from Japan. Imports have been halted for n...
October 22, 2024
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Elections
News in Pictures / Japan’s Party Leaders Visit Swing Districts as Lower House Election Nears; Police on High Alert After Attacks
With election day approaching, leaders of the ruling and opposition parties crisscrossed the nation on Sunday seeking support, mainly in closely co...
October 22, 2024