Japan’s Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi Informs Economy Minister of Local Approval to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; TEPCO to Restart No. 6 Reactor on Jan. 20

The Yomiuri Shimbun

15:00 JST, December 23, 2025

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi met with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa on Tuesday and informed him of his constituency’s consent for restarting Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Station.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has decided to restart the No. 6 reactor of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station on Jan. 20, it was learned Tuesday.