This is the first such attempt on a commercial unit in Japan, after Chubu Electric decided in 2008 to dismantle two reactors ...

Japan should accelerate its efforts to revive some of the country’s dormant nuclear power plants to meet growing demand for ...

A devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11 ... who risked their lives to prevent the Daiichi nuclear complex from complete meltdown. FRONTLINE tells the story of the workers ...

(Mainichi/Tadashi Kako) TOKYO -- Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) did not include "complex disasters," a situation when nuclear accidents occur simultaneously with natural disasters ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 ...

Japan should accelerate its efforts to revive some of the country’s dormant nuclear power plants to meet growing demand for electricity, according to the head of the International Energy Agency.

A Japanese utility has started dismantling an old nuclear reactor with an eye toward building a new one, a spokesman said Tuesday, as the country drives for more clean energy.

The government has compiled a policy to make full use of nuclear power — a major shift from its stance of reducing the country's dependence on such energy adopted in the wake of the triple ...

Fourteen years ago on March 11, a series of earthquakes and tsunami triggered a meltdown in Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company. This catastrophic event ...

Japan’s government has revised its energy plan to increase reliance on nuclear power, aiming for 20% nuclear energy production by 2040. The decision reverses a previous policy to reduce ...

Nuclear power has played a pivotal role in Japan’s energy journey and, in the post-Fukushima and Paris Agreement world, there is enthusiasm for its potential in strengthening energy security and ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi attends at a press conference in Tokyo Monday, March 3, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) 32,785 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve ...