Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office two months ago, has backed nuclear restarts to strengthen energy security.

Tokyo Electric Power Co plans to restart the first unit of its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world's biggest, ...

NIIGATA, Japan >> The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a ‌decision to restart the world’s largest nuclear ...

JAPAN will restart the world’s largest nuclear power station, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima meltdown. The decision was ...

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal ...

Japan’s Niigata region approved restarting the world’s largest nuclear plant, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.

The restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa comes as Tokyo pushes to cut its reliance on imported fossil fuels amid an expected surge ...

On December 22, 2025, about 300 protesters rallied outside the prefectural assembly, holding banners that read "No Nukes" and ...

Japan clears path to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant, aiming to boost energy security and reduce imports.

Tokyo Electric Power (TKECF) (TKECY) plans to reactivate a unit of its long-idled Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant on ...

The governor of Niigata has formally given local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the north-central prefecture back online, clearing a last hurdle toward re ...

Japan is approaching a pivotal moment in its post-Fukushima energy policy as the Niigata regional assembly is expected to ...