Fifteen years after the Fukushima disaster, Japan is preparing to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant.

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Monday it will postpone until an unspecified date the restart of its nuclear ...

The Koriyama Municipal Government hopes to prompt dog owners to voluntarily pick up dog feces and raise awareness of manners.

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi - who has only been in the top job for about three months - has set the election date for Feb 8 to capitalise on soaring public support to shore up her coalition ...

Tokyo Electric Power Company has reportedly postponed the scheduled 20 January restart of unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ...

The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the world's largest nuclear facility by installed capacity, has been offline ...

The Japanese government said Tuesday that it will spend 39 billion yen to support efforts to diversify sources of rare earth supplies. The move came after China recently strengthened restrictions on ...

Tokyo police have arrested two Vietnamese nationals on suspicion of breaking into a home in central Japan and stealing cash. The arrestees include Ha Ngoc Tu, 26, a resident of the city of Isesaki, ...

Geologists from Heriot-Watt are part of an international research team that has confirmed why the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake off ...

Heavy snow and strong winds have forced airlines in Japan to cancel more than 100 flights on Tuesday, mainly on routes to and ...

The planned restart of Reactor 6 at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, the world’s largest ...

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is a huge electoral machine that has governed the nation for all but four years since ...