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Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco) said Thursday that it has appointed Keisuke Yokoo, president of government-affiliated Japan Investment, as its new chairperson. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/01/companies/tepco-chairperson-yokoo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tepco #earthquakes #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa

An aging family's search for stability offers a poignant window into the unresolved aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in documentary "At the Triangle Intersection." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/04/30/film/at-the-triangle-intersection-documentary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #documentaries #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311

Visitors are flowing into barely inhabited towns of Fukushima prefecture, attracted for the most part by the very catastrophe that drove their residents away: the wrecked nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/26/japan/japan-fukushima-dark-tourism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311 #tourism

A former teacher is serving as a storyteller at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Fukushima Prefecture, where he recounts stories of children who died in the 2011 disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/society/ex-teacher-fukushima-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #fukushima #elementaryschools #fukushimano1 #earthquakes

A former teacher is serving as a storyteller at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Fukushima Prefecture, where he recounts stories of children who died in the 2011 disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/society/ex-teacher-fukushima-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #fukushima #elementaryschools #fukushimano1 #earthquakes

A former teacher is serving as a storyteller at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Fukushima Prefecture, where he recounts stories of children who died in the 2011 disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/society/ex-teacher-fukushima-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #fukushima #elementaryschools #fukushimano1 #earthquakes

A former teacher is serving as a storyteller at the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum in Fukushima Prefecture, where he recounts stories of children who died in the 2011 disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/08/japan/society/ex-teacher-fukushima-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #311 #fukushima #elementaryschools #fukushimano1 #earthquakes

Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, visited a facility that houses permanent exhibits of items damaged in the March 2011 disaster, in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/07/japan/fukushima-imperial-family/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #311 #emperornaruhito #empressmasako #princessaiko #imperialfamily #fukushimano1 #museums #earthquakes

Fifteen years after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster and the death of his family, Norio Kimura can't stop asking who pays the price for Japan's "cheap" nuclear power? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/01/japan/paying-price-for-japans-nuclear-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #greateastjapanearthquake #fukushimano1 #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #sanaetakaichi #tsunami #nuclearpower

A total of about 54,600 metric tons of treated water containing tritium, a radioactive substance, were discharged from the company's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/25/japan/tepco-completes-2025-water-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #tepco #radioactivewater

A housing shortage is stalling migration to towns in Fukushima Prefecture looking to put the March 2011 nuclear meltdown behind them. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/16/japan/fukushima-housing-shortage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #futaba #okuma #housing #realestate

Tepco will maintain a goal of decommissioning its disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2051, a senior official in charge of the project has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/12/japan/tepco-fukushima-plant-decommission/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #fukushima #311

Fifteen years after Japan’s Fukushima disaster, its clean-up, if successful, could become a global blueprint for nuclear recovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/japan/fukushima-nuclear-plant-cleanup-operation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #311 #nuclearenergy #tepco

The Environment Ministry plans to begin full-scale efforts aimed at recycling soil collected during decontamination work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/02/japan/fukushima-soil-decontamination-reuse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #tepco #radiation #311

TEPCO has submitted a new business reconstruction program to the government, featuring plans to seek partners for its operations related to data centers and decarbonization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/11/companies/tepco-business-reconstruction-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fukushima #niigata #tepco #nuclearenergy #restarts #kashiwazakikariwa #fukushimano1

Japan is taking the final step to allow the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant as the country makes a return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/japan/kashiwazaki-nuclear-power-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #kashiwazakikariwa #niigata #tepco #fukushimano1 #hideyohanazumi

An evacuation order after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake uprooted Hiromichi Sato from his hometown of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture. He is now looking to revitalize the town through forestry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/japan/society/fukushima-forestry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #fukushima #namie #forests #311 #radiation #fukushimano1

China reimposed a ban on Japanese seafood imports Wednesday, reports said, as the diplomatic row over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent comments on Taiwan escalated and officials girded for a prolonged dispute. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/japan/politics/japan-china-relations-marine-products/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #trade #radioactivewater #fukushimano1

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa told Tepco to pursue “coexistence” with the local community while safely dismantling the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/meti-akazawa-fukushima-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #meti #tepco #nuclearenergy

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said Sunday that it has completed the second round of its fiscal 2025 release of treated water into the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/japan/tepco-2nd-round-treated-water-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy #fukushima

The Tokyo District Court ordered Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings on Wednesday to pay about ¥100 million ($675,000) in damages over the 2011 accident at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/crime-legal/tepco-ordered-to-pay-damages-nuclear-disaster/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #fukushimano1 #311 #earthquakes #tsunami #futaba #fukushima #japanesecourts

China has agreed to lift a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, which it imposed in response to the release of treated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/30/economy/china-seafood-ban-lifted/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #tepco #china #chinajapanrelations #fishing #311 #trade

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings says it has completed the first round of the fiscal 2025 ocean discharge of treated water from its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/28/japan/fukushima-water-release-2025-first-round/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #tepco

Tokyo Electric Power Company said it has completed the ocean discharge of treated water containing radioactive tritium from its stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for fiscal 2024, which ended Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/tepco-water-discharge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tepco #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

Over a decade after 3/11, Japan has the chance to foster participatory energy democracy by engaging its environmental organizations in nuclear policymaking. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/10/japan/japan-nuclear-policy-public-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearenergy #energy #311 #fukushimano1 #fukushima #restarts #environment #climatechange

One former Fukushima plant worker has taken it upon himself to look after the numerous pets left behind in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/fukushima-left-behind-pet-protection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #pets #petadoption #animalwelfare #fukushimano1 #311 #fukushima

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi agreed on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation on the decommissioning and dismantling of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/19/japan/foreign-minister-iaea-head-talks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #fukushimano1 #tepco #kashiwazakikariwa #radioactivewater

The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief began a three-day visit to Japan on Tuesday for a trip that will include his first visit to storage facilities for soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/18/japan/iaea-chief-visit-to-fukushima/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #iaea #rafaelgrossi #radioactivewater

Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have started dismantling water storage tanks to free up space for tons of nuclear debris, 14 years after the facility was hit by a devastating tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/15/japan/tepco-nuclear-debris-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #radiation #radioactivewater #tepco

The Japan External Trade Organization will start full-scale support for exports of Japanese yellowtail to the United States, with China's blanket ban on Japanese fishery products still in place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/09/economy/japan-yellowtail-exports-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #jetro #trade #fish #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #yellowtail

Rafael Grossi, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, will visit nuclear power plants in Japan later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/05/japan/iaea-chief-fukushima-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #nuclearenergy #radioactivewater #iaea

An ambitious plan for nuclear power to make up 20% of Japan's energy mix by 2040 sets a clear vision but offers little detail on how to get there, or what happens if the target isn't met. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/01/10/japan/japan-energy-plan-nuclear-target/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearenergy #energy #electricity #datacenters #climatechange #emissions #fukushimano1 #311 #restarts #shimanenuclearplant

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, have met for the first time, as the two Asian powerhouses try to mend ties ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/25/japan/politics/iwaya-wang-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takeshiiwaya #liqiang #chinajapanrelations #trade #oceans #china #fishing #fukushimano1

An International Atomic Energy mission arrived in Japan Monday for its third review of treated water from the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/09/japan/iaea-fukushima-water/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushima #radioactivewater #nuclearenergy #fukushimano1 #tepco

A 29-year-old Chinese national pleaded guilty on Friday to involvement in the May vandalizing of Yasukuni Shrine, which, among others, honors World War II criminals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/29/japan/crime-legal/yasukuni-vandalism-trial/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #yasukunishrine #china #chinajapanrelations #fukushima #fukushimano1 #wwii

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held their first in-person talks Friday, as relations remain tense over a ban on Japanese seafood exports, China's military moves near Japan and the safety of Japanese nationals in China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/16/japan/politics/china-japan-xi-ishiba-meeting/ #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #pla #eastchinasea #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #trade #defense #xijinping #shigeruishiba

Chugoku Electric Power plans to restart the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane nuclear power plant on Dec. 7, the second restart of a boiling water reactor since units of the same type were crippled in the March 2011 nuclear accident. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/11/12/japan/shimane-nuclear-reactor-back-online/ #japan #chugokuelectric #shimane #nuclearenergy #energy #fukushimano1 #restarts

The nuclear power plant closest to the epicenter of the massive earthquake that rocked Japan in 2011 is poised to restart, a major milestone in the country’s bid to revive its use of atomic energy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/29/japan/japan-onagawa-nuke-power-plant-restart/ #japan #nuclearpower #energy #onagawa #miyagi #tohoku #311 #fukushimano1

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has completed the fifth round of discharges of tritium-containing treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the ocean for fiscal 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/14/japan/fukushima-water-fifth-discharge/ #japan #tepco #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

IAEA tested Fukushima fish Wednesday to reassure global markets about safety amid China's import ban. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/09/japan/iaea-fukushima-fish/ #japan #fukushimano1 #radiation #radioactivewater #china #fish

Japan on Tuesday provided the international community an update on the decommissioning work at its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/18/japan/science-health/fukushima-water-release/ #japan #sciencehealth #fukushimano1 #tepco #311 #radioactivewater

A year after the release of treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant began, the prefecture's fisheries industry continues to face challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/09/02/japan/society/fukushima-fisheries-radioactive-water/ #japan #society #fukushima #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #oceans #fishing #fish

Tepco aims to begin dismantling tanks used for storing treated wastewater from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2025 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/26/japan/fukushima-water-tanks-dismantle/ #japan #fukushima #tepco #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

TEPCO reports that is has completed the fourth round of the FY 2024 release of treated water into the ocean from its disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/25/japan/society/fukushima-water-release/ #japan #society #fukushima #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #oceans

Since Japan saw China slap a ban on imports of its fishery products a year ago, the country has increased its efforts to explore new markets to sell scallops, its mainstay fishery product. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/25/japan-scallop-exports-new-markets/ #business #fish #fishing #fukushimano1 #china #chinajapanrelations #jetro #hokkaido

U.S. Ambassador Emanuel showers Japan with praise — from its safety record to its regional security role — while not shying away from controversy over issues like LGBTQ rights. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/04/26/japan/emanuel-us-ambassador-japan-praise/ #commentary #japan #rahmemanuel #fumiokishida #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #fukushimano1

Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to inspect progress on the release of tritium-containing treated water from the plant into the sea. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/japan/japan-ex-pm-visits-fukushima-no-1-plant/ #japan #yoshihidesuga #fukushimano1 #ldp

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel has vowed to continue calling out Beijing for what he described as “hypocrisy" and lack of transparency, rebutting criticism that he may be stepping out of bounds following a series of tweets that have angered China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/18/japan/politics/us-ambassador-to-japan-criticizes-china/?utm_content=buffer6d1f1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #china #usjapanrelations #rahmemanuel #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater

Television commercials promoting scallops and other fishery products from Japan will be aired on U.S. news channel CNN starting Tuesday, sources said Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/19/japan/japan-scallops-commercials/?utm_content=buffere809e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #scallops #fukushimano1

During bilateral talks in Busan, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa called a South Korean court ruling in favor of a group of former "comfort women" seeking compensation from Tokyo “extremely regrettable” and urged Seoul to address the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/26/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-china-foreign-ministers-bilateral-talks/?utm_content=buffera1551&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #china #chinajapanrelations #yokokamikawa #fukushimano1 #radioactivewater #comfortwomen #wwii