Japan is rebuilding its nuclear power fleet after the Fukushima disaster, with upgrades targeted toward ensuring safe ...

NIIGATA--The Japanese region of Niigata is expected to endorse a decision to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant ...

Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima ...

Niigata Prefecture and a village hosting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant held a drill Saturday to evacuate reside ...

Japan wants to boost nuclear power generation to slash its reliance on imported fossil fuels. But the public is torn between energy needs and security risks.

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) — Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot ...

In a significant move, Japan is set to repurpose soil from the Fukushima cleanup at new government sites to effectively address the large quantities of contaminated material that have been stored for ...

A week before becoming ground zero for the world’s biggest nuclear crisis since 1986, the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant offered $11 an hour for full-time maintenance work in an area of Japan that was ...

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