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Japan says it needs nuclear power. Can host towns ever trust it again?
The Ukraine war has shown the fragility of Japan’s energy supplies. But the decision to restart plants after the Fukushima disaster is fraught with emotions and political calculation.
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Japan to start releasing radioactive water from Fukushima in 2 years
The government says the plan is the best way to dispose of water used to prevent the ruined nuclear plant’s damaged reactor cores from melting.
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Japanese government is ordered to pay damages over Fukushima disaster
The Sendai High Court said the state and the plant’s operator must pay $9.5 million to survivors of the 2011 nuclear accident. They have until mid-October to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court.
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Japan races to build new coal-burning power plants, despite the climate risks
As many as 22 new coal plants - one of the dirtiest power sources - will arise at 17 sites across Japan, just as the world must slash emissions to fight warming.
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Japan wants to dump nuclear plant's tainted water. Fishermen fear the worst
The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.
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Fukushima nuclear disaster trial ends with acquittals of 3 executives
The verdict makes it likely that no one will be held criminally responsible for the 2011 meltdown in Japan, which caused damage that could linger for generations.
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Six years after Fukushima, robots finally find reactors’ melted uranium fuel
The Japanese government and companies used radiation-hardened machines to search for the fuel that escaped the plant’s ruined reactors.
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