Senior government officials have recently made remarks that appear to support a suggestion that Japan should select the ...

TOKYO: Multiple activities were held among the Japanese public in opposition to Japan’s plan of dumping nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea, as the country celebrated its Marine Day by ...

The Japanese government and nuclear power plant operators have long grappled with how to dispose of spent fuel and other high-level radioactive waste. Authorities finally settled on the approach ...

Neighboring municipalities have grown irate over a surprise plan to build an interim storage facility here for spent nuclear ...

International Atomic Energy Agency approves Japan’s release of treated waste water from nuclear plant, but some scientists are still sceptical The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved of the ...

Last year, Japan's decision to start releasing waste water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant added to anti-Japanese sentiment in China, which has long-held bitterness towards Tokyo on a range ...

Earlier, a senior official proposed disposing of radioactive materials on Russia?s Kuril Islands, resulting in backlash Japanese Prime Min ...

Beijing imposed the ban in August 2023, in the wake of a row over the release of waste water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. The Chinese ministry statement on the meeting did not ...

Languages: English and Chinese. You can get in touch with John by emailing [email protected] Two of Japan's nuclear power plants were rattled on Monday when a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck ...

The new proposal says nuclear energy should account for 20 percent of Japan’s energy supply in 2040, up from just 8.5 percent last year, while expanding renewables to 40-50 percent from 22.9 ...