Japan took a major step toward reviving its nuclear energy program on Monday, as the Niigata region approved the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant. The move marks nearly 15 ...

Japan‘s largest nuclear power plant is planning to partially reopen, sparking anxiety in a nation repeatedly traumatized by the technology. The Niigata Prefectural Assembly voted on Monday to resume ...

Protestors rallied outside Niigata’s prefectural assembly to oppose the reopening of the plant The world’s biggest nuclear power plant will reopen after Japan voted to resume operations nearly 15 ...

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a pivotal ...

July 29 (UPI) --Citing "unprecedented technological challenges," Tokyo Electric Power Company announced on Tuesday it has put off the removal of hundreds of tons of radioactive waste from the ...

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is world's largest nuclear power plant Niigata lawmakers begin year's last session Lawmakers set to vote on restart by December 22 Niigata governor approved TEPCO's restart ...

Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone areas in the world, and the regular quakes raise traumatic memories of the March 11, 2011, record-breaker that left 19,000 dead and smashed the six-reactor ...

Idaho State University students presented their Emergency Management Case Studies Symposium Thursday night. As part of their research, they traveled to Japan to study the aftermath of the Fukushima ...