Japan's government continues to avoid confronting the difficult reality of nuclear power. But this doesn't mean the myths of inherent safety and absolute necessity of reactors can go on forever.

Japan has approved the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant more than a decade after its closure following the Fukushima disaster, as the country returns to atomic energy to address ...

Authorities assessed the damage from Monday's 7.5-magnitude earthquake, amid warnings of aftershocks and potentially larger ...

More than 20 people were injured when a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan, triggering a tsunami of up to 70 ...

If approved, it would be the first time Japanese utility company Tepco recommences nuclear reactor operations since its Fukushima plant went into meltdown.

A Japanese regional assembly on Tuesday began deliberations on whether to partially restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear ...

The Unit 2 reactor at the Shimane nuclear power station resumed operation in January 2025, more than a decade after it, and ...

The governor of Japan's northernmost prefecture Hokkaido has officially approved the restart of the No. 3 reactor at the ...

Japan has dropped out of plans to build a major nuclear power plant in Vietnam because the time frame is too tight, Japanese ...

A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in ...

Superstorm Sandy’s unexpected wrath makes a powerful case for revisiting Fukushima and the dangers to nuclear energy from natural disasters. As Sandy made landfall on Atlantic City, Oyster Creek ...