朝日新聞社

Governor to allow restart of TEPCO nuclear plant in Niigata

In a major step for the restart of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the Niigata Prefecture governor is expected to grant his approval as early as Nov. 21, sources ...
Nippon

Niigata Prefecture

Niigata Prefecture is known for its heavy snow, its ornamental carp, and the island of Sado, which was once a place of exile and is now a habitat for the crested ibis. Niigata Prefecture lies on Japan ...
朝日新聞社

Niigata residents split over restart of nuke reactor in prefecture

A new survey shows an equal divide among residents over restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. The plant is the first reactor that TEPCO aims to ...

Map shows Japan's nuclear power as world's biggest plant nears restart

With Japan preparing to restart a nuclear reactor, the world’s largest, in the coastal prefecture of Niigata, a Newsweek map ...
ジャパンタイムズ

Drinking off the rails on Niigata’s sake train

The Koshino Shukura train aims to transport passengers — less to a destination than to a state of giddy intoxication. It’s one of Japan’s 44 “Joyful Trains” — on-rail experiences themed around a ...
Nippon

“Nishikigoi”: Niigata’s Swimming Treasures

At Niigata’s annual Koi Show, held in November, visitors mill about, gazing at the various colorful carp swimming in large, blue viewing tanks. The term ornamental fish typically brings to mind exotic ...
Time Out

With bountiful seafood and produce, Niigata is staking a claim as Japan’s culinary capital

Niigata, a prefecture on Japan's western coast, has a rich history of agriculture and culture, with bountiful rice paddies fed by fresh spring water and numerous trading ports. Despite being a ...

Winter swimming event takes place in Niigata

Participants at a winter swimming event in Niigata City on the Sea of Japan coast took a plunge today to pray for health and ...
ジャパンタイムズ

Tepco's antiterrorism facility completion delayed at Niigata nuclear plant

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said Thursday that it has abandoned a plan to complete by the October 2025 deadline an antiterrorism facility for the No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa ...
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Japan's TEPCO to restart world's largest nuclear plant in Niigata

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Japan has approved Tokyo Electric Power Co. to restart the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear site as the world's largest nuclear power plant. On Monday, the Niigata assembly backed Governor ...
Xinhuanet

2 killed in residential fire in Japan's Niigata

A fire broke out on Monday at a residential house in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, leaving two people dead, local authorities said. According to police, emergency services received a report ...