The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power to meet growing

China has concluded its sampling of Fukushima seafood as part of a process that could lead to lifting its ban on Japanese seafood imports, Chinese officials said

An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximising the use of nuclear energy" and dropped reference to "reducing reliance on nuclear energy". says that by 2040, nuclear energy should account for 20% of Japan's grid supply in 2040,

Japan is set to increase its nuclear power capacity, reversing a post-Fukushima policy to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, and aiming for 20% nuclear power production by 2040 to decarbonize its economy.

The suspension of Japan's nuclear fleet after the Fukushima accident had an immediate and substantial impact of Japan’s electricity sector, significantly increasing its dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG),

Before Fukushima, Japan’s fleet of 54 nuclear plants generated about 30% of the country’s electricity. (NucNet contributed to this report) The Japanese government said in a planning document on 02/18/25 that the country will make maximum use of nuclear power as it is preparing for a surge in electricity demand from data centers.

During his latest trip to Japan, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi assisted in collecting seawater samples near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for analysis.

As decommissioning work at the meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan reaches a crucial stage toward removing melted nuclear debris, the spotlight has fallen on diamond semiconductors that can withstand intense nuclear radiation.

Japan is set to increase its nuclear power capacity, reversing a post-Fukushima policy to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, and aiming for 20% nuclear power production by 2040 to decarbonize its economy.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, Xinhua reported, citing the country's weather agency.

Japan will begin releasing a second batch of waste water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, its operator has said, an exercise that angered China and others when it began in ...

A policy to minimize Japan’s dependency on nuclear power, which has been spelled out in earlier editions of the document following the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, has been dropped from ...