Japan aims to source 20 per cent of the country’s electricity from nuclear power in fiscal 2040. Read more at ...

The Japanese government has formulated a plan to rebuild up to five aging nuclear power plants by the 2040s, increasing the ...

The economy ministry has set numerical targets for replacing nuclear reactors that are scheduled for decommissioning, ...

Fifteen years ago, Fukushima, Japan, was home to one of the worst nuclear disasters in history. Today, some places in the region look just as they did in the immediate aftermath of that fateful Friday ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a strong backer of nuclear power, seeking to ease the bill for imported coal, gas and oil.

Around 12.1 trillion yen ($82 billion) has already been spent to deal with the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear ...

The restart is the latest of Japan’s efforts to revive its nuclear energy sector and reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels.

A Fukushima mutant pig study shows how escaped domestic pigs rapidly bred with wild boar after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

North Korea said Japan’s ambition to possess nuclear weapons should be “prevented at any cost”, Pyongyang state media KCNA said on Sunday, citing the country’s foreign ministry. “Japan’s attempt to go ...

Japan needs to rebuild between two and five ageing nuclear reactors by the 2040s and as many as 11 to 14 by the 2050s to ...