Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from ...

Japan has restarted 14 reactors in the last decade to meet growing demand for power in the world’s fourth-biggest economy.

Japan’s government adopted new decarbonization targets aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70% from 2013 ...

Japan is to "make maximum use of nuclear power", with about 20% of the country's total electricity generation in fiscal 2040 ...

COLUMN. The country, whose reactors have been restarting very gradually since 2015 following the Fukushima disaster, intends ...

The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy ...

Trump's incursion will hamper the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's mission of ensuring the safety and security of US nuclear ...

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a new basic energy plan emphasising nuclear power and renewables as its primary carbon-free ...

A Japanese court has rejected the request of thousands of residents to suspend operations of two reactors at a nuclear power ...

However, the new emissions target — which follows one under the current energy plan for a 46% reduction by fiscal 2030 — has ...

The government approved on February 18 a new Strategic Energy Plan in which it calls for maximizing the utilization of ...

After more than a decade of inactivity, Japan’s biggest nuclear power plant is ready to restart — but it faces an indefinite ...