It is an estimate made by the authorities of the country regarding this hypothetical event in the Nankai Trough.

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Japan is ditching plans to lessen its reliance on nuclear power as it struggles to reach its emissions targets and bolster ...

Under current guidelines, the shelter-in-place period after a nuclear disaster and the timing of its lifting are not ...

However, in terms of critical issues, such as the advancing age of these plants, the costs needed to extend their service life, the looming threat of earthquakes, as well as contentious storage ...

TOKYO - A Japanese utility has started dismantling an old nuclear reactor with an eye towards building a new one, a spokesman said on March 18, as the country drives for more clean energy.

Birol spoke following a tour on Wednesday of Kashiwazaki Kariwa, the world’s biggest nuclear plant, which was shuttered in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima meltdown along with the rest of Japan ...

Japan's Nikkei 225 stock index dives nearly 8% after meltdown on Wall Street over Trump's tariffs ...

Japan, targeting net-zero emissions by 2050, is shifting back to nuclear power after shutting down all its 54 reactors after the tsunami-triggered 2011 Fukushima meltdown. Under its current plan ...

Tokyo, April 2 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Wednesday to revise its nuclear disaster response guidelines, mainly to clarify the conditions for lifting a shelter-in ...