Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima ...

This video breaks down the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, tsunami, and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The earthquake shut down the reactors, but the tsunami flooded the backup generators and batteries, ...

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Jan. 7 suspended its safety review of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant after concluding ...

Chubu Electric Power Co. may have begun manipulating earthquake resistance data for its nuclear power plant in central Japan ...

Japan on Monday began a new round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea, marking the 21st such release since the ...

A district court on Tuesday rejected a request by residents of Kyoto Prefecture to halt the operation of nuclear reactors at a power plant in a neighboring area in western Japan, after they argued ...

Japan wants to boost nuclear power generation to slash its reliance on imported fossil fuels. But the public is torn between energy needs and security risks.

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) — Japan has resumed operations at the world's largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot ...

Japan's nuclear watchdog said Thursday that security flaws in the handling of antiterrorism information have been found at ...

A powerful earthquake struck off Japan’s northern coast on Thursday, but the country’s meteorological agency said there was no danger of a tsunami. The quake had a magnitude of 6.9 and occurred off ...

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 ...