Last Updated: Friday, February 27, 2015, 06:24
Japanese inflation slowed for a sixth straight month in January as fuel costs fell, government data showed Friday despite the Bank of Japan`s massive monetary easing to stoke growth.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 16:31
Tepco, the operator of Japan`s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said today it booked a whopping USD 7.54 billion April-December profit owing to an electricity rate hike and its massive government bailout.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 20:05
Some 1,400 people filed a joint lawsuit on Thursday against three companies that manufactured Japan`s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by its 2011 meltdowns.
Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 09:34
Japan`s trade deficit swelled to a record USD 112 billion last year, official data showed Monday, as the country`s post-Fukushima energy bills soared, outstripping a rise in shipments overseas.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 15, 2014, 12:18
The plan hinges on Tokyo Electric (Tepco) restarting its Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant to cut fossil fuel costs, a contentious issue staunchly opposed by the local governor.
Last Updated: Friday, January 10, 2014, 18:46
Japanese plant scientists have been working to determine the impact of radioactive contamination on wild and cultivated plants after a huge earthquake caused severe damage to the Fukushima 1 Nuclear Power Plant in 2011.
Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 16:04
The operator of Japan`s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant submitted a revised business plan to the government on Friday aimed at securing steady profit with the restart of its undamaged Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant in July.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 13:11
Tokyo Electric Power Wednesday submitted a fresh restructuring plan to a Japanese government-backed fund that envisages the creation of a special unit to dismantle the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 15:39
The government is allowing former residents of selected areas around the plant with relatively low radiation contamination to stay at their homes from Christmas Eve through January 7.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 14:23
Tokyo Electric Power said it would submit a fresh restructuring plan to a Japanese government-backed fund on Wednesday, which could see the creation of a special unit to dismantle the crippled Fukushima plant.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 15:37
Japan is incapable of safely decommissioning Fukushima nuclear plant alone and must stitch together international team for massive undertaking, but has made only halting progress in that direction.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 11:57
Japan is planning to earmark USD 970 million for a storage facility for tens of thousands of tonnes of soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima disaster.
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