One of the surviving reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant was loaded with fuel last summer and recently turned back on, ...

Japan has restarted a nuclear reactor at the world’s largest atomic power plant for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, marking a significant milestone in the country’s long and cautious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protestors rallied outside Niigata’s prefectural assembly to oppose the reopening of the plant The world’s biggest nuclear power ...

Despite public opposition and the memory of the Fukushima disaster, Japan's government has approved a new energy plan aiming ...

Before the Fukushima disaster, Japan’s nuclear reactors had provided around 30% of the country’s electricity. Since then, Japan has increased its reliance on costly imported fossil fuels, including ...

(CNN) — Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for more than a decade following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, in a ...