The Nuclear Regulation Authority on May 29 approved extending the operating lives of two reactors in Fukui Prefecture to 60 years, the seventh and eighth such requests accepted by the nuclear industry watchdog.
Seafood distribution companies scrambling to get around China’s blanket ban on imports of Japanese seafood are turning to Vietnam and other parts of Southeast Asia for help.
Ten years after a new islet born in a massive eruption nearby swallowed it, remote Nishinoshima island in the Ogasawara island chain is still showing signs of volcanic activity.
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo s Ueno district has wrapped up its record-breaking crowdfunding campaign and is looking for ways to secure a stable future for the museum.
The H-3 rocket was billed as a future pillar of Japan’s space business that would help to cement the nation’s footing in the international competition for space exploration.