Tepco to restart unit 7 at Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear plant in Japan

The development comes after a hiatus of more than a decade, during which all Japanese nuclear reactors were suspended. Read More

Chugoku Electric delays restart of nuclear reactor at Shimane plant

Chugoku Electric Power said Tuesday that the planned restart of the No. 2 reactor at its Shimane Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan will be ... The company now aims to reactivate the 820,000 ... Read More

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By Rory Smith The Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk became the world’s undisputed heavyweight champion ... The talks were the first since Iran attacked Israel last month in retaliation for its ... Read More

Japan's Honda raises electrification investment to $65 bln through FY2030

Japan's Honda Motor pledged to double its electrification and software investment to about $65 billion over the 10 years running through the 2030 business year, it said on Thursday. Read More

Much more than a world first image of radioactive cesium atoms

Thirteen years after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP), a breakthrough in analysis has permitted a world first: direct imaging of radioactive cesium (Cs) atoms ... Read More

‘Horizontally’ recycled nappies go on sale in Japan in world first

Product made from used nappies will go on sale in shopping centres after sterilisation, bleaching, and deodorising A company in Japan has started selling the world’s first “horizontally ... Read More

U.S. News & World Report lists its best electric and hybrid vehicles for 2024

Cars from Hyundai and Volvo claimed five of the top 10 spots on U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the best electric and hybrid vehicles for 2024, while Tesla is shut out. Testers with the ... Read More

Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI

“Generative AI has the potential to be a vital tool to further enrich the world,” Kishida said. But “we must also confront the dark side of AI, such as the risk of disinformation." When ... Read More

Japan's currency falls to its weakest since 1990 against the dollar as the yen keeps yelping

NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the world's wildest action in financial markets is roiling around the Japanese yen. The value of Japan's currency has tumbled so much that for a moment on Monday it took ... Read More

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Winds variable at 3 to 14 mph (4.8 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Cloudy with a high of 67 °F (19.4 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 20 mph (6.4 to 32.2 kph). Mostly ... Read More

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A system of dams and canals may soon be unable to provide water to one of the world’s largest cities ... The talks were the first since Iran attacked Israel last month in retaliation for ... Read More