World & Nation
The Japanese government is warning of possible power shortages and urging greater efforts to conserve energy during unseasonably hot weather.
June 27, 2022
Autos
It’s pouring rain, but Eri Hayashi has dragged her husband and two preschool-age sons to an electric car fair at Yoyogi Park to take a look at the latest models.
Aug. 10, 1993
The stylish, environmentally friendly vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show send U.S. a message: The competition is not letting up.
Oct. 24, 2003
Three former executives of the Tokyo Electric Power Co. were indicted Monday on charges of failing to take measures to prevent the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011, the Tokyo prosecutor’s office announced.
Feb. 29, 2016
Business
General Electric Co. has been awarded a $750-million contract to build a power plant in Japan that will become the world’s largest combined-cycle power plant, the company’s top executive announced Wednesday.
April 27, 1989
New power line could restore cooling systems at Fukushima Daiichi plant
March 16, 2011
In the most concrete timetable yet offered for resolving the crisis, Tokyo Electric Power hopes to first plug leaks and cool the reactors, then shut them down by 2012.
March 15, 2014
Science & Medicine
Tokyo Electric Power Co., which owns the Fukushima No. 1 (Daiichi) plant 140 miles north of Tokyo, said radiation levels at the plant were rising and that everyone who lives within 18 miles of the plant had been advised to stay indoors.
March 14, 2011
Four Japanese utilities, in an apparent move to cut economic ties with white-ruled South Africa, said they will not renew contracts to import uranium from South Africa or its territory of Namibia.
Nov. 3, 1988
Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of the Tokyo Electric Power Co., expresses deep remorse for the problems at the Fukushima plant. Meanwhile, authorities are considering ways to limit radiation damage, including placing a tarp over the reactors and pumping radioactive water into a barge.
March 14, 2014