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2023.06.21 (Wed)

【#1049】Enact Anti-espionage Law to Prevent Technology Leakage

June 19, 2023 　 A Chinese researcher at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), one of Japan's largest national research and development agencies, was arrested b...

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2023.06.14 (Wed)

【#1047】Ukrainian Dam Collapse Causing Nuclear Plant Crisis

June 12, 2023 　 The Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine collapsed on June 6, flooding its vast downstream area. The nearby Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces, has taken in coo...

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2023.06.07 (Wed)

【#1044】SDF Chopper Crash May Be Attributable to Metal Fatigue

June 5, 2023 　 On April 6, a UH-60JA helicopter of the Ground Self-Defense Force crashed in waters near Miyako Island of Okinawa Prefecture, killing all 10 crewmembers including Lt. Gen. Yuichi Saka...

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2023.05.25 (Thu)

【#1040】Japan Should Fundamentally Reform Nuclear Regulator

May 22, 2023 　 The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on May 17 decided not to lift the de facto ban on the operation of Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigat...

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2023.03.08 (Wed)

【#1019】Kishida Should Give Instructions for Supporting Ukraine

March 6, 2023 　 Russian forces have made missile attacks on power stations and transmission lines in Ukraine almost daily this winter, continuing to destroy Ukrainian electricity infrastructure. Jap...

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2023.02.08 (Wed)

【#1007】Japan Commended for Utilizing Nuclear Energy

February 6, 2023 　 I participated in a symposium of the Information System on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from January 30 through February 2. ISOE is a forum seeking to...

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2022.12.08 (Thu)

【#991】Nuclear Energy Activating Growth Strategy

December 5, 2022 　 Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed to utilize nuclear power generation in August. In response, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry presented a draft plan for...

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2022.11.02 (Wed)

【#979】Small Nuclear Fusion Reactor Is Still Far from Commercialization

October 31, 2022 　 The Japanese government on September 30 held the first meeting of an expert panel to work out a strategy for the development of a small nuclear fusion reactor that State Minister ...

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2022.09.08 (Thu)

【#959】IAEA Should Impose Sanctions on Russia

September 5, 2022 　 The Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has been in an extremely critical situation since it was occupied by Russian forces in March. Taking the situation seriou...

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2022.08.31 (Wed)

【#956】Welcoming Kishida’s Nuclear Policy Turnaround

August 29, 2022 　 At a time when oil, natural gas and other energy prices spike due to Western countries’ economic sanctions on Russia for its aggression against Ukraine and Russia’s retaliation, th...

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