Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Any big shift from nuclear power will take years. It’s time for Japan’s politicians to show some leadership to ensure the country’s reactors get back online.

Anti-nuclear demonstrations following the Fukushima crisis are something new, but not quite an embrace of protest.

YouTube video of an earless rabbit born near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant is confirmed as genuine.

As Japan’s politicians squabble, the public is getting frustrated. Sadly, the DPJ can’t even put its own house in order.

Excerpts from the IAEA report on Fukushima are discouraging. But there has been some positive news as well.

Rakuten boss Hiroshi Mikitani publicly mulls abandoning the Japan Business Federation over electricity policy.

The Japanese government backpedals a little over new radiation exposure guidelines in Fukushima.

As public opinion turns against nuclear power in Asia’s democracies, could China step in and grab some extra strategic clout in the process?

The Japanese public’s response to evacuees from the tsunami and nuclear crisis has been positive. Mostly.

The Fukushima nuclear crisis may have receded from the headlines, but there’s no room for complacency.

The Fukushima crisis was a reminder of the role nuclear power plays in Japan. But are there viable alternatives?

Elite alumni networks in Japan have significant clout. What could it mean for the current crisis?