Â鶹´«Ã½

Tag - tomari

 
Â鶹´«Ã½
Search
 
August 14, 2026
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

TOMARI

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki answers questions about the restart of the Tomari nuclear power plant's No. 3 reactor, on Wednesday in Sapporo.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2025
Hokkaido governor announces approval for Tomari reactor restart
Hokkaido Electric aims to restart the reactor as soon as possible in 2027.
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki (center) inspects Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2025
Hokkaido governor inspects Tomari nuclear plant ahead of final restart decision
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki is expected to make his final decision as early as this month on whether to restart the No. 3 reactor at the plant.
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki on Friday announced his support for restarting the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 28, 2025
Hokkaido governor backs restart of Tomari nuclear plant
Hokkaido Electric Power is looking to restart the plant¡¯s 912,000-kilowatt No. 3 reactor in early 2027.
Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki speaks during a news conference in Hokkaido on Nov. 7
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2025
Hokkaido governor to support Tomari nuclear plant restart
Sources say the governor plans to explain that restarting the reactor is the only realistic choice, given the need to ensure a stable power supply.
The spent fuel pool at the No. 3 reactor of the Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2025
Mayor of Hokkaido village agrees to nuclear plant restart
The mayor cited the village assembly¡¯s approval of the restart and the fact that broad understanding has been gained from residents.
The Tomari nuclear power plant in Tomari, Hokkaido, in March 2024
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2025
Hokkaido¡¯s Tomari nuclear reactor passes safety screening
The reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power¡¯s plant is the 18th to gain approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority since the current safety standards were adopted.
The Tomari nuclear power plant in Tomari, Hokkaido, in March 2024
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2025
Japan approves restart of nuclear reactor for first time in four years
The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved a preliminary report saying Hokkaido Electric Power¡¯s Tomari No. 3 reactor meets post-Fukushima safety rules.
Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant. The company says it will be able to meet a boom in consumption from planned data centers and a chipmaking plant provided it is allowed to restart its nuclear reactor.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2024
Hokkaido Electric sees power demand surge with data center boom
Hokkaido boasts a cold climate, which reduces cooling costs, and potential for renewable energy, particularly offshore wind.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 13, 2012
Getting away from it all on Aguni Island
I set out for the hospital lecture hall in high spirits, looking forward to a relaxing, refreshing stay on this tiny and seemingly uncrowded island.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
New ¡®Katsu Curry Index¡¯ aims to show how weak the yen really is
A CoCo Ichibanya curry house in Tokyo.
Mexican man arrested over attempt to smuggle some 200 lizards into Japan
Mexican alligator lizards seized by Tokyo Customs from a Mexican man who attempted to smuggle them into Japan on Saturday through Haneda Airport
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER