Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office two months ago, has backed nuclear restarts to strengthen energy security.

A local government in Japan voted Monday to restart the world's largest nuclear power plant, which has been closed since 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

The move came after Niigata prefecture governor Hideyo Hanazumi approved the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant last month.

Japan clears final hurdle to restart world’s largest nuclear plant - Restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa facility comes despite public opposition in Niigata, where many residents say safety concerns from Fu ...

Japan’s Niigata region approved restarting the world’s largest nuclear plant, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster.

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The plant, once among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled Fukushima, could soon bring one of its ...

After the Fukushima disaster in 2011, Japan shut down all its nuclear reactors. On Monday, the Niigata prefectural assembly, where Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is located, approved a bill paving the way for ...

Japan took the final step to allow the restart the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday as the region of Niigata voted to resume operations, a watershed moment in the country's ‌return to ...

Japanese authorities have approved a decision to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant for ...

Japan is all set to restart the world’s largest nuclear power point on Monday December 22,2025.Located about 220 km northwest ...