Perspectives
Gov't attempt to promote clean energy a test of electric power policy reform
The government's attempt to promote clean energy to replace nuclear power following the crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is widely viewed as a litmus test of electric power policy reform.Full article
Editorial
- Gov't attempt to promote clean energy a test of electric power policy reform
- Timetable to end nuclear crisis too optimistic
- Nuclear power plant disaster highlights importance of diverse safety measures
- Compensation plan should address responsibility for Fukushima nuke plant fiasco
- Sony's massive leak of personal info another blow to Japan
Sign of the Times
- E-book publishing industry needs new model that suits all
- Japanese Christian leader Uchimura's pacifist message speaks volumes to present day
- Can Japan bring about governance innovation on its own?
- Backroom politics may be endangered art, but floundering DPJ must learn the basics
- Is history repeating itself as tense Japan-China relations similar to the 1930s?
Yoroku
- Refugee from Myanmar gives back to Japan
- Compassion seen on all sides after Japan's disasters
- Is 'butterfly flapping wings' in Federal Reserve linked to revolution in Cairo?
- Sumo scandal brings old match-rigging data into the spotlight
- New kanji list mirrors the depressing character of today's society
Selected Columns
- Protection of local traditions in disaster areas crucial to reconstruction
- Kaleidoscope of the Heart: It's natural to react differently to disaster
- Top-quality electrical power a source of Japan's problems and its international edge
- Are disasters in low-profile Japan a harbinger of modern civilization's darkness?
- Suspension of Hamaoka nuke plant sparks battle between common sense and outdated thinking
Photo Journal
Impact of disaster
In Focus
Most Read Today
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- TEPCO admits nuclear meltdown occurred at Fukushima reactor 16 hours after quake
- Shizuoka, Kanagawa governments oppose radiation screening order for tea leaves
- Cooling system of Fukushima plant's No. 1 reactor not functioning before tsunami
- Timetable to end nuclear crisis too optimistic
Market & Exchange Rates
- Nikkei
- 2011/05/19 15:00
- 9620.82(-41.26)
- Yen/Dollar
- 2011/05/18
- 81.68 yen
- Yen/Euro
- 2011/05/18
- 116.37 yen
