Tag Archives: Trade and Industry (METI)

Hokkaido METI bureau requested changes to nuclear energy part of high school lecture via The Mainichi

SAPPORO — High-ranking officials from the local bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) requested that an assistant professor change an October 2017 lecture to high school students pointing out the dangers of nuclear power, it has … Continue reading

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Anti-nuclear activists’ METI camp razed in darkness after years battling over Fukushima via The Japan Times

Tokyo District Court officials on Sunday removed activists’ tents from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, five years after they initiated protests against the government’s handling of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. “The government is pushing through the reactivation of … Continue reading

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METI changes tactics after search for nuclear waste host proves futile via The Japan Times

The government will select potential areas to host nuclear dump sites instead of waiting for communities to volunteer, according to the revised policy on permanent disposal of high-level radioactive waste that was adopted by the Cabinet on Friday. The revision, … Continue reading

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Future grows darker for solar energy growth in Japan via Reuters

(Reuters) – On the second anniversary of a scheme aimed at boosting Japan’s renewable energy after the Fukushima crisis, its powerful industry ministry is taking steps critics say will choke off solar investment and pave the way for a return … Continue reading

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Fukushima Leaks Prompt Government to ‘Emergency Measures’ via Bloomberg

“We’ve allowed Tokyo Electric to deal with the contaminated water situation on its own and they’ve essentially turned it into a game of ‘Whack-a-Mole,’” Trade Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told reporters today at Fukushima. “From now on, the government will move … Continue reading

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