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Japan court blocks restarting of two nuclear reactors
2015-04-14 10:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A Japanese court on Tuesday issued a landmark injunction against the restarting of two atomic reactors, after the country's nuclear watchdog had given the green light to switch them back on. The district court in the central prefecture of Fukui made the temporary order in response to a bid by local residents to halt the restart of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Takahama nuclear power plant, a court official said. The Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) last December approved the restarting...
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Japan court to decide on nuclear plant, crucial to atomic future
2015-04-14 04:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an injunction to prevent the restart of two reactors citing safety concerns, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy four years after the Fukushima crisis. It is the second court ruling in less than a year against reactors operated by Kansai Electric Power, the country's most nuclear-reliant utility before Fukushima. The ruling is a snub to Japan's beefed up nuclear safety after Fukushima and threatens to set back government plans...
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Japan denies reactor restart for Takahama nuclear power plant
2015-04-14 01:00:00| Power Technology
Kansai Electric Power has been denied permission to restart two of its nuclear reactors at the Takahama nuclear power station, citing safety reasons.
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Japan: Get ambitious on emissions cuts
2015-04-12 13:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Japan continues to lag behind in international efforts to curb emissions of greenhouse gases to combat climate change. The government, which remains unable to decide on a new medium-term target for cuts in the nations emissions by citing uncertainty over Japans nuclear power generation, needs to come up with ambitious plans that match those by other industrialized economies. By the end of March, 33 of the countries taking part in talks under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
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Chinese airlines to fly more routes to Japan
2015-04-11 18:47:31| Airlines - Topix.net
Chinese airlines have applied to operate more routes between China and Japan, with low-cost carrier Spring Airlines set to start flight services connecting four Chinese locations with Nagoya, central Japan, in June, China's Civil Aviation Administration said. China Southern Airlines and Hainan Airlines also applied for routes to Japan as the country has become a popular destination for Chinese travellers for tourism, shopping and dining.
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