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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Nagashima (R), executive managing director of Electric Power Development Co., known as J-Power, presents a document to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, to apply for NRA safety checks of its Oma nuclear power plant now under construction in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori.

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J-Power to apply for Oma nuclear plant safety inspection

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows the Oma nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori. Electric Power Development Co., or J-Power, will apply on Dec. 16, 2014 to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for a safety screening for the plant.

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Building R&D center toward Fukushima plant decommission

NARAHA, Japan - Japan Atomic Energy Agency holds a groundbreaking ceremony in Naraha town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2014, for a research and development center toward decommissioning Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Java residents visit Tokyo opposing power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Four residents of Indonesia's Central Java district of Batang hold a banner opposing a plan to construct a coal-fired thermal power station in the area in front of the headquarters of Electric Power Development Co., knows as J-Power, in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014. Japanese companies, including J-Power, plan to build Southeast Asia's biggest coal-fired power plant in Java.

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Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiki Kudo (front), mayor of the city of Hakodate in Hokkaido, heads to the Tokyo District Court on April 3, 2014. The city filed a lawsuit against the Japanese state government and Electric Power Development Co. seeking suspension of construction of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor at the Oma nuclear power plant in Aomori Prefecture due to safety concerns.

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Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A June 2013 photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Oma nuclear power plant (bottom) under construction in Aomori Prefecture. At top is the city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, across the Tsugaru Strait. The city of Hakodate filed a lawsuit on April 3, 2014, against the Japanese state government and Electric Power Development Co. seeking suspension of the construction of a plutonium-uranium mixed oxide fuel reactor at the Oma plant due to safety concerns.

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Hakodate city council OKs plan to file lawsuit against nuclear plant

HAKODATE, Japan - The municipal assembly of Hakodate City in Hokkaido casts a unanimous vote on March 26, 2014, approving the city government's plan to file a lawsuit against the state and Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, to stop construction of a nuclear power plant in neighboring Aomori Prefecture. The city is concerned its core industries of fishery and tourism would suffer devastating damage in the event of an accident at the nuclear complex.

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Nuclear plant under construction

AOMORI, Japan - Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, shows reporters the site of a nuclear power station under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2013.

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Nuclear plant under construction

AOMORI, Japan - Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, shows reporters the site of a nuclear power station under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, on Nov. 19, 2013.

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Oma nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a nuclear power plant under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, in October 2011. Electric Power Development Co. plans to resume construction of the plant by the end of 2012 in what would be the first such move since the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, sources said on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Myanmar president inspects power plants in Kanagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L front) is briefed by Masayoshi Kitamura (R front), president of Electric Power Development Co., about the company's environmentally friendly and highly efficient coal-fired power plant technology. They are pictured while on the roof of a thermal power plant run by the company in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on April 22, 2012.

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the morning of Nov. 25, 2011, shows a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A fire broke out the previous night at the Isogo power plant, run by Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power. The blaze had almost been put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported but a firefighting operation continued through the morning.

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the morning of Nov. 25, 2011, shows a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A fire broke out the previous night at the Isogo power plant, run by Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power. The blaze had almost been put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported but a firefighting operation continued through the morning.

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Firefighters try to put out a fire at a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, late at night on Nov. 24, 2011. The blaze at the Isogo power plant, operated by the Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, was almost put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported.

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Renewable energy could meet 77% of global supply

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a wind power station of Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power) in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. A U.N. panel on climate change said in a report on May 9, 2011, that 77 percent of the world's energy supply could be met by renewable energy by 2050 if backed by the right public policies.

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All TCI proposals to J-Power dismissed at shareholders meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Electric Power Development Co. President Yoshihiko Nakagaki speaks at a news conference after the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 26, in which J-Power shareholders voted down a dividend hike and all other proposals by the top shareholder, The Children's Investment Fund.

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TCI rejects gov't guidance to drop investment plan for J-Power

TOKYO, Japan - John Ho, head of The Children's Investment Fund's Asian operations, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 25. The British hedge fund, known as TCI, rejected the same day the Japanese government's recommendation that it retract its plan to acquire a larger stake in Electric Power Development Co., Japan's largest power wholesaler.

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TCI builds up pressure on J-Power to raise corporate value

TOKYO, Japan - John Ho, head of The Children's Investment Fund's Asian operations, speaks about the fund's shareholder proposals to Electric Power Development Co. at a news conference in Tokyo on April 17.

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Gov't asks British fund to drop plan to raise stake in J-Power

TOKYO, Japan - John Ho, head of The Children's Investment Fund's Asian operations, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 16 after the Japanese government asked the British hedge fund to drop its plan to acquire a larger stake in Electric Power Development Co., citing energy security concerns.

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Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

AOMORI, Japan - A fisherman asks his question about possible impact on the local fishing industry at a public hearing held on Oct. 19 on Electric Power Development Co.'s plan to build a nuclear power plant in the town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture.

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Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

AOMORI, Japan - A fisherman asks his question about possible impact on the local fishing industry at a public hearing held on Oct. 19 on Electric Power Development Co.'s plan to build a nuclear power plant in the town of Oma, Aomori Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Gov't asks British fund to drop plan to raise stake in J-Power

TOKYO, Japan - John Ho, head of The Children's Investment Fund's Asian operations, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 16 after the Japanese government asked the British hedge fund to drop its plan to acquire a larger stake in Electric Power Development Co., citing energy security concerns. (Kyodo)

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TCI builds up pressure on J-Power to raise corporate value

TOKYO, Japan - John Ho, head of The Children's Investment Fund's Asian operations, speaks about the fund's shareholder proposals to Electric Power Development Co. at a news conference in Tokyo on April 17. (Kyodo)

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TCI rejects gov't guidance to drop investment plan for J-Power

TOKYO, Japan - John Ho, head of The Children's Investment Fund's Asian operations, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on April 25. The British hedge fund, known as TCI, rejected the same day the Japanese government's recommendation that it retract its plan to acquire a larger stake in Electric Power Development Co., Japan's largest power wholesaler. (Kyodo)

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All TCI proposals to J-Power dismissed at shareholders meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Electric Power Development Co. President Yoshihiko Nakagaki speaks at a news conference after the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on June 26, in which J-Power shareholders voted down a dividend hike and all other proposals by the top shareholder, The Children's Investment Fund. (Kyodo)

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Ex-PM Koizumi speaks against Oma nuclear plant construction

Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2015. He said Hakodate's opposition to Electric Power Development Co.'s nuclear power plant under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture, across the Tsugaru Strait, is natural given its geographical proximity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima fishermen vent anger over fresh toxic water leak

Fishermen, including Hiroyuki Sato (4th from L), the chief of the Soma Futaba fisheries cooperative, attend a meeting in the northeastern Japan city of Iwaki on Feb. 25, 2015, as Tokyo Electric Power Co. explains about leaks of radioactive rainwater into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The fishermen said the new development has damaged trust between TEPCO and them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Device for microwave roasting of coffee beans unveiled

Kazuhiko Kawamura, senior researcher of Chubu Electric Power Co.'s equipment development team, explains to reporters in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 7, 2015, a device developed by the group to roast coffee beans using microwaves. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remote tech mockup facility in Fukushima Pref.

Part of the Naraha Remote Technology Development Center in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is shown to the press on Oct. 19, 2015. The mockup facility was built by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency for the decommissioning of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remote tech mockup facility in Fukushima Pref.

A robot is maneuvered on an uneven surface and slope at the Naraha Remote Technology Development Center in Naraha town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 19, 2015. The mockup facility was built by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency for the decommissioning of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renewable energy could meet 77% of global supply

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a wind power station of Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power) in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. A U.N. panel on climate change said in a report on May 9, 2011, that 77 percent of the world's energy supply could be met by renewable energy by 2050 if backed by the right public policies. (Kyodo)

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Myanmar president inspects power plants in Kanagawa

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L front) is briefed by Masayoshi Kitamura (R front), president of Electric Power Development Co., about the company's environmentally friendly and highly efficient coal-fired power plant technology. They are pictured while on the roof of a thermal power plant run by the company in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on April 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

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J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Nagashima (R), executive managing director of Electric Power Development Co., known as J-Power, presents a document to a Nuclear Regulation Authority official in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, to apply for NRA safety checks of its Oma nuclear power plant now under construction in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Aomori. (Kyodo)

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J-Power to apply for Oma nuclear plant safety inspection

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows the Oma nuclear power plant, which is under construction in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori. Electric Power Development Co., or J-Power, will apply on Dec. 16, 2014 to the Nuclear Regulation Authority for a safety screening for the plant. (Kyodo)

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Building R&D center toward Fukushima plant decommission

NARAHA, Japan - Japan Atomic Energy Agency holds a groundbreaking ceremony in Naraha town, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2014, for a research and development center toward decommissioning Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Java residents visit Tokyo opposing power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Four residents of Indonesia's Central Java district of Batang hold a banner opposing a plan to construct a coal-fired thermal power station in the area in front of the headquarters of Electric Power Development Co., knows as J-Power, in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2014. Japanese companies, including J-Power, plan to build Southeast Asia's biggest coal-fired power plant in Java. (Kyodo)

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the morning of Nov. 25, 2011, shows a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A fire broke out the previous night at the Isogo power plant, run by Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power. The blaze had almost been put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported but a firefighting operation continued through the morning. (Kyodo)

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the morning of Nov. 25, 2011, shows a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A fire broke out the previous night at the Isogo power plant, run by Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power. The blaze had almost been put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported but a firefighting operation continued through the morning. (Kyodo)

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Firefighters try to put out a fire at a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, late at night on Nov. 24, 2011. The blaze at the Isogo power plant, operated by the Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power, was almost put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported. (Kyodo)

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Oma nuclear power plant

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2018, shows Electric Power Development Co.'s Oma nuclear power plant under construction in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority the same day investigated possible seismic activity of a fault running directly under the reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oma nuclear power plant

Photo taken Nov. 15, 2018, shows Electric Power Development Co.'s Oma nuclear power plant under construction in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority the same day investigated possible seismic activity of a fault running directly under the reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oma nuclear power plant

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2018, shows a nuclear power plant being constructed in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Electric Power Development Co. started building the plant in 2008 with the aim of it going into operation around fiscal 2024 but construction was suspended for nearly two years due to the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster that hit eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Oma nuclear power plant

Photo taken Feb. 21, 2018, shows a nuclear power plant being constructed in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Electric Power Development Co. started building the plant in 2008 with the aim of it going into operation around fiscal 2024 but construction was suspended for nearly two years due to the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster that hit eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Planned construction site for Kaminoseki nuclear plant

File photo taken in October 2012 shows the planned construction site for a Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s nuclear plant in the western Japan town of Kaminoseki. Local opposition and the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster have prevented development of the construction project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

J-Power to apply for Oma nuclear plant safety inspection

Building R&amp;D center toward Fukushima plant decommission

Java residents visit Tokyo opposing power plant

Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

Hakodate city suit over MOX reactor

Hakodate city council OKs plan to file lawsuit against nuclear plant

Nuclear plant under construction

Nuclear plant under construction

Oma nuclear power plant

Myanmar president inspects power plants in Kanagawa

Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

Renewable energy could meet 77% of global supply

All TCI proposals to J-Power dismissed at shareholders meeting

TCI rejects gov't guidance to drop investment plan for J-Power

TCI builds up pressure on J-Power to raise corporate value

Gov't asks British fund to drop plan to raise stake in J-Power

Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

Residents voice concern at public hearing on Oma nuclear plant

Gov't asks British fund to drop plan to raise stake in J-Power

TCI builds up pressure on J-Power to raise corporate value

TCI rejects gov't guidance to drop investment plan for J-Power

All TCI proposals to J-Power dismissed at shareholders meeting

Ex-PM Koizumi speaks against Oma nuclear plant construction

Fukushima fishermen vent anger over fresh toxic water leak

Device for microwave roasting of coffee beans unveiled

Remote tech mockup facility in Fukushima Pref.

Remote tech mockup facility in Fukushima Pref.

Renewable energy could meet 77% of global supply

Myanmar president inspects power plants in Kanagawa

J-Power seeks safety checks of uncompleted nuke plant

J-Power to apply for Oma nuclear plant safety inspection

Building R&D center toward Fukushima plant decommission

Java residents visit Tokyo opposing power plant

Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

Oma nuclear power plant

Oma nuclear power plant

Oma nuclear power plant

Oma nuclear power plant

Planned construction site for Kaminoseki nuclear plant

Building R&D center toward Fukushima plant decommission