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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

NIIGATA, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Members of a citizens group rally in front of the Niigata prefectural government office in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, in protest over Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi's decision the same day to approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi holds an unscheduled press conference in Niigata, northwest of Tokyo, on Nov. 21, 2025, saying he will approve the restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the prefecture, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Niigata gov. OKs TEPCO's 1st nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows the No. 6 reactor (C) at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi agreed on Nov. 21 to the restart of the reactor, the first for its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September

STORY: India's industrial production growth slows to 5.8 pct in September SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of electronic product manufacture unit 3. various of traffic STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) fell to 5.8 percent in September from 10.34 percent in August, the government data showed on Friday. "For the month of September 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.6. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of September 2023 stand at 111.5, 140.6 and 205.9 respectively," read the data issued by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation. As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 138.8 for primary goods, 111.6 for capital goods, 153.8 for intermediate goods and 168.7 for infrastructure/construction goods

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King penguins walk at Osaka aquarium

OSAKA, Japan - King penguins walk in line in front of an illuminated image of a blue whale at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in the city of Osaka, Japan, on Nov. 21, 2011.

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Nishikori runs with Fukushima children in event

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori runs with children from Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2014.

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Tsunami-driven ships to be dismantled

NAMIE, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, shows a ship which has been unattended in the northeastern Japan town of Namie since washing up in the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Environment Ministry has started dismantling 70 such ships in the nearby coastal areas to complete the works by the end of next March.

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Tsunami-driven ships to be dismantled

NAMIE, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, shows a ship which has been unattended in the northeastern Japan town of Namie since washing up in the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Environment Ministry has started dismantling 70 such ships in the nearby coastal areas to complete the works by the end of next March.

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Tetrapod robot to view places too risky for humans

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Yokohama on Nov. 21, 2012, shows Toshiba Corp.'s tetrapod robot climbing up stairs. Toshiba said the same day it has developed the tetrapod robot to inspect locations too risky for humans such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tsunami-hit city makes use of Facebook

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - An employee of the city government of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, uses Facebook as part of his work at the city hall on Nov. 21, 2012. The northeastern Japan city hit hard by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been successful in gathering attention and support from around Japan and the world by making use of Facebook.

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Shipbuilder launches 1st ship after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo New helicopter shows a ceremony held at Yamanishi Co., a shipbuilder in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2012, to launch a ship at its main dockyard that was almost entirely washed away by tsunamis after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011.

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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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Softbank's Son

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Nov. 21, 2011, in Tokyo shows Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp. Son was chosen as the best company president of 2011 for the second consecutive year in an Internet survey of corporate executives in Japan, the Sanno Institute of Management said Dec. 15, 2011.

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U.S. families support Japanese families affected by nuclear crisis

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Family members of U.S. military personnel attached to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base -- Michelle Wilson (2nd from R), Ilona Geary (C) and Jennifer Mason (2nd from L) -- read thank you messages from Japanese families on Nov. 21, 2011, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. They and other American families linked with the U.S. base have been supporting families from Fukushima Prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis, sending them letters and other items, including clothes.

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One year since N. Korean attack on S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean military ship patrols off the South's Yeonpeyong Island near the disputed western sea border with North Korea on Nov. 21, 2011, with North Korea visible in the background. Nov. 23 marks one year since the North fired artillery onto the island, killing two soldiers and two civilians.

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One year since N. Korean attack on S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - A part of North Korea is seen from the northern tip of Yeonpeyong Island, South Korea, in the Yellow Sea near the disputed western sea border with North Korea on Nov. 21. 2011. The Korean characters set up on the mountain express a slogan praising former North Korean leader Kim Il Sung. Nov. 23 marks one year since the North fired artillery onto the island, killing two soldiers and two civilians.

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Ex-Olympus President Woodford

LONDON, Britain - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford speaks during a press conference in London on Nov. 21, 2011. Woodford criticized a third-party panel set up by the company to probe its coverup of past securities investment losses, after the panel denied reports of organized crime's involvement in the scandal.

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Toyota's Prius at motor show

GUANGZHOU, China - File photo taken in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 21, 2011, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid vehicle on display at the Guangzhou motor show, on the opening day of the event.

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Buffett in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - U.S. investor Warren Buffett speaks during a press conference as he visited Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2011.

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Giants chairman Watanabe

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants chairman Tsuneo Watanabe (C) is surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. Watanabe, one of the most influential figures in Japanese baseball for many years, commented on an internal conflict involving the Tokyo-based team.

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'One-and-only' chair for babies in disaster-hit areas

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriyuki Nakao (L), associate professor of Tokai University, looks at chairs, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Nov. 21, 2011, which are to be given to babies born on March 11, 2011, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, severely hit by the quake and tsunami disasters. A Hokkaido-based team announced the same day the project to present the ''one-and-only'' chairs, which bear each baby's name, their birthday ''March 11, 2011'' and a message ''Be tough toward the future.'' Nakao designed the chair.

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'One-and-only' chair for babies in disaster-hit areas

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2011, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, shows chairs which are to be given to babies born on March 11, 2011, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, severely hit by the quake and tsunami disasters. A Hokkaido-based team announced the same day the project to present the ''one-and-only'' chairs, which bear each baby's name, their birthday ''March 11, 2011'' and a message ''Be tough toward the future.''

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Member of AUM remnants Aleph

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Araki, chief spokesman of Aleph, formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, speaks with reporters in front of the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The Supreme Court on the same day turned down an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

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Sugano rejects Fighters' offer to join club

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Tokai University pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, who was selected in the first round of the baseball draft by the Nippon Ham Fighters, speaks to reporters at the university's baseball dormitory in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2011. He rejected the Pacific League club's offer to join the team.

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Guangzhou motor show

GUANGZHOU, China - People visit a motor show in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China, on Nov. 21, 2011, the opening day of the auto show which runs through Nov. 28.

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Guangzhou motor show

BEIJING, China - People visit a motor show in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province in China, on Nov. 21, 2011, the opening day of the auto show which runs through Nov. 28.

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Widow of AUM victim walks into top court

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi (C), who lost her husband Kazumasa in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the AUM Shinrikyo cult, walks into the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. The top court rejected the same day an appeal against the death sentence for former senior AUM member Seiichi Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

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Ex-Dentsu president Narita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2009 shows former Dentsu Inc. President Yutaka Narita. He died of pneumonia at the age of 82 at a hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2011, the company said Nov. 21.

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Toyota restarts operations in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Toyota factory workers walk to work at their factory on the outskirts of Bangkok on Nov. 21, 2011. Toyota Motor Corp. restarted production the same day at three factories in the area after halting their operations since October due to supply chain disruptions caused by flooding, Toyota officials said.

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Iraqi PM Maliki at interview in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2011. Maliki expressed hope that Japanese corporations would invest in oil and infrastructure development in Iraq, playing down security concerns in the country.

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Ex-Daio Paper chairman Ikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Mototaka Ikawa, former chairman of Daio Paper Corp. The company will soon file a criminal complaint against him on suspicion of an aggravated breach of trust over his massive borrowings from group companies, sources said Nov. 21, 2011.

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AUM trials over

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Seiichi Endo, former senior member of Japanese cult AUM Shinrikyo. The Supreme Court on Nov. 21, 2011, rejected the appeal against the death sentence for Endo over his involvement in the group's sarin gas attacks in Japan in the 1990s, effectively ending more than 16 years of investigations and trials involving the group that horrified the nation with its terrorist acts.

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Hawks win Japan Series title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Players of the Softbank Hawks celebrate on Nov. 21, 2011, after winning the Japan Series against the Chunichi Dragons at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. It was their first series title since the then Daiei Hawks won it in 2003.

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JKT48, 1st overseas sister group of AKB48

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Members of Jakarta-based JKT48, the first official overseas sister group of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, meet journalists in the Indonesian capital on Nov. 2, 2011. Twenty-eight girls aged between 12 to 21 were selected to join JKT48 the same day after a six-hour final audition.

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JKT48, 1st overseas sister group of AKB48

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Members of Jakarta-based JKT48, the first official overseas sister group of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, meet journalists in the Indonesian capital on Nov. 2, 2011. Twenty-eight girls aged between 12 to 21 were selected to join JKT48 the same day after a six-hour final audition.

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Toyota's Prius at motor show

GUANGZHOU, China - File photo taken in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 21, 2011, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid vehicle on display at the Guangzhou motor show, on the opening day of the event. (Kyodo)

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Nishikori runs with Fukushima children in event

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori runs with children from Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during an event in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-driven ships to be dismantled

NAMIE, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, shows a ship which has been unattended in the northeastern Japan town of Namie since washing up in the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Environment Ministry has started dismantling 70 such ships in the nearby coastal areas to complete the works by the end of next March. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-driven ships to be dismantled

NAMIE, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, shows a ship which has been unattended in the northeastern Japan town of Namie since washing up in the March 2011 tsunami disaster. The Environment Ministry has started dismantling 70 such ships in the nearby coastal areas to complete the works by the end of next March. (Kyodo)

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Softbank's Son

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Nov. 21, 2011, in Tokyo shows Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp. Son was chosen as the best company president of 2011 for the second consecutive year in an Internet survey of corporate executives in Japan, the Sanno Institute of Management said Dec. 15, 2011. (Kyodo)

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U.S. families support Japanese families affected by nuclear crisi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Family members of U.S. military personnel attached to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base -- Michelle Wilson (2nd from R), Ilona Geary (C) and Jennifer Mason (2nd from L) -- read thank you messages from Japanese families on Nov. 21, 2011, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. They and other American families linked with the U.S. base have been supporting families from Fukushima Prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis, sending them letters and other items, including clothes. (Kyodo)

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JKT48, 1st overseas sister group of AKB48

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Members of Jakarta-based JKT48, the first official overseas sister group of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, meet journalists in the Indonesian capital on Nov. 2, 2011. Twenty-eight girls aged between 12 to 21 were selected to join JKT48 the same day after a six-hour final audition. (Kyodo)