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NRA inspects unit 2 of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from F), on behalf of NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka, inspects the equipment of unit 2 and its accident measures at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 19, 2014. (Pool photo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (R) inspects the inside of unit 3's reactor building at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. Starting date of commercial operation of unit 3 has not been set. (Pool photo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from R) inspects the pressure vessel of unit 3, which is under construction, at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Filtered venting system examined at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (C among three in black) inspects a filtered venting system at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Filtered venting system examined at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (3rd from R, front row) examines a filtered venting system at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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NRA commissioner speaks about Tokai reprocessing plant

TOKYO, Japan - Toyoshi Fuketa, a commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks to reporters after inspecting a plant for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on April 21, 2014.

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Nuclear regulator raps TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - Toyoshi Fuketa, commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks with reporters in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2013, after he and other NRA officials visited areas where 300 tons of highly radioactive water was recently found to have leaked from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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New nuclear regulatory body

TOKYO, Japan - The members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority -- (from L) Kenzo Oshima, Toyoshi Fuketa, Shunichi Tanaka, chairman, Kunihiko Shimazaki and Kayoko Nakamura -- attend an inaugural ceremony for the organization in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2012.

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4 Mitsubishi firms to form alliance

(From L to R) Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Satoru Kishi, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyoshi Nakano, president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., and Minoru Mochida, president of Meiji Life Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Friday Sept. 11 after announcing an agreement to form a financial service alliance.

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Regulator says removing all fuel debris at Fukushima plant debatable

Nuclear Regulation Authority commissioners Satoru Tanaka (L) and Toyoshi Fuketa speak to reporters after visiting the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant on Feb. 19, 2016. Fuketa said it is debatable whether all fuel debris must be removed from reactors at the Fukushima complex, the site of catastrophic reactor meltdowns in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sibling animation creators "The BERICH"

Kazuhide Miyasaka (L), 46, and his brother Toyoshi, 43, who form The BERICH to jointly create animations, pose for a photo in their hometown Uozu in Toyama Prefecture on March 11, 2015. The brothers came under the spotlight after producing animations featuring characters similar to those in U.S. strip cartoons but speaking a mismatching Toyama dialect. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority

Toyoshi Fuketa, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2021, after the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture restarted earlier in the day. The reactor became the country's first nuclear unit to operate beyond the government-mandated 40-year service period introduced under new rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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Head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority

Toyoshi Fuketa, chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2021, after the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture restarted earlier in the day. The reactor became the country's first nuclear unit to operate beyond the government-mandated 40-year service period introduced under new rules set after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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NRA inspects unit 2 of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from F), on behalf of NRA Chairman Shunichi Tanaka, inspects the equipment of unit 2 and its accident measures at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 19, 2014. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (R) inspects the inside of unit 3's reactor building at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. Starting date of commercial operation of unit 3 has not been set. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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NRA inspects No.3 reactor of Shimane nuclear plant

MATSUE, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (2nd from R) inspects the pressure vessel of unit 3, which is under construction, at Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2014. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Filtered venting system examined at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (C among three in black) inspects a filtered venting system at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 12, 2014. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Filtered venting system examined at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Toyoshi Fuketa (3rd from R, front row) examines a filtered venting system at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 12, 2014. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Troubled nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Japan

Nuclear Regulation Authority head Toyoshi Fuketa meets the press in Tokyo on May 13, 2020, after the authority endorsed earlier in the day a trouble-plagued fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as safe in light of the tougher safety standards introduced in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The action sparked protest from a group of people seeking to block operations of nuclear power plants in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Fuketa

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Troubled nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Japan

Nuclear Regulation Authority head Toyoshi Fuketa meets the press in Tokyo on May 13, 2020, after the authority endorsed earlier in the day a trouble-plagued fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as safe in light of the tougher safety standards introduced in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The action sparked protest from a group of people seeking to block operations of nuclear power plants in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Troubled nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Japan

Nuclear Regulation Authority head Toyoshi Fuketa meets the press in Tokyo on May 13, 2020, after the authority endorsed earlier in the day a trouble-plagued fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as safe in light of the tougher safety standards introduced in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The action sparked protest from a group of people seeking to block operations of nuclear power plants in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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IAEA's inspection of Japanese nuclear watchdog

International Atomic Energy Agency team leader Ramzi Jammal (L) and Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2020, after the IAEA team of experts conducted a weeklong inspection of the Japanese nuclear watchdog's operational and safety measures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear watchdog approves restart of tsunami-hit reactor

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2019. The nuclear watchdog approved at its meeting earlier in the day the reactivation of the No. 2 reactor at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and idled under stricter safety standards following the Fukushima crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear watchdog approves restart of tsunami-hit reactor

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2019. The nuclear watchdog approved at its meeting earlier in the day the reactivation of the No. 2 reactor at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and idled under stricter safety standards following the Fukushima crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear watchdog approves restart of tsunami-hit reactor

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Toyoshi Fuketa attends its meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2019. The nuclear watchdog approved at the meeting the resumption of operations of the No. 2 reactor at Tohoku Electric Power Co.'s Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster and idled under stricter safety standards following the Fukushima crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Regulator proposes sea release of Fukushima plant water

Toyoshi Fuketa (L), chairman of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, and Naraha Mayor Yukiei Matsumoto hold talks in the town located near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Jan. 11, 2018. Fuketa said water at the plant that still contains radioactive tritium after treatment should be diluted and released into the sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diet OKs appointment of nuclear safety regulator chief

Photo taken in May 2017 shows Toyoshi Fuketa, whose appointment as the new chief of the Nuclear Regulation Authority was approved by the Diet on May 26. Fuketa replaces Shunichi Tanaka, who led the revamped body since its launch after the Fukushima nuclear crisis in 2011. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 Mitsubishi firms to form allia

(From L to R) Kokei Higuchi, president of Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co., Satoru Kishi, president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Toyoshi Nakano, president of Mitsubishi Trust and Banking Corp., and Minoru Mochida, president of Meiji Life Insurance Co., shake hands at a news conference Friday Sept. 11 after announcing an agreement to form a financial service alliance.