kokuryaMar 8

From the Osu Shopping Streets I went for the Chubu Electric Power MIRAI TOWER (what a Name).

Yeah it is one of these TV-Towers every city in Japan seems to have.

https://www.nagoya-tv-tower.co.jp/

#japan #nagoya #tvtower #ChūbuElectricPower #mirai #miraitower

The Japan TimesJan 15
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi and other company officials apologized to the mayor of Omaezaki, home to the firm's Hamaoka nuclear power plant, over its earthquake risk data fraud related to the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/15/japan/chubu-electric-mayor-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectricpower #hamaoka #nuclearenergy #utilities #nra #restarts #earthquakes #corporategovernance
Chubu Electric chief apologizes to mayor over nuclear plant data fraud

It was the first time for Chubu Electric's president to offer an apology to the Hamaoka plant host municipality in Shizuoka Prefecture since the scandal came to light.

The Japan Times
The Japan TimesJan 10
Chubu Electric Power's data fraud linked to earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant has splashed cold water on the Japanese government's energy policy of maximizing nuclear power use. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/10/japan/chubu-electric-data-fraud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chubuelectricpower #nuclearpower #hamaokanuclearpowerplant #fraud
Chubu Electric's data fraud 'undermines' Japan's nuclear energy policy

A delay in the restart of Hamaoka reactors will deal a blow to Chubu Electric's earnings and affect the government's goal of raising the share of nuclear power.

The Japan Times
RTNJan 8

#GießenerAllgemeine:
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.. Atomaufsichtsbehörde (NRA) hat am Mittwoch die Sicherheitsüberprüfung des Kernkraftwerks Hamaoka von Chubu Electric Power ausgesetzt. Grund dafür ist die Annahme, dass das Unternehmen verzerrte seismische Daten für die stillgelegten Reaktorblöcke 3 und 4 vorgelegt hat.
"

https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/panorama/vorwurf-gegen-japanischen-energiekonzern-erdbebensicherheitsdaten-fuer-akw-gefaelscht-zr-94112424.html

7.1.2026

#AKW #Atomkraft #Atomkraftwerk #BWR5 #ChūbuDenryoku #ChubuElectricPower #Erdbebensicherheit #Hamaoka #Japan #Kernenergie #NPP #NRA #Subduktionszone

Vorwurf gegen japanischen Energiekonzern: Erdbebensicherheitsdaten für AKW gefälscht

Infolge der Anschuldigung fiel der Kurs der Chubu-Aktie um knapp zehn Prozent.

The Japan TimesOct 6, 2024
The Japanese government announced a decision Sunday to expand a Japan-South Korea cooperation framework aimed at reducing emissions of methane from natural gas development projects. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/06/japan/japan-south-korea-cut-methane-emissions/ #japan #lng #gas #energy #jera #tepco #chubuelectricpower #kogas
Japan and South Korea to expand initiative to cut methane emissions

Methane's greenhouse effect is believed to be more than 20 times that of carbon dioxide. Leaks of methane from gas fields are a major issue that need to be dealt with.

The Japan Times
KantomanApr 14, 2024
The non-Eiffel #ChūbuElectricPower #MIRAITOWER in #Nagoya #Aichi #Japan #日本愛知県名古屋中部電力