M7.6 quake triggers tsunami warning for northeastern Japan

Kihara said no anomalies had been reported at the #Higashidori #nuclear#PowerPlant In #Aomori Prefecture or at the #Onagawa nuclear plant in #Miyagi Prefecture, while the government was still confirming the status of other nuclear facilities in the affected prefectures.

According to the Nuclear Regulation Authority, no abnormalities have been recorded at #Hokkaido Electric Power’s #Tomari plant. #Japan #NuclearFuel has said it is checking for any impact on its used fuel processing plant in #Aomori Prefecture.

Two F-2 fighter jets based at the Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri Air Base, one SH60 patrol helicopter based at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Ominato Naval Base and two F-35 fighter jets based at the Air Self-Defense Force's Misawa Air Base are currently gathering information, according to reports by NHK.

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Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki inspected Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear plant ahead of his final decision on whether to approve the planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at the plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/05/japan/hokkaido-governor-nuclear-plant/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
Hokkaido governor inspects Tomari nuclear plant ahead of final restart decision

Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki is expected to make his final decision as early as this month on whether to restart the No. 3 reactor at the plant.

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Hokkaido Gov. Naomichi Suzuki has announced his support for a planned restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power’s Tomari nuclear plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/hokkaido-governor-tomari-nuclear-restart-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hokkaido #naomichisuzuki #nuclearenergy #energy #tomari #restarts #localgovernment
Hokkaido governor backs restart of Tomari nuclear plant

Hokkaido Electric Power is looking to restart the plant’s 912,000-kilowatt No. 3 reactor in early 2027.

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The mayor of the village of Tomari in Hokkaido has indicated his plan to approve the restart of the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's Tomari nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/18/japan/hokkaido-tomari-mayor-restart/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy
Mayor of Hokkaido village agrees to nuclear plant restart

The mayor cited the village assembly's approval of the restart and the fact that broad understanding has been gained from residents.

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The Nuclear Regulation Authority approved a safety screening report that the No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido meets Japan's safety standards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/hokkaido-nuclear-reactor-passes-safety-screening/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hokkaido #tomari #nuclearenergy #earthquakes #tsunami
Hokkaido's Tomari nuclear reactor passes safety screening

The reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power's plant is the 18th to gain approval from the Nuclear Regulation Authority since the current safety standards were adopted.

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In 2010 I found the #memorialstone for #matsumura #sensei in #tomari, with the help of a local.

What was the first thing in my mind?
To take the pose of the first movement in a #kata called #matsumuranorohai, in the set of #rohai kata, of the tomari collection...