Japan still faces a tough road ahead over the construction of a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Aomori Prefecture, whose completion date has been moved back 27 times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/10/japan/japan-nuclear-fuel-reprocessing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearenergy #rokkasho #japannuclearfuel #nra #aomori

The completion of Japan Nuclear Fuel's nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, which has been postponed numerous times, could be achieved next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/09/japan/nuclear-fuel-reprocessing-plant-construction-schedule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rokkasho #aomori #japannuclearfuel #nuclearenergy

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Aomori Prefecture for allegedly making a false statement that he had been hit by a motorbike, which he has reportedly said he did to avoid an overseas business trip. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/09/04/japan/crime-legal/arrest-accident-overseas-trip/?utm_content=buffer70054&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #japannuclearfuel #aomori