Japan’s Seventh Basic Energy Plan, approved by the Cabinet on Feb. 18, indicates next to no qualms about a “return to nuclear power.” Any policy switch, pursued in disregard of multiple pending ...

The government officially decided on its basic energy plan at a Feb. 18 Cabinet meeting, outlining a mid- to long-term policy trajectory that emphasizes nuclear power and reducing carbon emissions. It ...

The government held the first meeting of its headquarters for promoting the use of artificial intelligence and strengthening related risk management, at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

In May 2008, the Diet enacted a basic law on space without rousing sufficient public debate. Representing a drastic departure from Japan's traditional "peaceful purposes only" space policy, the law ...

The cabinet has approved the fifth energy basic plan, a blueprint for Japan’s energy policy. Nuclear is still positioned as a significant base load power source, but the plan says nothing about ...

The Fifth Science and Technology Basic Plan, covering the five years from FY2016 to FY2020, will be established in FY2015. Four Science and Technology Basic Plans have been established already since ...