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The Japan Times<p>Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings will bring forward a decision on the fate of the No. 1 to No. 5 reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/tepco-earlier-decision-on-decommissioning-reactors-in-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/tepco-earlier-decision-on-decommissioning-reactors-in-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tepco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tepco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kashiwazakikariwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kashiwazakikariwa</span></a></p>
💧🌏 Greg Cocks<p>Colorado’s Subalpine Wetlands May Be Producing A Toxic Form Of Mercury – That’s A Concern For Downstream Water Supplies<br>--<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/colorados-subalpine-wetlands-may-be-producing-a-toxic-form-of-mercury-thats-a-concern-for-downstream-water-supplies-259008" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/colorados-</span><span class="invisible">subalpine-wetlands-may-be-producing-a-toxic-form-of-mercury-thats-a-concern-for-downstream-water-supplies-259008</span></a> &lt;-- shared technical article<br>--<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/add8a5" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/add8</span><span class="invisible">a5</span></a> &lt;-- shared paper / USGS publication<br>--<br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/GIS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GIS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/spatial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spatial</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mapping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mapping</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/natural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>natural</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Colorado" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Colorado</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RockyMountains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockyMountains</span></a> #<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/subalpine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>subalpine</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/waterquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterquality</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/watersupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watersupply</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/potable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>potable</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/risk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/hazard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hazard</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/soils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soils</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/methylmercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>methylmercury</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/heavymetal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>heavymetal</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/thaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thaw</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/neurotoxin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurotoxin</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Minamata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minamata</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niigata</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/bioaccumulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bioaccumulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sulfate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sulfate</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organic</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/common" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>common</span></a><br><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/USGS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USGS</span></a></p>
Eishi Noguchi<p>I usually prefer sake from northern Japan, but Harushika Extra Dry from Nara (more like Super Dry 😋) is an exception. Another favorite is from Hakkaisan Brewery in Niigata (northern Japan) 😊 Neither is even Ginjo, yet they are excellent and both among my favorites😊</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sake</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nara</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niigata</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Minoru Saba<p>Was taught in school history lessons that "what if" alternatives were mere distractions from what had historically occurred. <br>Had heard there had been dummy A-bomb runs, but didn't know proposed targets had been <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Hiroshima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hiroshima</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Kokura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kokura</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niigata</span></a>, and <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Nagasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nagasaki</span></a> with Nagasaki selected in place of <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a>. What if... <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@thejapantimes/114982815128234515" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@thejapantimes</span><span class="invisible">/114982815128234515</span></a><br>Japan Times opinion piece also says the atomic bombings did not halt Stalin's advances, so nuclear deterrence might not be effective against psychopaths<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/NuclearWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NuclearWar</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>You don’t just go to Fuji Rock — you lie in the grass, dance in the rain, hide from the heat and surrender to the moment. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/08/04/music/fuji-rock-photos-heat-rain/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/</span><span class="invisible">08/04/music/fuji-rock-photos-heat-rain/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fujirockfestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fujirockfestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/musicfestivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>musicfestivals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A U.S. minesweeper has made a port call in the city of Niigata as part of moves to enhance bilateral cooperation. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/13/japan/us-minesweeper-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">13/japan/us-minesweeper-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defense</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices remain relatively high and stable. Now the country is preparing for a reversal. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/rice-production-reversal/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ldp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ldp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shigeruishiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shigeruishiba</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings has changed the schedule for restarting reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture, sources said Wednesday. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/26/japan/tepco-change-plan-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">26/japan/tepco-change-plan-niigata/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tepco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tepco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restarts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kashiwazakikariwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kashiwazakikariwa</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Sakie Yokota, the mother of a child abducted by North Korea, called on the Japanese government to tackle the abduction issue with a sense of mission, as Thursday marked five years since the death of her husband, Shigeru. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/05/japan/yokota-urge-abduction-issue/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">05/japan/yokota-urge-abduction-issue/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakieyokota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sakieyokota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kawasaki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kawasaki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megumiyokota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megumiyokota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkoreajapanrelations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northkoreajapanrelations</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>A ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the official recognition of Niigata Minamata disease, a neurological disorder caused by polluted industrial wastewater containing methylmercury. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/01/japan/niigata-minamata-disease-60-years/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/</span><span class="invisible">01/japan/niigata-minamata-disease-60-years/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minamata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minamata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minamatadisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minamatadisease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Classmates of Megumi Yokota have donated cherry trees to a junior high school in the city of Niigata that they had attended when the then 13-year-old was abducted by North Korea. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/11/japan/megumi-yokota-cherry-trees/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">11/japan/megumi-yokota-cherry-trees/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/megumiyokota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>megumiyokota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sakura</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/northkorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northkorea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>From Satoshi Kon tributes to indie gems, here are some of the highlights from this year's Niigata International Animation Film Festival. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/20/film/niigata-international-animation-film-festival/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/20/film/niigata-international-animation-film-festival/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>culture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mamoruoshii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mamoruoshii</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesefilm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesefilm</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigatainternationalanimationfilmfestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigatainternationalanimationfilmfestival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/anime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>anime</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/filmfestivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>filmfestivals</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Foreign interest in Japan's snowy Myoko highlands has become a double-edged sword for many locals as it threatens overdevelopment, sky-high prices and could sweep away traditional culture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/japan/ski-resort-myoko-more-foreign-money/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">20/japan/ski-resort-myoko-more-foreign-money/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/myoko" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>myoko</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a></p>
atomicker<p>Title: Ojiya, Echigo (1941)</p><p>Artist: Hasui Kawase</p><p><a href="https://enjoyniigata.com/en/spot/6096" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">enjoyniigata.com/en/spot/6096</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ShinHanga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinHanga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/HasuiKawase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HasuiKawase</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Showa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Showa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Winter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said Monday is aiming to restart a reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture in the fiscal year 2025, which starts next month. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/kashiwazaki-restart-aim/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/</span><span class="invisible">17/japan/kashiwazaki-restart-aim/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tepco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tepco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kashiwazakikariwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kashiwazakikariwa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restarts</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings said it has abandoned a plan to complete by the October 2025 deadline an antiterrorism facility for the No. 7 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/27/japan/tepco-niigata-delay/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">27/japan/tepco-niigata-delay/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kashiwazakikariwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kashiwazakikariwa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tepco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tepco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/restarts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restarts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/terrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>terrorism</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>After more than a decade of inactivity, Japan’s biggest nuclear power plant is ready to restart, but it needs a green light from the local governor, who hasn’t said when or how he will make a decision on it. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-revival-hurdle/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">21/japan/kashiwazaki-kariwa-revival-hurdle/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nuclearenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nuclearenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tepco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tepco</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kashiwazakikariwa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kashiwazakikariwa</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>Some restaurants in Japan pride themselves on unchanging tradition. At Shintaku, reinvention — in both the menu and architecture — helped it become a beacon of Niigata gastronomy. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/09/food-drink/kappo-shintaku-niigata-fine-dining/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">09/food-drink/kappo-shintaku-niigata-fine-dining/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fooddrink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fooddrink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/finedining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>finedining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sake</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japanesecuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanesecuisine</span></a></p>
The Japan Times<p>One person has died and four more have been seriously injured in Japan amid above average snowfall in many areas. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/07/japan/heavy-snow-death/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">07/japan/heavy-snow-death/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>snow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tohoku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tohoku</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tokai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kinki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kinki</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shikoku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shikoku</span></a></p>
atomicker<p>Title: Sea of Echigo (1957)</p><p>Artist: Kasamatsu Shiro</p><p><a href="https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20241223_05/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/new</span><span class="invisible">s/20241223_05/</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ShinHanga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinHanga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Showa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Showa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/KasamatsuShiro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KasamatsuShiro</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Winter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Winter</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snow</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/SeaOfJapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeaOfJapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Niigata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Niigata</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>