Faults under Shika NPP most likely active: NRA expert team

A team of experts commissioned by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) compiled a draft report which points to a strong possibility that active faults are lying under the Shika Nuclear Power Plant in Ishikawa.

Abe wants to accomplish constitutional revision while still in office

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at a House of Councilors Budget Committee session touched upon constitutional revision and said, “I’d like to accomplish this during my term in office.”

Okinawa and Tokyo accept court-proposed-settlement in lawsuit over Henoko base

The Abe government accepted a court-proposed-settlement and decided to suspend the ongoing work for the construction of a new U.S. base in Henoko.