In recent years, speculation among analysts, experts, and scholars that America’s two key allies in the Indo-Pacific could finally pursue nuclear weapons has intensified. The eminent diplomat Henry ...

Japan could develop its own nuclear weapons within 3 years if it wanted to, experts claim. This would be possible because Japan already possesses the raw materials and expertise to do so. According to ...

Japan is shifting its energy policy to redevelop its nuclear energy capacity, aiming for 20 percent of its power from nuclear energy by 2040 to support climate goals. The world’s largest nuclear ...

Tensions are growing in east Asia. The threat of a Chinese attack on Taiwan persists and, in recent weeks, North Korea has been testing its long-range missile capabilities. Russia’s reorientation of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

On February 24, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae firmly rejected the possibility of a NATO-style nuclear sharing arrangement with the United States, drawing a clear political boundary at a time ...

Today, on the 15th anniversary of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Japan’s nuclear story is one of a widening gap between political ambition and physical reality – one that the country’s ...

IWAKI, Japan >> Takuma Hashimoto was three years old when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck on March 11, 2011, triggering nuclear meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi plant just an hour’s drive ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog said Wednesday it is scrapping the safety screening for two reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan, after its operator was found to have ...