Reactivation of nuclear reactors is illusion: energy policy professor

TEPCO’s new business plan, recently approved by the government, still recognizes nuclear energy as the important power source for a low-cost and stable supply of electricity, professor Oshima criticized.

Hyakuta and Hasegawa pose threat to NHK neutrality: ex-NHK director

A spate of NHK governors’ aberrant speeches is no longer just a matter of the right to freedom of expression but is threatening NHK’s impartiality, said former NHK director Tosaki Kenji to Akahata.

‘Complementary opposition parties’ court government favor

As “complementary” opposition parties are fawning on Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, the confrontation between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the Japanese Communist Party has become more obvious than ever before.