Opposition Demands Explanation On Science Council

Opposition demands explanation on Science Council

Four opposition parties in Japan are urging the government to explain in the Diet why it did not appoint six scholars as members of the Science Council of Japan.

The Diet affairs chiefs of the four parties met on Monday to discuss the issue. The parties are the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japanese Communist Party, the Democratic Party for the People and the Social Democratic Party.

Regulator Demands Tepco Clarify Responsibilities

Regulator demands TEPCO clarify responsibilities

Japan's nuclear regulator has demanded Tokyo Electric Power Company clarify the responsibilities of its president in the event of a nuclear accident.

Three years ago, the Nuclear Regulation Authority endorsed safety measures at TEPCO's two nuclear reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture.