Author: Japan Reacts Editorial

Chubu Electric Power has decided to withdraw its application to restart Units 3 and 4 of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant (Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture), after data falsification related to seismic design was discovered. In an unusual turn of events, more than a decade of review is being sent back to square one, and Chairman Tetsu Katsuno has reportedly signaled to those around him his intention to resign over responsibility for the misconduct. On 5channel, discussion ranged from views on former Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who ordered all of Hamaoka’s reactors shut down in 2011, to whether a restart should even proceed given the plant’s proximity to the earthquake’s expected epicenter, and why the stock price has stayed firm even after the withdrawal was announced.

It emerged on the 11th that Chubu Electric Power plans to withdraw its application to restart Units 3 and 4 of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant (Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture), where data falsification related to seismic design had come to light. A government source disclosed the information. It also emerged that Chubu Electric Chairman Tetsu Katsuno has signaled to those around him his intention to resign over responsibility for the misconduct. The same day, Chubu Electric announced it had received a report from the committee investigating the data falsification. On the 14th, President Kingo Hayashi will hold a press conference in Nagoya to explain the report’s contents and the company’s response. Attention is focused on the motive behind the falsification, whether it was organizationally sanctioned, and what decisions will be made about management’s future. Withdrawing an application after more than a decade of review pushes any restart even further away.

It would be highly unusual for a power company to withdraw such an application. The company may have judged that continuing the review was untenable once the reliability of the data underpinning the restart review had been undermined.

Chubu Electric disclosed the misconduct on January 5 and set up the investigative committee that same day. In announcing receipt of the report, the company commented, “We once again offer our deepest and most sincere apology for having caused such serious distrust.”

Source: 47news.jp / Read the original article here

13AnonymousSep 12, 2026 08:57

Hamaoka is just a non-starter
Unlike out-of-the-way Fukushima, this is Japan's main artery

20AnonymousSep 12, 2026 09:02

Re: #13
Japan's main artery is further north, isn't it

110AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:22

Looking at Japan as a whole, restarting makes sense — this plant performs better and carries less risk than the ones run by Kansai Electric, TEPCO, or Japan Atomic Power

But then you go and do this

There's no way it'll ever be approved, no matter how rationally the DPFP argues for restarting it

Japan is a country that will never approve anything that puts Tokyo at risk

136AnonymousSep 12, 2026 10:53

At Fukushima, most of the downwind direction was over the ocean


Even then, half the contaminated area could be "hidden" by being over the sea


And it still turned into this mess
s://i.imgur.com/ddhrqOL.jpeg

If Hamaoka had an accident, the contaminated area would be on a whole different level

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5channel (Breaking News+) thread “[Chubu Electric] Hamaoka Nuclear Plant to Withdraw Restart Review Application; Chairman Katsuno Signals Intent to Resign.”

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil pipeline was hit by multiple attacks on September 10, leaving casualties and prompting a precautionary shutdown. The pipeline had been growing in importance as an alternate route bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively blockaded by Iran — but the other detour, the area around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, is controlled by the pro-Iran Houthi militia, and reports say President Trump turned down a Saudi request to strike the Houthis. On 5ch, users traded doubts about whether the US really intends to defend its ally Saudi Arabia, along with theories on why Saudi Arabia hasn’t simply retaliated.

[Cairo, Kyodo] Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy announced on the 11th that the crude oil pipeline running east-west across the country had been hit by multiple attacks and was being shut down as a “precautionary measure.” The attack occurred on the morning of the 10th and left several people injured. The pipeline had been gaining importance as an alternate route to the Strait of Hormuz, which remains effectively blockaded by Iran.

Meanwhile, the US news site Axios reported on the 11th that President Trump had, on the 10th, turned down a Saudi request to strike Yemen’s pro-Iran Houthi militia, which controls the area around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait oil transport route. The US reportedly has no intention of intervening directly, wanting to keep its focus on the Iran situation, though American officials indicated they would offer intelligence on the Houthis and help with target selection.

The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait has become an alternate oil export route to the Strait of Hormuz. According to Middle Eastern media, the Houthis control strategic islands in the strait as well as port cities along the Red Sea coast, and fighting with forces of Yemen’s transitional government is believed to be ongoing.

Source: 47news.jp / Original article here

59AnonymousSep 12, 2026 12:27

I asked Gemini and it says Monday's just gonna be a "Monday" (a nonsense, circular non-answer).

193AnonymousSep 12, 2026 12:53

Re: #59
That's not gonna happen…
The Dow and Nasdaq are both up 1%,
it's not dropping — don't you even check the futures?
Oil's down sharply too.
What kind of prompt did you even use lol

187AnonymousSep 12, 2026 12:52

Here's hoping for a massive stock market crash.

239AnonymousSep 12, 2026 13:03

Re: #187
Like I said, forget a crash — Monday's gonna bounce back.
Kioxia's ADR isn't great so a huge surge seems unlikely,
but with SOX up +1.81%, semiconductor stocks will rally
even if Kioxia is shaky.
Do people even bother checking anything…

*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “Saudi crude oil pipeline shut down — alternate strait route hit by multiple attacks.”

After the Nagaoka Festival’s Grand Fireworks Display held on August 2 in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture, more than 200 passengers were unable to board the last Joetsu Shinkansen non-reserved-seat train bound for Tokyo. Reporting by the Niigata Nippo has revealed that JR East had already voiced concerns back in February about the proposed changes to the festival’s program, warning there was “a risk some people won’t be able to board.” JR East reportedly asked the Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation to reconsider, but the request went unheeded. On 5ch, opinions were split over whether the Foundation had given adequate advance notice, and over the rule preventing Shinkansen trains from running after midnight.

9/12 (Sat) 11:30 JST

Niigata Nippo

Regarding the issue in which large numbers of visitors were unable to board the last Tokyo-bound Joetsu Shinkansen non-reserved-seat train after the Nagaoka Festival’s Grand Fireworks Display held in Nagaoka City on August 2, it has been learned — through reporting by the Niigata Nippo, as of the 12th — that JR East had already expressed reluctance in late February, when shown the proposed program changes, warning that “there is a concern people will be unable to board the last train.” JR East reportedly asked the organizing Nagaoka Fireworks Foundation to reconsider, but says its request was not accepted.

Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Read the original article here

156AnonymousSep 12, 2026 14:12

They've actually run overnight schedules like this before
so they should do the same as a special service for the Nagaoka fireworks

*This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5ch (Breaking News Plus) thread “[Niigata] Over 200 Shinkansen Passengers Left Stranded After Nagaoka Fireworks — JR Flagged Concerns in February, But They Went Unheeded.”