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Chubu Electric Power executives apologize during a news conference on Jan. 5 in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
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Jan 26, 2026
Nuclear watchdog begins inspection of Chubu Electric HQ over data fraud
The probe is aimed at uncovering the circumstances surrounding and motives behind the earthquake risk data fraud concerning its Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi. His company has come under scrutiny from regulators over falsified earthquake risk data at Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
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Jan 23, 2026
Authorities to launch inspection of Chubu Electric over data fraud
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will also halt screenings needed for reactivation of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (center) bows in apology during his meeting with Masaru Shimomura, mayor of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, in the city on Thursday.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Society
Jan 15, 2026
Chubu Electric chief apologizes to mayor over nuclear plant data fraud
It was the first time for Chubu Electric¡¯s president to offer an apology to the Hamaoka plant host municipality in Shizuoka Prefecture since the scandal came to light.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (left) and other company executives during a news conference in Nagoya on Jan. 5
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Jan 14, 2026
Chubu Electric to face on-site probe over data fraud at nuclear plant
The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided its secretariat will conduct the inspection following the company¡¯s data fraud regarding earthquake risks at its Hamaoka plant.
The Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture
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Jan 10, 2026
Chubu Electric¡¯s data fraud ¡®undermines¡¯ Japan¡¯s nuclear energy policy
A delay in the restart of Hamaoka reactors will deal a blow to Chubu Electric¡¯s earnings and affect the government¡¯s goal of raising the share of nuclear power.
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka (left) attends a regular commissioner meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo.
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Jan 7, 2026
Japan stops Chubu Electric¡¯s nuclear review due to flawed seismic data
The country¡¯s nuclear watchdog said it was halting the screening needed to restart Chubu Electric Power¡¯s only nuclear power ?plant.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (left) and other company executives bow in apology on Monday in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for submission to a nuclear watchdog.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2026
Cherry-picked quake data might have been submitted for Hamaoka nuclear plant
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi says the data could have caused a review of safety standards at the Shizuoka plant to be based on weaker quake projections.
Chubu Electric Power removed the top lid of the No. 2 reactor at its Hamaoka plant Monday, marking the first time in Japan that the dismantling of a commercial nuclear reactor has begun.
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Mar 18, 2025
Dismantling of reactor begins at Hamaoka nuclear plant
The dismantling process is the third stage of the decommissioning project at the plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
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Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
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