Reactor reboot at world’s largest nuclear plant highlights flaws in Japan’s radioactive waste plans

Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the country meet huge electricity demands during a global oil crisis, but the reboot highlights a big problem: Japan is ...
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What a Waste 3.0 Report Launch Event: Informing the Future of Solid Waste Management toward Circularity

On May 29, 2026, World Bank Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) hosted the launch of What a Waste 3.0: Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management toward Circularity, the latest edition of the ...
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Tokyo mayor signals willingness for nuclear waste site survey on Minamitori

TOKYO - The mayor of a Tokyo village expressed a willingness to allow the government to conduct a survey on the suitability of Minamitori Island, which is located at the easternmost edge of the ...
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Doing Waste Right: The Challenge of Navigating Japan’s Diverse Disposal Rules

In 2025, the Tokyo-based real estate company AlbaLink surveyed 500 people living in rental properties to identify the issues that most often cause friction with foreign residents. Asked which issues ...
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Indonesia Learns from Japan’s Solid Waste Management Sector

The World Bank’s Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC), in collaboration with the Indonesia Local Service Delivery and Improvement Project (LSDP) task team, organized a five-day exposure mission to ...