For a long time, I thought energy debates were about choosing sides. Renewable versus nuclear. Safety versus risk. Progress versus the past. The arguments were loud, but they never quite…
Living in Japan, it’s easy to forget how exposed the country really is until a ship runs aground, a war breaks out far away, or a blackout reminds you that…
I’ve noticed something whenever energy comes up in conversation.It doesn’t matter who I’m talking to, a student, a professional, or someone genuinely interested in climate and technology. The moment nuclear…
In Japan, energy becomes real in the winter. It shows up in the quiet hum of heaters late at night, in electricity meters that seem to move faster as daylight…
I used to feel uneasy about nuclear energy long before I understood anything about it.The word itself felt heavy. Final. Like something that could go wrong once and never be…
Japan’s nuclear discussion is shifting, but the real change isn’t happening in policy memos. It’s happening in the small decisions people make every day just to manage rising energy costs.…
The United States is preparing to do something it hasn’t done in decades: build, finance, and possibly own a new fleet of nuclear reactors. Up to ten full-scale units are…
I didn’t expect to walk into a room full of teenagers debating neutron economy and thorium cycles, but that’s exactly what happened. Even months later, the energy from that event…
When I stepped off the plane in Winnipeg, the air was cold and sharp, the kind that wakes every sense. I had flown from Japan to attend the Youth Nuclear…
Nuclear Heart“Do you remember me?”Big eyes, rocket boots, spiky hair. That’s right, I’m Astro Boy. In Japan, they call me Tetsuwan Atomu, the Mighty Atom. I first appeared in 1952,…
