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After the Shutdowns

After the Shutdowns

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…
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Afraid of the Wrong Things

Afraid of the Wrong Things

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…
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Winter Changes Everything

Winter Changes Everything

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.…
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Where Young Minds Met Nuclear Innovation

Where Young Minds Met Nuclear Innovation

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…
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The Power We Choose

The Power We Choose

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…
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Nuclear Heart

Nuclear Heart

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,…
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The Reactor We Left Behind

The Reactor We Left Behind

If Japan is going to lead in clean energy again, I don’t think it’s going to happen through solar panels or wind turbines, at least not alone. That thought kept…
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The Renewable Wall

The Renewable Wall

by Fake Labubu(unlicensed forest resident & part-time energy realist) It’s 41°C and rising. The leaves have stopped rustling. Even the cicadas are too exhausted to scream. Somewhere deep in the…
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