Visiting Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina signed a joint statement with counterpart Shinzo Abe on Monday in Tokyo to seal Japan’s pledge to extend up to ¥600 billion in economic assistance to the country over the next four to five years. japantimes.cop.jp

The Akita governor suddenly had nosebleed during a press conference in Japan. fukushima-diary.com

Eighteen months after being shut down to avoid new taxes, the owners of Spain’s Garoña nuclear power plant have applied to government to bring the plant back into operation on a longer operating licence. world-nuclear-news.org

The future of three Exelon nuclear power plants is in question after they failed to secure a capacity payment would have that supported their operation in a difficult power market. world-nuclear-news.org