The true substance of public affairs rarely appears in the bold headlines of major newspapers—often shaped by ideological bias or propaganda.
Instead, truth frequently lies hidden in small, easily overlooked articles.
This essay highlights a minor column on page 11 of the Nikkei, where Electric Power Federation Chairman Tetsu Katsuno emphasized Toshiba’s responsibility in Japan’s nuclear sector and noted that nuclear power costs, including backend processes, remain comparable to other energy sources.
A quiet but crucial insight into Japan’s energy policy that large headlines fail to convey.

Truth often lies in the small articles printed in the corners of a newspaper.
Those with keen insight will surely agree with me.
The large headlines of the Asahi Shimbun—written by editorialists with truly distorted and awful ideological views—contain no truth whatsoever and are nothing more than propaganda.
As I have already noted, Hasegawa Hiroshi, one of the very few genuine journalists at Asahi, declared in his book that the Asahi Shimbun is essentially an agitation leaflet.
What follows is from a truly small article on page 11 of today’s Nikkei.
Most subscribers probably overlooked it.
“Fulfill Your Role in Japan’s Nuclear Sector,” says the Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies to Toshiba.
Tetsu Katsuno, Chairman of the Federation of Electric Power Companies (and President of Chubu Electric Power), stated at a press conference on the 17th that Toshiba, despite facing a management crisis, must properly fulfill its social responsibility in the restart, maintenance, and decommissioning of nuclear power plants in Japan.
Toshiba is suspected of falling into negative net worth due to cost overruns in its U.S. nuclear business.
But Katsuno said he wants Toshiba to maintain its capability to deliver high-quality construction work.
Since the Fukushima Daiichi accident, it has been pointed out that nuclear power construction and generation costs remain high, especially in the U.S. and Europe.
Katsuno commented that, even including backend processes, cost assessments show nuclear power is comparable to other energy sources, and that strict project cost management could prevent such cost escalation in Japan.