Japan’s Mainichi Shimbun reported on Friday that Japan is soon to enter a so-called "nuclear-zero" situation for the first time in 42 years.

The daily newspaper reported that the Tomari-3 nuclear power plant, which is the only remaining plant operating in the country, will stop nuclear energy production on Saturday for a regular checkup.

The Tomari-3 has gradually slowed production since last week, and after a control rod is inserted in the nuclear reactor at 5 p.m. on Saturday, energy generation will come to a halt at roughly 11 p.m.

Japan has been running nuclear power plants since 1966, and it temporarily lowered its reliance on nuclear energy to zero in 1970, as the two plants operating at that time were shutdown on a regular basis for checkups.