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ENERGY 3

Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 10, 2023
How the 3/11 disasters set in motion an evolution of the U.S.-Japan alliance
The March 11, 2011, tragedy prompted a broad and important shift for the Self-Defense Forces and the country’s military alliance with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023
Twelve years after 3/11, dispute grows over Fukushima’s radioactive soil
The central government has pledged to — and is legally obliged to — move all of the soil out of Fukushima Prefecture by 2045.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 10, 2023
Artificial intelligence is booming — so is its carbon footprint
The AI sector is growing so fast, and has such limited transparency, that no one knows exactly how much total electricity use and carbon emissions can be attributed to it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 9, 2023
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian cities and cut power to nuclear plant
Russian missiles knocked out the power supply to Europe's largest nuclear plant during a barrage of strikes targeting cities across Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2023
Big Oil on hydrogen: Forget the rainbow, just make it profitable
Hydrogen as an alternative to the fossil fuels burned in heavy industry or shipping is seen as key to reducing emissions in industries in which electrification is impractical.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2023
Intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged pipelines, U.S. officials say
There is no evidence that the perpetrators of the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines were acting at the direction of any Ukrainian government officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023
Japan offers $1.6 billion to aid Australia’s coal-to-hydrogen plan
The Japan Suiso Energy joint venture aims to begin production in the late 2020s, supplying an initial 30,000 to 40,000 tons a year of clean hydrogen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023
Climate change is launching a mutant-seed space race
Seeds are being exposed to more-intense solar radiation in space in a trial to induce genetic mutations so they can survive a warming planet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2023
Nuclear power revival reaches Japan, home of the last meltdown
Faced with rising heating bills this winter after a sweltering summer spent worrying about blackouts, more people are now reappraising the benefits of cheaper and more stable energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2023
Forget peak oil demand: A thirst for barrels puts $100 in view
With supply buffeted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a slowdown in U.S. shale growth and lackluster investment in production, oil consumption is heading for a record year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023
Iceland shows the world how to run on reliable and clean energy
Every home in Iceland is heated with renewable energy, with 90% coming from district heating systems that tap hot water directly underground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023
U.K. coal mine plan pits backers against environmentalists
Plans to open the country's first new mine in decades there promise economic regeneration, but environmentalists are vehemently opposed to the project.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2023
Japanese government to curb household power rate hikes
The economy industry plans to reduce hikes in household electricity bills given a recent decline in fuel import prices.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2023
Faults under Ishikawa nuclear plant inactive, regulator says
At a review meeting, the nuclear watchdog broadly accepted Hokuriku Electric's view that none of the faults underneath the plant in the town of Shika are active.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2023
Peak emissions are just the start of the climate battle
Fossil-fuel pollution may be declining faster than anyone anticipated, but most of the world's carbon is locked up in places you'd least expect.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Greta Thunberg detained by Norwegian police during rights protest
Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures used by Sami herders in central Norway.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade, IAEA says
Iran has been enriching uranium well over the limits laid down in a landmark 2015 deal with world powers, which started to unravel when the United States withdrew from it in 2018.
How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall
Syrians step on posters of Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
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