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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2016
IAEA says Iran is obeying nuclear deal
Iran has kept to the nuclear deal it agreed on with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency told the French daily Le Monde.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2016
Environment minister urges Eurus to scale back Hokkaido wind project
Environment minister Koichi Yamamoto is urging the planners of a wind development project on the northern island of Hokkaido to scale back the operation out of concern for how the plan would affect rare birds found in the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2016
Trip to China by Philippine special South China Sea envoy Ramos canceled
A trip to China by former Philippine leader Fidel Ramos, a special envoy chosen by President Rodrigo Duterte to initiate dialogue and repair ties with Beijing, has been canceled, an aide to Ramos said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2016
Who has the space for more renewables?
Dramatic progress in renewable electricity is a hugely positive development; but the benefits are most easily grasped in developed, relatively sparsely populated countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2016
As rivals circle, Japan boosts firepower to buy global energy assets
Japan plans to rush through a bill to provide more financial muscle for its companies to compete for global energy assets, just as other resource-hungry Asian economies such as China and India are also looking to snap up depressed oil assets.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2016
Japan to scrap troubled ¥1 trillion Monju fast-breeder reactor
The government opts to cut its losses, pulling the plug on the project after years of mishaps, cover-ups and waste.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2016
SoftBank considers Indian solar panel assembly joint venture
SoftBank Group Corp. is mulling a manufacturing joint venture in India that could produce the solar panels needed to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy targets.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2016
Chinese paper calls opposition to Myanmar dams 'extreme'
Opposition to Chinese-invested hydropower programs in Myanmar is being orchestrated by "extreme" groups in the country and has heavily damaged joint investment projects, an influential Chinese newspaper wrote on Monday.
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Sep 18, 2016
Fukushima unveils grand plan for alternative energy transmission line networks
A public-private sector consortium tasked with promoting alternative energy in Fukushima Prefecture will start building new power transmission networks next fiscal year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2016
Tepco keeps thousands on the clock at idled Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, hoping for restart
More than 6,000 workers cycle through the world's biggest nuclear plant every day to operate and maintain a facility that hasn't sold a kilowatt of electricity in more than four years.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2016
As Monju decommissioning nears reality, Fukui politicians lash out
News that the central government is finalizing plans to decommission the Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture has sparked anger and fear among local politicians about what will happen to their economy, and could make Fukui's cooperation in restarting other reactors more complicated.
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2016
Power retail deregulation
Reform of the nation's electricity business is far from complete.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016
South Korea's biggest recorded earthquake triggers nuclear safety concerns
Two earthquakes that jolted South Korea on Monday night, including the largest ever recorded in the country, prompted concerns about the safety of nuclear plants clustered in the quake-prone southeast.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2016
China says peace with Vietnam in South China Sea must be maintained
China and Vietnam should work together to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea and manage and control disputes, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

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