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ENERGY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2022
Kishida orders stimulus as analysts warn of overspending
The measures will tackle price rises, encourage pay increases and speed up Kishida's drive to transform capitalism in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2022
Major leaks in Russian gas pipelines caused by attacks, EU nations say
Seismologists in Denmark and Sweden said they had registered two powerful blasts on Monday in the vicinity of the leaks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 27, 2022
Rocketing LNG prices putting cargoes in hands of energy giants and trading houses
With prices not expected to ease until 2026, poorer states reliant on the fuel to generate power are worried, while costs are being driven up for big Asian economies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 26, 2022
Businesses worry about reputational damage from Fukushima water discharge
People in Ibaraki Prefecture are concerned that the release of treated water will harm the reputation of local fishery products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2022
Joe Biden’s climate bill has the U.S. battery industry revved up
Battery upstarts are salivating over goodies in a bill, particularly the tax credits for manufacturing components in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022
From patriot to pariah: The man caught in a propaganda war over a Ukrainian nuclear plant
A former deputy spokesman at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant who helped tell the world that Russian troops had seized the strategic site is now in exile.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
War and energy crisis fires global hunt for coal, sparking investment in polluting fuel
Buyers in Europe and beyond are now vying to pay top dollar for coal, often from remote places that until now hardly even shipped the fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
Russia to flood Asia with fuels as Europe ramps up sanctions
India and China took a combined 2.7 million barrels a day of Russian crude and products last month, according to Morgan Stanley.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2022
Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority marks 10 years since launch
The NRA has been criticized by those seeking to end the country's reliance on nuclear energy for power generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2022
Kishida pledges to accelerate Fukushima reconstruction
'We will make use of research and development, industrialization and human resources development to accelerate Fukushima's creative reconstruction,' the prime minister said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 15, 2022
Weak yen threatens runaway power bills for Japanese households
Several Japanese utilities — which buy overseas fuel in dollars to produce electricity — are considering asking the government to allow them to raise prices further and remove curbs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2022
Amid energy challenges and green shift, Japan eyes new nuclear tech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will look into small modular reactor technology, but a host of issues stand in the way of their adoption.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
Proposed Pyrenees pipeline puts EU's energy divisions in stark relief
Russia supplied 40% of Europe's gas before its invasion of Ukraine. Now the region is scrambling to diversify its energy sources.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
Cold shutdown at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: what you need to know
The lack of external power to Europe's biggest nuclear facility had removed lines of defense guarding against a meltdown at the site, where there has been fierce fighting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2022
Ukraine says final reactor at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant switched off
The world has been concerned about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — the largest in Europe — amid recent fighting in the area that has raised fears of a serious incident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022
Tokyo plans to require that new homes have solar panels from 2025
The move could make Tokyo the first prefecture in Japan to require that solar panels be installed on all new houses, according to metropolitan government officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2022
Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia
Halting flows to Europe from Russia would likely further roil global energy markets and leave the world economy facing even higher prices.

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