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ENERGY

Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2017
Faulty devices help keep Iran in nuclear deal limits: report
Frequent breakdowns of advanced uranium enrichment devices have inadvertently helped Iran comply with restrictions in the international agreement curbing its nuclear program, according to a new report by a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2017
Tepco to make legal safety vow as it seeks restart of reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant
The head of Tepco said Wednesday that the company will make a legal safety pledge — in response to a request by the nation's nuclear watchdog — as it seeks approval to restart reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2017
Dying Japanese villages, towns run gas stands to keep vital supply chains going
In Shimukappu, a village in Hokkaido and home to a popular skiing resort, residents are to reopen the sole gas station, which closed four years ago as sales declined.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2017
Branson angling for energy fund to turn fossil fuel-run utilities green on Irma-ravaged Caribbean isles
British billionaire Richard Branson said on Tuesday he is in talks to set up a fund to help Caribbean nations recently ravaged by Hurricane Irma replace wrecked fossil fuel-dependent utilities with low-carbon renewable energy sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2017
Cooling systems at five NRA-cleared nuke plants could fail if nearby volcanoes erupt
Five nuclear power plants that have passed safety clearances may be at risk of having their cooling systems crippled during huge eruptions of nearby volcanoes, the nuclear safety watchdog says.
EDITORIALS
Sep 18, 2017
NRA screening of Tepco's restart plan
The way the NRA is wrapping up its safety screening of Tepco's bid to restart two idled reactors in Niigata Prefecture is less than convincing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2017
Could North Korea copy Nazi Germany in event of a total oil ban?
As the U.S. and its allies look to impose even stricter measures against North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un could find inspiration from oppressive regimes of yesteryear in Nazi Germany and Apartheid-era South Africa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 15, 2017
Utilities put on notice: Municipalities looking to sell energy to residents
The latest threat to the nation's biggest utilities is growing in rural communities like Miyama, a town in Kyushu with a population of about 38,000. It may spread to the big cities next.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2017
Two-day nuclear disaster drill kicks off at Genkai plant in Saga
The government begins a two-day disaster drill based on a hypothetical nuclear accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai power station in Saga Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2017
Two reactors at Tepco's giant Niigata plant close to being restarted
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will soon start talks on clearing two reactors at Tokyo Electric's giant Kashiwazaki-Kariya nuclear plant as safe for restarts.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2017
Energy hogs: China targets farm animals' waste as a 'clean' power source
China will pay farmers to turn animal waste into fertilizer and power, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Wednesday, as Beijing cracks down on agricultural pollution that has for years leaked into rivers and lakes, angering Chinese residents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2017
Ibaraki Gov. Hashimoto denied seventh term after losing to ruling coalition-backed rookie
In a tight race Sunday, former businessman and trade bureaucrat Kazuhiko Oigawa won the Ibaraki gubernatorial election, giving a lift to the struggling Liberal Democratic Party and denying Gov. Masaru Hashimoto a record seventh consecutive term.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2017
Japan's energy drink makers look to women to reverse flagging sales
Energy drink makers are looking to perk up sales by launching products targeted at women and changing their marketing techniques to adopt to changing social norms.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2017
National energy plan needs a major review
The government continues to place too much emphasis on nuclear power despite the Fukushima crisis and negative public opinion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 25, 2017
Twisting, stretching carbon nanotubes holds promise for future power generation
A new, high-tech yarn that generates electricity when stretched or twisted could use ocean waves and human motion to lower man's dependency on fossil fuels, researchers said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2017
U.S. lays groundwork for saving coal plants with grid report
The Energy Department, in a long-anticipated report on the security of the U.S. electric grid, makes the case for rescuing America's coal industry from widespread plant shutdowns but stops short of the assault on renewable power that environmentalists had feared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2017
Egyptian students produce fuel from used tires, seek investors
Egyptian students have built a machine they say can produce fuel from worn-out vehicle tires, after big rises in energy prices as part of recent economic reforms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2017
Renewables won't end geopolitics of energy
There are many reasons to be enthusiastic about a shift toward renewables. Unfortunately, an escape from energy politics is not likely among them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2017
Indigenous group seizes Peru oil field facilities
Indigenous people living on Peru's largest oil field concession have seized some facilities operated by Frontera Energy Corp. demanding that the government apply an indigenous rights law before signing a new contract with the Canadian company, a tribal chieftain said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 21, 2017
Color-coded map identifies potential nuclear waste sites in Japan but local governments may only see red
On July 28, the central government released what it called a scientific, specialized map of the country highlighting areas where highly radioactive nuclear waste from the nation's power plants might, or might not, be safely buried underground for as long as 100,000 years.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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