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ENERGY

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2022
Putin won’t shrink from triggering Chernobyl 2.0
Never before has a nuclear power plant been on the front line of a major war, and indeed a main object of the warring parties' strategies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2022
U.S. climate law offers major boost to Korean clean energy firms
Washington's goal to cut dependence on equipment from China, which dominates many of these markets, should also give Korean firms a competitive edge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 23, 2022
German power prices smash record as energy panic engulfs Europe
Europe finds itself in a precarious situation with the official start of the winter heating season just over a month away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2022
China’s cities face a tough choice — more green energy or food
The pandemic and recent bouts of extreme weather have shown how susceptible the nation is to disruptions to its food supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2022
One answer to Europe’s energy crisis? More electric cars.
About 350 U.K. residents have been pumping electricity from their vehicles to surrounding homes since 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022
Putin to allow inspectors to visit Russian-occupied nuclear plant
The French president's office said Moscow had 'reconsidered' a demand that the International Atomic Energy Agency travel through Russia to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear site.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2022
Poorer nations face unrest as wealthy countries snap up fuel
Already, gas deliveries that were scheduled for Pakistan or India are being redirected to Europe, where buyers are able to afford higher prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2022
Japan utilities get contract offer from new Russian operator of Sakhalin-2
The Russian entity replaces the project operator Sakhalin Energy as Moscow rewrites rules for foreign firms operating in the country amid global sanctions after its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2022
How to win friends and drain Russia’s war machine
By establishing a buyers' cartel to impose a price cap on Russian crude, the West could achieve its goal of defunding Russia's war machine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2022
Japan’s trade gap hits record on commodities impact and weak yen
The record deficit bodes ill for Japan's economic recovery, as higher import bills especially for energy and food can cool domestic activity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2022
Net-zero and Russia war drive nascent hydrogen economy
Green hydrogen is in sharp focus as governments seek to slash carbon emissions amid record-high temperatures and to safeguard energy supplies hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2022
Ukraine counters in the south as Russia pounds Donetsk region
Kyiv has said for weeks it is planning a counteroffensive to recapture Zaporizhzhia and neighboring Kherson province, the largest part of the territory Russia has seized.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2022
Asian gas prices rally on rush by Japan to secure winter supplies
Supply disruptions from Russia to the U.S. have importers worried that there won't be enough natural gas for everyone when demand peaks in the northern hemisphere winter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2022
U.K. coal mine dilemma pits energy crisis against green goals
The project has highlighted the broader dilemma facing the country's next leader over how to balance green goals with the upheaval of fuel supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2022
Dark thoughts haunt Ukrainians in shadow of nuclear crisis
Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya power plant — Europe's biggest — has been on the front line since it was captured by Russia in March.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2022
Shelling of Ukraine nuclear plant raising fears and outrage
The war in Ukraine has had no shortage of devastation, yet the repeated shelling of the sprawling Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in recent days has particularly roused widespread fears.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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