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ENERGY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022
Japanese power retailers exiting business as energy crunch worsens
In the last month, at least four companies halted power retail operations, as a surge in wholesale electricity prices makes it challenging to procure stable supply and turn a profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2022
Japan’s top power producer Jera makes bet on ammonia and hydrogen
The firm is also exporting its ambitions abroad, as it sees a potential to help some other countries, especially in Southeast Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2022
U.S. to probe whether Asian factories are evading solar tariffs
The investigation threatens to upend the U.S. solar sector, which depends heavily on Asian panels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2022
Tokyu railway to be first in Japan to run all lines on green energy
Tokyu operates eight lines accounting for about 105 kilometers of rail tracks across Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2022
Russian tankers going dark raises flags on sanctions evasion
The ships engaging in dark activity include vessels connected to big corporations and multinational shipping firms, as well as small businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2022
Majority in Japan backs nuclear power for first time since Fukushima
For the first time in more than a decade, a narrow majority in Japan now supports restarting idled nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 27, 2022
Gazprom arm risks rattling energy markets from U.K. to Singapore
Gazprom Marketing & Trading is facing liquidity problems as banks delay its transactions and peers refuse to deal with it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2022
Japanese energy firms brace for possible supply cut from Russia
Japanese gas and energy firms are closely monitoring the developments of Russia's aggression in Ukraine, with some eyeing non-Russia players as alternative suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2022
The future of energy will require citizens to make sacrifices. Just ask Tokyo residents.
Not since the late 1970s have governments around the world been under so much pressure to ask their citizens to cut energy consumption for the greater good.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2022
Biden eyes long-term hydrogen breakthrough in plan to send gas to EU
The U.S. says the infrastructure needed under a plan to boost natural gas shipments to Europe will be built so that it can be converted later to distribute climate-friendly hydrogen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2022
E-scooters fall head over wheels for battery swapping
Swappable batteries have been a hit for e-scooters and e-bikes, making it easier and cheaper for rental companies to keep the small vehicles available on city streets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2022
Inside China's electric drive for swappable car batteries
China is pushing hard for swappable batteries for EVs as a supplement to charging, with the government throwing its weight behind several companies advancing the technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022
Tohoku Electric LNG tender shuts out Russian gas
Until now, traders haven't seen a purchase tender that has been so specific in avoiding the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022
Tokyo inflation hits fastest clip in two years on energy
Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 0.8% in the capital in March from a year earlier, fueled by higher electricity bills and more expensive natural gas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022
Russian oil seeps into global market to ease supply fears for now
For now, traders appear to be taking the view that the flow of Russian oil indicates that the market won't be as tight as first thought.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2022
Japan’s power crisis was a decade in making and won’t go away
The world's third-largest economy has been running on a thinner supply of electricity since the triple meltdown at Fukushima in March 2011 shut its massive fleet of nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2022
Japanese turn down heat and lights to avoid power cut after quake
The industry ministry said Tuesday evening that the country was likely to avoid blackouts after neon signs were turned off, lights dimmed and thermostats dialed down.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2022
Putin's invasion challenges Greens' aversion to nuclear power
Ever since the 1970s, European Green parties have argued passionately for cutting carbon emissions from the continent’s energy, while at the same time reflexively shunning the world’s only reliable source of zero-carbon electricity: nuclear power.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 22, 2022
Ukraine crisis forces world to confront its oil and gas addiction
France aims to end the use of oil to heat buildings by 2030, boosting subsidies to make choosing heat pumps or biomass boilers a more affordable option.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 22, 2022
Kishida aide says stimulus must be considered soon
'The surge in oil prices and food prices means that an economic package is essential at some point,' Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara has said.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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