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HYDROGEN

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2023
Japan’s top steelmaker eyes $700 million ‘green steel’ project
Nippon Steel is looking at Australia and Brazil, where high-grade iron ore is accessible along with cheaper electricity than in Japan, for its new plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023
Truckers and subsidies rev up interest in fuel cell vehicles
Vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells, in which hydrogen mixes with oxygen to produce water and energy to power a battery, can refuel in minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023
Beijing aims to corner another green energy market: hydrogen
As the world races to decarbonize, the next round of competition involves a device called an electrolyzer — and 40% of them are made in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2022
Cost of green hydrogen to match LNG within a decade, French utility says
Interest in hydrogen is rapidly growing amid a global effort to cut dependence on coal and natural gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2022
Australia digging deep to reshape itself as green energy superpower
Everyone from oil majors to billionaire mining magnates is looking for a way to capitalize on the fossil-fuel giant's transformation.
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
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2022
A green hydrogen economy depends on this little-known machine
There are other ways to make hydrogen fuel, from natural gas or even coal. But the ways to do it carbon-free rely on the electrolyzer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022
Big Oil bets that green hydrogen is the future of energy
After years of dabbling, major oil companies are finally planning the kind of large-scale investments that would make green hydrogen a serious business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine puts global energy transition at crossroad
Without Russian energy, countries around the globe are being forced to make hard choices on how to fuel their economies, putting the energy transition at a crossroad.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Apr 18, 2022
Japan’s ‘hydrogen economy’ runs the risk of being powered by coal
The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2022
Russia’s invasion supercharges push to make a new green fuel
Investment funds are now joining governments and utilities in ambitious plans to make hydrogen a viable substitute for fossil fuels in manufacturing, transportation and heating.
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 / Companies
Mar 21, 2022
Toyota, Subaru and Mazda still betting on green combustion fuels amid EV shift
Japanese carmakers' approach of maintaining a broad range of options has drawn criticism from those who argue that they will fall behind in the pivot to battery-powered cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2022
Tanker pilot project shows hydrogen plan is feasible, Japan consortium reports
The u00a542 billion project, backed by the governments of Japan and Australia in an effort to cut carbon emissions, was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 30, 2022
The $75 billion plan to make India a hydrogen hub
Green hydrogen — made from water and clean electricity — is seen by many as the breakthrough needed for the world to meet its emissions reduction goals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2021
Europe's gas firms prime pipelines for hydrogen highway
Natural gas companies believe that the global shift away from fossil fuels does not necessarily mean the infrastructure already in place needs to be scrapped.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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