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BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2018
In nod to Trump trade pressure, Japanese ship takes 'first of many' U.S. gas loads
The giant Japanese gas tanker LNG Sakura is doing its share to appease U.S. President Donald Trump's frustration over trade with Asia.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2017
U.S. regulators OK Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley natural gas pipelines
RICHMOND, Virginia
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2017
Trump to pitch U.S. LNG exports in Russia's backyard
President Donald Trump will use fast-growing supplies of U.S. natural gas as a political tool when he meets in Warsaw on Thursday with leaders of a dozen countries that are captive to Russia for their energy needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2017
Japan said to ink deal to promote U.S. LNG in Asia
Japan plans to sign an agreement to promote American liquefied natural gas exports during U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's visit to Tokyo, which started this week, according to people familiar with the plans.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2017
Modi's push to make Indian kitchens safer sees nation overtake Japan for LPG imports
India toppled Japan as the world's second-largest importer of liquefied petroleum gas as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pledge to provide cooking gas cylinders to the poor and wean them off polluting fuels drove up consumption.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2017
Japan to conduct second test to produce gas from methane hydrate
The trade ministry said Monday it has begun preparations for a second production test to extract methane gas from methane hydrate deposits off Japan's central coast.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2017
Gas giants share OPEC's shale pain as U.S. supply flows to Asia
OPEC isn't the only decades-old energy hegemony being turned on its head by U.S. shale.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2017
Gastech conference to kick off in Chiba next week
Gastech, the world's largest gas and liquefied natural gas conference and exhibition, will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture from April 4 to 7.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2017
Increase in U.S. energy imports on table as Abe prepares to meet Trump
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering increasing energy imports from the United States as he prepares to meet President Donald Trump, who has complained about Japan's trade surplus, two sources familiar with the plan said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2017
Toshiba stuck with billions in unsold gas on top of nuclear troubles
Toshiba Corp. is seeking help from a large buyer of liquefied natural gas to avoid billions in potential losses if it can't sell American gas it holds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2016
Pakistan says Japan traders among those eyeing LNG tender
Pakistan says Japan's biggest trading houses are among almost two dozen companies eyeing its liquefied natural gas purchase tender that it says is the largest on record.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2016
Tokyo Gas in talks with European firms to swap LNG cargoes
Tokyo Gas Co., the nation's second-biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, is in talks with European companies to swap cargoes it owns from the U.S. with those in Asia to reduce shipping times and costs.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2016
FTC reviewing whether no-resale LNG contracts are illegal
The Fair Trade Commission is investigating whether clauses in contracts for liquefied natural gas that restrict buyers from reselling the fuel violate the competition laws of the world's largest user of the super-chilled gas, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2016
Mitsui to deliver Colombia's first LNG shipment
Mitsui & Co. has been chosen to deliver Colombia's first cargo of liquefied natural gas later this year as the country prepares to place a floating import terminal into service, according to the terminal's developer.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2016
Japan pays least since 2005 for LNG amid price slump
Japan, the world's biggest buyer of LNG, paid the lowest price in about 11 years for the fuel last month amid a global oversupply.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 18, 2016
Japan's LNG imports fall on warm weather and atomic restarts
The world's biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas said imports fell the most in more than six years as nuclear reactors restarted and warm weather cut demand.
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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