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POWER

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 9, 2015
Tepco's index-topping gains fueled by electricity shake-up
Japan's reform of its energy market is proving a boon to investors in the company at the center of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 5, 2015
Accord reached with French Indo-China; Tepco reveals atomic power generation plans; Tokyo civil servants get reusable chopsticks
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2015
Utilities buying new gas turbines to cut fuel bills
The nation's biggest power utilities are pushing ahead with plans to spend more on new turbines to improve the efficiency of their gas-fired power plants in an effort to lower fuel bills amid a protracted debate over the role of nuclear power.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2015
Tepco-Chubu venture to expand overseas thermal coal sales
A Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Chubu Electric Power Co. joint venture is planning to expand overseas sales of coal as demand is expected to slow at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2015
Hitachi plans wind energy parts production line
Hitachi Ltd. plans to expand its reach into the market for offshore wind projects by adding a production line to make key turbine parts used in some of the largest wind-generation systems currently available.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2015
Outlook bleak for nuclear power despite first reactor restart
The number of reactors likely to restart in the next few years has halved, hit by legal challenges and worries about meeting tougher safety standards, a Reuters analysis shows.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2015
Kazakhstan to host first nuclear fuel bank to assist nonproliferation
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Kazakhstan signed an agreement Thursday to locate the world's first bank of low-enriched uranium in the ex-Soviet nation to ensure fuel supplies for power stations and prevent nuclear proliferation.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2015
New nuclear fuel bank a welcome development
The new Kazakh fuel bank is a significant step toward achieving a world free of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2015
Tepco bid to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant stymied by governor
Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s road back to becoming a nuclear power utility remains uncertain amid staunch local opposition to restarting the facility at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in Niigata Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2015
To counter Abe, opposition must offer viable alternatives
Simply rejecting Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies on defense and nuclear power is not sufficient. The opposition must formulate viable alternatives and advance different visions of Japan's future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 15, 2015
Post-3/11 power-conservation goals change the energy game
The heat wave rolling over Tokyo is a godsend for Olympics bashers like former newscaster Hiroshi Kume. On his TBS radio show last week, he said that five years from now when the games are held here, they will "violate the Olympic charter," which requires an environment where all athletes can demonstrate...
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2015
Analysts baffled by shame index reshuffle as Tepco sinks
It turns out numbers aren't the only things that matter for companies trying to gain entry into the index of Japan's best companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 5, 2015
A-bomb survivors speak out against nuclear power, decry Abe's view of war
When Atsushi Hoshino set out to revive a group representing atomic bomb survivors in the Fukushima Prefecture 30 years ago, one topic was taboo — criticizing the nuclear power industry upon which many relied for jobs.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2015
Japan's reliance on coal, especially clean tech, poses costly challenge to cut emissions
Japan will depend on new coal technology that's more than twice the cost of traditional plants to meet its targets on reducing global warming pollution.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2015
Ikata reactor in Ehime wins safety approval as nuclear plants inch closer to restart
Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata No. 3 reactor has become the fifth reactor to obtain regulatory approval for a restart since the 2011 Fukushima crisis began.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2015
In 'soft power' terms, Japan ranks eighth out of 30 countries in U.K. consultancy report
Japan ranked eighth in the world in "soft power," according to a new annual ranking released by U.K.-based consulting firm Portland.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2015
A lack of innovation fostering energy crisis
There is plenty of energy available, we just need to improve our ability to capture it and deliver it to consumers.

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