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SOLAR ENERGY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
SoftBank Vision Fund and Saudi Arabia to create world's largest solar power firm
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Vision Fund will invest in a solar-power generation company in Saudi Arabia, creating the world's biggest solar producer, as it steps up its involvement in the kingdom, its chief executive said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2017
Japanese solar firm to take on Tesla in roof tile market
Solar Frontier K.K. plans to sell solar panels incorporated into roofing and wall materials, taking on Tesla Inc. in building technology that can generate power in the smallest spaces available.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2017
Trump plugs 'solar wall' for Mexican border, says it would pay for itself by generating power
U.S. President Donald Trump said he's proposed building a "solar wall" on the Mexican border that would pay for itself by generating electricity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2017
SoftBank and Foxconn bring India some of world's cheapest solar
Companies led by SoftBank Group Corp. and Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. are bringing India some of the cheapest solar power in the world, helping Prime Minister Narendra Modi reach his ambitious clean-energy goals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2016
Musk unveils solar roofs made of glass tiles
Elon Musk showcased his ambitions to make Tesla Motors Inc. a clean-energy behemoth on Friday, unveiling a new solar roof product at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2016
SoftBank considers Indian solar panel assembly joint venture
SoftBank Group Corp. is mulling a manufacturing joint venture in India that could produce the solar panels needed to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi's energy targets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016
Sun no longer shines on Japan's solar boom as subsidies wane
Japan's solar boom is beginning to falter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2016
Rooftop solar booms in Japan as market moves beyond utilities
Japan's home rooftops are emerging as the next hot spot in what for years has been one of the biggest solar markets in the world, marking a move beyond the utility-scale projects in rich industrial nations that have fueled most of the industry's growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 16, 2016
Solar Frontier, DBJ, Taiyo Oil to build solar farm in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Solar Frontier K.K., the Development Bank of Japan and Taiyo Oil Co. plan to build a 17-megawatt solar power station in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Feb 7, 2016
As technology improves, future of organic solar cells looks bright
The stereotypical image of solar cells may be of panels placed on the roofs of homes or of vast rivers of panels lined up on large swaths of land, often called mega-solar projects.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2015
Phone-charging stations set for Tokyo tourist spots
Running out of battery power on your smartphone in Tokyo? Don't panic, soon you will be able to access a number of free recharging stations at popular sightseeing spots across the metropolis.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 2, 2015
Discovery brightens solar energy's future
Scientists in Switzerland announced a clean-energy breakthrough on Wednesday; a cheaper solar technology that splits water molecules to create clean-burning hydrogen fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
SoftBank plans $20 billion Indian solar power joint venture
SoftBank Corp. will tie up with Bharti Enterprises Pvt. and Foxconn Technology Group in a $20 billion solar power venture in India, as the nation seeks to expand clean energy output about fivefold by 2022.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2015
Toshiba Mitsubishi doubles solar capacity on Asia, U.S. demand
A venture between Toshiba Corp. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. is more than doubling capacity to produce inverters, a key solar device, tracking growth in Asia and the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 1, 2015
Solar-powered plane heads for unscheduled stop in Nagoya
Solar Impulse 2 cut short its record attempt to fly nonstop from China to Hawaii and headed Monday for an unscheduled landing at Nagoya Airport. Its support team scrambled to fly equipment and personnel into Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2015
North Korea's solar panel boom brings power to the people
In a country notorious for a lack of electricity, many North Koreans are taking power into their hands by installing cheap household solar panels to charge mobile phones and light up their homes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015
Sharp forecasts return to profit in solar business next year
Sharp Corp. said its energy solutions business will probably return to profit next fiscal year as it shifts to sales of solar panels and batteries to households in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2014
Orix presses ahead with solar despite grid constraints
Orix Corp., the finance and leasing company with renewable energy investments, plans to increase its backing of large solar projects in Japan regardless of grid access constraints that are threatening to slow the industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2014
Sharp putting U.S. solar unit Recurrent Energy up for sale
Sharp Corp. is seeking to sell its U.S. solar-energy development unit Recurrent Energy.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda-Nissan megamerger in the works
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida (left), Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe (second from left) and Takao Kato, CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, hold a news conference on merger talks on Monday in Tokyo.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Picturesque Japan hot spring town limits day trippers
Ginzan Onsen hot springs in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.

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