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Kevin Crowley
For Kevin Crowley's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
WORLD
May 8, 2023
Texas mass shooting’s bloody images add to fervor in gun debate
Another mass shooting, but this time something is different: Exceedingly graphic images of bloodied and disfigured victims circulated widely on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2023
The world's largest carbon capture plant gets a second chance in Texas
Carbon capture is seen by some as a vital tool to limiting global warming because it enables the use of fossil fuels while removing their emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2022
Biden feud with Big Oil ratchets up just as world needs more U.S. oil
The tensions come at a fraught moment for both the country and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2022
Biden warns oil firms he’ll seek tax on ‘windfall’ profits
Many Democrats have unsuccessfully sought a so-called windfall profit tax for more than a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 26, 2022
Climate votes fought by major oil companies get key backing from proxy adviser
A decision to back Paris accord-aligned emissions goals is significant because many investors follow its voting recommendations closely during proxy voting season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2022
Exxon to leave Russia as Ukraine war pressures energy giants
As pressure grows on global energy giants to respond decisively to the invasion of Ukraine, Exxon Mobil Corp. has said it would join key rivals in exiting Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2021
Chevron adopts operational net zero ‘aspiration’ by 2050
While the move came in response to social and investor pressure, the campaigner that filed a more substantial investor proposal slammed the oil giant's response as 'disappointing tokenism.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2021
Climate change report exposes fault lines within fossil fuel industry
Responses range from the defensive to calling on governments to take the lead on a transition to a future of cleaner energy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2020
Why Exxon Mobil is holding back on technology that could slow climate change
Even if Exxon one day completes its carbon-capture plans in Wyoming, the current delay shows that urgent climate projects can sometimes become expendable in a crunch.
Reader Mail
Feb 5, 2009
Simple logic for getting ahead
Regarding the Jan. 31 article "Cabinet Office to aid foreigners caught in recession trap": I am an American who came to Japan over 10 years ago without speaking a word of Japanese. I consequently studied on my own, with the help of a language program, and got myself into a dental school in Japan after two years of intensive Japanese study.

Longform

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.
For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on