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ENERGY

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2018
Trump plan to save coal-related jobs, power plants will up pollution death toll: study
The Trump administration's plan to keep money-losing power plants open would save coal mining jobs but at the same time unleash more pollution that would cost lives, according to a new analysis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
Silicon Valley may be powered using giant lithium-ion batteries under new projects to switch away from fossil fuels
California utility PG&E Corp. has proposed using giant lithium-ion batteries, including packs supplied by Tesla Inc., to supply power to Silicon Valley instead of burning natural gas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2018
Japan's energy and decarbonization challenge
The nation's long-term energy strategy aims to achieve an 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2018
Iran's leaders seek ways to defend economy from U.S. sanctions
Iran is studying ways to keep exporting oil and other measures to counter U.S. economic sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2018
Tepco to check for faults under site of new atomic plant eyed in Aomori
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will start a geological survey by next April for a new nuclear power plant in Higashidori, Aomori Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2018
Japan rethinks its LNG policy
Japan's readiness to invest in global liquid natural gas projects is a critical shift in the right direction.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2018
Rediscovering the promise of nuclear power
Fears about radiation are vastly exaggerated, and the potential of nuclear power is unmatched by other renewables.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 24, 2018
India speeds up environmental approval process for major industrial projects
India is fast-tracking environmental clearances for projects like power plants and coal mines in a bid to boost growth, setting off alarm bells among environmentalists and affected residents who say the decisions are being made too quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2018
Iran doesn't expect oil customers — including Japan — to get sanctions waivers
Iran doesn't believe buyers of its oil — including Japan — will get waivers from Washington following its renewal of sanctions, Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Friday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2018
Kremlin issues denial as German intel suspects Russia behind cyberattack on energy firms
Russia was probably behind a widespread cyberattack on German energy providers disclosed last week, the head of Germany's BfV domestic intelligence agency told the RND newspaper chain.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 11, 2018
If Niigata gubernatorial race was a litmus test, Abe and Nikai passed
In a tight contest with implications for Abe's political fortunes and nuclear power policy, Hideyo Hanazumi beat Chikako Ikeda, who had the support of five major opposition parties.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 10, 2018
Victory of LDP-backed candidate in Niigata gubernatorial race likely to give boost to Abe and key ally
A ruling-party supported candidate wins the Niigata gubernatorial election, providing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and one of his key Liberal Democratic Party allies with a big morale boost in the midst of ongoing Diet scandals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2018
New Zealand push on clean power comes with high political, economic risks
New Zealand has set out to burnish its clean, green image by becoming Asia Pacific's first developed economy to stop using fossil fuels to generate power, although the pitfalls encountered by a Maori iwi, or tribe, may signal trouble ahead.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami