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JAPAN
Sep 28, 2015
Study finds it likely that 70% of nuclear fuel melted at Fukushima No. 2 reactor
More than 70 percent of the nuclear fuel in one of the reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is highly likely to have melted in the wake of the massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami, according to a university research team.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 25, 2015
Mazda plans gas fuel efficiency boost to 50 km per liter by 2020 or later
Mazda Motor Corp. aims to enhance the average fuel efficiency of its cars to 45 to 50 km per liter in 2020 or later as part of its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, according to Chairman Seita Kanai.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2015
Container lid bolts for low-level nuclear waste might be failing
The bolts used to secure lids on metal containers that transport low-level radioactive waste by sea might be failing, Nuclear Fuel Transport Co. reveals.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2015
In a reversal, Japan to let India reprocess spent fuel from Japanese reactors
Japan has given in to India's demand that it be allowed to reprocess spent nuclear fuel from Japanese-made reactors, negotiation sources said, marking a major shift in Japan's stance against proliferation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2015
Tokyo's 'absurd' emergency fuel stockpile system to be overhauled
Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe said the capital's system of stockpiling fuel reserves for emergencies will be overhauled following the discovery that more than ¥300 million worth of fuel purchased from oil retailer associations under the system was not actually being stored.
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BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2015
Japan to help companies that push hydrogen as electricity source
The Japanese government is planning to support companies that help develop hydrogen-fueled electric power plants, earmarking budget funds of ¥2.05 billion for such projects in the next fiscal year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2015
Tepco starts using cosmic rays to grasp condition inside damaged reactors
The operator of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant on Thursday began experiments using cosmic rays in an effort to look at the condition of the damaged reactor cores, hoping it will help determine how to remove the melted fuel they hold.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 27, 2015
Japan's hydrogen energy hype
The clean image of hydrogen-based energy and its economic viability for Japan are much exaggerated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2015
Output of Mirai fuel cell car to quadruple by 2017: Toyota
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday that production of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle will be more than quadrupled to 3,000 vehicles in 2017 to meet stronger-than-expected demand since the world's first mass-market hydrogen car debuted in Japan last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2015
Tokyo to spend ¥45 billion on hydrogen stations, subsidies ahead of Olympics
Tokyo plans to spend ¥45.2 billion on fuel-cell vehicle subsidies and hydrogen stations for the 2020 Olympics as part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plan to reduce the nation's reliance on nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2015
Will 2015 be the year hydrogen took off?
Industries are increasingly pressing pushing for the adoption of hydrogen fuel technology because they sense potential market opportunities worldwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 30, 2014
For fuel cell vehicles to be viable, hydrogen stations must expand
Fuel cell vehicles made their world commercial debut in mid-December, possibly setting the stage for a new wave of environmentally friendly cars.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2014
All spent fuel removed from reactor 4 pool at Fukushima No. 1, Tepco says
The operator of the shattered Fukushima No. 1 plant finishes extracting fuel from the pool of reactor 4, in a rare piece of positive news from the decommissioning process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 18, 2014
Tokyo Gas takes wraps off its first hydrogen filling station
Tokyo Gas Co. on Thursday unveiled its first commercial hydrogen station as automakers prepare to usher in a new age in driving technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2014
Toyota's hydrogen-powered Mirai goes on sale in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. on Monday became the world's first automaker to begin selling a hydrogen-powered vehicle, by offering its eco-friendly Mirai model to consumers in Japan.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2014
Tokyo to set up 80 hydrogen stations by 2025
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has announced plans to increase the number of hydrogen stations for fuel-cell vehicles within its jurisdiction to 35 by the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and to 80 by 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2014
Toyota's Mirai FCV to go on sale Dec. 15
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Tuesday it will start selling the world's first commercial fuel-cell vehicle in Japan on Dec. 15.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2014
Toyota plans 'Mirai' fuel-cell car that can go 480 km per tank
Toyota Motor Corp. said it has chosen "Mirai," which means "future" in Japanese, as the name for its fuel-cell powered sedan with a range of 480 km and an hydrogen tank that can be refilled in less than five minutes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2014
Tepco removes all spent fuel rods from reactor 4 pool
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it had finished removing all used fuel from the storage pool in the reactor 4 building, leaving only less-risky unused material in the pool.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2014
New delay to Japan's atomic-fuel processing plant puts it 19 years behind schedule
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. has announced another delay to the start of its ¥2.4 trillion nuclear fuel reprocessing plant to March 2016, citing the need to meet new safety standards drawn up in the wake of the triple meltdown in Fukushima Prefecture.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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