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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2016
G-7 environment ministers vow to take lead role in delivering Paris climate deal
Environment ministers and representatives from the Group of Seven nations express their resolve to take a leading role in implementing the landmark climate accord reached last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2016
G-7 ministers head to Toyama to build on Paris climate pact
Environment ministers from the Group of Seven nations will start a two-day meeting Sunday in Toyama Prefecture to discuss global warming and other issues, building on momentum from the landmark climate deal reached in Paris last year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 13, 2016
U.S. sets rules to cut methane emissions from oil and gas wells
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday published the first U.S. regulations to reduce methane emissions from new or modified oil and gas facilities, one of the key remaining pieces of the Obama administration's climate change strategy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2016
G-7 calls for energy investment amid grim industry outlook
The Group of Seven energy ministers have agreed that more investment is needed to lift energy output, but the outlook for boosting production remains tough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2016
G-7 vows to spur investment, security for stable energy supply
Energy ministers from the Group of Seven nations agreed Monday on the need to strengthen energy security and promote investment in the sector, as low prices and other emerging issues threaten to destabilize supply.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2016
Osaka broadcaster apologizes after crew jumps to front of gas station line in Kumamoto
A regional broadcaster apologized Monday after one of its news vans cut into a long line of cars in Kumamoto at a gas station in the quake-hit prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2016
Greenhouse gas emissions fall for first time since Fukushima crisis
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions fell 3.1 percent in fiscal 2014 from a year earlier, dropping for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Environment Ministry said in a revised report released Friday.
Japan Times
Reference / Q&A
Mar 31, 2016
Japan's electricity shake-up gives power to the people
Japan's electricity market receives a fundamental shake-up on Friday, with the introduction of greater competition for households and small businesses. Until now, regional utilities have monopolized supply.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2016
Abe administration OKs plan to achieve 26 percent greenhouse gas emission cut by 2030
The government endorsed a set of measures Tuesday to achieve its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent in 2030 from 2013 levels, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe calling climate change a top-priority issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2016
Japan pushes ahead with Hokkaido carbon capture test despite quake concerns
Japan is preparing to test its biggest project yet for capturing and storing greenhouse gas pollution under the seabed despite concerns about cost and the safety of pursuing the technology in a region prone to earthquakes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2016
Cutesy mascots lead charge to woo customers away from electricity giants
In the battle for a slice of the ¥8.1 trillion ($72 billion) retail electricity market, Japan's biggest power companies are lining up against a cuddly bear, a fluffy white dog and a gorilla in business attire.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2016
A setback for emissions cuts?
Short-term cost factors are taking precedence over long-term emissions goals in the government's energy policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2016
California gas leak spotlights shoddy regulation of nation's aging underground infrastructure
Long before a natural gas storage well sprung a disastrous leak near Los Angeles, utilities and national industry groups were raising alarms about the danger of aging underground storage infrastructure.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2016
Mitsubishi bolsters U.S. LNG ties with gas marketer purchase
Mitsubishi Corp. bolstered access to natural gas supplies for its North American export projects by taking full ownership of oil and gas marketer Cima Energy Ltd.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2016
Tokyo Gas expects $90 million writedown on U.S. shale assets
Tokyo Gas Co., Japan's largest city-gas distributor, expects to book an impairment charge of ¥10.6 billion ($90 million) on its U.S. shale gas project and is reviewing its profit forecast following a drop in energy prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2015
FTC warns Costco Japan, Baron Park for engaging in gasoline price war
The nation's antimonopoly watchdog has issued a warning to two gasoline retailers, including the Japanese unit of U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale Corp., over a price war that it said could have threatened the activities of competitors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2015
Osaka Gas may pull out of Marubeni thermal power project
Osaka Gas Co. may pull out of a thermal power project planned with Marubeni Corp. amid signs of nuclear restarts and increasing calls to reduce carbon dioxide from power generation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2015
Osaka Gas ditches plan to build coal thermal plant near Tokyo
Osaka Gas Co. has abandoned a plan to build a coal-burning power plant northeast of Tokyo, believing it will not be profitable due to emissions reduction requirements and the potential revival of nuclear power, a company source said Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2015
Japan meets with low-carbon technology transfer partners
Japanese officials have met in Paris with representatives of nations that Tokyo partners with in bilateral low-carbon technology transfer programs.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2015
Laughing gas crackdown looms over recreational use as drug
Authorities move to crack down on nitrous oxide as a recreational drug due to health dangers and the ease by which it can be obtained online.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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