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Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Oct 25, 2015
Kyoto advances nuclear-free agenda with Alaska LNG pact
The Kyoto Prefectural Government signed an agreement with Alaska last month to explore the possibility of importing liquid natural gas from the state to Maizuru, a port city on the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2015
Energy ministers, businesses gather in Tokyo to discuss LNG market
Ministers and business delegates from around 50 countries and regions gathered in Tokyo on Wednesday to discuss further development of the liquefied natural gas market and the latest market trends and challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2015
Utilities buying new gas turbines to cut fuel bills
The nation's biggest power utilities are pushing ahead with plans to spend more on new turbines to improve the efficiency of their gas-fired power plants in an effort to lower fuel bills amid a protracted debate over the role of nuclear power.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2015
Chubu Electric mulls selling power with Inpex
Chubu Electric Power Co. is considering joining hands with Inpex Corp. to sell electricity to gas operators in the Kanto region, company sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2015
Japan's utilities and their customers favored by falling LNG prices
Japan's biggest power utilities, emerging from four years of gloom, have cut electricity rates as cheaper natural gas benefits both the bottom line and customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2014
Mitsui O.S.K. to pioneer Arctic route for LNG
Officials from shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. announced Wednesday their company will begin transporting liquefied natural gas through the Arctic Ocean in 2018 — making it the first company in the world to tap the sea as a regular transit route.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2014
Kawasaki to take on Korean rivals with LNG tankers made in China
Shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to construct gas carriers abroad as it strives to lower costs and take back market share from Korean rivals.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 28, 2014
Lawmakers to push Abe on Russia gas link
Diet members are renewing the push for a ¥600 billion natural gas pipeline from Russia, which last week signed a supply deal with China, in a bid to cut energy costs after the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2014
First Papua gas heads for Japan
The first cargo of liquefied natural gas from Papua New Guinea was headed for Japan on Monday, marking the first time LNG has been imported from the South Pacific nation as Japan deals with a nationwide atomic power shutdown.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 2, 2014
Mitsubishi, Mitsui pull out of deal to buy Aussie LNG
Mitsubishi Corp. and Mitsui & Co. have withdrawn from an agreement to buy liquefied natural gas from Woodside Petroleum Ltd.'s Browse venture in Australia after delays to the project.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2013
Motegi prods Russian energy chief on LNG, seeks 'competitive price'
Japan urged Russia during a ministerial meeting Thursday to lower the price of liquefied natural gas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2013
Aussie LNG an energy lifeline — for now
With its nuclear power plants mostly idled since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Japan continues its quest to increase imports of liquefied natural gas, especially from Australia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2013
LNG, coal use hits record amid zero nuclear power
Regional power utilities used a record amount of LNG and coal for October as they turned to fossil fuels to offset lost output from idled nuclear reactors.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2013
Northeast Asia LNG prices hit 10-month high before winter sets in: WGI
Liquefied natural gas prices for Northeast Asia rose this week to their highest level in 10 months as buyers sought more supplies before colder weather arrives, according to Energy Intelligence Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2013
Tokyo Gas eyes cost control for LNG projects
Tokyo Gas Co. is seeking to take majority stakes in liquefied natural gas projects in Southeast Asia or Africa as it seeks to reduce the cost of imports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2013
Global LNG client group eyed to cut import costs
Japan, the world's biggest buyer of liquefied natural gas, plans to form an international consumer group to study ways of reducing import costs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2013
Gazprom, Japan group tie on Vladivostok LNG plant
Russia's state-owned gas company Gazprom and a Japanese joint venture signed a memorandum Saturday to build a liquefied natural gas production base in the suburbs of Vladivostok and jointly sell LNG in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2013
Shale oil revolution touches Japan
The U.S. decision to permit liquefied natural gas exports to countries with which it has not concluded free trade agreements could have a huge impact on Japan.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 20, 2013
U.S. shale gas alters Japan's energy plans
Japan is hoping LNG from the U.S. shale gas boom will give it the power to rework bruising long-term contracts linked to oil prices.
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2013
U.S. burnishing energy card
As the top natural gas producer outpacing even Russia, the U.S. has an energy card to play. It can decide how much to export, at what price, and to which countries.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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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