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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2022
Japan to take steps to restrict city gas use and ensure emergency supply
Japan may make necessary legal amendments to force city gas users to restrict the use of the energy during severe supply crunches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2022
Japan calls for ¥3.4 trillion investment to boost battery competitiveness
A specialist panel tasked with formulating battery strategy also set a target of securing 30,000 trained workers for battery manufacturing and supply chains by 2030.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2022
Newly appointed industry minister visits Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Yasutoshi Nishimura is the first minister known to have visited the shrine since the Kishida administration was launched October last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2022
Japan's new industry minister vows to boost use of nuclear power amid energy challenges
'In order to secure stable energy supply, we will explore all necessary options including taking advantage of nuclear power after safety is assured,' Yasutoshi Nishimura said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022
Japan government asks Sakhalin-2 stakeholders to 'think positively' about new entity
State gas company Gazprom will receive just over 50% of the entity replacing Sakhalin Energy, the current operator.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2022
Kishida eyes nuclear plant restart in green transformation push
Kishida appointed industry minister Koichi Hagiuda to double as minister for promoting green transformation, with the government slated to draw up a 10-year roadmap by the end of the year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022
Japan to give ¥92.9 billion subsidy to Kioxia-Western Digital chip plant
The development of a resilient supply chain for semiconductors is likely to be on the agenda when industry minister Koichi Hagiuda visits the United States and holds talks on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2022
U.S.-Japan economic 'two-plus-two' ministerial talks set for July 29
The launch of the framework was agreed upon by U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when they held a virtual meeting in January.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2022
Tokyo braces for power crunch as rainy season finishes earliest ever in Kanto
The government has appealed to Tokyo residents to limit power use, with the unusually hot weather expected to boost demand for cooling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2022
Japan to resume offshore wind power auctions after revising rules
The proposed changes would give a higher score to operators who submit earlier start dates and set a limit on bids that one consortium can win when multiple ocean areas are auctioned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2022
Japan-developed liver cancer screening system to be introduced in Thailand
Fujifilm has been working toward introducing the system with the Thai Association for the Study of the Liver and the country's health ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
Japan to auction 4.8 million barrels of national reserve oil on May 10
The government will make plans to release another 4.2 million barrels from state reserves as soon as possible, an industry ministry official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
China's interest in Shell's Russian gas stake adds impetus for Japan to stay
Exiting Russian LNG projects would force Japan to source replacement fuel from the already tight spot market, threatening to boost prices that are trading near record-high levels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2022
Japan to release 6 million barrels of oil from private reserves as part of IEA-led action
Japan will release the petroleum by allowing local refiners to lower their mandatory stockpile level in private reserves by three days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 31, 2022
Japan to take emergency steps to secure key materials amid Ukraine crisis
Seven key items will be subject to the steps, including oil, palladium and ferroalloy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022
Japanese power retailers exiting business as energy crunch worsens
In the last month, at least four companies halted power retail operations, as a surge in wholesale electricity prices makes it challenging to procure stable supply and turn a profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022
Toyota subsidiary Hino admits yearslong use of fraudulent emissions data
The use of fraudulent data has been ongoing since at least 2016, with the company having sold at least 115,526 vehicles with engines certified by the government based on rigged data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Mar 3, 2022
Japan’s oil stockpiles come into spotlight following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
The IAE, of which Japan is a member, decided to release 60 million barrels of oil reserves as a step toward stabilizing global oil markets, which have been rattled by the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2022
IAEA promises objective review of Fukushima treated water discharge
A task force from the IAEA, due to stay through Friday, will conduct a safety review of the water at the plant on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022
Japan to send LNG to Europe amid Ukraine tensions
Following a request from the U.S., the government has said that it will offer surplus supplies to Europe.
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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