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Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Nov 17, 2013
Engine economics limit biofuels in U.S.
When it comes to ethanol, the United States may have reached its limit — at least for now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2013
EPA proposes reducing biofuel mandate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed lowering requirements for biofuel use in 2014, trimming targets for corn-based ethanol use for the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2013
Ethanol from cellulose falls short of expectations
In Emmetsburg, Iowa, America's largest maker of ethanol for motor fuel is putting the final touches on a manufacturing plant that will rely not on corn, but on the stalks and cobs left behind.
EDITORIALS
Nov 1, 2013
A lesson in energy diversification
Nearly three years after the Fukushima meltdowns shattered four decades of increasing reliance on nuclear power, Japan has yet to set a course to determine what energy sources it will tap.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2013
Illegal taps on oil pipeline wreaking havoc on Nigeria
The flames roared 20 meters above the Niger delta swamp for 48 hours; 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the creeks and waterways around the village of Bodo and several people died.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2013
'Frack off': U.K. energy debate erupts
This might seem a bizarre place for a battle over energy policy in Britain.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2013
Another defeat for the environment — and for us
Ecuador's model for a system that helps poor countries avoid the need to ruin their environment to make ends meet has failed, because the rich countries would not support it.
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Aug 28, 2013
Air gun noise sparks alarm in war over offshore drilling
The use of "seismic air guns" to determine how much oil and gas lies beneath a vast swath of the ocean floor off the southeast coast of the United States is provoking an early skirmish in a battle over oil drilling that is still years away.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2013
Mexico opens oil sector to investment
President Enrique Pena Nieto proposes historic changes to Mexico's state-run energy sector, cracking open the door for global oil giants such as Exxon Mobil and Shell to invest in Mexico's lethargic 75-year-old state oil monopoly.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 10, 2013
Quebec train disaster sparks rail vs. pipeline debate
The railroad put the small lakeside town of Lac-Megantic on the map. And over the weekend, the railroad wiped part of the town off the map.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2013
Idemitsu shifts gears in Singapore amid bullish refinery outlook for Southeast Asia
Refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co., which has shut down 23 percent of processing capacity since 2003, will boost crude and oil products trading in Singapore as it expands its business overseas.
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.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jan 25, 2013
Can the discovery of oil save Ecuador's rainforest?
American biologist Kelly Swing thwacks a bush with his butterfly net and a dozen or so bugs and insects drop in. One is a harvester, or daddy-long-legs, another a jumping spider that leaps onto a leaf where two beetles are mating.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 1, 2012
Housewives go DIY in attack on insects
Japanese women are turning to essential oils instead of chemicals for insect repellent.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2011
Oil price may peak in summer
Oil prices are likely to peak this summer as the loss of Libyan crude production has an increased impact on the market amid rising demand in Europe and Japan, Nomura International PLC said.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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