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U S OIL

Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2021
Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate vote
The success by hedge fund Engine No. 1 in its showdown with Exxon shocked an energy industry struggling to address growing investor concerns about global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2021
Oil drillers and bitcoin miners bond over natural gas
The global bitcoin industry's overall carbon dioxide emissions have risen to 60 million tons, equal to the exhaust from about 9 million cars.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021
Averting climate crisis means no new oil or gas fields, IEA says
The world has a choice — stop developing new oil, gas and coal fields today or face a dangerous rise in global temperatures, the organization said.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 15, 2021
Ransomware is a national security threat. Treat it like one.
In the Colonial Pipeline attack, the perpetrator was identified as a cybercriminal group called DarkSide, which admitted its involvement but said it did not want to cause “social unrest.”
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2021
U.S. pipeline hack exposes brutal vise of cyberextortion schemes
Colonial said Monday it expects service to be mostly restored by the end of the week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2021
NGOs call on Asian Development Bank to end fossil fuel loans
The international lender holds its annual meeting this week with a focus on a green economic recovery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2021
India’s COVID-19 crisis threatens a global oil recovery
Stay-at-home advisories are likely to hit motor fuels, which until now had been supported by a mass switch from public transport to private cars and motorbikes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2021
As rivals made fortunes, Exxon retreated from oil trading amid pandemic
'They were careful with capital during a period of time when they maybe shouldn't have,' one trader who left Exxon in the last year said of its management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2021
Pandemic boost for global car sales to spark surge in oil demand
The car renaissance could be the latest example of how COVID-19 will leave a lasting impact on our lives.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 22, 2021
Rich nations under fire for funding 'bridge fuel' gas overseas
Pressure on wealthy governments to stop financing polluting coal projects in developing nations is getting results, but the battle is far from over, environmentalists say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2021
Clean crude? Oil firms use offsets to claim green barrels.
Oil-and-gas companies worldwide are increasingly trying to market their products as cleaner using a range of controversial methods, including buying credits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 3, 2021
When life gave him olives, this Shodoshima farmer made world-class beef
Shodoshima's Olive-fed Wagyu Beef is taking the “Wagyu Olympics” by storm, and putting the island on the gastronome's map.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021
Suez Canal steps up efforts to free stuck vessel as U.S. watches energy market impact
Dredging and tugging aimed at freeing a mega-vessel stuck in the Suez Canal failed on Friday to end a blockage that has lifted shipping rates for fuel tankers and scrambled global supply chains for everything from grains to baby clothes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2021
Gas won’t save a nation that can’t fill up its tank
Despite its world-beating exports of coal and liquefied natural gas, Australia is seriously short of oil.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2021
What countries will fight over when green energy dominates
Some experts predict that the end of an era defined by uneven access to fossil fuel deposits will produce a security dividend, similar to the one after the end of the Cold War.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2021
This company helps roughnecks find renewable energy jobs
Alfred Burt grew up following his father across the oil patches of Texas. He carried on the family tradition, working on rigs for 26 years until the pandemic crashed oil prices in April and he lost a drilling job with Apache Corp. that paid $1,600 a day.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
Germany’s empty pipeline logic
The pipeline across the Baltic has pitted the United States and the European Union against Germany, and a swelling chorus of domestic critics against German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021
The Russia strategy Europe needs
Europe no longer has any illusions that Russia is on a trajectory toward liberal democracy that could be accelerated through engagement.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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