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Japan Times
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Jun 27, 2023
Why the wind power industry has hit turbulence
While industry has grown quickly over the past two decades, it still faces various hurdles that must be overcome.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023
New renewable energy capacity to surge by a third in 2023
Total added renewable energy capacity is likely to increase by a record 107 gigawatts from 2022, led by the strong deployment of solar and wind power generation systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2023
Sojitz cancels Hokkaido wind project due to costs and local objections
The decision adds to a recent trend of wind project cancellations, creating a headache for the Japanese government, which is seeking to significantly increase green energy production.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023
Kansai Electric asks solar and wind power firms to suspend output
On Sunday, solar and wind power generation was suspended between 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m as electricity supply in the Kansai electric areas would have exceeded demand by 470,000 kilowatts.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2023
Ukraine sees new virtue in wind power: It’s harder to destroy
A single, well-placed missile can damage a power plant severely enough to take it out of action, but doing the same to a set of windmills would require dozens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2023
Cross-strait tensions no deterrent for Taiwan's embrace of clean wind energy
For now, economic arguments trump concerns about placing critical energy assets in what some security analysts believe could one day become a theater of war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 17, 2023
G7 ministers promise more green energy use, but timeline on coal exit elusive
Japan’s position, adopted by the country's ministers, is that each country has its own economic energy situation that requires different methods to achieve carbon neutrality.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 16, 2023
G7 environment ministers agree on drastic expansion of wind power, but no coal exit timeline
Agreement leaves open the possibility of current coal plants employing controversial new technologies like hydrogen and ammonia co-fired plants as well as carbon capture and storage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2023
Offshore wind sends some North Sea birds fleeing, study finds
Using data collected from ships, aircraft and digital aerial surveys each year during March and April, researchers recorded a downward pattern in the numbers of some birds from 2010 to 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2023
Emissions from power generation may have already peaked, says think tank
The pace of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions’ stemming from the power sector is critical to limiting global warming and preventing more damage from climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023
Could Hokkaido be the key to Japan's renewable ambitions?
As Japan looks to shift its energy mix toward cleaner sources, vast Hokkaido is drawing attention for its enormous potential for wind power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2023
Biden’s landmark climate bill lures China’s clean energy giants
China’s leading renewables firms are joining the rush to open factories in the U.S. after Washington passed a landmark climate bill that supports local clean energy manufacturing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2023
Japan's JERA to buy Belgium's top offshore wind company for $1.7 billion
JERA will add Parkwind's four offshore wind farms in Belgium and a new wind farm being built in Germany to its renewable portfolio through the deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2023
Enough wind power for a major city snarled in Vietnam’s red tape
Across the country, there is 3.5 gigawatts of potential energy in turbines that have either been built but are sitting idle, or are still under construction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023
Greta Thunberg detained by Norwegian police during rights protest
Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures used by Sami herders in central Norway.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2023
Despite perception as eyesore, wind turbine tourism takes off
There is ample research to suggest that travelers are not only unfazed by wind farms, but find them objects of fascination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2023
The $100 billion offshore wind industry has a whale problem
Nearly two dozen whales have died along the U.S. Atlantic coast, and an unlikely coalition says that offshore wind is the culprit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2023
Japan looks beyond territorial waters for wind power amid green push
A panel of experts who looked into the feasibility of building wind power facilities in the EEZ has concluded that such construction is possible as long as Japan backs it with domestic law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2023
Asia faces shortage of ships to install massive offshore wind farms
The situation is only going to get worse as blades get longer and require bigger ships to handle them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023
The British offshore wind firm hoping to win big on Japan’s 'trump card'
As more overseas companies arrive in the Asia Pacific in search of opportunities in the renewables industry, one U.K. firm sees Japan as the ideal base for regional growth.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
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.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
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.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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