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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2022
Mitsubishi to work with Shell in producing green hydrogen
The plan is expected to create 400,000 tons of green hydrogen, a type of renewable energy that does not produce carbon dioxide, annually by 2030.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 18, 2022
Mitsubishi confident that offshore wind will be profitable
The government on Dec. 24 selected three consortiums, all led by Mitsubishi, as the operators of offshore wind farms in Tokyo, Akita and Chiba prefectures,
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 1, 2022
Green energy stocks surge as war spurs push away from Russia and fossil fuels
The Russia-Ukraine war may serve to hasten the European Union's ambitious plans to boost the share of its energy from renewable sources this decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2022
Japan urged to reconsider carbon dioxide storage and instead promote offshore wind
Environmentalists have been criticizing Japan for lagging behind other industrialized nations in phasing out coal-fired power plants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2022
Reindeer herders push to reclaim land from Norway's wind farms
The case could inspire limits on exploiting Indigenous lands in the name of combating climate change, a practice derided by activists as green colonialism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2022
Singapore’s clean energy dilemma is a warning for small nations
The city-state doesn't have enough space for large solar installations, there are no major rivers for hydropower and the wind isn't sufficient to push a turbine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2022
China looks to grow its own blades for wind industry empire worth $60 billion
In Yunnan province, scientists are planting a key ingredient to help strengthen the country's position as the world leader in wind power: balsa trees.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2021
Weak winds worsened Europe's power crunch as utilities eye better storage
The situation illustrated a challenge facing the European Union as it tries to boost renewable power and meet its climate targets
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2021
The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines
Within months of unveiling plans for a $2.4 billion mine in western Serbia, local opponents organized a movement that's rocked the government and brought cities to a standstill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2021
China's wind giants hatch plans to muscle in on U.S. and Europe
Chinese companies have typically made only small inroads into overseas markets, but they now plan to invest in factories abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2021
As Japan looks to expand renewable energy, nuclear power's role remains unclear
The status of many nuclear plants in 2030 and thereafter is unclear considering the facilities' 40-year operating limit and other regulatory hurdles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2021
Zero-emission vehicles and renewables to take off, climate policy report says
The U.N.-backed Principles for Responsible Investment predicted 'dramatic' and 'sweeping' changes in food, energy, transport and industry policy between now and 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2021
World’s biggest offshore wind farm developer moves into Japan
Japan has big plans for its offshore wind market, targeting 10 gigawatts by 2030 and 30-45 gigawatts a decade later.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2021
Mitsubishi invests in Laos wind farm project, the biggest in Southeast Asia
The onshore wind farm project, also described as the 'first cross-border electricity interchange from wind power generation' in the region, is aimed at fighting climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 14, 2021
Japan to open bidding for Akita area offshore wind farm
Thanks to laws introduced in 2019 to encourage wind farm development, the offshore wind power market in Japan is expected to grow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2021
Japan sets 60% target for nonfossil fuel energy sources by fiscal 2030
Difficulties boosting nuclear power and increasing solar and off-shore wind mean the new energy plan's goals will be difficult to achieve, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2021
Floods wreck towns, but Europe's wind power goals are tangled in red tape
The EU is veering off track for its emissions-cutting goals as hurdles slow wind power development.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2021
Innovations speed race to put more wind turbines on seabed
South Korea is cutting the time it takes to construct and install an offshore turbine, from as long as three months to just a matter of days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021
India eases route for companies to switch to green energy
Accelerating the use of clean energy in offices and factories, India's largest power-consuming segment, will be key to achieving the country's emissions goals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021
Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs
Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.

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Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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