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Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2021
Biden administration approves first big U.S. offshore wind farm
The $2.8 billion installation proposed by Vineyard Wind LLC will be the first major wind farm in waters off the U.S, which has lagged behind Europe and Asia in generating power at sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2021
Tokyo Gas to install 19 offshore wind turbines in carbon-free push
The wind turbines will be located in waters near the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture and generate a maximum of 159.6 megawatts, enough renewable energy to supply 70,000 households annually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2021
Toshiba in talks with GE to jointly produce wind power equipment
The Japanese firm has set a goal to expand its renewable energy business to u00a5650 billion in fiscal 2030 from u00a5190 billion in fiscal 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2021
Japan's carbon neutrality dilemma: More nuclear power or more renewables?
Suga's declaration the nation would achieve net zero by 2050 has touched off a debate over the best way to provide a safe, stable, secure and green energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2020
¥60 billion wind power project off Fukushima to be dismantled
The project was widely seen as a symbol of the reconstruction of the northeastern prefecture following the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2020
Japan aims to be world's No. 3 offshore wind power producer in 2040
The target is an ambitious one for Japan, which currently generates just 20,000 kilowatts through offshore wind farms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2020
Japan’s offshore wind backers see clean heir to coal and nuclear
Offshore wind could help replace facilities built during Japan's economic boom from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 27, 2020
'Gone With The Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104
Born in Japan, the last actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood won two Academy Awards and a legal victory over Hollywood's studio system during her storied career.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2020
Beginning of the end for megadam projects in China as solar and wind power rise
It’s the beginning of the end for the era of megadam building in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2020
Shift to cleaner power sparks landmark green bond sale in Japan
In the gusty northeast, a power company is looking to fund offshore wind projects with a landmark sale of green bonds that seeks to muscle in on the growing pool of money available for environmentally friendly investments.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020
Marubeni to launch Japan's first large-scale offshore wind power business
Marubeni Corp. is gearing up to launch what it says will be Japan's first large-scale offshore wind power generation business.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 31, 2020
Bringing Haruki Murakami's 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' to Japan's stages
Murakami's enigmatic masterpiece has been adapted for Japanese stage for the first time, with Songha and Daichi Watanabe taking on the role of Toru Okada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2020
With coal under fire, 2020 could be a big year for wind power in Japan
One day, resource-deprived Japan may no longer have to import its energy, nor rely on nuclear power or coal, thanks to a renewable source with vast potential: offshore wind power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2019
In the Australian Outback, answer to renewable power's top problem emerges
The answer to the renewable energy industry's biggest challenge is emerging in the Australian Outback.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2019
Germany's windmills are wildly unpopular
In renewable energy, competition from fossil fuels isn't the only problem: Local politics may be an even higher hurdle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2019
Harvesting wind at sea could become $1 trillion industry, International Energy Agency says
Offshore wind could become a cornerstone of the world's power supply as steep cost reductions and improved technology unleash the potential of the green energy source, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2019
The clean energy fast track
Those nations beholden to fossil fuels will soon be throwing good money after bad.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 27, 2019
Dior outfits of Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland, 103, up for auction
A collection of 27 outfits worn by Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland is going up for auction next month, some of which she wore on screen during her acting career more than 50 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2019
SoftBank's massive Vision Fund bets on Swiss startup that's using concrete blocks as batteries
SoftBank Group Corp.'s massive Vision Fund is making its first-ever energy storage bet — and it's on a rather unconventional type of battery.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2019
Weather agency warns powerful typhoon may hit area around Kyushu and Shikoku
A huge typhoon may make landfall on the Shikoku and Kyushu regions around Thursday, the Meteorological Agency said Monday, warning of torrential rain and strong winds along the Pacific coast of eastern and western Japan as early as Tuesday.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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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