Highlights Allowing refiners, importers to lower stockpile by 4 days until April 8 Japan’s oil release equates to 12.5% of IEA’s total oil release Japan said it started March 10 Continue Reading
Highlights Subsidy payment rises to Yen 17.7/liter on the week, from Yen 5.0/liter Subsidy payments could reach upper limit of Yen 25/liter after March 17: sources The Japanese government more Continue Reading
Japanese firms are under deepening pressure over their ties to Russia and are scrambling to assess their operations, company and government insiders say, after Western rivals halted businesses and condemned Continue Reading
The head of Japan’s largest business lobby said on Monday the country’s imports of Russian crude could not be replaced immediately, as global discussions gathered pace about the possibility of Continue Reading
Japan may take more action in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which could significantly impact Japan’s energy sector, a senior ruling party lawmaker said on Sunday, while expressing caution Continue Reading
Japan said on Friday it will appropriately deal with oil release from national reserves in cooperation with the International Energy Agency and relevant countries, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine fueled Continue Reading
Prior to the Fukushima disaster, nuclear power accounted for almost 30% of Japan’s energy mix, though it has since dropped to just 6.2% Japan is looking to reboot its nuclear Continue Reading
In talks with oil, gas producers, IEA on supply contingency Has 240 days worth oil reserves, 2-3 weeks of LNG stocks Biden to meet G7 counterparts Feb. 24 Japan does Continue Reading
Japan’s first hydrogen fuel cell train “Hybari.” Japan’s largest railway company will begin testing the country’s first hydrogen-fueled train next month in a step toward the nation’s goal of becoming Continue Reading
Japan’s oil and metals giant Eneos Holdings Inc (5020.T) expects it will be able to procure alternative oil in spot markets even if it becomes difficult to buy crude from Continue Reading
A Tesla Model 3 inside the company’s showroom in Shibuya. Tatsuya Arai, a 36-year-old entrepreneur in Tokyo, never saw the appeal of owning a car until he watched a YouTube Continue Reading
Tokyo’s new COVID-19 cases exceeded 20,000 for the first time on Wednesday, dimming hopes that an Omicron-fuelled wave of infections in Japan is peaking out. Nationwide cases reached a record Continue Reading
Japan is set to import the highest quantity of coal in January in just over two years, as utilities scramble to get supplies for power generation amid high spot liquefied Continue Reading
Highlights Several power utilities in the market to buy spot LNG Set to focus on long-term contracts in 2022 amid high spot prices But remain prone to spot purchase on Continue Reading
Tokyo recorded its fourth record number of daily COVID-19 infections on Saturday, breaking above 10,000, while Japan’s exceeded 50,000 for the first time as the Omicron variant continues to spread Continue Reading
Japan on Wednesday widened COVID-19 curbs to the capital Tokyo and a dozen regions covering half the population as the Omicron variant of coronavirus drove record new infections. Already in Continue Reading
Gas shows indicate more than Japan’s total 1 Tcf recoverable gas reserves Estimated gas production equates to 1.2% of the country’s consumption Gas self-sufficiency rate seen rising to 3.4%, from Continue Reading
Sony Group Corp. said it would create a car unit and explore entering the electric-vehicle market, in another sign of how the electronics and car businesses are overlapping. At the CES Continue Reading
A massive winter storm was expected to dump nearly a meter of snow on some parts of Japan, snarling transport during a peak travel period over the New Year holiday Continue Reading
A powerful storm rammed western Japan with record snowfall, disrupting flights, train travel and leaving hundreds without power. Snowfall surpassed 70 centimeters (28 inches) in the cities of Hikone and Continue Reading
As cases of a new coronavirus variant are confirmed around the world, Japan announced Monday that it will suspend entry of all foreign visitors, joining an increasing number of countries Continue Reading
An employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) looks up at a tank reserved for storing treated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma town, Fukushima Continue Reading
Japanese refiners are dusting off unused supply chains for fuel oil and getting coastal vessels and storage tanks ready after receiving requests from electric utilities to supply more fuel oil Continue Reading
Japan will release a few hundred thousand kilolitres of oil from its national reserve, but the timing of the sale has not been made, the country’s industry minister, Koichi Hagiuda, Continue Reading
Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national reserves of crude oil in tandem with other major economies to dampen prices, four government sources with Continue Reading
Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national reserves of crude oil in tandem with other major economies to dampen prices, four government sources with Continue Reading
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday his government is considering releasing oil from its reserves in response to rising crude oil prices, Kyodo news agency reported. It would Continue Reading
Japan unveiled a record $490 billion spending package on Friday to cushion the economic blow from the COVID-19 pandemic, bucking a global trend towards withdrawing crisis-mode stimulus measures and adding Continue Reading
Japan’s economy contracted much faster than expected in the third quarter as global supply disruptions hit exports and business spending plans and fresh COVID-19 cases soured the consumer mood. While Continue Reading
More than 20 countries agreed to phase out coal power at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but not Japan – a “leap backwards” for a country that once led Continue Reading
Fuji Oozx Inc. is one of hundreds of automotive-parts suppliers in Japan whose very existence is being threatened by the world’s shift toward electric vehicles. For almost 70 years, the Continue Reading
Electricity prices in Japan have risen to nine-month highs this week as gains in global prices of oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal are starting to feed through to Continue Reading
Japan is set to fire up its nuclear power plants as it looks to expand its renewable energy offering amid a push to slash its emissions, its new industry minister Continue Reading
Highlights Populous eastern Japan forecast for below average temperatures Dec-Feb Japan’s demand for gas, power fuels, heating oil robust last winter Refiners preparing for kerosene heating demand The winter weather Continue Reading
Japan’s economic recovery will be delayed more than previously expected as the delta variant pushes up infections to record levels, according to a Bank of Japan board member. “The current Continue Reading
The global semiconductor shortage has finally started to bite at Toyota TM -4.09% Motor Corp., highlighting how a resurgence in Covid-19 infections from the Delta variant is now stifling chip manufacturing in Southeast Asia, worsening Continue Reading
A semiconductor supply crunch is forcing world-leading car manufacturers Volkswagen and Toyota to slash vehicle production. Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, announced it will cut production by 40 percent in Continue Reading
Tokyo reported a record 5,042 new coronavirus cases Thursday, as the Olympics held under unprecedented conditions due to the pandemic entered their final few days in the Japanese capital. The Continue Reading
Japan’s pandemic entering ‘new phase’ – minister Tokyo COVID cases, at record of 4,166 Ruling party lawmakers call for roll-back of new hospital policy Controversy is another setback to PM Continue Reading
Japan’s ambitious energy shift to renewables is threatening future demand for liquefied natural gas as the country is the world’s largest importer of the commodity, Bloomberg reports . Japan last Continue Reading
The Toyota Prius hybrid was a milestone in the history of clean cars, attracting millions of buyers worldwide who could do their part for the environment while saving money on Continue Reading
The world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and one of the biggest importers of coal, Japan, aims to significantly raise the share of renewable power in its electricity Continue Reading
Some 4,000km from Japan, on a verdant, mangrove-lined island in south-eastern Bangladesh, sits one of the biggest and most controversial tests of Tokyo’s commitment to help phase out fossil fuels. Continue Reading
Japan has rebooted extra power plants, including a long-dormant nuclear reactor, and taken other steps to avoid a power crisis as temperatures soar and demand for cooling surges, especially in Continue Reading
Japan will raise its target for renewable energy in the country’s electricity mix for 2030 as it pushes to cut emissions to meet commitments under international agreements on climate change, Continue Reading
Japan on Monday pledged to offer $10 billion financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia, such as renewable energy, energy-saving and conversion to gas-fired power generation from coal-fired power to Continue Reading
Japan Airlines (JAL) has conducted the first flight with a mixture of two different types of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) produced domestically in Japan. As a first step forward the Continue Reading
Highlights Japan lifting 9 out of 10 prefectures from state of emergency June 20 July gasoline demand seen rising by around 3% on year: sources Japan’s refinery outage will soon Continue Reading
Japan, a country heavily dependent on fossil fuel imports, is betting big on hydrogen in industry, power generation, vehicles, and shipping as it looks to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. Continue Reading
Japan built the world’s third-largest economy on an industrial base powered by imported oil, gas and coal. Now, it is planning to shift a big chunk of that power to hydrogen, in Continue Reading
