Japan Spent Mightily to Soften Nature’s Wrath, but Can It Ever Be Enough?
The time was 1:30 a.m., and Hiroshi Ogawa was trying to decide whether he should run from the biggest typhoon to hit Japan in decades. His home stood near the Continue Reading
Rescuers slog through mud as Japan typhoon death toll rises to 66
The death toll in the worst typhoon to hit Japan for decades climbed to 66 on Tuesday as rescuers slogged through mud and debris in an increasingly grim search for Continue Reading
Typhoon Hagibis: Biggest Japan storm in decades makes landfall
Watch Rupert Wingfield-Hayes’ report from amid the heavy rain hitting Tokyo Watch Rupert Wingfield-Hayes’ report from amid the heavy rain hitting Tokyo Torrential rain and tornado-like winds are lashing large Continue Reading
Nuclear Is Japan’s Only Choice For Energy Independence
Japan has adopted a peaceful approach towards nuclear technology , limiting it to the use of supplying electricity. This is despite being the only nation to have suffered devastating effects Continue Reading
Japanese refiners consider steps to handle oil supply disruptions amid Mideast tensions
Japanese oil refiners are studying measures to handle potential disruption to crude supply from the Middle East amid mounting tensions in the region, the head of the Japan Petroleum Association Continue Reading
Japan refiners weigh alternative crude supply without transiting Strait of Hormuz: PAJ chief
Japanese refiners have started weighing alternative crude supply sources that would not need to transit through the Strait of Hormuz, including from the Red Sea side in Saudi Arabia, West Continue Reading
Japan’s JERA to buy up to 1.2 million tonnes per year of LNG from Canada project
Japan’s JERA, the world’s top buyer of liquefied natural gas, on Tuesday said it had signed an agreement with a Mitsubishi Corp unit to buy up to 16 cargoes, or Continue Reading
Is The Japan LNG Buying Spree Over?
What a difference just a few years can make. In the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster that eventually saw Japan’s 50 nuclear reactors shut down due to safety Continue Reading
Japan Struggles To Diversify Energy Mix
The percentage of renewables in the global energy mix has risen significantly over the years due to, for example, lower costs for photovoltaic cells. The improved financial position of wind and solar Continue Reading
Japanese Refiners Rush to Buy Iranian Crude
Japanese refiners are in a rush to buy as much Iranian crude as they can before the sanction waiver window granted by the U.S. Treasury Department closes in May, S&P Continue Reading