Japan remains firmly committed to seeking US exemption for Iranian oil imports as it sees the supplies as important for the country’s energy security and businesses, a top government official Continue Reading
Japan is set to import a Masila crude oil cargo from Yemen for the first time since 2015 as part of its efforts to expand its supply sources. The move Continue Reading
Japan will continue to negotiate with the United States to seek exemption from the U.S. sanctions on Iran’s oil, as Tokyo wants to avoid negative impacts on its energy supply Continue Reading
Japan’s largest refiner, JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy, may be forced to stop imports of Iranian crude oil loading in September without clear guidance from the government as US sanctions Continue Reading
Resource-poor Japan has stepped up the search, research, and development of new energy sources following the Fukushima disaster in 2011. In the wake of the accident, Japan shut down almost Continue Reading
A team from Tohoku University and Tokyo Tech have addressed one of the major disadvantages of all-solid-state batteries by developing batteries with a low resistance at their electrode/solid electrolyte interface. Continue Reading
Japan’s largest exploration and production company, Inpex, said on Monday that it had started producing gas at the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, which has cost US$40 billion and Continue Reading
Japan’s LNG imports dropped 10.3% year on year in June, hitting the lowest monthly volume in almost two years as supply from major producing countries such as Australia, Qatar and Continue Reading
The Japanese nuclear disaster bathed north America in a radioactive cloud. Now pharmacologists have found the telltale signature in California wine made at the time. Throughout the 1950s, the US, Continue Reading
Highlights Japanese refiners’ imports will slow to a trickle next month Shipping companies prepare for snap-back of sanctions in November Washington officials send mixed signals on sanctions relief Tokyo — Continue Reading
