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
