Japan

LNG

Japan Backs LNG Project Financing Ahead of Biden Climate Change Summit

State-owned Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation said April 20 that it will step up financial support for LNG projects and enhance its market informat…

O＆M

Sumitomo and Corvus Energy form Maritime ESS Joint Venture

Japanese trading house giant Sumitomo Corporation and Norwegian ESS specialist Corvus Energy have established a Tokyo-based joint venture to sell ESS and provid…

Oil & Gas Trade

Japan Eyes Vietnam for ASEAN Oil-Sharing Deal

Japan is targeting Vietnam for what will be its first oil-sharing deal with a Southeast Asian nation as Tokyo attempts to ensure an uninterrupted supply of petr…

Market Analysis

Americas to ‘Lead Global Storage by 2025’

S will be responsible for the most growth and will be followed by China and then Japan, says Wood Mackenzie

Energy Security

ROK Says to Join IAEA Monitoring Team for Fukushima Wastewater Release

South Korea will make sure to participate in an international monitoring team led by the UN nuclear watchdog for Japan's planned release of nuclear polluted wat…

Coal Price

South Korean Coal Prices Ease

Thermal coal prices for South Korea softened this week, as Australian fob prices came under pressure from a weaker demand outlook in India and Japan.

China

China Summons Japanese Ambassador to Lodge Representations over Japan's Decision to Dump Nuclear Wastewater

China's Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao Thursday summoned the Japanese ambassador to China Tarumi Hideo.

Solar Power Plant

Canadian Solar Starts Construction of Four Solar Projects in Japan

The projects total 143 MWp worth of generation capacity.

Energy Security

Dumping 1.2m tonnes of Fukushima Nuclear Plant Water into the Ocean ‘Unavoidable Issue’

The Japanese Government decided on Tuesday to release 1.2 million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the No. 1 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, th…

Video: IAEA Chief Urges "Transparency" on Japan's Nuclear Wastewater Decision

As Japan's decision to discharge nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean continues to spark an international backlash, the IAEA chief has told Xinhua he takes…

Nuclear Power Plant

TEPCO Banned from Restarting Nuclear Plant over Safety Flaws

The Nuclear Regulation Authority formally issued the order not to transport nuclear fuel stored at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture or loading…

Offshore Wind Power

DEME and Penta-Ocean Form Offshore Wind Tie-Up in Japan

Japanese marine contractor Penta-Ocean Construction and DEME Offshore have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to establish a joint venture company to collaborate …

Nuclear Power Plant

Russia Waiting for Japan’s Explanations Over Plans to Dump Fukishima Water into Ocean

Russia also expects Japan to permit radiation monitoring in the release area should the need arise.

Nuclear Power Plant

S. Korea Expresses 'Strong Regret' over Japan's Decision to Release Water from Fukushima

South Korea on Tuesday expressed strong regret over Japan's decision to release contaminated water into the sea from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Nuclear waste

Chinese Fishing Industry Warns of Profound, Global Impact from Japan’s Nuclear Plan

Fishing sector warns of global, profound impact