Japan

Singapore

Japanese-Singapore Team to Build Tunnels Under Changi-T5

A joint venture between Japan’s Penta-Ocean Construction Company and Singapore’s Koh Brothers Building & Civil Engineering has secured a contract wo…

Japan

Tosoh to Construct New Chloroprene Rubber Plant in Japan

Tosoh Corporation, based in Tokyo, has announced a plan to expand the production capacity of its Skyprene-brand chloroprene rubber (CR) by constructing a second…

Japan

Mitsubishi Develops High-Efficiency 7GHz GaN Module to Power 5G-Advanced & 6G Networks

Mitsubishi Electric has announced the development of a compact 7GHz band gallium nitride (GaN) power amplifier module (PAM), claimed to be the first of its kind…

LNG

JERA Enters Long-Term Deals to Buy Up to 5.5 MMtpa of US LNG

JERA Co. Inc., a Japanese power utility, has signed agreements with six U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects to purchase up to 5.5 million metric tons per …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Fuel Loading Under Way at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Unit 6

Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has started loading fuel assemblies into the core of unit 6 at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Japan, prepari…

LNG

Rising Asia Temperatures Bode Well for US LNG Export Prospects

Forecasts for above-average temperatures in key Asian markets through August 2025 are expected to increase demand for U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports, …

Coal Mine

Trump Administration Approves Coal Mine Expansion to Boost Asia Exports

On Friday, the U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining operations at the Bull Mountains mine in Montana’s Mus…

Geothermal Power Project

Tohoku, Mitsubishi Eye Deep Geothermal Tech for Japan

Tohoku Electric Power and Mitsubishi Corporation have teamed up with Quaise Energy, a U.S.-based company, to investigate deep geothermal drilling technology in …

Carbon Capture

MODEC and UK Firm Going in Hot Pursuit of FPSO-Based Carbon Capture Tech

Japan-based MODEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UK-headquartered Carbon Clean Solutions to explore the deployment of offshore carbon captu…

Offshore Wind Power

Japan Opens Exclusive Economic Zone for Offshore Wind

On June 3, Japan’s House of Representatives passed a bill enabling offshore wind projects in the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), beyond the…

Liquid Hydrogen

Japanese Majors Collaborate on Liquefied Hydrogen Carrier Design Study

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Imabari Shipbuilding, and Japan Marine United Corporation have announced a joint study to develop a collaborative construction scheme…

Tidal Energy

Japan Certifies Proteus 1.1 MW Tidal Turbine, Power Now Flowing to National Grid

Proteus Marine Renewables (PMR), a UK-based tidal energy company, has received certification from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) f…

Solar Power Plant

Toyota Boshoku Launches 5.7-MW Onsite Solar Array at US Plant

Toyota Boshoku America (TBA), a subsidiary of Japan’s Toyota Boshoku Corp, has launched a 5.7-megawatt solar project at its manufacturing facility in Lawr…

Japan

Singapore: Japan’s ‘Largest’ Cruise Ship Receives LNG in Inaugural Bunkering Operation

The ASUKA III, Japan’s largest cruise ship, underwent its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in Singapore, marking a significant step in the regi…

Japan

NYK Presents Japan’s ‘First’ Battery-Powered Work Vessel

Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), a leading Japanese shipping company, introduced e-Crea, Japan’s first fully battery-powered work vessel, marking a significant …