Japan

Canadian, Japanese Industry Groups Enhance Cooperation

The MoU was signed yesterday by CNA President and CEO John Gorman and JAIF President Shiro Arai.

Hydrogen Project

Japan’s Obayashi Expands New Zealand Hydrogen Business

Japanese general construction firm Obayashi will develop a hydrogen station and green hydrogen production facility in Auckland, New Zealand, which is seeking to…

Nuclear Power Plant

Ikata 3 to Resume Operation in October

Ikata 3 was closed in December 2019 for maintenance but was then kept off line by the court ruling.

Energy Transition

Japan Pledges $10 billion Financial Support for Asia’s Energy Transition

Japan on Monday pledged to offer $10 billion financial aid for decarbonisation projects in Asia, such as renewable energy, energy-saving and conversion to gas-f…

Japan

Japan's Central Bank to Launch Climate Change Scheme

The Japanese central bank plans to launch a new scheme this year to provide funds for Japanese financial institutions that try to combat climate change through …

Electric Car

Japan’s Mazda Outlines Boost to EV Sales Ratio

Japanese auto producer Mazda has a strategy to boost the ratio of electric vehicles to 25pc of all sales by 2030, planning to launch three new all-electric cars…

Wind Power Project

Siemens Gamesa Lands 340MW Japanese Contract

Dohuku wind farm cluster to comprise 79 typhoon-class onshore wind turbines

Hydrogen Project

Japan’s Iwatani Plans Hydrogen Venture in Australia

Japanese gas supplier Iwatani plans to open an office in Brisbane on the west coast of Australia in July, targeting to accelerate development of its hydrogen su…

Nuclear Reactor

Japan's Shikoku Electric to Restart Ikata No.3 Reactor in October

Shikoku Electric Power Co Inc said on Wednesday it planned to restart the No.3 reactor in its Ikata nuclear power station in western Japan on Oct. 12.

LNG

China to Overtake Japan as World's Top LNG Buyer in Weeks, ICIS Says

It estimated China's 2021 total LNG demand at 81.2 million tonnes, above 75.2 million tonnes for Japan.

Oil & Gas Trade

China About To Become Top LNG Importer This Year

China will this year overtake Japan as the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, ICIS Edge, a service of market intelligence provider ICIS, said t…

Nuclear Equipment

Toshiba Completes Initial Toroidal Field Coil for ITER

Japan's Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation announced today it has completed the manufacture of the first of four toroidal field coils it is supplyin…

Nuclear Equipment

31 Highly Radioactive Waste Containers at Fukushima Daiichi Nuke Plant Past Lifespans

Thirty-one containers of highly radioactive sediments at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have exceeded their lifespans

Hydrogen Fuel Cell

myFC to Supply Hydrogen Fuel Cells to Japanese E-Mobility Company

Swedish-based micro fuel cell company, myFC, will supply its hydrogen fuel cells to the e-mobility sector following a new order from Lightec, a Japanese e-mobil…

Wind Power Project

Vestas Secures Order for Japanese Wind Project

Vestas has secured a 32 MW order with Toda Corporation for the Azumakogen Wind Farm in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.