Energy Jobs in Japan: 2026 Talent Outlook

2025 was a peculiar year for the energy industry, globally and in Japan. Not because of a single technological breakthrough or policy pivot, but because the rules of the game shifted abruptly. Don...

As Trump Cements His Legacy in War and Fossil Fuels, Japan’s Risks Proliferate

Since returning to the White House in January 2025, President Donald Trump’s energy agenda has materialized almost exactly as promised on the campaign trail – just asJapan NRGdescribed in an analytic...

Petro-states vs Electro-states: the New Geopolitics of Energy and Role of Nuclear

For Japan’s nuclear community, the best domestic news of last year was Niigata Governor Hanazumi Hideyo’s agreement to restart Unit 6 of TEPCO’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant. Yet far more c...

Japan NRG: The Year in Review

TheJapan NRGteam takes a look back at the major energy sector milestones and developments of 2025. The most significant event took place not in Japan, but across the Pacific in the United States when...

All-Solid: Japan’s Strategy to Dominate the Next-generation Battery Market

Japan’s demand for energy storage and batteries to power electric motors is likely to see substantial growth over this and the next decade. But China’s cheaper labor, looser eco standards and dominan...