Power, Politics, and Patience: Inside Japan’s 2025 Energy Shift

Four months after Japan signed off on its revised energy strategy, the government shows little sign of deviation — despite mounting geopolitical frictions, war-driven supply risks, and policy reversa...

Hydrogen Dreams, Fiscal Reality: Comparing the Main State Subsidy Mechanisms

Japan has big dreams for hydrogen. By 2050, it wants to use 20 million tons of the clean-burning gas each year – more than any other country today. The government sees hydrogen not just as a decarbon...

Intercontinental Power Links: A Feasible but Complex Path to Energy Resilience

The recent blackout that swept the Iberian Peninsula and parts of France has brought renewed attention to the risks and rewards of interconnected power grids. While some blamed the scale of European ...

Japanese SMRs Move Forward but Not in Japan

Japanese firms are developing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), nuclear units that are touted as the sector’s next phase and best bet to further spread nuclear power across the globe, especially to cash...

Japan’s Resource Diplomacy Evolves Into Market Architecture

Japan’s natural resource diplomacy is no longer just about shielding domestic industries from supply shocks. Rather, it’s now actively co-architecting markets, shaping which technologies scale and wh...