Energy Jobs in Japan: Fight to Retain Talent

With a common focus on identifying and attracting top talent, the importance of retaining people is often overlooked. In the Japanese energy market competition for talent is increasing, the types of ...

Hokkaido’s Tomari NPP Strides Toward a Restart Despite Obstacles

After more than a decade of regulatory limbo, Hokkaido Electric is poised to tap back into its nuclear power capacity. On April 30, the Nuclear Regulation Authority issued a draft safety approval for...

Chinese Solar Devices – Are Geopolitical and Monopolization Fears Justified?

In recent weeks, Japan has witnessed an intensifying debate over Chinese-made solar power equipment, fueled by growing concerns about its potential to be controlled remotely by malign actors and to i...

In a Volatile Energy Neighborhood, Who You Gonna Call? LNG

A reliable method to gauge industry momentum is to follow the money. Applying this logic to recent remarks from global energy executives points to LNG. Amid significant shifts in energy policy and ma...

Green Steel Goes Global: Japan, EU and Sweden on Different Paths to Same Goal

Long one of the world’s most energy and emissions-intensive industries, the steel sector is slowly starting to embrace ways to become ‘green’. Governments and businesses from Tokyo and Luleå (Swed...