Japan Looks to the Moon and Beyond to Tackle Resources Scarcity

Over the last decade, nearly $300 billion has been poured into equity investments in private space companies. The U.S. captured almost half of this, China close to a third. Japan, by contrast, has ba...

Japan Wary of Energy Policy Upheaval as Trump Returns

President Donald Trump’s swift rollback of climate policies during his first week in office marks a stark departure from his predecessor’s agenda. In ordering a pullout of the Paris Agreement and pri...

Japan Must Tame Wind Power Costs; Data May Use 10% ofAll Power by 2030: Yergin

𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝑌𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑦𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑠𝑒. 𝐴 𝑃𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑧𝑒𝑟 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑒-𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑢𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑟 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑆&𝑃 𝐺𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙, 𝑌𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑡𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦,...

Among Global Uncertainties, Japan Still Sees Key Role for LNG in Energy Security

Hoping to boost both domestic energy security and cement its role as a leading LNG trading hub, especially for Southeast Asia, Japan continues to diversify its source of suppliers across the globe fo...

Headwinds in Japan’s Offshore Sector Show Value of Good Planning

No sooner had Japan announced the results of Round 3 offshore wind auctions, than attention shifted from the big wins for JERA and Marubeni to the fact that many of the major industry players abstain...