CO2 Gets a Price: GX-ETS Moves from Policy to Practice

What is the price of emitting CO2 in Japan? We’re about to find out. After years of rehearsal under the voluntary GX League program, the Green Transformation Emissions Trading Scheme (GX-ETS) will be...

Energy Jobs in Japan: Talent Under Takaichi and New Opportunities

Japan’s new Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, known for her conservative approach, has been making headlines across various topics such as immigration, national security and energy. An ally of President...

KEPCO’s New Reactor Plan; Can it Lead a Revival of Japan’s Nuclear Sector?

Kansai Electric (KEPCO) disclosed plans for a new nuclear power plant at the site of the existing Mihama NPP, taking the first concrete steps towards building a new reactor in Japan since the industr...

Japan’s $550 Billion Wager on U.S. Growth, or the Price of Friendship?

President Donald Trump arrived in Tokyo with a simple message: America must rebuild its industrial base to compete with China, and Japan should help foot the bill. The prize for Japan may be a sturdi...

KEPCO To Shut Last Oil-Fueled Units, but Nuclear and LNG on the Rise

At the end of September, Kansai Electric (KEPCO) announced plans to shut units at the oil-fired Gobo Power Station in Wakayama Prefecture, accelerating the utility’s pivot away from carbon-intensive ...