Does the ‘Lifetime Employment’ Mentality Still Exist?

Japan has long been famous for its lifetime employment system. Companies have traditionally stood for social protection of their employees’ wellbeing, offering a job for life and a pension that took ...

Venture Companies Rush To Create New Tools to Calculate CO2 Emissions

A new wave of startups in Japan is emerging, eager to equip domestic and international businesses with the tools to measure and subsequently reduce their carbon emissions. In just the last two years,...

Nuclear Restarts: When an Immovable Regulator Meets an Unstoppable Energy Policy?

Almost a year ago, Prime Minister Kishida promised to have up to 17 nuclear reactors operating at the start of the summer of 2023. The premier’s comments raised much excitement/concern (depending on ...

Former Head of Power Regulator: Reforming the Industry Is a Must

The power sector requires trillions of yen in investment to upgrade to a net-zero economy. But there’s growing concern about the sector’s ability to raise the funds or carry out the long-term investm...

Japan Plays Catch-up on Climate Tech as Kishida Pushes Startup Innovation

(This is Part 1 of a two-part series about Japan’s climate-tech/ clean-tech sector) Japan isn’t known for its own Silicon Valley or high-profile private backers of technologies to tackle climate c...