Going Into This Week’s G7 Summit Japan Is on the Defensive

When Japan hosts the Group of Seven this weekend in Hiroshima, Prime Minister Kishida will be keen to project a positive image of the country’s energy agenda. His headline Green Transformation (GX) p...

Salary Trends Across Japan’s Energy Sector

For many years, the energy industry had certain perceptions about salary. That oil & gas pays higher than renewables; that multinational companies pay higher than the Japanese firms; that large c...

Will a Stronger Regulator Emerge in Japan’s Power and Gas Sector?

Recent scandals over cartel behavior in Japan’s power market have sent shockwaves across the energy sector. Authorities spent the past few months investigating what exactly has transpired and the res...

Can Japan Build a Domestic Offshore Wind Farm Supply Chain?

Together with fellow G7 members, Japan has committed itself to a major buildout of offshore wind power generation. In effect, this means creating a sector almost from scratch. While most attention...

Occto’s Grid Plan Shows Changing Direction of Japan’s Energy Mix

Japan’s next edition of its Basic Energy Plan is not due until next year, but a glimpse into how the nation’s power mix is likely to change can be seen in a recent document submitted by OCCTO, the gr...