Toyota Group’s Remarkable Gambit for Renewables

The recent handover of Toyota Motor's leadership has raised wide speculation as to whether the global auto champion will finally make a pivot to EVs. What often goes unnoticed, however, is the fact t...

Outlook for LNG in a Time of Uncertainty; And Impact on Japan

The last three years have seen extreme events roil energy markets. Global gas and the LNG industry have been impacted most of all. The price range for LNG has seen the biggest swings of all major ene...

Notes From Major Energy Summits Last Week: All Eyes on How to Decarbonize

Several big events took place in Tokyo last week, among them the Asia Zero Emissions Community (AZEC) Public-Private Investment Forum and the Japan Energy Summit. While LNG and thermal power featured...

Japan’s Energy Market in the New World Disorder

The tectonic geopolitical shifts in 2022 brought tremendous changes to global energy markets. While politics reshaped Japan’s energy sources, import data shows that Asia’s second-largest economy also...

Hiring the Wrong Person – Letting Employees Go in Japan

Regardless of the stringency of the interview process, the effectiveness of aptitude tests and the quality of references from a candidate, it’s still possible to make the wrong hire. There’s only so ...