Abe’s Energy Legacy: Focus on Security, but Paved the Way for Net-Zero

Abe was often described as a politician who didn’t much care about the energy industry. If that was truly the case, then he nevertheless achieved a great deal. When taking over for his second stint a...

Japan’s CO2 Offsets Budget from Overseas Projects Jumps by Almost a Fifth

Japan is expanding its financial aid for overseas projects that cut emissions, hoping to secure even more credits from reducing CO2 volumes via bilateral agreements. The government has increased t...

How To Hire Your Dream Staff

As we all know, the labor market consists of two major parties: – Companies that hire and employ talent– Candidates that want to work in the companies Quite often the first group is looking for...

Energy Transition: Smart Little Boxes Shaping the future of Electricity Use

Largely a niche technology until now, smart meters are expected to play an important role amid the need for demand-side control of power as Japan seeks to cut energy consumption in the face of the gl...

Methanol Takes First Steps as Low Carbon Fuel in Japan

As a low carbon fuel, methanol has so far been given little attention in Japan. With announcements of mega e-methanol projects over the past year across the globe, however, that could all change. ...