Fueling Progress: Southeast Asia’s LNG Market and Japan’s Strategic Inroads

Southeast Asia is forecasted by the IMF to be the world’s fastest-growing region this year. That economic development, however, can only succeed and be sustained if there’s a substantial increase in ...

Japan Electricity Trading Market Renewal Scheduled After 2028

Electricity always requires perfect balance. Maintaining this equilibrium between what power plants can deliver to the grid and what users require is, however, a tough task that’s only getting harder...

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...