Profile: NGK Insulators, Future Battery Superstar or Messy Outlier?

A shift to using weather-dependent energy sources like solar and wind requires ample and reliable power storage. So far, most attention has focused on lithium-ion batteries to fill that role, but the...

East-west Nuclear Divide Among Challenges Kishida’s GX Agenda Seeks to Tackle

It’s a Tale of Two Regions when it comes to nuclear power in Japan. In the West, the atom continues to generate electricity at close to pre-Fukushima levels. In the East, there’s the Big Nuclear Free...

First Hire in Japan? Don’t Panic

It’s hardly a secret that hiring / recruitment in Japan is just as unique as the local culture, and very much in contrast to how things are done in the rest of the world. This of course means there’s...

Toyota Has Not Given Up on Gasoline: Automaker Plans To Develop “Green Gasoline”

Tesla’s long-fought victory over established auto giants in the proverbial ‘beauty contest’ held by global equity markets has finally convinced the world that the electric engine is the future. Now, ...

How Can Japan Overcome Obstacles To Adding More Renewables?

With the power system’s slim reserve margins in the summer and warnings of a potential blackout under grueling temperatures, there’s a lively debate about the roles of renewable energy (RE), fossil f...