Hydrogen’s Atomic Dreams: Japan Aims for H2 Produced With Nuclear Power

In early 2010, a High-Temperature Engineering Test Reactor (HTTR) in the town of Oarai, northeast of Tokyo, generated a temperature of 950°C that was enough to help produce hydrogen for 150 hours. Th...

Energy Jobs in Japan: Investing in Education

Often we have written about the shortage of talent across various growth segments of the energy sector. This is a global challenge, with LinkedIn sharing in a report that the increase in job postings...

TEPCO Unit Pitches Bitcoin Mining as a Way to Roll out More Renewables in Japan

The following is a condensed version of a report that was published as part of our company’s GxxD series, which examines the nexus between decarbonization (GX) and digitalization (DX) trends in Japan...

Potential Copper Shortages Loom: Demand-Side Measures Needed

The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) forecasts that this year will see a 162,000-ton copper surplus globally, and a 94,000-ton surplus in 2025. Nevertheless, the U.S. and the EU classify coppe...

The 5DS of Critical Raw Materials in Japan

On June 7, the energy agency (ANRE) made a startling admission about Japan’s vulnerability in critical raw materials. A mere three years after trumpeting a heightened focus on boosting the nation’s s...