NTT Data Eyeing $9 Billion Outlay for Japan Data Centers
(Bloomberg) NTT Data Group Corp. expects to spend at least $9 billion through 2033 to quadruple computing capacity to…
BP exit to add strain on Japan offshore wind as costs climb
Headwinds are intensifying for Japan’s offshore wind power sector, with British oil giant BP seen exiting a major…
Tokyo Eyes Lifting Support for Overseas Oil Pipeline Investments
(Bloomberg) — Tokyo is planning to expand its financial support to Japanese companies investing in pipeline projects overseas…
Bioplastic use rising in Japan amid naphtha woes
The use of biomass plastic, derived from renewable resources such as plants, to make garbage bags is spreading…
Japan’s Jogmec Weighs Stake Sale in Asia-Pacific LNG Projects
(Bloomberg) — Japan’s state energy firm is evaluating the sale of its stakes in liquefied natural gas projects…
Egypt invites Japanese firms to tap opportunities in renewables, EVs, infrastructure
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meets members of the Egypt-Japan Business Council in Tokyo, June 4, 2026. Cabinet
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Clean energy seen as ‘structurally immune’ to Hormuz-style shock
The war in Iran has provided new impetus to the low-carbon transition as renewable energy is seen as…
Japan’s Coal Power Generation Climbs as War Makes LNG Expensive
(Bloomberg) — Japan’s coal-power generation is rising while natural gas-fired output falls, as conflict in the Middle East…
As Iran war sends oil prices soaring, some see fresh potential for solar in Japan
On the surface, a natural fallout of the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war could see resource-poor…
Japan May Extend $10 Billion to Southeast Asia to Help Buy Oil
(Bloomberg) — Japan plans to provide as much as $10 billion in financial support to nations in Southeast…
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. Plucking the resonant strings of a tonkori —…