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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023
Australia needs green energy policy response quickly, Fortescue exec says
Australia needs to match energy policies being unfurled by other countries to make the most of its green energy advantage, the head of Fortescue Metals Group’s energy unit has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2023
Global oil traders focused on potential boom in China holiday air travel
Global oil traders are fixated on the next milestone in China’s economic recovery, when travelers pack their bags and head to the airport for the Golden Week holiday in early May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2023
U.S.-Saudi oil pact breaking down as Russia grabs upper hand
A Riyadh-Moscow oil alliance could wreak havoc on the U.S. economy and President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023
Could an EU law to save the rainforest destroy palm oil farmers?
The long list of requirements will be hard for small-scale farmers to meet, and could push risk-averse palm oil buyers in Europe to switch to larger plantations with deeper pockets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2023
OPEC+’s shock production cut is a capitulation to oil’s decline
Oil producers want more cash from the market. Choosing not to expand output is good for prices, but signals little confidence in demand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2023
What higher oil prices mean for the fight against climate change
In the past year, soaring energy prices and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been both an accelerant and a curse for the transition away from dirty fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2023
OPEC+ announces surprise oil cuts as analysts warn of rise in prices
The U.S. has argued that the world needs lower prices to support economic growth and prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from earning more revenue to fund the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023
Oil spills and near misses: More shadow fleet tankers ship sanctioned fuel
Last year there were at least eight groundings, collisions or near misses involving tankers carrying sanctioned crude or oil products — the same number as the previous three years combined.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023
We may never get the truth about Nord Stream or a COVID lab leak
War and plague are ideal breeding grounds for unsolvable mysteries and conspiracy theories such as the Nord Stream bombing or a COVID-19 lab leak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2023
Forget peak oil demand: A thirst for barrels puts $100 in view
With supply buffeted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a slowdown in U.S. shale growth and lackluster investment in production, oil consumption is heading for a record year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2023
Peak emissions are just the start of the climate battle
Fossil-fuel pollution may be declining faster than anyone anticipated, but most of the world’s carbon is locked up in places you’d least expect.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2023
How Europe ditched Russian fossil fuels with spectacular speed
The transition has been painful, with Europeans getting hit by a roughly $1 trillion energy bill last year, only cushioned by government subsidies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2023
Japan’s Idemitsu Kosan cuts full-year forecast on lower oil prices
The revision follows a similar step by Japan’s top refiner Eneos Holdings, which last week slashed its full-year net profit forecast down by 58%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023
Moscow’s gas ties with Europe, crafted over decades, lie in ruins
Russia’s gas trade with Europe has been based on thousands of miles of pipes beginning in Siberia and stretching to Germany and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2023
Russia says NATO should hold emergency summit over Nord Stream blasts
The Russian Foreign Ministry says NATO should hold an emergency meeting to discuss recent findings that the U.S. may be behind the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 11, 2023
Oil rebound more likely this year as $100 a barrel possible, OPEC sources say
Oil may resume its rally in 2023 as Chinese demand recovers after COVID-19 curbs were scrapped and lack of investment limits growth in supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2023
Inpex sees 2023 net profit down by 38% on weaker oil and stronger yen
Japan’s top exploration and production company sees the average Brent oil price falling to $75 per barrel in 2023 from $99 per barrel last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2023
Lost Russian oil revenue is bonanza for shippers and refiners
Western sanctions on Russia have significantly reduced state oil revenues and diverted tens of billions of dollars toward shipping and refining firms, some with Russian connections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2023
Oil’s new map: How India turns Russian crude into the West’s fuel
New Delhi has faced little public blowback because it’s meeting the West’s twin goals of crimping Moscow’s energy revenue while preventing an oil supply shock.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2023
G7’s new petroleum price caps to degrade Russia’s war campaign, U.S. treasury secretary says
The coalition imposing the measures set the new price caps at $100 per barrel on products that trade at a premium to crude and $45 per barrel for products that trade at a discount.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
Violence toward ambulance crews in Tokyo higher in 2025 and rising this year
A bloodstained helmet worn by an ambulance crew member who became involved in a case of violent abuse against the crew
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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