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The operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear complex has said that it moved a “pebble-like” piece of melted fuel just outside a reactor container as part of its attempt to retrieve the radioactive debris for the first time since the plant was damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011. …

The Japanese government announced a decision Sunday to expand a Japan-South Korea cooperation framework aimed at reducing emissions of methane from natural gas development projects. Twenty-two Japanese companies, including Kansai Electric Power, Tokyo Gas and trader Mitsubishi, will newly join the framework, according to the government. The government made the …

Italian energy company Eni is in talks with Japan on supplying the country with liquefied natural gas (LNG), Cristian Signoretto, Eni’s director for global gas and LNG portfolio, told reporters on the sidelines of a conference on Sunday. “We already deal with Japanese buyers on a short-term basis and we …

Twenty-two Japanese utilities and trading houses are joining an initiative that aims to leverage their buying power to curb methane emissions from liquefied natural gas supply chains, as pressure mounts globally to curb the harmful greenhouse gas. Companies joining the Coalition for LNG Emission Abatement Toward Net Zero initiative include …

Japan’s liquefied natural gas buyers — among the world’s biggest — are struggling to ensure supply contracts are flexible enough, and need the government to help negotiate better terms, according to the head of an industry lobby group. So-called destination clauses that limit the on-selling of shipments make it harder …

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Japan’s plan to reuse decontaminated soil following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident is consistent with global safety standards. The U.N. nuclear safety watchdog handed its final expert report to Environment Minister Shintaro Ito in Tokyo on the same day, …

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corporation has drastically cut its electric vehicle production target by 30% compared to previous plans, on the back of the slower EV uptake globally, Nikkei reported on Friday. Toyota, one of the world’s biggest car manufacturers, now aims at rolling out 1 million EVs in 2026, down …

Amid boom in tourism, Japan is facing jet fuel shortage, as the country’s plummeting oil refineries cannot provide adequate fuel to enable return trips for all planes. Authorities at Narita Airport near Tokyo, Japan’s main gateway for international arrivals, said in late June that six airlines had shelved plans to …

Japanese companies foreseeing a growing surplus in stocks of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as their demand for the fuel wanes in coming years, are scrambling to invest in regional markets to provide potential outlets to sell the gas. As more nuclear plants restart and renewable energy gains momentum, Japan’s LNG …

Resource-poor Japan is launching the most important energy policy discussions in its post-World War Two history, aiming to strike a balance between the need to boost its energy security with conventional sources and its pledge to become a net-zero economy by 2050. The industry ministry of one of the world’s …