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Japan should stop perpetuating nuclear colonialism, and instead respect the sovereignty and self-determination of Pacific nations regarding the planned discharge of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, a New Zealand sociologist has said. The social aspects and major country relations around Japan’s decision to release the radioactive …

Japan and a group of 10 other countries in Asia have agreed to pursue “practical pathways” for carbon neutrality through coordinated steps such as developing hydrogen supply chains and setting decarbonization standards while ensuring energy security. The agreement was reached as the group of 11 partner countries on March 4 …

Japan’s government pledged financial and technological support to help ASEAN countries accelerate their efforts to decarbonise their economies and combat global climate change, its industry minister said on Saturday. Energy-poor Japan aims to turn into the world’s leading hydrogen economy to reduce dependence on traditional polluting fossil fuels such as …

Japan’s inventories of liquefied natural gas has surged since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, government data showed, in an effort to address concerns over potential disruptions of the biggest portion of fuel for power generation in the country. LNG inventories in Japan stood at 5.9 million tons as of the end …

Japan is concerned that a proposed revision to Australia’s gas security guidelines could undermine LNG trade practice and investments, a senior Japanese government official told S&P Global Commodity Insights Feb. 22, adding that Tokyo will formally submit a response to the Australian government on Feb. 23. “As Japan, we steadily …

Official Tokyo has joined the ceiling of prices for petroleum products from Russia introduced by the European Union, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan reported. The limit is being introduced “in connection with the current situation in Ukraine and as a contribution to international efforts being made to solve …

Officials from Pacific island nations will meet Japan’s prime minister in March in an effort to halt the planned release of water from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean, a regional leader said. Plans to dispose of Fukushima water over four decades are a source of …

Japan officially regained the spot as the world’s biggest LNG importer, pushing China to second place. According to the provisional data published by Japan’s finance ministry on January 19, the country’s LNG imports in 2022 were 71.99mn metric tons, down 3.1% year/year. China imported 63.44mn mt of LNG in 2022. …

Japanese firms have signed new long-term agreements to buy LNG from the United States and Oman as Japan looks to cater for its energy security and further diversify its LNG sourcing options. INPEX Corporation, the major gas firm in Japan, announced on Monday a long-term Sales and Purchase Agreement with …

Japan signed two sets of cooperation agreements with Saudi Arabia on Dec. 25 in the fields of hydrogen, fuel ammonia and carbon recycling, strengthening the current relationship primarily based on buyer and supplier of crude oil. The cooperation agreements were the latest in Japan’s efforts to develop its large-scale supply …