Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When Shinjiro Koizumi went to Madrid last December, the golden child of Japanese politics found himself cast as ...

Coal is on its last gasp – only legacy energy sector policy stands in the way of a self-reliant, self-sustaining future. Since December, civil society protests have marked the Japanese government's ...

Within a few years, trucks in Japan could be running on hydrogen made from renewable energy. The country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry announced in December that it will subsidize efforts ...

A plan setting a share of 20% to 22% for nuclear power in Japan's energy mix by 2030 has been approved by a consultative committee. While scaling back fossil fuel use, the plan also calls for an ...

Japan will aim to increase the use of nuclear power, dropping a decadelong policy of reducing dependence on the energy source and reversing curbs initiated following the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The ...

The percentage of renewables in the global energy mix has risen significantly over the years due to, for example, lower costs for photovoltaic cells. The improved financial position of wind and solar ...

TOKYO -- Japan plans to set fiscal 2040 targets for renewables and other energy sources in the national electricity mix by March next year, outlining long-term goals for decarbonization to spur ...

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japan will raise its target for renewable energy in the country's electricity mix for 2030 as it pushes to cut emissions to meet commitments under international agreements on climate ...

Japan will raise its target for renewable energy in the country's electricity mix for 2030 as it pushes to cut emissions to meet commitments under international agreements on climate change, according ...