Japan

6,300 Hokkaido households still without power

Around 6,300 households in Hokkaido were still without electricity in freezing temperatures Thursday

6,300 Hokkaido households still without power

Around 6,300 households in Hokkaido were still without electricity in freezing temperatures Thursday

Japan pushes energy efficient homes

Plan is to make all homes energy efficient by 2030.

Fearless forecast: What to expect of Asia's power companies in a few years

Market change has been a force for evolution in Asian power companies in this new millennium. Reviewing how these forces are playing out leads to some interesting conclusions about where companies and the industry as whole is heading.

Renewable energy shines brighter in Japan

Japan Finance Corporation reports a four-fold rise in renewable energy loans.

Pakistan to receive renewable energy loans from Japan

Funding to bridge supply and demand gap in Pakistan.

Incentives boost solar sector in Japan

Domestic shipments of solar cells and modules rose 80% in the Q3.

Fault study at Oi nuke plant may impact all offline reactors

Toyo University professor Mitsuhisa Watanabe, a polemicist on active faults, has fought a long losing battle

Check out Japan's solar market profile

A combination of factors makes Japan a profitable choice for solar energy investments.

“Solar islands” to provide Japan with power

Japan intends to float 10 islands made of solar panel arrays.

Japan reconsidering geothermal energy

Long-neglected geothermal energy is now more attractive.

Marubeni wins big Japan solar plant deal

Sufficient to supply some 15,000 households.