Japan plans to cut approval times for wind projects, open up abandoned farmland, boost grid capacity and other measures [...]

Hiroshi Kajiyama, Japan’s economy minister, said he wants to make renewable energy a “major power source” for the country [...]

A predicted investment of over $US100 billion ($A139 billion) in solar and wind power over the next decade is [...]

Rules on the use of power transmission lines are being reviewed in order to accelerate the expansion of renewable [...]

Japan’s industry minister says his ministry plans to study drawing up a roadmap to reduce coal-fired power generation, while [...]

Renewable energy loses steam as Asian subsidies wane:  Capacity growth slows, and coronavirus risks disrupting supply chains. Global capacity for renewable [...]

Legislative background On 25 February 2020 Cabinet approved the Proposal to Amend the Electricity Business Act for the Purposes [...]

In 2011, the Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima experienced one of the worst meltdowns in history — a [...]

The Paris agreement has accelerated worldwide momentum for strengthening global warming countermeasures. As most greenhouse gas emissions come from [...]

The move is aimed at reducing the public burden of electricity bills, which include part of the costs of [...]