Coal-fired power generation accounted for 30.8 percent of Japan’s total power in fiscal 2022. Since fiscal 2012, the ratio has remained around 30 percent, and the government aims to reduce the ...

A state-of-the-art coal-fired power plant that will soon go online in the seaside town of Taketoyo in Aichi Prefecture is expected to help alleviate Japan’s electricity supply shortage.

The seasonal shutdowns, set to start as early as fiscal 2026, aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. JERA initially will ...

Hashima Island in the Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, was once a thriving arm of the country's industrial revolution - but ...

As Japan’s population ages, cities like Yubari have to choose between finding new ways to attract more residents or focusing ...

TOKYO >> On an island off the coast of Nagasaki, ruins that seem on the verge of collapse stand clustered behind a high ...

AKABIRA, Hokkaido -- A former coal mine here that was closed in 1994 is still attracting visitors aspiring to see the rare sight of a shaft mouth. The former Sumitomo Akabira Coal Mine in the city ...

According to Finance Ministry data, coal from Russia accounted for 11 percent of Japan's imports in 2021. Much of this was used by electric power companies, which rely on coal for power generation ...

REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Japan has decided to gradually reduce its imports of Russian coal, the government said Friday, in a coordinated move with the world's largest economic powers to tighten ...

Australian thermal coal contracts, the benchmark for Asia, are hovering close to $100 a ton thanks to a mild winter and global oversupply, a price level last seen in May 2021, before the energy ...

Sumiseki Holdings,Inc. imports, purchases, and sells coal in Japan. It also manufactures and sells artificial diamonds; and collects, processes, and sells crushed stones. The company invests in ...