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The 452nd Forum on Research Works was held on December 19, 2025.
"IEEJ Outlook 2026", Deepening Uncertainties Surrounding the Challenges of Energy Transition: A Widening Gap Between the Ideal and the Reality, has been released.
In the snap election held on February 8, PM Sanae Takaichi achieved a historic triumph. The LDP, the Liberal Democratic Party, obtained 316 seats, nearly a 60% increase from the pre-election number of 198. This is the largest number of …
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On November 21, Governor Hanazumi of Niigata Prefecture announced his acceptance of the restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa unit 6 (KK 6) of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). After obtaining the endorsement of the …
Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are often regarded as the only pathway for decarbonizing road transport. But are BEVs the only pathway? My Institute, IEEJ, has conducted a …
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new 2026.02.19
Author: Ken Koyama International energy landscapes continue to evolve with remarkable speed, with one development following another in rapid succession. Although constant change is ...
Author: Yoshikazu Koabyashi Against the backdrop of recent developments in Ukraine and Venezuela, there is a growing perception that the established international order is being shaken and ...
new 2026.02.18
This episode is talking about “PM Takaichi’s Triumph”. PM Sanae Takaichi won the Lower House election, largely due to her strong popularity and the opposition parties’ weaknesses. Her victory enables her to...
new 2026.02.17
Author: Akiko Yoshioka Iraq is currently in the midst of government formation negotiations, but a sudden intervention by President Trump has further deepened the confusion.In Iraq, once a general election is held, it typically takes ...
Author: Hiroshi Hashimoto, Satoshi Kihara The monthly report, in this latest edition, outlines global advancements in methane management and greenhouse gas reduction strategies within the energy sector, notably in the LNG industry, as of the beginning of...
Author: Amane Kobayashi This paper examines the rapid expansion of “energy connectivity” in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and the political and economic constraints that shape it. Energy connectivity refers to...
Author: Takafumi Yanagisawa, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Satoshi Kihara On 14 January 2026, IEEJ co-hosted the workshop in Singapore titled “LNG supply expansion and the Asian market: towards a sustainable future” with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the...
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Author: Obane Hideaki, Hiroki Watanabe, Takashi Otsuki, Rino Hirose, Soichi Morimoto, Yoshiaki Shibata This study presents a comprehensive approach to identifying suitable sites for offshore wind power in Japan by integrating two models: an engineering-based cost model that estimates...
Author: Yu Nagatomi, Hideaki Obane As decarbonization efforts accelerate, renewable energy is expected to grow substantially. However, increasing curtailment of renewable output has emerged as a major challenge in ...
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