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The 450th Forum on Research Works was held on July 18, 2025.
"IEEJ Outlook 2025", How to address the uncertainties surrounding the energy transition, has been released.
While PM Shigeru Ishiba has been struggling with political difficulties following the defeat in the Upper House election in July, he has also been leading Japan in a series of international energy initiatives …
Tatsuya Terazawa Chairman and CEO
This month’s chairman’s message follows up the developments since the Upper House election held on July 20. With the ruling coalition parties’ defeat, politics is becoming very fluid. Let me explain …
Japan’s Upper House will hold its election on July 20th. Half of the seats, specifically 124 seats, will be put to a vote. The term is 6 years and elections are held every three years. The coalition parties, consisting of …
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Author: Takafumi Yanagisawa On September 11, JERA announced that it had signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Glenfarne, the U.S. company promoting Alaska LNG project, to advance discussions about LNG offtake from the project. Given the advantage of ...
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Author: Ken Koyama When considering today’s global energy issues, several key perspectives are essential. These include: the renewed recognition of the importance of energy security; the challenges of increasing ...
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Author: Takahiko Tagami A series of reports have been published showing that CO2 emissions in China and India have either declined or slowed in growth in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year. Have China and India peaked in their ...
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Author: Ken Koyama From September 26 to 28, a conference titled “Indo-Pacific Strategy 2025: How can the US and its allies deter China from war, increase resilience and protect economic growth?” was held at the ...
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Author: Yoshikazu Koabyashi Since the escalation of the Russia–Ukraine conflict after 2022 and the inauguration of the second Trump administration, there have been increasing instances in which trade activities of...
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Author: Hiroshi Hashimoto A joint statement and an MoU (memorandum of understanding) were agreed between Japan and the United States on 4 September 2025 implementing the framework agreement that was announced ...
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Author: Akira Yanagisawa Amid persistently high gasoline prices in Japan, six ruling and opposition parties have agreed to abolish the provisional gasoline tax rate within 2025, intensifying the debate. The abolition of the provisional tax rate...
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Author: Ken Koyama Crude oil prices have been fluctuating within the 60-70 dollar range. On September 24, the U.S. benchmark crude oil, WTI, closed at $63.41 per barrel for the ...
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