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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.
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 …
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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 …
It is often said that solar PV is the cheapest source of power. The conventional approach for cost calculation, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), generally shows that solar PV is …
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Author: Hiroshi Hashimoto Preliminary estimates show that the world natural gas consuming markets imported 420 - 430 million tonnes of LNG in 2025, compared to around 400 million tonnes in 2024. Japan's LNG imports in 2025 fell to ...
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Author: IEEJ IEEJ Outlook 2026 - summary- Gasoline demand is price-inelastic etc.
This episode is talking about “Significant Progress in Nuclear Power in Japan”. Local governors have approved restarting KK Unit 6 and Tomari Unit 3, signaling growing momentum for...
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Author: Ken Koyama During the week of January 19–23, I had the opportunity to visit Vienna, Paris, and New York, where I delivered presentations on the IEEJ Outlook 2026 ...
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Author: Ichiro Kutani According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, thermal power generation declined for the first time in a decade in 2025. Although electricity demand continued to ...
Author: Takahiko Tagami The EU makes extensive use of import regulations and levies. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is fully implemented from January 2026, ending a transitional period of reporting obligations. Starting with imports from ...
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Author: Yoshikazu Koabyashi With the opening of the new year, the detention of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States on January 3 and his transfer to the U.S. sent shockwaves through the ...
Author: Ryo Eto In FY2024, Japan's crude oil imports decreased by 8.51 million kL (5.9%) year-on-year to 136.29 million kL, falling below the level of FY2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic and reaching the lowest level since ...
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Author: Ken Koyama Since the beginning of the 2020s—a period marked by dramatic upheavals in the international energy landscape—countries around the world have continued to experience...
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What are the implications of changes in China's fossil fuel supply and demand?
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Reflections on the IEEJ Outlook “Roadshow” in Europe and the United States
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The EU relies on import regulations and levies
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Significant Progress in Nuclear Power in Japan
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