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Chairman’s Message for June 2025: “Japan’s Policies to support investment in power generation"

Japan has been liberalizing its power sector since the mid-1990s, starting with the liberalization of its wholesale power market in 1995. The retail power market has been gradually liberalized since …

Tatsuya Terazawa
Chairman and CEO

Chairman’s Message for May 2025: “Japan’s Carbon Pricing"

The Japanese Government submitted the bill earlier this year to introduce an ETS (Emissions Trading System) to its Diet. The ETS will mark a significant step in the introduction of carbon pricing in Japan. In this month’s Chairman’ s Message, I would like to explain the …

Chairman’s Message for April 2025: “LNG for Japan & Asia"

Japan’s 7th Strategic Energy Plan recognizes the important role of LNG, and imports in 2040 are expected to be between 54 Mt and 74 Mt. The expansion of LNG supply from North America is also important, with four options (Gulf, Mexico, Canada, Alaska) each presenting its own pros and cons.
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2025.05.21

The Strategic Importance of the Future U.S.-Saudi Special Relationship and Its Implications: A Japanese Perspective on the International Energy Landscape (741)

Author:　Ken Koyama
In his first full-fledged overseas tour since the inauguration of his second administration, U.S. President Donald Trump made a three-country visit to the Middle East from May 13. Over the four days, he visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and ...

2025.05.21

Video:“IEA Energy and AI”

Speaker:
Mr. Siddharth Singh, IEA
Mr. Thomas Spencer, IEA
Video for the 46th IEEJ Global Energy Webinar (2025.5.19)

new 2025.06.05

Latest podcast episode: "Japan’s Policies to support investment in power generation" released

This episode is talking about “Japan’s Policies to support investment in power generation”. Japan has been liberalizing its power sector over the past 30 years, but challenges remain in ...

new 2025.06.05

LNG Review May 2025

Author:　Hiroshi Hashimoto
Japan imported 23.04 million tonnes of LNG during the first four months of 2025, 0.3% more than the same period in 2024. In contrast, China's LNG import during the four-month period of 2025 amounted to...

new 2025.06.04

Video:“IEA Global EV Outlook 2025”

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Connelly, Energy Technology and Transport Analyst, IEA

Video for the 47th IEEJ Global Energy Webinar (2025.6.2)

new 2025.06.03

Future Energy Landscape - Global Energy Agenda - The cause is not high oil price. And yet subsidies continue—Where are we heading?

Author:　Akira Yanagisawa
There is much that is uncertain about the current economy, such as the rising prices of foods, including rice, salary increases biased toward the minority of younger workers and the uncertainty emanating from the ...

new 2025.06.02

Problems Caused by Supply Overdependence in Strategic Commodities: A Japanese Perspective on the International Energy Landscape (742)

Author:　Ken Koyama
Energy is an indispensable necessity for everyday life and economic activities in general. It is also indispensable for military and defense activities. In this sense, energy has historically often been regarded as...

2025.05.29

Presentation materials:The 10th IEEJ/APERCJoint International Energy Symposium

Presentation materials for the 10th IEEJ/APERCJoint International Energy Symposium (2025.5.30)

2025.05.29

“IEA Global EV Outlook 2025”(Presentation materials)

Speaker: Dr. Elizabeth Connelly, Energy Technology and Transport Analyst, IEA
Presentation materials for the 47th IEEJ Global Energy Webinar(2025.6.2)

2025.05.21

The Strategic Importance of the Future U.S.-Saudi Special Relationship and Its Implications: A Japanese Perspective on the International Energy Landscape (741)

Author:　Ken Koyama
In his first full-fledged overseas tour since the inauguration of his second administration, U.S. President Donald Trump made a three-country visit to the Middle East from May 13. Over the four days, he visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and ...

2025.05.21

Video:“IEA Energy and AI”

Speaker:
Mr. Siddharth Singh, IEA
Mr. Thomas Spencer, IEA
Video for the 46th IEEJ Global Energy Webinar (2025.5.19)

new 2025.06.05

Latest podcast episode: "Japan’s Policies to support investment in power generation" released

This episode is talking about “Japan’s Policies to support investment in power generation”. Japan has been liberalizing its power sector over the past 30 years, but challenges remain in ...

new 2025.06.05

LNG Review May 2025

Author:　Hiroshi Hashimoto
Japan imported 23.04 million tonnes of LNG during the first four months of 2025, 0.3% more than the same period in 2024. In contrast, China's LNG import during the four-month period of 2025 amounted to...
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Ken Koyama

Perspective on the International Energy Landscape (742)

AuthorKen Koyama

Problems Caused by Supply Overdependence in Strategic Commodities
Akira Yanagisawa

Future Energy Landscape
- Global Energy Agenda -

AuthorAkira Yanagisawa

The cause is not high oil price. And yet subsidies continue—Where are we heading?
Tatsuya Terazawa

Mapping the Energy Future

SpeakerTatsuya Terazawa

Japan’s Policies to support investment in power generation

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The 96th IEEJ Energy Webinar (6/20) ”Promoting the Introduction of Next-Generation Geothermal Power in Japan: Insights from International Trends”

Speaker：Ryohei Ikarii (IEEJ)
Moderator: Yoshihiko Omori (IEEJ)
*Language: Japanese

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The 450th Forum on Research Works (7/18)

Speaker：Ichiro Kutani, Takafumi Yanagisawa, Kenichi Onishi, Yasushi Ninomiya, Yoshiaki Shibata (IEEJ)
*Language: Japanese

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APERC and IEEJ will offer viewpoints on tackling the challenges described above under multiple pathways to carbon neutrality goal through discussions among prominent experts from various nationalities and backgrounds regarding the following topics:
- Examining the gap between ideals and reality from various perspectives
- Strategies to bridge the gap between ideals and reality
- Innovations and measures to overcome the gap between ideals and reality

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2025.02.19

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Exploration of the short-term Energy Outlook for Japan

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2024.01.11

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2025.04.11

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