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A hydrogen-powered hotel in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Wednesday
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Mar 26, 2026
World¡¯s first hydrogen-powered hotel opens in Fukushima Prefecture
The town where the hotel is located is also home to one of the world¡¯s largest hydrogen production bases.
A model by the Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field explaining the process for generating hydrogen.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Feb 2, 2026
Why renewable powerhouse Fukushima is also pursuing hydrogen
Since the nuclear disaster, Fukushima has become a powerhouse for renewables in Japan. But the prefecture is still pursuing hydrogen as a key cog for the energy transition.
In 2025, overlooked climate challenges included the warming effects of reduced pollution, stalled progress in green hydrogen and rising financing costs for renewables.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2025
Here¡¯s the bad climate news you missed this year
The current renewables boom will need to prove those fossil plants superfluous, and quickly, if we want to stop them getting built.
A liquid hydrogen tank at the World Hydrogen Expo in Goyang, South Korea, earlier this month.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Dec 18, 2025
Hydrogen plays part in global warming, study says
Though hydrogen has long been touted as a possible solution to the climate crisis, it could also be a small part of the problem, researchers said.
Solar panels at an industrial complex in Rajasthan, India, are an example of India-Japan renewable energy cooperation. The two countries can strengthen their ties by co-developing green and advanced technologies, solar energy among them.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 4, 2025
The ground is fertile for Japan-India green economy partnerships
Japan and India can build on their long-standing relationship to spearhead the development of green and advanced technologies such as renewable energy and chips.
A tank containing liquid hydrogen in Kobe, where a special shipping terminal has been built in order to import liquid hydrogen from Australia.
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Apr 1, 2025
Japan-Australia flagship hydrogen project stumbles
The blockbuster project is hanging in the balance over questions about its climate credentials.
Panasonic CEO Masahiro Shinada (far right) and others cut the ribbon at the unveiling of a facility to be run solely on renewable energy in Cardiff, Wales, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2024
Panasonic plant in U.K. to go fully renewable
The firm has installed a system to generate power using green hydrogen, produced without causing carbon dioxide emissions.
The Tokyo Hydrogen Museum in the capital's Koto Ward on Thursday. The capital is targeting the ¡°full use¡± of hydrogen produced using renewable energy ¡°in all fields¡± by 2050 as part of its decarbonization drive.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Nov 3, 2024
Tokyo¡¯s climate goals rely on a fuel that is falling out of favor
The metropolitan government is targeting the widespread use of hydrogen, but strong competition and its physical properties are limiting its applications.
HIF Global's Haru Oni clean hydrogen plant in Punta Arenas, Chile, last month
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / FOCUS
Oct 5, 2024
Latin America gears up for clean hydrogen boom but the road is not smooth
Government leaders expect a major boom for the region from clean hydrogen, produced using electricity from renewable sources that do not emit carbon.
In recent months, some of the biggest would-be developers of green hydrogen have canceled projects, axed orders and scaled back investment plans.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Oct 4, 2024
Green hydrogen hype fades as high costs force project retreat
Some of the biggest would-be developers of the fuel have canceled projects in recent months.
A Plug Power hydrogen plant in Woodbine, Georgia
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Aug 14, 2024
Why almost nobody is buying green hydrogen
Many of the projects now touted with great fanfare by countries vying to become ¡®the Saudi Arabia of hydrogen¡¯ will likely never get built.
A gas blending station for testing gas and hydrogen mixtures in Germany. The energy transition in Germany became urgent after its supply of relatively inexpensive gas from Russia ended following the Ukraine war.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / EXPLAINER
Jul 26, 2024
How Germany¡¯s hydrogen economy could transform energy use
For some, Germany¡¯s bet on green hydrogen is a gamble, but for others, it is a world-leading example.
Tsuyoshi Ode, specially appointed professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, poses with a certificate for the school's hydrogen dueled ship during news conference on Wednesday.
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Jul 25, 2024
Japan certifies hydrogen-fueled ship for the first time
The ship requires three tanks of high-pressure hydrogen gas at room temperature and can sail some 75 kilometers in five hours at a speed of 8 knots per hour.
A hydrogen storage tank with an under-construction green hydrogen compressor at a liquid fuels facility in Sasolburg, South Africa.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2024
South Africa¡¯s biggest green-hydrogen project woos Japanese investors
If approved, the plant will use 3,700 megawatts of renewable power generation capacity to split water to produce 1 million tons of hydrogen a year.
A hydrogen storage tank and loading system at a liquefied hydrogen receiving terminal in Kobe. Japan and the European Union have agreed to work together on policies related to clean hydrogen.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jun 4, 2024
Japan and EU agree to work on creating hydrogen demand and supply
Tokyo sees hydrogen as a new and cleaner source to gradually substitute liquefied natural gas, part of Japan¡¯s path to carbon neutrality by 2050.
Hiroki Nakajima, Toyota's chief technology officer, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2024
Toyota bets on alternate-fuel engines in an electric future
The carmaker said its making progress on developing smaller, more efficient engines that can work with EV manufacturing platforms.
Jera¡¯s Hekinan thermal power station in Hekinan, Aichi Prefecture
BUSINESS
May 24, 2024
Jera warns of switching investment from Australia over lack of support
The lack of financial support for production of hydrogen and ammonia took some of the shine off Australia as a destination for Japanese investment.
JERA's Hekinan thermal power station in Aichi prefecture. JERA plans to invest in renewable energy and new fuels.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2024
JERA to invest $32 billion in LNG, renewables and new fuels
JERA plans to phase out inefficient coal-fired thermal power by fiscal year 2030.
An ammonia tank at JERA's Hekinan thermal power station in Aichi Prefecture. JERA is looking to invest in hydrogen and ammonia projects in the Middle East.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2024
Japan¡¯s JERA looks to invest in Middle East hydrogen projects
Some of the world¡¯s biggest planned blue ammonia plants, which capture carbon dioxide emitted in the production process, are located in the Middle East.
The Malaysian state of Sarawak is blessed with the rivers and heavy rainfall needed to create hydropower that can generate clean electricity needed for emissions-free hydrogen.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 20, 2024
Clean hydrogen¡¯s best bet may be a rainforest state in Borneo
The state is hoping an abundance of hydropower can help it defy challenges that are clouding the fuel¡¯s prospects elsewhere.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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