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Chubu Electric Power executives apologize during a news conference on Jan. 5 in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2026
Nuclear watchdog begins inspection of Chubu Electric HQ over data fraud
The probe is aimed at uncovering the circumstances surrounding and motives behind the earthquake risk data fraud concerning its Hamaoka nuclear power plant.
A large-scale solar project near Hokkaido's Kushiro Wetlands is driving a surge in land donations to a local environmental trust, as residents try to keep their property out of the hands of developers.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jan 26, 2026
Land donations surge near Kushiro Wetlands amid megasolar controversy
A local environmental trust has seen a large uptick in land donations from residents seeking to keep their property out of developers’ hands.
Employees handle solar wafers at the Tata Power 4.3 GW Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing Plant in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India, in 2024.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jan 26, 2026
India’s solar-panel boom: Full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow
With the twin imperatives of development and lower carbon emissions, India has set itself ambitious renewable energy targets.
Takeyuki Inagaki, the manager of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, speaks on Thursday about the decision to shut down the facility.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 23, 2026
An alarm sounds and Tepco suspends restart at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa 
Just six hours after reactor No. 6 achieved a critical state, it had to be shut down.
An employee works at a solar cells and modules manufacturing facility in India. The nation is electrifying faster than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, according to a new report from the think tank Ember.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Jan 23, 2026
India is using cheap green tech to electrify faster than China
The nation is electrifying faster and using fewer fossil fuels per capita than China did when it was at similar levels of economic development, a think tank says.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in late 2025. It was briefly restarted on Wednesday after a 13-year shutdown.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2026
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactor No. 6 shut down due to alarm malfunction
The nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, was just restarted Wednesday after 13 years.
Tokyo Electric Power Company’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in late 2025. One of its seven reactors was switched on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 21, 2026
Tepco restarts reactor at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, world’s largest nuclear plant
The utility had shut down all its nuclear power plants after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
A newly discovered reservoir off the Philippines is estimated to contain around 98 billion cubic feet of gas, equivalent to almost 14 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2026
Philippine gas discovery extends life of dwindling legacy field
The discovered reservoir is estimated to contain around 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas, equivalent to almost 14 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
A solar farm in Nakai, Kanagawa Prefecture, in March 2016. Japan gets about a tenth of its electricity from solar panels despite having nearly no domestic production of photovoltaics (PVs).
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Jan 18, 2026
Beijing row highlights need for Japan to reduce cleantech dependence on China
To reach net zero, Japan will need to rapidly expand renewables, but its solar manufacturing capacity is virtually non-existent despite it being a pioneer of the technology.
Mitsubishi said in a statement on Friday that the company agreed to buy Aethon Energy Management’s U.S. gas and pipeline assets for $5.2 billion, the biggest purchase by a Japanese company in the American shale sector.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2026
Mitsubishi to buy Aethon U.S. gas assets in $5.2 billion deal
Japanese energy companies are looking to expand into U.S. oil and gas following renewed support from President Donald Trump’s administration.
U.S.-Cuba tensions rose after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to stop Venezuelan oil and money from reaching Cuba and suggested the communist-run island to strike a deal with Washington.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 13, 2026
Clock ticks in Cuba as Trump cuts off Venezuelan oil
The question of how long the country can hold out in the face of vastly reduced oil imports is now top of mind for the island’s ‌struggling residents.
A Liberian-flagged oil-chemical tanker sails through Havana Bay as U.S.-Cuba tensions rise after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to stop Venezuelan oil and money from reaching Cuba and suggested the communist-run island to strike a deal with Washington, in Havana on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 12, 2026
Trump vows to cut off Cuba’s oil after toppling Venezuelan ally Maduro
Trump urged Cuba to “make a deal” soon, pledging to cut off all oil and money flowing to the communist-run island.
The Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2026
Chubu Electric’s data fraud ‘undermines’ Japan’s nuclear energy policy
A delay in the restart of Hamaoka reactors will deal a blow to Chubu Electric’s earnings and affect the government’s goal of raising the share of nuclear power.
The Cardon oil refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela. Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 9, 2026
Which U.S. oil companies have interests in Venezuela?
U.S. President Donald Trump has meet with American oil bosses to encourage investment in Venezuela’s run-down industry.
Pacific Summit Energy, the energy arm of Sumitomo, is exploring a liquefied natural gas desk in Singapore to expand its trading business across Asia, Europe and the U.S.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 8, 2026
Sumitomo’s energy arm may set up LNG trading desk in Singapore
Pacific Summit Energy is exploring a liquefied natural gas desk in the city-state as part of a wider strategy to expand its trading business across Asia, Europe and the U.S.
Supporters of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro hold up a portrait of him as they gather near Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2026
Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil in sign of talks with Caracas
The U.S. president said Venezuela would sell 30 million to 50 million barrels of sanctioned oil that would be shipped directly to the United States.
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi (left) and other company executives bow in apology on Monday in Nagoya after disclosing that the company might have cherry-picked earthquake data for the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for submission to a nuclear watchdog.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2026
Cherry-picked quake data might have been submitted for Hamaoka nuclear plant
Chubu Electric Power President Kingo Hayashi says the data could have caused a review of safety standards at the Shizuoka plant to be based on weaker quake projections.
Flaring at the Amuay Refinery in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, in 2021. Years of corruption, underinvestment, fires and thefts have left Venezuela’s crude facilities in tatters.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2026
Trump says U.S. may reimburse firms for Venezuela oil efforts
Years of corruption, underinvestment, fires and thefts have left the Latin American country’s crude facilities in tatters.
The El Palito refinery in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2026
Trump’s Venezuela oil revival plan is a $100 billion gamble
Oil output in Venezuela plummeted during the 12-year term of President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured early Saturday by U.S. troops.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Over her short two months in office, Takaichi has emphasized the restart of aging nuclear reactors and developing futuristic — but not yet commercially viable — technologies like nuclear fusion.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Jan 4, 2026
With a focus on nuclear power, Takaichi’s energy policy takes shape
As she settles into the nation’s top office, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s energy policy is quickly coming into focus and nuclear power stands at the forefront.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Yen hits 40-year low against the dollar, breaking ¥162 level
Japan's currency broke ¥162 to the dollar on Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.

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