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Water vapor rises from residential buildings' autonomous heating systems during a power blackout and freezing temperatures, after critical civil infrastructure was hit by recent Russian missile and drone attacks, amid Russia's war in Ukraine, in Kyiv on Jan. 19.
WORLD
Feb 24, 2026
Power drought tips Ukraine’s economy into worst crisis since war’s first year
From steel mills to mines, cement-makers and food producers, Ukrainian industry is being forced to cut output and absorb rising costs.
Despite claims that solar growth has peaked, strong demand and technology adoption suggest the boom will continue, though silver use in panels may eventually decline.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2026
Silver’s surge suggests a brighter future for solar
Much of the recent run-up can be explained by a shift toward TOPCon, a new solar technology that requires more silver.
The Cirebon-1 coal power plant in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, was supposed to be in its final years, with its closure set for early 2035.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Feb 18, 2026
Indonesia coal plant closure U-turn sows energy transition doubts
Despite being set to close in 2035, Indonesia said it would keep the coal plant open, citing its long potential lifespan and ability to burn coal better than older plants.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet in the Oval Office in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Trump’s transactional trade policies have eroded U.S.-India trust, leaving a once-strategic partnership vulnerable despite a temporary tariff deal.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2026
Trump’s trade truce won’t restore the U.S.-India relationship
With the interim trade deal between the U.S. and India, hopes are high that the bruising confrontation initiated by Trump last year is coming to an end.
U.S. military forces board an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean on Sunday. India forces have seized three other U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers linked to Iran this month and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illicit trade, according to a source.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2026
India seizes three Iran-linked, U.S.-sanctioned tankers, source says
New Delhi’s ship seizures and heightened surveillance in its waters follow recent improvements to ⁠U.S.-India relations.
This aerial view shows the oil tanker Boracaya, suspected of being part of the “shadow fleet” involved in Russian oil trade, under investigation by French authorities off the coast of Saint-Nazaire in October.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2026
The black market for Russian and Iranian oil is in trouble
China’s choices will determine whether prices rise or fall and whether Moscow and Tehran cut production.
With Cuba’s former Venezuelan ally, President Nicolas Maduro, facing charges in the U.S., Havana confronts a deepening crisis under Trump administration pressure, leaving it few friends and stark choices between reform and collapse.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2026
Cuba is home alone in Latin America
Cuba’s collapse has long been predicted; this time, it feels unmistakably real.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive moves to roll back emissions regulations and pour funding into the coal-power industry seem unlikely to boost the sector’s long-term prospects.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2026
Coal will need more than the army to pull off a U.S. revival
U.S. President Donald Trump is making another major bid to bolster the shrinking U.S. coal-power industry.
Sister Gertrudis gives thanks to God in front of a new solar panel system installed at a nursing home run by the Catholic Church in the Guanabacoa neighborhood of Havana on Feb. 4.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Feb 11, 2026
Charcoal or solar panels? A tale of two Cubas
Cuba was already struggling through its worst crisis in decades when the U.S. overthrew Cuban ally Nicolas Maduro and halted Venezuela’s oil shipments to the island nation.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for a coal mining executive order in the East Room of the White House on April 8, 2025.
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2026
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal in bid to revive industry
The move is expected to tap special Cold War-era authorities under the 1950 Defense Production Act that gives the White House sweeping power to direct private industry.
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture. The company plans to postpone the start of the reactor's commercial operations to March 18.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2026
Tepco to restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 reactor on Monday
Tepco restarted the reactor on Jan. 21 for the first time in 13 years and 10 months but soon shut it down following an alarm that went off due to an error with its settings.
An Eneos oil refinery. Oil markets kicked off the year with a high level of volatility as geopolitical risks ran ahead of market glut concerns.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
Refiner Eneos to expand oil-trading portfolio outside of Japan
Eneos beefing up its trading presence is part of a broader push to create more value across business sectors as oil markets kicked off the year with a high level of volatility.
JERA, Japan’s largest utility, will purchase around 3 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year from QatarEnergy beginning in 2028, according to an announcement in Doha on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
Qatar strikes 27-year deal with Jera to supply LNG
Jera will purchase about 3 million tons of LNG per year from QatarEnergy starting in 2028.
CRA candidate Kureha Otsuki’s campaign van. Blizzards and cold weather in Hokkaido’s 4th district has made campaigning in Otaru, a popular tourist attraction, difficult.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2026
Fiery campaigns in freezing weather: Inside Hokkaido’s No. 4 district race
Old rivals go head to head amid cold temperatures as both candidates keep a wary eye on a looming newcomer.
Tokyo Gas storage tanks in Tokyo. The company decided not to attend the LNG 2026 conference in Doha due to safety concerns.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2026
Japanese LNG players skip Qatar conference on security fears
Several Japanese buyers opted not to take part in the LNG 2026 conference, including Tokyo Gas, Osaka Gas and Saibu Gas Holdings.
Offshore wind turbines off the coast in Clacton On Sea, U.K., on Dec. 30, 2024. Once completed in 2027, Sunrise Wind's turbines at a wind farm developed by Denmark-based Orsted are set to deliver enough energy to power more than 600,000 homes in New York.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Feb 3, 2026
Trump’s offshore wind ban blocked for fifth time by U.S. judge
Orsted’s wind farms and three others off the East Coast were halted Dec. 22 by the Interior Department, which said the projects posed national security risks it didn’t disclose.
The Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. Procedures to obtain consent to the restart of idled nuclear reactors from host local communities accelerated under the administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2026
Nuclear power gains parties’ support as energy becomes key election issue
Each party’s nuclear stance may be scrutinized before the Feb. 8 election following fraud at the Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Residents at the site of an apartment building damaged during overnight Russian drone and missile strikes, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 31, 2026
Russia and Ukraine halt energy strikes, but differences emerge on moratorium
Moscow said the pause would end Sunday while Kyiv indicated the halt would be in effect for a week.
Koji Okamoto, a professor at the University of Tokyo in the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management, said that modern reactors are designed to effectively shut down even if one rod cannot be reinserted.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2026
Alarm at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 was probably a false alarm
A Fukushima-style meltdown was never a possibility given the reactor’s design.
The core consumer price index, which excludes volatile fresh food prices, in Tokyo's 23 wards came to 110.9 in January against the 2020 base of 100, rising for the 53rd consecutive month, according to the internal affairs ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2026
Tokyo inflation slows to 2 percent in January
The decrease was mainly due to a smaller rise in food prices excluding perishables.
Thailand gets serious about chasing high-spending tourists
Chinese tourists at Wat Arun Ratchawararam Rathawaramahawihan in Bangkok
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Japan’s princesses face life-altering legal revisions
Princess Aiko, the daughter of Emperor Naruhito, said in a 2022 news conference upon coming of age that she hopes to “spend a long time together” with her parents.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
Micron breaks ground on $9 billion western Japan plant expansion
Micron Technology’s factory in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.
Japan plans to sharply raise fees for residence permits from October
Foreign tourists walk on the path leading to the Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in May.
X Games returns to Chiba with new team format
Skateboarder Sora Shirai practices at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Friday afternoon. X Games Chiba begins on Saturday.
NU Festival tests Takanawa Gateway City complex’s culture cred
Veteran improvisers Kazuo Imai and Atsuhiro Ito brought some unruly energy to NU Festival, a three-day multimedia event held at the Takanawa Gateway City complex.  

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