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Japan and U.S. LNG Investing

...... with many companies to sell LNG from the Cameron project site Tokyo Electric Power Company said in February that it will likely buy , metric tons of Cameron LNG per year from Mitsui and Mitsubishi Looking Ahead president Obama has taken his share of heat during his careful consideration to export natural gas the chemical and steel industries have been very local about urging ......

(1096 words by energyandcapital.com)
(05/20/2013)
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Despite Lacking FTA, Japan to Get U.S. LNG - Energy TribuneEnergy Tribune

...... for the producer of low-cost LNG to export it to Japan as early as , according to a project plan Other Japanese corporations , including major trading houses Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui Co , are also involved in shale gas development projects in the United States the department said in a statement that the Freeport terminal in Texas is authorized to export up to a prescribed ......

(534 words by energytribune.com)
(05/20/2013)
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5/20/2013: At margins of shale oil boom, a tempered euphoria; Number of women landing jobs in oil, gas industry growing

...... waves , two Japanese conglomerates and a big French energy player signed agreements Friday to invest as much as billion in a liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana the companies -- Mitsui and Mitsubishi Of Japan and GDF Suez Of France -- each plan to take a percent stake in the gas export plant being developed at Hackberry , Louisiana the complex is being built by Sempra ......

(4190 words by post-gazette.com)
(05/20/2013)
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Nikkei hits fresh 5 1/2-year high on weak yen, government upgrade of economic view | Reuters

...... Strength in the US market and signs of a recovery in the US economy are serving as a tailwind to the Nikkei further gains , said Yutaka Miura , a senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities Upbeat data from the United States , Japan major export market , has helped underpin the Nikkei in recent sessions Data On Friday showed US consumer sentiment rose to its highest in nearly six ......

(547 words by reuters.com)
(05/19/2013)
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Nikkei hits fresh 5 1/2-yr high, exporters up on weak yen, upbeat U.S. data | Reuters

...... are serving as a tailwind to the Nikkei further gains It promising that the yen is staying below yen to the dollar , said Yutaka Miura , a senior technical analyst at Mizuho Securities He expects the Nikkei to stay comfortably above the , -mark over the medium term Upbeat data from the United States , Japan major export market , has also helped to underpin the ......

(406 words by reuters.com)
(05/19/2013)
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U.S. OKs liquefied natural gas exports to Japan, others | GlobalPost

...... way for the producer of low-cost LNG to export it to Japan as early as , according to a project plan Other Japanese corporations such as major trading houses Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui Co are also involved in shale gas development projects in the United States the department said in a statement that the Freeport terminal in Texas is authorized to export up to a prescribed ......

(284 words by globalpost.com)
(05/18/2013)
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Despite lacking FTA, Japan to get U.S. LNG

...... for the producer of low-cost LNG to export it to Japan as early as , according to a project plan Other Japanese corporations , including major trading houses Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui Co , are also involved in shale gas development projects in the United States the department said in a statement that the Freeport terminal in Texas is authorized to export up to a prescribed ......

(843 words by japantimes.co.jp)
(05/18/2013)
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China Should Not Hyperventilate Over Japanese Constitutional Revision - Forbes

...... willfully antagonizing China and Korea by equivocating on the definition of aggression , subtly backing away from the apology for aggression issued in by former prime minister Maruyama , signaling support for members of his government to visit the Yasukuni Shrine , and numerous other words and deeds that are increasingly alienating Japan from the region and from the US Japan high ......

(924 words by forbes.com)
(05/05/2013)
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Mr. Kaieda must lead and fight - The Japan Times

...... to collect votes from a wider base , Mr Hiraoka left the DPJ and ran as an independent Although he received support not only from the DPJ but also from the Social Democratic Party and Midori no Kaze Green Wind Party , he only got , votes By winning the Yamaguchi by-election , the LDP strength in the Upper House increased to seats , one seat less than the DPJ ......

(582 words by japantimes.co.jp)
(05/03/2013)
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Hokkaido Electric seeks OK for rate hike - The Japan Times

...... Trade and Industry , which will examine the application , is likely to instruct the utility to curtail the size of the price hike by trimming personnel and fuel expenses Later Wednesday in Sapporo , Hokkaido Electric president Osamu Sakai said the utility may need to raise rates further in the future If the nuclear power plants won't be able to resume operation as expected , we need to ......

(355 words by japantimes.co.jp)
(04/24/2013)
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UPDATE 1-Kawasaki Heavy and Mitsui Eng to start merger talks-sources | Reuters

...... for machinery and infrastructure contracts in emerging economies deal would give Kawasaki , which is looking for opportunities beyond its nuclear reactor business , access to Mitsui Engineering ocean gas and oil drilling platform technology , while a combined firm would be better able to compete with expanded shipbuilding operations , according to analysts Mergers among Japan ......

(383 words by reuters.com)
(04/22/2013)
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UPDATE 1-Kawasaki Heavy and Mitsui Eng to start merger talks-sources | Reuters

...... for machinery and infrastructure contracts in emerging economies deal would give Kawasaki , which is looking for opportunities beyond its nuclear reactor business , access to Mitsui Engineering ocean gas and oil drilling platform technology , while a combined firm would be better able to compete with expanded shipbuilding operations , according to analysts Mergers among Japan ......

(383 words by reuters.com)
(04/21/2013)
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Kawasaki Heavy and Mitsui Engineering to start merger talks: sources | Reuters

...... for machinery and infrastructure contracts in emerging economies deal would give Kawasaki , which is looking for opportunities beyond its nuclear reactor business , access to Mitsui Engineering ocean gas and oil drilling platform technology , while a combined firm would be better able to compete with expanded shipbuilding operations , according to analysts Mergers among Japan ......

(538 words by reuters.com)
(04/21/2013)
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Risky Economic Plan for Japan Inspires Hope and Fear - SPIEGEL ONLINE

...... fear that all the fuss surrounding Abenomics is merely wallpapering over Japan structural crisis It a bubble , says Yasunari Ueno Ueno , the chief market economist at Mizuho Securities in Tokyo , has been urging structural reforms for years In his office in the Tokyo banking quarter , Ueno mulls over the latest statistics -- and they look grim Japan population is rapidly ......

(1685 words by spiegel.de)
(04/18/2013)
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Japan Steel Works Falls as Employees Take Time Off: Tokyo Mover - Bloomberg

...... nuclear reactor containment vessel in a single piece , reducing the risk of a radiation leak the Tokyo-based company has removed aged facilities and relocated some of its workers at the Muroran plant since the Fukushima disaster , president Ikuo Sato said March in an interview decision on whether to extend the time off plan beyond October will be made later by monitoring demand , ......

(293 words by bloomberg.com)
(04/15/2013)
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Tabloids sharpen claws for North Korea's 'X-Day' - The Japan Times

...... for such an evacuation to be carried out within four days , with helicopters and aircraft departing from Seoul airport for three hours a day , to evacuate Japanese civilians to the islands of Oki and Tsushima , as well as the cities of Sasebo and Fukuoka In its April edition , the Yukan Fuji claimed that the US military , taking a cue from its success in eliminating Osama Bin Laden , may ......

(881 words by japantimes.co.jp)
(04/13/2013)
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Disaster did little to shake up status quo, expert says - The Japan Times

...... governments By dispatching more than city workers , Nagoya offered full-scale support to Rikuzentakata , Iwate Prefecture , which was ravaged by the tsunami Nishinomiya , Hyogo Prefecture , which was devastated by the Great Hanshin Earthquake in , also sent staff to the tsunami-stricken towns of Onagawa and Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture They sent large numbers of ......

(727 words by japantimes.co.jp)
(04/11/2013)
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Tezuka's family blasts criticism on Astro Boy's nuclear influence - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

...... TAKARAZUKA , Hyogo Prefecture--Longtime fans of Astro Boy , one of Japan most popular manga and anime series , regularly take their children or grandchildren to the Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum here But the series is facing new criticism by some for its role in promoting the use of nuclear energy , marring what should have been a celebratory year for the character Created by Osamu Tezuka ......

(238 words by asahi.com)
(04/08/2013)
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LNG Futures Contract Coming

...... this move in Japan the trade ministry had set up a council last November to examine implementation of the contracts the council includes members from Mitsubishi Corp OTC MSBHY , Mitsui Co OTC MITSY , Goldman Sachs Group NYSE GS , Tokyo Electric OTC TKECF , Tokyo Gas Co OTC TKGSY , Inpex Corp OTC IPXHF , and other majors It rsquo s certain ......

(1036 words by energyandcapital.com)
(04/02/2013)
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Abe's advisory council calls for early restart of nuclear reactors - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

...... submitted to the council at a meeting on March the council is currently discussing Abe growth strategy , and the subcommittee , led by Yasuhiro Sato , president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc , has been tasked with tackling issues in the electric power industry the proposal outlines measures that will be described in the government growth strategy , including the promotion of ......

(730 words by asahi.com)
(04/01/2013)
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Why Japan's Desperately Seeking U.S. LNG - Money Morning

...... a supply agreement with another proposed Louisiana LNG export facility , Cameron LNG This project is backed by Sempra Energy NYSE SRE along with two major Japanese trading firms , Mitsui and Mitsubishi Look For Japanese companies to continue to hunt for cheap US LNG and for a lasting , mutually beneficial partnership between the US and Japan to continue to grow Want to know more ......

(722 words by moneymorning.com)
(03/25/2013)
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The Drums of War are Beating: Iran's Nuclear Program, Pretext to Justify Further Military Intervention | Global Research

...... policy think tanks immediately began mapping out blueprints for a new century of what can be called trilateral imperialism the US , Western Europe and Japan To this end , the Bush I administration called for the integration of the leading democracies into a US-led system of collective security , and the prospects of expanding that system , to significantly enhance our ......

(2219 words by globalresearch.ca)
(03/23/2013)
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Japan Steel May Forge Ventures to Make Nuclear Parts in Asia - Businessweek

...... for five years before taking over as president in June the accident at the Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant occurred just as Japan Steel Works completed an billion yen expansion at Muroran in response to demand from nuclear reactor builders the plant is operating at about percent of forged steel capacity even after cutting percent to , metric tons per month ......

(625 words by businessweek.com)
(03/18/2013)

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Uranium Market Tighter Than Most Think

...... No one can really guess as to the timing of the approval processes that will be needed to kick off these projects , but you can bet Australian uranium miners like Paladin Energy and Toro Energy are on tenterhooks Analysts At Credit Suisse expect demand for uranium to be weak enough to keep the price below US until at least June , but after that , who knows It seems the Japanese ......

(853 words by ninemsn.com.au)
(03/18/2013)
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FNArena

...... can really guess as to the timing of the approval processes that will be needed to kick off these projects , but you can bet Australian uranium miners like Paladin Energy PDN and Toro Energy are on tenterhooks Analysts At Credit Suisse expect demand for uranium to be weak enough to keep the price below US until at least June , but after that , who knows It seems the Japanese ......

(1050 words by fnarena.com)
(03/18/2013)
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Two years after Fukushima, nuclear remains staggeringly expensive : Renew Economy

...... safety , said Kentaro Funaki , director of the industry ministry office in charge of decommissioning Estimates for total costs are mostly guesswork Only God knows , said Chuo University Annen Whatever the final bill , Japanese consumers are likely to end up paying much of it , either through taxes , higher electricity rates or both , even as Japan government struggles with ......

(1159 words by reneweconomy.com.au)
(03/17/2013)
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Prefectures dally over nuclear evacuation plans - The Japan Times

...... Kyoto or Shiga evacuation points , creating a ripple effect that would cause people in those prefectures , in turn , to flee to the ports , roads , train stations and airports in Osaka and Hyogo prefectures This would be even more likely if radioactive contamination reaches Lake Biwa , which provides drinking water for million people , and evacuation shelters are low on bottled ......

(1070 words by japantimes.co.jp)
(03/16/2013)
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Weekly anti-nuke protests still going strong, but with far fewer people - AJW by The Asahi Shimbun

...... to make them recognize that the people will not be silent anymore Chizuru Muto is one anti-nuke protester who has not given up the -year-old hair and makeup artist from Tokyo Meguro Ward has been taking part in the demonstrations since June Linking up with friends on Facebook , she has tried to ensure that at least one person , she or somebody she knew , would turn up at ......

(731 words by asahi.com)
(03/16/2013)
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Signs of spring in global nuclear winter

...... Association believes China has further uranium plants on the drawing board , and approval to build some of those projects is what Australian uranium plays like Paladin Energy and Toro Energy are desperate for When marking the first anniversary of Fukushima A year ago , uranium bulls believed the spot price for uranium had reached rock bottom at about US a pound But things got ......

(873 words by businessday.com.au)
(03/16/2013)
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