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Japan

September 13, 2016

Five and a half years after Fukushima, 3 of Japan’s 54 nuclear reactors are operating


September 9, 2016

Japan’s electricity prices rising or stable despite recent fuel cost changes


August 24, 2016

As Japan and South Korea import less LNG, other Asian countries begin to import more


September 29, 2015

Natural gas prices in Asia mainly linked to crude oil, but use of spot indexes increases


August 12, 2015

Japan restarts first nuclear reactor under new safety rules


February 11, 2015

Japan plans to restart some nuclear plants in 2015 after Fukushima shutdown


December 10, 2013

Iran’s oil exports not expected to increase significantly despite recent negotiations


November 7, 2013

Japan is the second largest net importer of fossil fuels in the world


September 27, 2013

Multiple factors push Western Europe to use less natural gas and more coal


June 21, 2013

25% of U.S. coal exports go to Asia, but remain a small share of Asia’s total coal imports


March 15, 2013

Japan’s fossil-fueled generation remains high because of continuing nuclear plant outages


October 5, 2012

Territorial disputes hamper exploration and production of resources in the East China Sea


May 30, 2012

Japan’s use of thermal generation is up since March 2011 due to nuclear plant outages


April 25, 2012

U.S. coal consumption fell while exports increased during the fourth quarter of 2011


September 30, 2011

Global natural gas prices vary considerably


July 29, 2011

Japanese power companies using more LNG to generate electricity


April 7, 2011

U.K., U.S. spot natural gas prices diverging


March 17, 2011

Japan depends significantly on nuclear power to meet its electricity needs


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