G-7 Ministers Set Big New Targets for Solar Power and Offshore Wind Capacity April 17, 2023 By Katya Golubkova and Yuka Obayashi SAPPORO, Japan — The Group of Seven rich nations on Sunday set big new collective targets for solar power and...
Japan Insurers to Maintain Cover for LNG Vessels in Russian Waters December 30, 2022 By Ritsuko Shimizu and Yuka Obayashi Japanese insurers are expected to maintain marine war insurance, which covers the sinking and requisition of ships due to war...
How Will Japan Secure Shipping Insurance for Imports of Russian LNG? December 29, 2022 By Yuka Obayashi Japan, the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, is facing its latest challenge in securing vital gas supplies from...
Insurance (or Lack of It) Is Russian Oil’s Achilles’ Heel May 25, 2022 By Jonathan Saul, Nidhi Verma, Yuka Obayashi and Carolyn Cohn Russia has so far deflected much of the impact of sanctions on its oil trade but the insurance industry threatens...
Update: Japan Warns of Blackouts After Earthquake Causes Major Power Shortage March 22, 2022 By Yuka Obayashi and Kantaro Komiya Japanese turned off neon signs, dimmed their lights and dialed down thermostats on Tuesday after the government issued an urgent...
Japan Electric Company Gets Local Approval to Restart Nuclear Reactor November 12, 2020 By Aaron Sheldrick and Yuka Obayashi Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it had received the green light from a local governor to restart one...
Oil, Gas Shippers Brace for Rise in Insurance Premiums After Saudi Ship Attacks May 16, 2019 By Florence Tan and Yuka Obayashi Asian shippers and refiners have put ships heading to the Middle East on alert and are expecting a possible rise...
Kobe Steel CEO to Resign Over Data Fraud Scandal as Report Finds More Cases March 6, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi Kobe Steel Ltd said on Tuesday its CEO will step down to take responsibility for a widespread data fraud scandal,...
Update: Sunken Iranian Oil Tanker Causes Large Oil Slick in East China Sea January 15, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi and Josephine Mason A stricken Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in...
Explosions Continue on Iranian Oil Tanker, Hampering Rescue Efforts January 12, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi A stricken Iranian oil tanker continued exploding on Friday, hampering rescue efforts, Chinese state media reported, as Japan’s Coast Guard...