Startup EnerVenue Wins First Major Battery Storage Deal in China
(Bloomberg) — Battery-storage startup EnerVenue Holdings has signed its first major commercial contract with a Chinese oil and…
Japan’s Mars moon project explained in lecture
An expert on Mars has given a lecture in central Japan to raise awareness of a Japanese project…
Australia Softens LNG Reservation Plan, Making 20% Domestic Gas Requirement a Cap
(Bloomberg) — Australia eased plans to force liquefied natural gas exporters to reserve supplies for domestic users, replacing…
Japan average minimum wage marks 2nd largest yearly hike
Japan’s average hourly minimum wage for fiscal 2026 has marked its second-highest hike in history, reflecting rising commodity…
Gunma museum dedicated to artist Hoshino Tomihiro reopens
A museum displaying paintings and poems by Japanese artist Hoshino Tomihiro has reopened in his hometown in Gunma…
Japan develops its first neutral-atom quantum computer
Japanese researchers are making headway in the field of quantum computing, or systems that are much faster at…
Vermeer masterpiece prompts viewers to give sustained visual attention
The beloved painting “Girl with a Pearl Earring” will be displayed in Japan for the first time in…
Trump threatens to bomb Oman as Iran vows to escalate conflict over Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it blocks American efforts to take control of…
Chris Bowen’s office of renewables spin glosses over fresh net zero cost projection in alarming CSIRO report
There are two reasons your electricity prices are going up, and neither can be blamed on the government.…
Labor says renewables will power enormous energy demand of AI centres, denies any proposals for nuclear energy
The Albanese government has shut down the prospect of using nuclear to power data centres in Australia, despite…
Sources: Japanese slugger Sasaki Rintaro to join MLB’s Miami Marlins
Sources say Japanese slugger Sasaki Rintaro from Stanford University has decided to join the Miami Marlins in Major…
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe to conduct flyby of Torifune asteroid
Japan’s space probe Hayabusa2 is set to conduct a flyby observation of the Torifune asteroid on Sunday evening,…