Japan moves to scrap Cool Japan Fund while pushing content grants
Japan is moving toward abolishing its loss-making Cool Japan Fund, while seeking to expand a separate program to…
Cool Japan Fund may be scrapped by industry ministry after posting high losses
Japan’s industry ministry plans to establish a council to consider abolishing loss-making Cool Japan Fund, a public-private fund…
Japan begins its largest-ever oil release from strategic reserves
Japan started the largest-ever release of oil from its strategic reserves on Monday, an 80 million-barrel effort as…
Akazawa implores Asian partners to diversify energy suppliers
Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa has called on countries and regions in Asia to diversify energy supply sources amid…
Japan backs development of new materials to cut marine plastic waste
The industry ministry is supporting the development of a new plastic material that naturally decomposes in the sea…