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Honda Micro Commuter Prototype EV Hitting Japanese Streets for Demonstrations
Honda envisioned the future of city cars with the Micro Commuter Prototype EV presented at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. This platform not only used all-electric power but could...
The new 30MW Solar Power Plant
Kyocera Solar, a subsidiary of one of Japan’s biggest electronics manufacturers, is set to produce and distribute 30MWs worth of solar power units to a new power plant being...
Fukushima could still be leaking radiation into the sea
It's an announcement that anxious Japanese residents don't want to hear, following one of the world's worst nuclear disasters in history. The operator of Japan's disgraced Fukushima nuclear power...
Nuclear disaster was avoidable, according to Fukushima operator
Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) has said that it could have dealt better with the meltdown at Japan's infamous Fukushima nuclear plant. The statement is a stunning reversal from...
Japan to tax oil, natural gas, and coal $1 billion/year
A government-backed think tank in Japan is highlighting the impact of a new carbon tax on the nation’s utilities companies.
According to the report, Japan’s new tax on carbon emissions...
Kyocera supplies 160kW of solar power systems to medical facility
A Japanese-based company is providing solar energy for less-wealthy institutions in others parts of the world.
Kyocera Corporation has announced that it has supplied a total of 160kW of solar...
Japan to restart nuclear reactors if watchdog group approves
A showdown is expected between the Japanese government and the country's opponents of nuclear power.
Reuters reports that Japan's Economics Minister has announced that nuclear reactors can be restarted if...
Toyota Smart INSECT EV Shown at CEATAC Japan 2012
CEATAC Japan 2012 in Chiba City, Japan opens today with an abundance of gadgets and gizmos for the tech savvy. Toyota is using this event to highlight the company’s...
Toyota Announces Plans for 21 Hybrid Vehicle Models by 2015
A press conference held in Toyota City, Japan last week revealed ambitious plans for hybrid vehicle sales by Toyota Motor Corporation. This conference was designed to show the successes...
Japan unprepared for volcano eruption at Mount Fuji
It has been 18 months since a powerful earthquake rocked Japan, triggering a deadly tsunami along the nation’s coast. Since then, the country has dealt with the emotional task...
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