In December, exports of scallops climbed 42.6 percent year on year to 9 billion yen, exceeding the level before China banned imports of Japanese seafood in August 2023. The farm ministry ...

Set to be the largest of their kind, Japan’s new heavy lift and cable laying vessels are meant to boost offshore wind ...

The Japanese government plans to promote the construction of offshore wind farms by letting building costs be partly passed on to utility firms that buy the power. The industry ministry says the ...

The government is considering enacting legislation to allow offshore wind farms to be built in Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Offshore wind farms are currently being built in Japan’s ...

The triple meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in March 2011 prompted Japan's leaders to rethink their energy policy. But plans to expand offshore wind power have sparked debate ...