With a cutoff in shipments imminent, Asian countries, the biggest importers of liquefied natural gas from the Middle East, are already burning more coal and reducing consumption.
Category: Japan
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This Is What Happens When the Gas Runs Out
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How Geopolitics Threaten K-Pop’s Ambitions in China
The New York Times – Business:Japanese members of some K-pop bands have been absent from recent concerts in China. Experts say that’s linked to tension between Tokyo and Beijing.
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Oil Falls and Stocks in Asia Hold Steady
The New York Times – Business:Oil prices had been gyrating this week, after a new round of attacks on major energy facilities in Iran and Qatar raised concerns about energy supplies.
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Gas Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Testing Leader’s Cost-of-Living Pledge
The New York Times – Business:Japan is deploying subsidies to blunt fuel price increases but remains vulnerable to the long-term economic risks of the war in the Middle East.
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Gas Prices in Japan Hit Record High, Testing Leader’s Cost-of-Living Pledge
The New York Times – Business:Japan is deploying subsidies to blunt fuel price increases but remains vulnerable to the long-term economic risks of the war in the Middle East.
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As War Chokes Natural Gas Supply, Asia Turns Back to Coal
The New York Times – Business:Across Asia, a sharp drop in liquefied natural gas supplies is pushing major importers back toward coal, undermining L.N.G.’s long-held role as a stable energy anchor.
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Japan and Germany Say They Will Release Oil
The New York Times – Business:Officials in Tokyo and Berlin said they planned to release oil from their strategic reserves to address disruptions of supplies from the Middle East.
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Countries in Asia Try to Contain the Economic Fallout of the Mideast Conflict
The New York Times – Business:Across Asia, where countries are highly exposed to rising oil and gas costs and tightening supply, governments are acting to mitigate economic harm.
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An Epstein Associate Steps Down From Japanese Government Tech Project
The New York Times – Business:Joichi Ito’s involvement in a publicly funded Japanese initiative had come under scrutiny after new details revealed his close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Beyond a Trade War, China, Japan and Others in Asia Face a New Energy Threat
The New York Times – Business:China and its neighbors scrambled to soften the blow of a disorderly trade war. Conflict in the Middle East now threatens to disrupt the oil imports that power their economies.
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How India Became One of the World’s Biggest Economies
The New York Times – Business:India has grown rapidly despite its slow industrialization, and its economy is now nearly as big as Japan’s.
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How a Close Associate of Epstein’s Found Career Redemption in Japan
The New York Times – Business:Top Japanese officials are backing a tech and entrepreneurship initiative led by Joichi Ito, whose involvement with Jeffrey Epstein may endanger efforts to get the project off the ground.