Topics covered on the April issue:
Legislation and Policy News
- Ministry of the Environment issues bilateral credit for a project in Bangladesh, the first in the country
- Japanese government announces economic sanctions against Russia
- METI decided FIT / FIP purchase price in 2022
Survey and Business Data
- The trade balance in FY2021 was a deficit of JP¥ 5,374.9 billion, the first trade deficit in two years
- Japan's total population has decreased by 640,000, and Tokyo has also been negative for the first time in 26 years
- Ministry of the Environment announced confirmed greenhouse gas emission figures for FY2020
- Domestic new car sales, low level for the first time in 45 years, down 9% in FY 2021 to 4.21 million units
- General waste in FY 2020 was 41.67 million tons, a 2.5% decrease, but household waste increased
Company & Organization News
- Nippon Sheet Glass succeeds in producing float glass with 100% biofuel for the first time in the world
- ENEOS and TotalEnergies develop self-consumed solar power for corporations in Asia, collaborate with SAF too
- Mitsui collaborates with a French company that manufactures green hydrogen
- Mitsui participates in 1,300 MW renewable energy business at India
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engineering examines the applicability of CO2 capture technology in Bahrain
Other topics
- ADB announces growth forecast for emerging Asian regions
- China's top import destination is Taiwan for the second consecutive year, semiconductors lead
- 2020 Dubai International Exposition closes, Japan Pavilion wins "Gold Award" in the exhibition design category