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Robert Ward hosts Yamashita Yukari, Managing Director at the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ), and Stephen Stapczynski, Asia Energy Team Leader at Bloomberg News, for an in-depth discussion on the current state and future direction of Japan’s energy security.
Together, they explore:
- Japan’s 7th Strategic Energy Plan and its emphasis on economic security and energy mix.
- The balance between renewables, nuclear and fossil fuels in achieving realistic decarbonisation.
- Japan’s pioneering role in global LNG investment and supply security — a model now studied by the European Union.
- Japan’s initiatives in hydrogen and blue ammonia cooperation with the Middle East and ASEAN.
- The policy and market challenges shaping Japan’s energy strategy towards 2040.
Recommended readings from our guests:
- Hyakuta Naoki, Kaizoku to yobareta otoko [A man called a pirate] (Tokyo: Kodansha, 2012), 386pp.
- Michael Booth, Sushi and beyond: What the Japanese know about cooking (London: Vintage Publishing, 2010), 336pp.
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Date recorded: 8 October 2025
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