Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
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Bloomberg reporter covering energy in Tokyo 🇯🇵 Views are my own, likes/reposts aren't endorsements
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Japan could soon make history with its first-ever female prime minister.
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected the new leader of Japan's ruling party, putting her on track to lead the world's fourth-biggest economy: https://bloom.bg/4gRaKNc
Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi has been elected the new leader of Japan's ruling party, putting her on track to lead the world's fourth-biggest economy: https://bloom.bg/4gRaKNc
Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Sep 1
Mitsubishi Heavy To Double Gas Turbine Capacity as Demand Soars
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. aims to double its gas turbine capacity in the next two years as demand for the equipment rises globally due to replacement and data center needs.
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Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Jul 23
Trump Strikes Deal With Ally Japan Setting Tariff Rate at 15%
President Donald Trump reached a trade deal with Japan that will impose 15% tariffs on imports including automobiles from the key American ally, while creating a $550 billion fund to make investments ...
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Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Jul 22
Japan Looks at Building First Atomic Reactor Since Fukushima
Kansai Electric Power Co. is looking into a plan to build Japan’s first nuclear reactor since the country soured on the technology following the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the regional utility confirmed...
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Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Jul 18
Japan Utility to Survey First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima: Nikkei
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co. will begin studying plans for a nuclear power reactor, the first step toward constructing a new one since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, Nikkei reported.
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Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Jun 6
FEMA has lost staff + cut back on grants. Its current top boss lacks emergency management experience. As hurricane season opens, "it is a disaster waiting to happen," one expert told @bloomberg.com. Story w/ the excellent @zhirji.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What Trump’s FEMA Cuts Mean for Hurricane Season
The nation’s top agency for response and recovery work has endured significant upheaval since Trump’s return to the White House, and now Atlantic hurricane season is underway.
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Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
· Jun 5
Meta’s Nuclear Deal Underscores the Looming Gap for AI’s Power Needs
Meta Platforms Inc.’s flashy deal this week for nuclear power was just the latest sign of the technology industry’s need for more energy — and fast. And while the top US reactor companies are eager to...
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Reposted by Shoko Oda
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Michelle Ma
@michellema.bsky.social
· Apr 22
🎙️ TODAY: On Earth Day, Bloomberg journalists will answer questions about how the climate tech industry is navigating Trump's policies and tariffs.
Join our Live Q&A at 10:30am EDT: bloom.bg/4jetMNW
Join our Live Q&A at 10:30am EDT: bloom.bg/4jetMNW