To achieve decarbonization by 2050, the CCS (carbon dioxide capture and storage) project bill, which for the first time defines operators’ rights and the regulatory framework for such projects, was outlined.
The central government announced on Dec. 19 that the overall costs to develop infrastructure, such as access to venues, for the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo will balloon to a total 839 billion yen ($5.8 billion).
Seafood prices in various prefectures around Japan have dropped since China’s blanket ban on imports over the discharge of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in late August.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged an additional 20.7 billion yen ($141 million) to help the fishing industry cope with China’s blanket ban on Japanese seafood imports, but the plan was immediately met with skepticism.
The government plans to establish a fund to help the fisheries industry cope with China’s import ban on all Japanese seafood over the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.