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A Brief History of Renewables in Japan

Japan’s renewable energy program started in 2012, as a direct response to the March 11th, 2011 Earthquake. The ensuing nuclear disaster posed to the then ruling Democratic Party of Japan that over-reliance on nuclear was unreliable and unsafe. They started the Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program in June 2012. This FIT program provided a […]

Starting up a Company in Tokyo

My Story Having been born and raised in Tokyo, it was always my dream to run my own business in Tokyo. When I explained this ambition in the past, my Japanese business counterparts would often frown and say that in Japan a big company brand is required to be successful in business here. I was […]