Shoko Oda
@shokooda.bsky.social
Bloomberg reporter covering energy in Tokyo 🇯🇵 Views are my own, likes/reposts aren't endorsements
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Tokyo Electric will get approval from a local Japanese governor on Friday to restart the country’s biggest nuclear power plant.
Niigata governor will clear 2 units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
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Niigata governor will clear 2 units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
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Japan’s Biggest Nuclear Plant to Get De Facto Restart Approval
Tokyo Electric Power Co. will receive approval from a local Japanese governor on Friday to restart the country’s biggest nuclear power plant, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Tokyo Electric will get approval from a local Japanese governor on Friday to restart the country’s biggest nuclear power plant.
Niigata governor will clear 2 units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Niigata governor will clear 2 units at Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant to restart, according to documents seen by Bloomberg.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Japan’s “Iron Lady” 👀🇯🇵
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
October 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Japan’s “Iron Lady” 👀🇯🇵
First (and perhaps only) time at Osaka Expo 2025
Ofc they have a massive Gundam at site 🤖
Ofc they have a massive Gundam at site 🤖
September 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
First (and perhaps only) time at Osaka Expo 2025
Ofc they have a massive Gundam at site 🤖
Ofc they have a massive Gundam at site 🤖
🗾Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries aims to double its gas turbine production capacity in the next 2 yrs as demand for the equipment rises globally due to replacement and data center needs.
With Nick Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Inajima
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With Nick Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Inajima
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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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September 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
🗾Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries aims to double its gas turbine production capacity in the next 2 yrs as demand for the equipment rises globally due to replacement and data center needs.
With Nick Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Inajima
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With Nick Takahashi and Tsuyoshi Inajima
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Trying to wrap my head around the fact that it is already 30C here in Tokyo and it’s only 7am 🥵 🫠
August 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Trying to wrap my head around the fact that it is already 30C here in Tokyo and it’s only 7am 🥵 🫠
🫨 A mag-8.8 quake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering tsunami alerts from Japan to Canada, California, Hawaii and as far away as Indonesia and New Zealand.
With @maryhui.bsky.social and @annaedge4.bsky.social
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With @maryhui.bsky.social and @annaedge4.bsky.social
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Powerful Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warnings From US to Japan
The US West Coast and countries in the Pacific braced for tsunamis in the wake of a powerful earthquake in Russia’s Far East, although the initial waves to hit Japan were small.
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July 30, 2025 at 4:22 AM
🫨 A mag-8.8 quake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, triggering tsunami alerts from Japan to Canada, California, Hawaii and as far away as Indonesia and New Zealand.
With @maryhui.bsky.social and @annaedge4.bsky.social
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With @maryhui.bsky.social and @annaedge4.bsky.social
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Japan reporters today 😵😵😵
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a fire
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July 23, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Japan reporters today 😵😵😵
🇯🇵☢️A Japanese utility is looking into a plan to build the nation's first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Kansai Electric said it will resume surveys for a potential new reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant.
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Kansai Electric said it will resume surveys for a potential new reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant.
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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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July 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🇯🇵☢️A Japanese utility is looking into a plan to build the nation's first nuclear reactor since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Kansai Electric said it will resume surveys for a potential new reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant.
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Kansai Electric said it will resume surveys for a potential new reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant.
Gift link, valid for 7 days:
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🚨☢️Friday night hot news☢️🚨
Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power Co. will start geological surveys at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant to study plans for a new nuclear reactor, Nikkei reports, without saying where it got the information.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power Co. will start geological surveys at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant to study plans for a new nuclear reactor, Nikkei reports, without saying where it got the information.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
関西電力、福井・美浜に原発新設へ 東日本大震災後で国内初 - 日本経済新聞
関西電力が次世代の原子力発電所の建設に乗り出すことが18日、わかった。美浜原発（福井県美浜町）の敷地内で、地質などの調査を始める。原発の新増設が具体化するのは東日本大震災以降、初めて。政府が脱炭素目標の達成に欠かせないと位置づける原発の活用が動き出す。関電は新設に向けた調査を始めると近く発表する。来週にも関電幹部が地元自治体に説明する。2010年に美浜原発で新設へ向けた調査に着手したが、東京電
www.nikkei.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🚨☢️Friday night hot news☢️🚨
Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power Co. will start geological surveys at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant to study plans for a new nuclear reactor, Nikkei reports, without saying where it got the information.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
Japanese regional utility Kansai Electric Power Co. will start geological surveys at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant to study plans for a new nuclear reactor, Nikkei reports, without saying where it got the information.
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZ...
⬇️ A timely explainer from my colleague Lauren about FEMA and its current state, as we head into hurricane season.
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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June 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
⬇️ A timely explainer from my colleague Lauren about FEMA and its current state, as we head into hurricane season.
⚛️ Meta’s deal this week to procure nuclear power yet again shows tech industry’s need for more energy.
But it also shows a mismatch with the energy industry that often takes years to plan and build new plants.
With @willwwade.bsky.social.
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But it also shows a mismatch with the energy industry that often takes years to plan and build new plants.
With @willwwade.bsky.social.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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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June 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
⚛️ Meta’s deal this week to procure nuclear power yet again shows tech industry’s need for more energy.
But it also shows a mismatch with the energy industry that often takes years to plan and build new plants.
With @willwwade.bsky.social.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
But it also shows a mismatch with the energy industry that often takes years to plan and build new plants.
With @willwwade.bsky.social.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Shoko Oda
Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies.
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Charging Installations Drop as Trump Ramps Up Attacks on EVs
The prospect of House Republicans’ cuts to electric vehicle subsidies threatens to further dim the outlook.
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May 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies.
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If there was any lingering doubt about whether gas-fired generation plants are the hottest targets in the US power system, the recent flurry of deals likely extinguished it.
My column here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
My column here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Gas Power Is Cheaper to Buy Than Build in the US
Companies are adding capacity at comparative bargains to satisfy AI’s thirst for energy.
www.bloomberg.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If there was any lingering doubt about whether gas-fired generation plants are the hottest targets in the US power system, the recent flurry of deals likely extinguished it.
My column here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
My column here:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Reposted by Shoko Oda
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
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May 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Each time you ask an AI chatbot a question, it sends a request to a data center and strains an increasingly scarce resource: water.
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
A 🧵on our investigation into how the data centers that power AI are increasingly being built in highly water-stressed places:
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Reposted by Shoko Oda
Buffett runs a renewables heavyweight and has written that climate change is “highly likely” a “problem for the planet.”
Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires.
My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires.
My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Buffett Handing Complicated Climate Legacy to Berkshire Energy Head
Berkshire Hathaway is at once a renewables powerhouse and a big investor in fossil fuels.
www.bloomberg.com
May 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Buffett runs a renewables heavyweight and has written that climate change is “highly likely” a “problem for the planet.”
Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires.
My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires.
My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
⚛️A new Danish fund is aiming to raise €350 million ($397 million) to exclusively back the atomic industry and its supply chain.
92 Capital aims to invest in nuclear power vendors, companies that support the rollout of atomic energy and supply chain like fuel.
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92 Capital aims to invest in nuclear power vendors, companies that support the rollout of atomic energy and supply chain like fuel.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New Danish Nuclear Power Fund Targets Raising €350 Million
The rapid expansion of data centers and the electrification of sectors including heavy industry are among the factors driving renewed interest in atomic energy.
www.bloomberg.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
⚛️A new Danish fund is aiming to raise €350 million ($397 million) to exclusively back the atomic industry and its supply chain.
92 Capital aims to invest in nuclear power vendors, companies that support the rollout of atomic energy and supply chain like fuel.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
92 Capital aims to invest in nuclear power vendors, companies that support the rollout of atomic energy and supply chain like fuel.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Great, colorful story by @naurtorious.bsky.social about Texas A&M's program churning out some of the energy industry's most coveted first-year analysts... just reading the competitiveness of it makes me nervous and anxious. 😵
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The Fast Track to the Trading Floor Runs Through a Texas Public University
The energy boom has helped give students in a specialized program at Texas A&M a leg up on lucrative finance jobs.
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April 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Great, colorful story by @naurtorious.bsky.social about Texas A&M's program churning out some of the energy industry's most coveted first-year analysts... just reading the competitiveness of it makes me nervous and anxious. 😵
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Join me at 7:30 am Pacific / 10:30 am Eastern today for a live Q&A on climate tech under Trump 👇
🎙️ 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
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Join me at 7:30 am Pacific / 10:30 am Eastern today for a live Q&A on climate tech under Trump 👇
Reposted by Shoko Oda
The rise of solar has spawned a niche market in used panels on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Homesteaders and tinkerers — like Todd Dabney, who MacGyvered a solar cooler for his Burning Man tent — love them. Story by @shokooda.bsky.social [gift link]
Used Solar Panels Sold on Facebook and eBay Have Cult Following
Devotees of secondhand panels tout their low price and the environmental benefits of keeping them in rotation longer.
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April 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The rise of solar has spawned a niche market in used panels on sites like eBay and Craigslist. Homesteaders and tinkerers — like Todd Dabney, who MacGyvered a solar cooler for his Burning Man tent — love them. Story by @shokooda.bsky.social [gift link]
🌞 Some folks are opting to buy solar panels used on classified ad sites, like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay
One guy decided to make a swamp cooler for Burning Man using a secondhand panel.
Edited by @amandakhurley.bsky.social, gift link valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
One guy decided to make a swamp cooler for Burning Man using a secondhand panel.
Edited by @amandakhurley.bsky.social, gift link valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Used Solar Panels Sold on Facebook and eBay Have Cult Following
Devotees of secondhand panels tout their low price and the environmental benefits of keeping them in rotation longer.
www.bloomberg.com
April 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🌞 Some folks are opting to buy solar panels used on classified ad sites, like Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, eBay
One guy decided to make a swamp cooler for Burning Man using a secondhand panel.
Edited by @amandakhurley.bsky.social, gift link valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
One guy decided to make a swamp cooler for Burning Man using a secondhand panel.
Edited by @amandakhurley.bsky.social, gift link valid for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🇺🇸🇯🇵 A brief stay in DC, to cover the start of US-Japan tariff negotiations.
Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with Trump and other members of his cabinet on Wed. The two sides plan to meet for 2nd talks later this month. With my colleague Sakura Murakami
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with Trump and other members of his cabinet on Wed. The two sides plan to meet for 2nd talks later this month. With my colleague Sakura Murakami
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US, Japan Begin Formal Tariff Talks Without Discussing Forex
The US and Japan kicked off tariff negotiations with an aim to reach a deal as soon as possible but did not discuss currency issues, Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said.
www.bloomberg.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🇺🇸🇯🇵 A brief stay in DC, to cover the start of US-Japan tariff negotiations.
Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with Trump and other members of his cabinet on Wed. The two sides plan to meet for 2nd talks later this month. With my colleague Sakura Murakami
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with Trump and other members of his cabinet on Wed. The two sides plan to meet for 2nd talks later this month. With my colleague Sakura Murakami
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A great informative data viz (and thread!) on carbon capture tech by @michellema.bsky.social 👇
Cutting carbon emissions is key to reducing the risks of climate change. But emissions likely won't fall fast enough to limit warming to 2C, let alone 1.5C.
That's where carbon dioxide removal comes in. But funding to the nascent sector is mismatched. A thread:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
That's where carbon dioxide removal comes in. But funding to the nascent sector is mismatched. A thread:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Big Bets on Speculative Carbon Capture Tech Ignore Today’s Solutions
Investors and buyers are backing futuristic carbon cleanup technologies rather than ones working at scale now.
www.bloomberg.com
April 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A great informative data viz (and thread!) on carbon capture tech by @michellema.bsky.social 👇
🚨Renewables + storage is expected to make up 50+% of power capacity needed by 2035 to meet data center demand. But almost 2/3 of additional electricity generation will come from fossil fuels, BNEF said in its latest report.
With @mchediak.bsky.social and Josh Saul
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @mchediak.bsky.social and Josh Saul
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI to Prop Up Fossil Fuels and Slow Emissions Decline, BNEF Says
The world’s efforts to cut emissions over the next decade will be slowed by the rise of AI.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🚨Renewables + storage is expected to make up 50+% of power capacity needed by 2035 to meet data center demand. But almost 2/3 of additional electricity generation will come from fossil fuels, BNEF said in its latest report.
With @mchediak.bsky.social and Josh Saul
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
With @mchediak.bsky.social and Josh Saul
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A fire on a bucolic stretch of California coast has threatened the rapid growth of an industry considered key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on.
My latest for Bloomberg → Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My latest for Bloomberg → Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries
A massive California battery fire has become a rallying cry for opponents of the technology, considered key to the climate fight.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A fire on a bucolic stretch of California coast has threatened the rapid growth of an industry considered key to greening the power grid — and keeping the lights on.
My latest for Bloomberg → Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
My latest for Bloomberg → Blaze Triggers Alarm Over Rapid Growth of Big Batteries www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
👀Been looking into US coal a lot since I got to NY this March.
For our Energy Daily newsletter today, I took a look at how coal power is making some gains in the US, thanks to high gas prices. Analysts think we could see more of it this year, too.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
For our Energy Daily newsletter today, I took a look at how coal power is making some gains in the US, thanks to high gas prices. Analysts think we could see more of it this year, too.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
US Coal’s Rebound Is Down to Pricey Gas, Not Trump
The president has boasted he’ll expand use of the fossil fuel, but the long-term outlook isn’t rosy.
www.bloomberg.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
👀Been looking into US coal a lot since I got to NY this March.
For our Energy Daily newsletter today, I took a look at how coal power is making some gains in the US, thanks to high gas prices. Analysts think we could see more of it this year, too.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
For our Energy Daily newsletter today, I took a look at how coal power is making some gains in the US, thanks to high gas prices. Analysts think we could see more of it this year, too.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...