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A former chief of the International Energy Agency said he was doubtful that Japan could follow through on its plan to phase out nuclear power by 2040.
Australia's liquefied natural gas sector is facing pressure amid a Japanese call for a change to the oil-linked pricing system for natural gas.
Canada is touting its potential to be a major supplier of liquefied natural gas to Asia.
Average Japanese household monthly energy bills would nearly double to $411 by 2030 if nuclear power-generation is eliminated, the government said.
Airborne radiation levels in some parts of Japan's Fukushima prefecture are expected to remain at dangerous levels for a decade, a government report says.
None of Japan's 54 nuclear reactors will be in operation as of May 6, as the country's last reactor operating is to go offline, Japan's trade minister said.
A steep temperature rise in the No. 2 reactor at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has sparked new concerns about government claims that the facility has been stabilized.
Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has tentatively authorized the restart of two idled nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture.
The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. unveiled a work schedule for scrapping the damaged Fukushima reactors they say could last 30 to 40 years.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it will ask the Japanese government to help cover compensation payouts from accidents at the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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