The EU and Japan have a well-developed energy dialogue in which topics like renewables and in particular offshore wind, gas and energy security, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and electricity market design are regularly discussed. Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson will be in Japan this Friday and Saturday, 2 and 3 December, to strengthen energy cooperation and discuss energy matters with local authorities and stakeholders.
Following a meeting in Brussels in March, Commissioner Simson will sign on Friday a Memorandum of Cooperation on Hydrogen on behalf of the Commission with the Japanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, Yasutoshi Nishimura. Hydrogen is a key area of mutual interest between the EU and Japan, as highlighted in the Green Alliance established at the EU-Japan Summit in May 2021. The Commissioner and the Minister will also hold a bilateral meeting to discuss the current energy crisis, the green transition and help to Ukraine's energy sector.
On Friday, the Commissioner will give the opening speech at a seminar on the EU's response to the energy crisis and hold meetings with stakeholders and industry representatives on renewable energy and hydrogen. On Saturday, she will visit the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, which was damaged by a tsunami in 2011, and the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum.
