【統計情報】3月19日に経済産業省が2026年1月分生産動態統計確報を公表。確報データ(Excel形式、1.9MB、1ヶ月分)は https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/seidou/result/ichiran/resourceData/08_seidou/kakuho/2026/h2daa202601_jikei.xlsx に。その他の資料は統計表一覧ページの確報の項( https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/seidou/result/ichiran/08_seidou.html#menu1 )を参照。2025年12月分までは、13ヶ月(前年同月から当月まで)のデータであったが、今回からは当年のデータのみとなった。またURLのサブディレクトリ形式も/yyyymm/から/yyyy/に変わっている。自動取得している方は注意。
#METI #Statistics #RevisedReport
Japan started the largest-ever release of oil from its strategic reserves — 15 days’ worth of domestic demand from mandatory private reserves and one month from national reserves — as crude oil prices continue to soar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/16/economy/oil-release-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #oil #energy #meti
Japan begins its largest-ever oil release from strategic reserves

Crude oil prices have soared as the Strait of Hormuz, through which most Japan-bound oil passes, remains effectively closed.

The Japan Times
Japan and the United States agreed to launch a framework in which the two countries will quickly work together to prevent disruptions to critical mineral supplies, industry minister Ryosei Akazawa said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/16/economy/us-mineral-supply-chain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #meti #dougburgum #rareearths #energy #economicsecurity
Japan and U.S. to work together to prevent critical mineral disruptions

The two countries will work to prevent supply disruptions for critical minerals resulting from possible export restrictions by resource-producing countries.

The Japan Times
Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa has called on countries and regions in Asia to diversify energy supply sources amid rising Middle East tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/15/akazawa-energy-supply-sources/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ryoseiakazawa #energy #meti #ryoseiakazawa #straitofhormuz #iran #oil #lng
Akazawa implores Asian partners to diversify energy suppliers

The industry minister said that the region depends on imports for more than 80% of its energy compounding the damage caused by the conflict between U.S.-Israeli forces and Iran.

The Japan Times
Japan's industry minister Ryosei Akazawa on Saturday asked Australia, Japan's biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas, to boost output in light of the Middle East crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/14/australia-lng-boost/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #australia #australiajapanrelations #lng #energy #middleeast #iran #meti #ryoseiakazawa
Japan industry ministry asks Australia to boost LNG output amid Iran crisis

Japan relies on the Middle East for around 11% of its LNG imports, with 6% shipped via the Strait of Hormuz.

The Japan Times

Grande Interview - Philippe d'Ornano (Sisley) : Guerre en Iran, un coup dur pour le luxe

https://vid.freedif.org/w/mrACv29bxQ6Hzd95TLQ5UE

Grande Interview - Philippe d'Ornano (Sisley) : Guerre en Iran, un coup dur pour le luxe

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"En 30 ans d’engagement pour les entreprises, je n’ai jamais vu un tel climat d’inquiétude"

https://vid.freedif.org/w/evmJ356EQPmC1jPYixBKK3

"En 30 ans d’engagement pour les entreprises, je n’ai jamais vu un tel climat d’inquiétude"

PeerTube
【統計情報】2月27日に経済産業省が2026年1月分生産動態統計速報を公表。今回から形式が確報と同じような機械判読可能 (machine-readable) 形式となる。詳細 (Excel形式、383KB) は https://www.meti.go.jp/statistics/tyo/seidou/result/ichiran/resourceData/08_seidou/sokuho/h2daa202601s.xlsx に。
#METI #Statistics #PreliminaryReport

The difference between a high-power, targeted #METI transmission 📶 and the passive leakage of media signals : If you want to communicate with a camp on the other side of the lake, you could kneel down at the end of the lake and slap the water in #Morse code. If they are spectacularly technologically advanced, they might build instruments that would be able to parse out your Morse code. But then you whip out your laser-pointer and point it at their dock" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/28/magazine/greetings-et-please-dont-murder-us.html

#SETI

Greetings, E.T. (Please Don’t Murder Us.)

A new initiative to beam messages into space may be our best shot yet at learning whether we’re alone in the universe. There’s just one problem: What if we’re not?

The New York Times
@TerryHancock Looking back on the last fifty years, I assume that in the next 50 years it will become technically feasible to transmit #METI signals permanently in all directions. The question is whether we should expect future generations to deal with the possible consequences 🤔