Bloomberg journalist Stephen Stapczynksi talks about Japan's renewable energy goals, its nuclear power plants, and its dependence on fossil fuels. Oh and speaking of wastes of energy, Tokyo Olympics chief Mori comes up too.Ollie gets into the renewable spirit of the show by recycling the contents of THIS EPISODE into this week's river cruise recommendation.Bobby tries out a Clubhouse inspired river cruise company, then ends up endlessly switching boats because of FOMO.Topics discussed on this episode range from:Who to turn to when you need a Japanese apology, but you need it to workWhat Bobby thinks is clearly the biggest draw of ClubhouseThe Tik-tok energy news crossover market that Stephen has tapped intoAcademic/Informative Tik-TokEnergy Futures investing as compared to the more attractive investment options like BitCoinWhen Oil Prices went negative, and the difference between "funny" and "interesting"JBRC Press Club reporting on Yoshihiro Mori who had announced his resignation announcement but had not yet announced his resignation when we recorded thisWhere Japan gets its energy, and how much of it is renewableThe post-Fukushima state of Japan's nuclear energy and what its reactor reactivation tells us about its prioritiesWhy its not necessarily useful to compare Japan's renewable progress to other regionsWhat Japan's environmental goals are and how they hope to accomplish themWhy corporations pressuring governments to lower their emissions is not necessarily as disingenuous as it soundsWhy Japan has trouble moving away from fossil fuelsA VERY contentious claim about the amount of natural resources Japan has. If this is true, every Japan produced documentary about Japan will have to issue a correction.What Japan needs to do to hit its emissions goals, and why that takes so longOllie plays nuclear advocateWhat it takes to restart a nuclear reactorRandom Mori bashing, and how it, much like Mori, might not age wellHow realistic the 2050 goals are, and how Japanese companies are pulling their weightHow Japan's standards for electrifying other industries compareThe potential economic benefits for Japan in investing in green technologiesA major source of Japanese powerJapan's impressive conservation abilityGet access to the extras by supporting the podcast for less than $1 an episode by becoming a member at http://buymeacoffee.com. Topics discussed on the extras include:Who the Conbini Boys are making their Twitter content forThe Genkai Nuclear Power Plant, which is next door to Bobby's in-laws houseHow Nuclear Power generates money for locals, and how this affects attitudes towards nuclear power plantsTrying to speak Japanese on TVOllie's disastrous first radio appearanceBobby winning a debate in Japanese with a professor which he is rather chuffed aboutHave something you'd like to say? Send us a fax at japanbyrivercruise.com - it works now. or Tweet to us at @jbrcpodContent Links:BLOOMBERG GREENSocial Media Links:Stephen Stapczynski:   Twitter | Bloomberg WorkOllie Horn: Twitter | InstagramBobby Judo: Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeOther things to click on Some are affiliate links because we're sell-outsWe record remotely using Squadcast and the podcast is hosted on Transistor. Bobby uses the Samson Go Mic and Ollie uses the AT2005USB mic

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