Japan is doubling down on solid oxide fuel cells, trading decades-old lab dreams for tangible gear that can heat homes and power skyscrapers. From a rubidium-doped ceramic that slashes operating temperatures to Mitsubishi Power’s 250-kW MEGAMIE hybrid humming beneath downtown Tokyo, the country is stitching together breakthroughs, subsidies and sheer persistence. If the pieces hold, Japan could soon export not just fuel cells but a blueprint for post-fossil resilience.

Japan’s manufacturing PMI edged into expansion territory for the first time in 13 months, signalling a tentative revival even as U.S. tariff threats cast a shadow.

Tokyo is humming again, the kind of low-key rumble that signals something big is on the way. From bio-fuelled flights and Edo-purple stadium lights to medal cases carved from fragrant Tama cedar, the city is racing to outshine its own Olympic legacy as the 2025 World Athletics Championships sprint into view.

The global power system has crossed a line that once felt more aspirational than achievable: for the first time on record, renewable…