Shinichi Kihara is director-general for international policy on carbon neutrality at Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Japan's commitment to developing the use of hydrogen as an energy source, and its larger ambitions to act as a global leader in this field, can be seen in the fact that the country accounted for an estimated 24% of all hydrogen-related patent applications filed between 2011 and 2020.
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