
An exploratory drilling site visible from Kujukuri-hama beach for the Metropolitan Area CCS Project, a carbon capture and storage project, in Kujukuri, Chiba prefecture, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

An exploratory drilling site visible from Kujukuri-hama beach for the Metropolitan Area CCS Project, a carbon capture and storage project, in Kujukuri, Chiba prefecture, Japan, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)