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Monday, March 24, 2025
Aerial view of a ship drydock in South Korea
Shipbuilding

Japan, Korea Would Struggle to fill US Demand for Non-China Shipbuilding, NYK Line Exec Says

U.S. allies Japan and South Korea would struggle to quickly ramp up shipbuilding to meet U.S. demand for alternatives under President Donald Trump's plan to

3 hours ago
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Monday, March 17, 2025
LNG carrier in dense fog
Energy

Alaskan Officials to Seek Investors in Japan as Trump Touts LNG Exports

Alaskan state representatives will visit Japan this month to court investors for a natural gas project President Donald Trump says could pump trillions of

March 17, 2025
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Friday, February 21, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on, on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington
News

Trump Seeks to Reshape Asia’s Energy Supplies With U.S. Gas

When President Donald Trump sat down to lunch with his Japanese counterpart this month, talk turned quickly to how Tokyo could help realise a decades-old

February 21, 2025
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Monday, February 3, 2025
Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat
Energy

Japan Mulls Support for Alaska LNG Project Over Trump Tariff Threat

Japan could offer a significant boost to the nascent $44bn Alaska LNG project. Against the backdrop of looming Trump tariffs and the administration’s express

February 3, 2025
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Friday, January 24, 2025
Japan’s JERA Plans to Expand US LNG Purchases to Diversify Energy Supply
Energy

Japan’s JERA Plans to Expand US LNG Purchases to Diversify Energy Supply

Japan's biggest top LNG buyer, JERA, plans to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas from the United States to diversify its supply and meet demand

January 24, 2025
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Tuesday, December 17, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Canadian Paul Watson, the captain of the anti-whaling ship the Farley Mowat, stands on the deck of the boat in Cape Town, South Africa January 30, 2006. REUTERS/Howard Burditt/File Photo
News

Denmark Will Not Extradite Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Japan, Lawyer Says

Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling activist Paul Watson over criminal charges dating back more than a decade, a Danish lawyer

December 17, 2024
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Kawasaki Heavy Suspends Plan to Use Hydrogen From Aussie Coal
Shipping

Kawasaki Heavy Suspends Plan to Use Hydrogen From Aussie Coal

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has revised its Japan-Australia hydrogen supply chain demonstration project, suspending plans to use hydrogen derived from

December 11, 2024
Total Views: 1064

Thursday, November 14, 2024
In Shadow of New Trump Term, Japan and S.Korea Join US in Asian Naval Drill
Defense

In Shadow of New Trump Term, Japan and S.Korea Join US in Asian Naval Drill

U.S., Japanese and South Korean naval forces exercised together in East Asian waters on Thursday in their most complex and final joint drills before

November 14, 2024
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Sunday, November 10, 2024
SAGAMI BAY, Japan – The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter destroyer, JS Kurama (DDH 144), leads ships from the JMSDF during the Fleet Review rehearsal. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dominique Pineiro)
Navy

Fire breaks Out On Japanese Navy Ship

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Fire broke out on a Japanese warship sailing near the western part of the country, causing one crew member to be

November 10, 2024
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Thursday, October 31, 2024
Christophe de Margerie first cargo
Shipping

MOL Left in The Cold: Sanctions Jeopardize Arctic LNG 2 Tanker Charters

TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) may be unable to deliver tankers for Russia’s sanctions-hit Arctic LNG 2

October 31, 2024
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Friday, September 27, 2024
JS Sazanami (DD-113) arrives in Diego Garcia
News

Japan Sends Warship Through Taiwan Strait, Defying China

(Bloomberg) — Three US allies sent warships through the Taiwan Strait in a rare defiance of China in those waters, on the same day Beijing fired its

September 27, 2024
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Saturday, September 21, 2024
Photo of an Indian Navy Admiral on the bridge of a US Navy warship talking to a US Navy captain
Navy

Stavridis – Can The Quad Counter Chinese Influence In The Indian Ocean?

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) This weekend, President Joe Biden is hosting the three other national leaders of the Quadrilateral Security

September 21, 2024
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Sunday, September 15, 2024
Japan's newest aircraft carrier underway during joint military exercises in the pacific theater
Navy

Japan’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Sails To California For Flight Trials

Japan’s military is making moves that will put it in the big leagues of naval aviation. Later this year, the Izumo-class carrier Kaga will head to the waters

September 15, 2024
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Saturday, August 31, 2024
High waves are observed along the shore as Typhoon Shanshan approaches southwestern Japan in Makurazaki. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Navy

Japan Protests Second Territorial Incursion By China In Under A Week

TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japan lodged a protest with China after one of its naval survey vessels entered Japanese waters on Saturday, the

August 31, 2024
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Friday, August 23, 2024
The ammonia-fueled tug Sakigake underway
Environment

World’s First Commercial Ammonia-Fueled Tugboat Launches in Tokyo Bay

INYK and IHI Power Systems, in collaboration ClassNK, have completed the world’s first ammonia-fueled vessel for commercial use. The tugboat, named

August 23, 2024
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024
Car carrier launch at MHI
Shipbuilding

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Lands Order for Japan’s First Methanol-Powered Car Carriers

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has been contracted to construct Japan’s first two methanol-fueled

June 19, 2024
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Monday, April 1, 2024
The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) sails alongside the Japanese Murasame-class destroyer Akebono (DD 108) in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 25, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

Report: Biden Set for Deal to Allow U.S. Warship Repairs in Japan

TOKYO, April 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden is set to reach an agreement with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to allow large U.S.

April 1, 2024
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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Keoyoung Sun, a capsized South Korean-flagged chemical tanker, is seen off the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan, March 20, 2024, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
Accidents

Eight Confirmed Dead as South Korean Chemical Tanker Capsizes Off Japan

Eight seafarers have died and two others are still missing after a South Korean chemical tanker, the Keoyoung Sun, capsized in severe weather off the coast of

March 20, 2024
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Monday, March 4, 2024
MAN Energy Solutions to Offer Ammonia-Fueled Ship Engines After 2027
Shipping

MAN Energy Solutions to Offer Ammonia-Fueled Ship Engines After 2027

SINGAPORE, March 4 (Reuters) – MAN Energy Solutions plans to deliver later this year its first-ever engine fueled by ammonia for

March 4, 2024
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Monday, January 15, 2024
Naval diplomacy in London
Shipping

Beyond G7 Gunboats: The Case for Naval Diplomacy to Secure the Red Sea

Both the G7 and the US-led military coalition have been unsuccessful in protecting trade in the Red Sea, Black Sea and other maritime regions. Is there a more

January 15, 2024
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