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Monday, June 9, 2025
Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker
Energy

Japan’s Taiyo Oil Imports Russian Crude on US-Sanctioned Tanker

The Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co. is taking delivery of a cargo of Russian crude on a tanker that’s blacklisted by both the US Treasury and the European

32 minutes ago
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Mitsui OSK Seeks Japan’s Help as EU Sanctions LNG Tankers
News

Mitsui OSK Seeks Japan’s Help as EU Sanctions LNG Tankers

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. is seeking help from the Japanese government after a surprise decision by the European Union to sanction three of its liquefied natural

May 27, 2025
Total Views: 1136

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
EU Sanctions Three MOL Gas Carriers Associated With Russia’s Yamal LNG
Shipping

EU Sanctions Three MOL Gas Carriers Associated With Russia’s Yamal LNG

In a surprise move the EU significantly tightened its sanctions against Russia’s liquefied natural gas sector. Brussels’ 17th sanctions package announced

May 21, 2025
Total Views: 2173

Monday, May 5, 2025
The U.S. Navy’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) docked for a five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) availability at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Defense

USS Miguel Keith Completes Historic Overhaul at Japanese Shipyard

The U.S. Navy’s expeditionary mobile base USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) has completed a groundbreaking five-month Regular Overhaul (ROH) at Mitsubishi Heavy

May 5, 2025
Total Views: 7615

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
nyk containership southampton
Shipping

Top Japanese Shipping Line Fears US Tariffs Will Slow Cargo Flows, President Says

Nippon Yusen NYK, Japan's largest shipping line, is concerned that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs could push up the cost of automobiles and daily

April 1, 2025
Total Views: 1557

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

March 24, 2025
Total Views: 1577

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
Total Views: 653

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
Total Views: 1244

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
Total Views: 2858

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
Total Views: 508

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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
Total Views: 1540

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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: 1075

Thursday, November 14, 2024
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
Total Views: 851

Sunday, November 10, 2024
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
Total Views: 2518

Thursday, October 31, 2024
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
Total Views: 889

Friday, September 27, 2024
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
Total Views: 1609

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
Total Views: 1207

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
Total Views: 24107

Saturday, August 31, 2024
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
Total Views: 1681

Friday, August 23, 2024
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
Total Views: 1865