A worker near a ship which is currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Japan launched a second complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday over support South Korea gives its shipbuilding industry, intensifying a wider dispute between the two … [Read more...]
Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline
Japan's Maritime Self-Defence Force destroyer "Takanami" leave for the Middle East from Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo February 2, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS By Tim Kelly - YOKOSUKA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - A Japanese destroyer left for the Gulf of Oman on Sunday amid simmering Middle East tension to guard sea … [Read more...]
Will Fukushima Waste Be Diluted And Dumped In The Pacific?
By Aaron Sheldrick (Reuters) - At the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant north of Tokyo, workers in protective suits are still removing radioactive material from reactors that melted down after an earthquake and tsunami knocked out its power and cooling nearly nine years ago. On an exclusive tour of the plant, spread over 3.5 million square meters (865 acres), Reuters witnessed … [Read more...]
North Korean Fishing Boat’s Crew Rescued After Colliding with Japanese Ship
By Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Japan rescued about 60 North Korean crew members from a fishing boat that sank after it collided with a Japanese patrol boat that was chasing it out of Japanese waters, the Japan Coast Guard said on Monday. All the crew members that abandoned the fishing boat were rescued and handed over to another North Korean ship, the Coast … [Read more...]
Japan’s K-Line Convicted Of Cartel Conduct By Australian Court
by Niyati Shetty (Reuters) Japanese shipping firm Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K-Line) was convicted of criminal cartel conduct and ordered to pay a A$34.5 million ($23.50 million) fine by a federal court, Australia’s competition regulator said on Friday. K-Line’s fine is the largest ever criminal penalty imposed under the Competition and Consumer Act, according to the … [Read more...]