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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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Finance

Japanese Shippers Reap Profit Bonanza Amid Supply Chain Chaos

By Aaron Sheldrick TOKYO, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Nippon Yusen and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan’s biggest and third-biggest shipping companies,

November 4, 2021
Total Views: 1059

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Developer SSE Moves Into Japan
Environment

World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Developer SSE Moves Into Japan

By Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) SSE Plc formed a joint venture in Japan to gain a foothold in one of the most promising markets for offshore wind.  The

September 29, 2021
Total Views: 1013

Sunday, September 12, 2021
Japan Spots Chinese Sub Just Outside Territorial Waters
Navy

Japan Spots Chinese Sub Just Outside Territorial Waters

by Rocky Swift (Reuters) Japan’s defense ministry said on Sunday that a submarine believed to be from China was spotted in waters near its southern

September 12, 2021
Total Views: 3139

Monday, September 6, 2021
HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives In Japan
Navy

HMS Queen Elizabeth Arrives In Japan

By Tim Kelly (Reuters) Britain showed off its HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to Japan’s defence chief on Monday at a naval base near Tokyo, marking

September 6, 2021
Total Views: 2331

Friday, May 28, 2021
chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer damage
Accidents

Three Missing After RoRo Sinks After Collision With Chemical Tanker

TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) – Japanese coast guard ships and aircraft were searching on Friday for three missing crew of a cargo ship that capsized

May 28, 2021
Total Views: 20972

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
Japanese Banks Sign The Poseidon Principles
Environment

Japanese Banks Sign The Poseidon Principles

By Jonathan Saul (Reuters) – Leading Japanese lenders have joined an initiative that links the provision of shipping finance to cuts in carbon dioxide

March 17, 2021
Total Views: 1465

Monday, March 15, 2021
offshore wind farm
Offshore

Japan Mulls Undersea Cable Plan to Expand Offshore Wind

By Masumi Suga and Sophie Jackman (Bloomberg) — Japan is considering laying undersea cables to link offshore wind power generation with demand centers

March 15, 2021
Total Views: 1092

Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Japanese Submarine Hits Ship Off Japan
Defense

Japanese Submarine Hits Ship Off Japan

A Japanese submarine was damaged after colliding with a ship as it surfaced off the southeast coast of Japan on Monday. The incident took place in waters off

February 9, 2021
Total Views: 5672

Tuesday, December 15, 2020
offshore wind farm under construction. DJ Mattaar / Shutterstock
Offshore

Japan Plans Major Offshore Wind Push to Hit Climate Goals

By Aya Takada (Bloomberg) — Japan will aim to more than quadruple offshore wind generation capacity in the decade to 2040 under plans to meet its

December 15, 2020
Total Views: 916

Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Japan and Australia Reach Breakthrough Security Pact Over Disputed South China Sea
Defense

Japan and Australia Reach Breakthrough Security Pact Over Disputed South China Sea

By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Ju-min Park TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Japan and Australia agreed on a breakthrough defense pact on Tuesday allowing reciprocal

November 17, 2020
Total Views: 2926

Sunday, October 25, 2020
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Defense

Japan’s Sea Missile Defense System Faces Mounting Costs

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) – Basing Japan’s missile defense systems at sea may cost at least twice as much to complete as its now-abandoned plans for

October 25, 2020
Total Views: 67

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Suiso Frontier hydrogen ship
Environment

Japan Doubles Down On Massive Hydrogen Ship Plan

TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Japan will seek to create a commercial hydrogen fuel supply chain by around 2030 to support reducing carbon emissions, Industry

October 15, 2020
Total Views: 692

Wednesday, July 29, 2020
U.S. Vows to Help Japan Monitor ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Incursion Around Disputed East China Sea Islands
Maritime News

U.S. Vows to Help Japan Monitor ‘Unprecedented’ Chinese Incursion Around Disputed East China Sea Islands

By Tim Kelly TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) – The U.S. military will help Japan monitor “unprecedented” Chinese incursions around East China Sea

July 29, 2020
Total Views: 18

Thursday, July 9, 2020
offshore wind farm
Maritime News

Japan to Develop Offshore Wind Farms at 30 Sites in 10 Years, Nikkei Says

TOKYO, July 9 (Reuters) – Japan will craft new rules and support infrastructure in a drive that aims to build offshore wind farms at 30 sites during the

July 9, 2020
Total Views: 11

Monday, February 10, 2020
A worker near a ship under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, May 13, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Maritime News

Japan Takes Second Complaint to WTO Over South Korean Shipbuilding

BRUSSELS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Japan launched a second complaint at the World Trade Organization on Monday over support South Korea gives its shipbuilding

February 10, 2020
Total Views: 57

Monday, February 3, 2020
Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline
Maritime News

Japanese Warship Departs for Gulf of Oman to Patrol Oil Lifeline

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

February 3, 2020
Total Views: 73

Friday, January 24, 2020
Will Fukushima Waste Be Diluted And Dumped In The Pacific?
Environment

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

January 24, 2020
Total Views: 57

Monday, October 7, 2019
japanese coast guard search and rescue
Maritime News

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

October 7, 2019
Total Views: 10

Friday, August 2, 2019
cape sampagita
Finance

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

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 51

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Navy

Japan Will Not Send Warships To Strait of Hormuz

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) – Japan will not send warships to join a U.S.-led maritime force to guard oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz fearing a military

August 2, 2019
Total Views: 22
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