Japan

  A Liberia-flagged containership is on fire in the East China Sea off the Japanese island of Kuchinoshima. Japanese media reports say that the

Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh’s first deep-sea port as the region’s powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian

The U.S. and Japan are conducting separate military drills with the Philippines near the disputed South China Sea, signaling support for the country as China

Three Chinese vessels crossed into Japan’s territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands yesterday, as reported by the Japanese Defense Ministry. The Japanese

Japan's Maritime Self Defense Force on Wednesday took delivery of the biggest Japanese warship since World War Two, the Izumo, a helicopter carrier as big as

At a shipyard in southern Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. engineers envision the newest fuel- efficient engines for liquefied natural gas carriers

A team of researchers led by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has discovered a long-lost Japanese battleship that was sunk during WWII with the loss of over

Japanese shipbuilder Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. says it has secured newbuilding orders for 11 containerships with a TEU capacity of 20,000, marking the

Japan Marine United Corp., Japan’s No. 2 shipbuilder, said demand for offshore supply and support vessels has stalled after crude oil plunged to a six-year

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines reports that the MOL-operated containership, MOL Express, has run aground in eastern

International classification society ABS says it has added the first Japanese-flagged vessel to its classed fleet after having been awarded the status of a

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe touted the success of his economic policies on a visit to Brazil on Friday and said it was time for the two nations to expand

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida made an unprecedented announcement during his visit to Vietnam – one that may serve to heighten tensions in the

High winds, crashing waves and a dangerous storm surge may strike Okinawa, including its capital Naha, as Super Typhoon Neoguri nears

For a sign of success for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic stimulus policies look no further than Japan’s once-stricken shipbuilding

By Chris Cooper and Kiyotaka Matsuda April 24 (Bloomberg) — A Chinese court released a Japanese ship owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. after the cargo

A Shanghai court ordered the seizure of a Japanese iron ore carrier from Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. as compensation for the loss of two ships leased from a Chinese

NYK has announced plans today to build a tugboat which can run on either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy fuel oil.  This is the first LNG powered vessel

Pirates wielding rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s have prompted Japan to ease a samurai-era ban on civilians carrying guns, allowing guards on locally

By John Ruwitch SHANGHAI, Nov 23 (Reuters) – China on Saturday bolstered its claim to islands that Japan says it owns, warning that it would take