A group of Japanese companies including shipping companies NYK and K-Line are teaming up to launch a new LNG bunkering business in Japan. With the new business, the four companies, which include Chubu Electric Power and Toyota Tsusho in addition to NYK and ... ( read original story ...)
Nova Scotia launches bid to sell culture to China, Japan with trade mission
“It’s based more on a Western model, but it’s something they are adopting.” Glavine and a cultural business delegation will meet with Chinese and Japanese government officials, cultural organizations and business leaders over the course of the ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urges Japan to join ‘One Belt, One Road’ infrastructure project
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged Japan to join China’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure ... due to brisk sales of batteries and other electronic automobile components, as automakers conti... Business failures hit 28-year low in April The number of ... ( read original story ...)
Business, Denuclearization Focus Japan-China-South Korea Summit
Tokyo, May 9 (Prensa Latina) The convenience of establishing a free trade agreement and completing the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula were issues Japan, China and South Korea discussed today during its first tripartite summit held since 2015. ( read original story ...)
Literary prize win for powerful book about 2011 Japan tsunami and earthquake’s impact on communities
It knocked the Earth 16.5cm (six-and-a-half inches) off its axis and moved Japan four metres (13 feet) closer to the US: an account of the 2011 tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people in Japan has won Britain’s Folio prize for literature. The award ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.3 mag strikes near Naze in Japan
A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 132 km WSW of Naze, Japan (82 miles) on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.228 East, latitude ... ( read original story ...)
How to Fly Singapore Airline’s New B787-10 Dreamliner
Economy tickets to Perth start at $450 with a two-night minimum stay, with business class starting at $2040 round-trip. Osaka is a bit pricier at $556 for Economy (starting in late June, the price is higher in May and early June) and $2790 for Business. ( read original story ...)
Sapporo Wants To Bid For 2030 Olympic Winter Games Instead Of 2026
Sapporo, one of seven cities to have expressed interest in bidding for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games – has reportedly set its sights on the 2030 Games instead, according to local Japanese sources. Several Japanese news outlets including ... ( read original story ...)
Olympic skater, steel firm make ‘quad-proof’ Kozuka Blades
NAGOYA--Skater Takahiko Kozuka ... skaters,” said Kozuka as he unveiled the Kozuka Blades alongside partner Yamaichi Special Steel Co. at a news conference here on April 24. “I would love to see competitive skaters stepping up on the podiums using ... ( read original story ...)
Amazon Revenues Jump 43% in Q1 says Saga Nagoya Securities
Head of Corporate Trading, Jonathan Richards at Saga Nagoya Securities said Amazon was positioned for long-term success, citing "a wave of potential new product launches and product line extensions which have traditionally been a successful strategy ... ( read original story ...)
Theme park based on Miyazaki films to open outside Nagoya in fiscal 2022
and in another area based on the film "Princess Mononoke," a number of objects based on characters in the movie will be put on display. (Japanese original by Tatsuya Michinaga, Nagoya News Center) ( read original story ...)
Sapporo considering switch to 2030 Winter Olympic bid but JOC deny “official” request made
The Asahi Shimbun said that Sapporo Mayor Akimoto Katsuhiro is likely to confirm the change in plans to the City Council "within the month". Kyodo News also reported the likely change today, quoting "sources familiar with the matter", but added that ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo wants to push back 2026 Winter Olympic bid
Sapporo, which has been talked about as a potential 2026 bid city for more than three years, hosted the Asian Winter Games this year, as well as in 1986 and 1990. OlympicTalk is on Apple News. Favorite us! MORE: 2026 Winter Olympic bidding news NEW YORK ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo wants to host 2030 Winter Olympics, not 2026
The city of Sapporo has told the Japanese Olympic Committee it wants to join the race to host the 2030 Winter Olympics rather than the 2026 Games, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday. As many JOC members deem the four-year delay would negatively ... ( read original story ...)
Sumitomo Osaka Cement sees 4% revenue rise in FY17-18
Japan-based Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co reported a 4.4 per cent rise in group revenues to JPY244.93bn (US$2.23bn) for FY17-18 ending March 2018 from JPY234.06bn in the previous financial year. Operating profit fell -11.8 per cent from JPY21.53bn in FY16-17 to ... ( read original story ...)
Container ship on fire after collision, Japan
Obviously, SITC OSAKA was delayed in Kobe because of collision and most probably, damages sustained, but no other details are available at the moment. Collision news: Container ship SITC OSAKA collided with large container ship NYC VENUS at around 0700 ... ( read original story ...)