Japan
Shipments of solar panels in Japan fall 13% in 3 months to June
TOKYO: Shipments of solar panels in Japan fell 13 percent in the three months to June 30, a sign the...
Japan, UAE bilateral trade for H1 of 2015
TOKYO: Decline in crude oil price drags down value of Japan - UAE trade in 2015. Results of the first-half...
Russia likely to return Japanese seized boat
VLADIVOSTOK: A Japanese salmon boat and its 11 crew members seized by Russian authorities July 17 for alleged illegal fishing...
Japan’s industrial production unexpectedly fall in July
TOKYO: Japan’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, sapping a rebound in the economy from a slump last quarter. Output fell...
US: Hawaii wants CBP to screen Japanese travelers in Tokyo
HONOLULU: Hawaii Gov. David Ige said it’s a top priority for Hawaii that the U.S. be able to process Japanese...
Teesside’s port sees arrival of new shipping service from Japan
TOKYO: Teesside's port will see the arrival of a new roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) shipping service from Japan, starting next month. PD...
Japan’s JX plans to process 4.46 mln kiloliters or 935,084 b/d in Sep for domestic market
TOKYO: Japan’s largest refiner JX Nippon Oil & Energy plans to process 4.46 million kiloliters or 935,084 b/d in September...
Japan’s farm ministry lifts ban on imports of live poultry, poultry meat from US
TOKYO: Japan's Farm Ministry on Friday partiality lifted a ban on imports of live poultry and poultry meat from the...
JFE counts on china steel cuts for Q2 recovery in Japan
TOKYO: JFE Holdings Inc., Japan’s second-biggest steel producer, is sticking to its forecast that prices will recover in the second...
Colombia’s Ecopetrol agrees to partnership with Japan’s Nippon Oil to explore Brazil for oil
TOKYO: Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state-run oil company, has agreed to a partnership with Japan’s Nippon Oil to explore Brazil’s Amazon basin...
Japanese exporters observe china sales of diggers extending slide
TOKYO: China’s demand for diggers, loaders and other big-ticket machines used in construction will continue to fall this year as...
Restart of Japan’s Sendai reactors to cut LNG, oil use
TOKYO: Japan’s Kyushu Electric Power is shutting down as many as five oil-fired generation units and cutting power purchases from...
White goods shipments in Japan rise 7.1% in July from 2015
TOKYO: White goods shipments in Japan rose 7.1 percent in July from a year earlier to ¥242.2 billion, up for...
Japan’s central bank holds 300 trillion yen in Japanese Govt bonds
TOKYO: Japan's central bank now holds over 300 trillion yen ($2.44 trillion) in Japanese government bonds as a result of...
Kenya, Japan seeking direct flights to help ease travel
NAIROBI: Kenya and Japan are seeking direct flights between Nairobi and Tokyo to help ease travel between the two capitals. The...
Japan’s spot aluminum import premiums steady at $90-$100 MT
TOKYO: Japan’s spot aluminum import premiums were steady at $90-$100/mt plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan Monday, unchanged since...
Japanese travel agencies increase tourist offers to Cuba
TOKYO: Japanese travel agencies are increasing travel offers to Cuba following an increased demand as relations normalized between U.S. and...
US urges Japan’s Takata to recall all cars with its airbags
WASHINGTON: Two Democratic senators have called on Japanese auto parts company Takata to recall all cars containing its airbags after...
Japan’s equity oil, gas liftings volumes record 24.7% in 2014-15
TOKYO: Equity oil and gas lifting volumes accounted for nearly a quarter of Japan's total oil and gas supply in...
Japan plans to start investment ventures with Iran
TOKYO: Japan plans to start talks with Iran toward an investment agreement as Tokyo intends to remove sanctions on Tehran...
