Japan

MHI to Join the Charter of Trust for Cybersecurity

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has signed a letter of intent to join the Charter of Trust for Cybersecurity…

ALFA-X nose is ۲۲ m long

JAPAN: East Japan Railway has unveiled the second driving car for its experimental ALFA-X Shinkansen trainset, which…

EU and Japan Launch World’s Largest Free Trade Zone

The EU and Japan have launched the largest free trade zone in the world after a deal to cut tariffs officially came…

Japan&#۰۳۹;s ANA takes a ۹.۵% stake in Philippine Airlines

Japan&#۰۳۹;s All Nippon Airways (ANA) group will invest $۹۵m to acquire ۹.۵% of PAL Holdings, the parent of Philippine…

JAL invests $۷۰m in new innovation fund

Japan Airlines has made a $۷۰ million investment in establishing a new corporate venture capital fund that will focus…

Japan Loads ۱st Cargo of Iran Crude since US Sanctions Waiver

Fuji Oil has loaded Iranian crude oil, the first cargo being lifted by the Japanese refiner since the country won a…

NEW RECORD NUMBER OF TOURISTS IN JAPAN

More than ۳۱ million travelers visited Japan in ۲۰۱۸, according to official data published recently. It is a new…

JR Central to test N۷۰۰S at ۳۶۰ km/h

JAPAN: President of Central Japan Railway Shin Kaneko announced on January ۶ that the N۷۰۰S prototype trainset will be…

Japan, Toyota to build fishing boat powered with hydrogen fuel cells

The Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA) will collaborate with Toyota Motor Corp. to build a fishing…

Filipino seafarers account for ۳۰% of crew on Japanese vessels

Filipino crew form about a ۳۰% of the ۴۶,۰۰۰ seafarers deployed on Japanese vessels, said the chairman of…