Mitsui Energy Trading Singapore, a unit of Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co 8031.T, has hired two traders to trade crude oil and condensate, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
‘Ursine terror’: plea to improve habitat after spate of bear attacks in Japan
Experts warn of more encounters as animals forced into populated areas to find food …
Marines form new F-35B Fighter Attack Squadron in Japan
The U.S. Marine Corps at Iwakuni, Japan, announced formation of a new attack squadron on Friday in anticipation of the arrival of F-35Bfighter planes.
Finance not fish: The trade deal with Japan focuses on what matters for the City
Trade talks with the EU remain uncertain, with negotiations focused on issues like fishing that have little bearing for the …
Japan youngster starts volunteer online message counseling
Suicides are on the rise among Japanese teens and that worries 21-year-old Koki Ozora, who grew up depressed and lonely. His nonprofit “Anata no Ibasho,” or “A Place for …
Japan, Britain sign free trade deal for post-Brexit era
Japan and Britain signed a bilateral free trade deal Friday in the the first such major post-Brexit deal, reducing tariffs on Yorkshire lamb sold in Japan, as well as auto parts for Japan ’s Nissan …
Japan’s unorthodox household goods champion rides a pandemic boom
Iris Ohyama, whose goods are ubiquitous in Japanese homes, has relied on its usual offbeat methods during the COVID-19 pandemic and U.S.-China trade tensions to ride the teleworking wave and bring …
Japan to ease curbs on business travellers for stays of up to 3 days
TOKYO • Japan will ease entry restrictions on business travellers for stays of up to three days, in a bid to revive economic activity after visits from abroad ground to a halt due to the coronavirus …
US policy toward North Korea under Joe Biden: pageantry out, pragmatism in
Analysts and experts said a Democratic administration would favour working-level diplomacy with Kim Jong-un, and would include more policy coordination with South Korea and Japan.
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy to freeze development of SpaceJet regional jet: sources
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will freeze development of its SpaceJet regional jet as the COVID-19 pandemic squeezes finances and erodes prospects for Japan’s first passenger aircraft in half a …