Japan

The Arab share of Japan’s oil imports for May, as reported by the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, amounted to 62.44 million barrels — 95.3 percent of all the oil Japan imported that month. Imports during the month from the UAE,…
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North Korea criticized the trilateral “Freedom Edge” military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday, saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed…
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Global banking firm Mizuho Financial Group has begun the process of establishing its regional headquarters in Riyadh by submitting an application to the Kingdom’s Ministry of Investment. The Tokyo-based company confirmed that it has…
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Japanese laws making it easier for the country to deport failed asylum seekers took effect Monday, with campaigners warning that the new system will put lives at risk. The world’s fourth largest economy has long been criticized for the…
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Japanese, US and South Korean coast guard vessels conducted their first three-way drill on Thursday off Japan’s coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response to increased assertiveness by China in pressing its…
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Officials from Saudi Arabia and Japan held talks about boosting trade in Riyadh on Wednesday. Farid bin Saeed Al-Asali, deputy governor of the Saudi General Authority of Foreign Trade, met with Kazutaka Kawahara, deputy head of mission…
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang praised what he called a restart in relations with Japan and South Korea as he met their leaders for the first three-way talks in four years on Monday in Seoul, striving to revive trade and security dialogues…
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Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power signed memorandums of understanding with several Japanese companies on the sidelines of the Saudi-Japan Vision 2030 Business Forum that took place on May 21. ACWA Power signed agreements with Sumitomo Mitsui…
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The Saudi Power Procurement Co. signed two power purchase agreements with a consortium led by Japan’s Marubeni Corporation on Tuesday in Tokyo. The deals are part of the fourth phase of Saudi Arabia’s National Renewable Energy Program,…
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Farhan met in Tokyo on Tuesday his Japanese counterpart Masahito Moriyama. The pair discussed enhancing cultural cooperation between the two countries within the Saudi-Japan Vision 2030.…
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