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Australia to buy 11 advanced warships from Japan
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
With shades of Man Utd, Urawa vow to bring the noise at Club World Cup
AFP, Published on 10/06/2025
» SAITAMA — Their raucous fans are the self-styled bad boys of Japanese football and the team's red shirts, white shorts and black socks bear more than a passing resemblance to Manchester United.
Japan's Honda and Nissan scrap merger talks
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» TOKYO - Japanese auto giants Honda and Nissan confirmed on Thursday they had scrapped merger talks that would have created the world's third-largest automaker by unit sales.
Renault, Nissan boards approve 'rebalanced' alliance
AFP, Published on 06/02/2023
» LONDON - The boards of French automaker Renault and Japanese partner Nissan have approved a major overhaul of their rocky 24-year alliance following months of negotiations, the companies said on Monday.
Renault to reduce stake in Nissan, rebalancing alliance
AFP, Published on 30/01/2023
» TOKYO - French automaker Renault will slash its stake in Japanese partner Nissan as part of a deal rebalancing the rocky alliance between the two companies, the firms said Monday.
Renault touts 'warm' Nissan ties as pair review alliance
AFP, Published on 15/11/2022
» TOKYO: There is a "warm atmosphere" within the Renault-Nissan alliance and a deal regarding its future will be announced "in due time", the French carmaker's chairman said Tuesday.
Japan PM eyes nuclear power push to combat energy crunch
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» TOKYO: Japan's prime minister on Wednesday called for a push to revive the country's nuclear power industry in a bid to tackle soaring imported energy costs linked to the Ukraine war.
The centuries-old mines stirring Japan-South Korea tensions
AFP, Published on 25/07/2022
» SADO, Japan: Under a split-top mountain on the Japanese island of Sado lies a network of centuries-old mines that have sparked a new diplomatic row with South Korea.
French prosecutors issue international arrest warrant for Ghosn
AFP, Published on 22/04/2022
» NANTERRE (FRANCE) - French authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, the disgraced auto tycoon who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon in a sensational getaway, prosecutors told AFP on Friday
Japan's Toyota suspends operations at Russia plant
AFP, Published on 03/03/2022
» TOKYO - Toyota said Thursday it would suspend operations at its only factory in Russia and stop shipping vehicles to the country, citing "supply chain disruptions" linked to Moscow's assault on Ukraine.