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Japan firms invest $72m in floating nuclear plant project
Kyodo News, Published on 24/05/2023
» TOKYO: About a dozen Japanese companies, including major shipbuilders, have invested a total of about 10 billion yen (US$72 million) in a British start-up developing floating offshore nuclear power plants, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
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Uniqlo chief regains spot as Japan's richest
Kyodo News, Published on 01/06/2022
» Tadashi Yanai, founder and chief of Japanese clothing retail chain Uniqlo, has regained his title as the richest person in Japan even as a global economic slowdown has eroded his wealth sharply, according to international business magazine Forbes Asia's latest list of the 50 richest people in Japan.
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Hong Kong applies to join RCEP trade agreement
Kyodo News, Published on 23/02/2022
» Hong Kong has submitted an application to join the 15-member Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement, a mega trade agreement involving countries such as Thailand, Japan and South Korea, the government said on Wednesday.
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US economy grows 5.7%
Kyodo News, Published on 27/01/2022
» The United States economy expanded 5.7% in 2021, marking the best one-year performance since 1984 and underscoring the recovery from a coronavirus pandemic-induced economic downturn, data from the Commerce Department showed Thursday.
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Japan, Thailand to launch new energy initiative for decarbonisation
Kyodo News, Published on 13/01/2022
» Japan and Thailand agreed on Thursday to launch new energy policy dialogue and implement joint projects to promote decarbonisation, Japan's industry ministry said, as the two countries aim for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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Japan to help Indonesia cut emissions with ammonia
Kyodo News, Published on 10/01/2022
» Japan and Indonesia agreed Monday to promote the use of ammonia in generating power in the Southeast Asian country, to cut its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, especially as Jakarta aims to go carbon free by 2060.
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Mitsubishi invests in Laos wind farm project, biggest in SE Asia
Kyodo News, Published on 26/09/2021
» Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp has invested in a massive wind power plant project in Laos to deliver electricity to Vietnam, in what would be the biggest onshore wind farm in Southeast Asia.
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UK formally requests to join free trade pact
Kyodo News, Published on 01/02/2021
» The United Kingdom made a formal request Monday to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, the first accession application by a member outside the 11 participating Pacific countries.
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Japan to support Asean in virus response, security
Kyodo News, Published on 12/11/2020
» Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday pledged to support Asean in addressing the coronavirus pandemic and enhancing security amid China's growing influence in the region.
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Japan, Taiwan to reopen borders for residents from Sept 8
Kyodo News, Published on 01/09/2020
» Japan and Taiwan have agreed to reopen their borders for newly arriving expatriates and other long-term residents from Sept. 8, easing restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese government said Tuesday.
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