Sumitomo Chemical and Samsung Electro-Mechanics Form JV to Produce Glass Core Materials
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 11, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Sumitomo Chemical Co. in Tokyo, Japan, to form a joint venture for producing Glass Core, a vit...
Japan’s Rice Prices on Rise Again in Test for New Prime Minister
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 11, At a farmer’s market near Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for the chance to buy Japanese rice at 500 yen ($3.32) per kilogram by carefully piling grains into a small...
Japan’s Marubeni to Invest in Australian Critical Minerals Project
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 10, Marubeni Corp, a Japanese trading company, announced on Monday that it plans to invest in the mineral sands initiative of RZ Resources, an Australian firm. This move aligns...
MOL and Kumejima Town Ink Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion and CO2 Capture Deals
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 10, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with Kumejima Town, located in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The collaboration focuses o...
KEPCO to Acquire Majority Stake in Ireland’s Simply Blue Energy
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 9, Japan’s Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) has signed a share subscription agreement to acquire a majority equity stake in Simply Blue Energy OSW (SBE), an offshore wind develo...
Japan, US Consider Rare Earth Mining Near Minamitori in Pacific, PM Takaichi Says
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 7, Japan and the United States will jointly conduct research on developing rare earth mining in waters around Minamitori Island in the Pacific Ocean, Japanese Prime Minister Sa...
Kansai Begins Surveys of Mihama Site for New Reactor
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 6, Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power Company has started site surveys at the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture to assess the possibility of constructing a new...
SoftBank, OpenAI Launch SB OAI Japan to Deliver ‘Crystal Intelligence’ for Enterprises
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 6, The SoftBank Group and OpenAI Group announced the launch of their joint venture, SB OAI Japan GK (SB OAI Japan), on November 5, 2025. The new venture is established to provi...
Nokia, Softbank Sign Network Modernization Deal in Japan
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 6, Finnish technology company Nokia has strengthened its cooperation with Japanese mobile operator SoftBank through a new agreement to modernize and expand SoftBank’s 4G and ...
Avantium’s Plant-Based PDF Cleared for Recycling in Japan’s Pet Bottle System
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 5, Avantium, the Dutch renewable and circular polymer specialist, has secured approval in Japan for recycling its plant-based plastic releaf, a polyethylene furanoate (PEF), wi...