Kansai Considers Mihama Site for New Reactor
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 23, Kansai Electric Power Company plans to resume surveys at the Mihama nuclear power plant site in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, to evaluate the feasibility of building a new react...
Japan Vows More US Rice Imports Within Tariff-Free Quota
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 23, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced that Japan will increase rice imports from the United States while staying within the existing tariff-free quota establishe...
MHI Selected by Hokkaido Electric to Design Japan’s Largest CO2-Capture Plant
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 13, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), based in Tokyo, has been contracted by Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc. (HEPCO) to conduct the basic design (Front End Engineering...
Softbank and Nokia Begin 6G 7GHz Outdoor Trial in Tokyo Using Massive MIMO
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 9, SoftBank, in collaboration with Nokia, launched an outdoor trial in June 2025 in Tokyo’s Ginza district to test the 7GHz band, a centimeter-wave frequency under evalua...
Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 8, Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, announced on July 7, 2025, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year incr...
‘World’s First’ LCO2/Methanol Carrier Gets Stamp of Approval
Wedoany.com Report-Jul. 1, Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), have received approval in principle (AiP) f...
Kuraray to Expand Production Capacity for Optical Films in Japan
Wedoany.com Report-Jun. 30, Kuraray Co., based in Tokyo, Japan, has revealed plans to enhance its production capacity for optical-use poval film, a critical material for polarizing films used in liqui...
MOL-Operated Coal Carrier Embarks on First Biofuel Trial for Japanese Electric Utility
Wedoany.com Report-Jun. 30, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), a Japanese shipping company, has initiated technical trial voyages for its coal carrier Hokulink, operated for Hokuriku Electric Power Company. T...
Siemens Gamesa ‘To Sign Japan Offshore Wind Pact'
Wedoany.com Report-Jun 28, Siemens Gamesa, a global wind turbine manufacturer, has finalized an agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to collaborate on offshore w...
Marubeni and Sinopec to Explore Lower-Carbon Marine Fuels in Strengthened Collaboration
Wedoany.com Report-Jun 26, Marubeni Corporation, a Japanese conglomerate, has entered into a new strategic partnership with Sinopec Fuel Oil Sales, a subsidiary of China Petroleum & Chemical Corporati...