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...
MHI and Nippon Shokubai Receive Approval for Project on Decentralized Ammonia Cracking
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 4, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan) and Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. (Osaka, Japan) announced that their joint proposal has been approved by Japan’s New Ene...
Port of Tokyo Surges to 2.42m TEUs in Record H1 Performance
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 3, The Port of Tokyo handled 2.42 million TEUs in the first half of 2025 (January–June), marking a 6.5% increase year-on-year, according to preliminary data from the Tokyo Me...
Hitachi, Blackstone Agree Services Alliance
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 2, Hitachi Energy has announced a strategic partnership with Blackstone Energy Transition Partners to strengthen its service business across North America. As part of the agree...
J-Power to Shut Two Coal-Fired Power Plants, Committed to Offshore Wind Project
Wedoany.com Report-Nov. 1, Japan’s Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power) announced on Friday that it plans to decommission two coal-fired power plants by March 2029 as part of its strategy to ach...