Japan Offers Mauritius ‘Unprecedented’ Support in Oil Ship Accident September 8, 2020 By Kiyoshi Takenaka Japan has told Mauritius it would offer support on an “unprecedented scale,” Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Monday, after...
Possible Delay of Tokyo Olympics Dismissed by Head of Organizing Committee March 11, 2020 By Kiyoshi Takenaka A delay of one or two years would be the “most feasible” option if the Tokyo Olympics cannot be held...
Japan to Offer Enhanced Trade Insurance to Drive African Investment August 28, 2019 By Kiyoshi Takenaka Japan will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday...
Japan Approves Tepco Nuclear Claims Plan; Banks’ Help Eyed May 13, 2011 By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Kubota Japan’s government agreed on Friday to set up a fund with taxpayer money to help Tokyo Electric Power compensate victims...
Japan Aims for Tepco Compensation Scheme this Week May 11, 2011 By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Taiga Uranaka Japan’s trade minister said he was aiming for cabinet approval this week of a government-backed scheme to help Tokyo Electric...
Tokyo Electric Pleads for Government Help on Compensation May 10, 2011 By Kiyoshi Takenaka The head of Tokyo Electric Power on Tuesday asked Japan’s government to help shoulder the burden of compensating those displaced...
Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan’s Ruined Northeast Coast April 7, 2011 By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa Another Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan’s Ruined Northeast Coast A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook the northeast of Japan late...
Japan Analyzing Damage to Tanker in Hormuz Strait August 19, 2010 By Kiyoshi Takenaka Checks on a Japanese oil tanker, damaged by a mystery explosion near the Strait of Hormuz oil shipping route, found...