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YASUTOSHI NISHIMURA

Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura says Japan is considering shipping captured carbon dioxide to Malaysia for underground storage.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 26, 2023
Japan considers transporting captured carbon dioxide to Malaysia
The project, which will be Japan's first shipment of captured carbon dioxide and its storage overseas, is set to start in 2028.
Yasutoshi Nishimura
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2023
Minister vows to counter misinformation over Fukushima water release
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings started to release the treated water on Aug. 24.
Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister of economy, trade and industry, attends a bilateral ministerial meeting with his British counterpart on economic security in London on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2023
Japan and Britain confirm close economic security partnership
Japan and Britain adopted a joint statement aimed at strengthening supply chains for critical mineral resources.
Storage tanks for radioactive water at Tokyo Electric Power Co's tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2023
No change in plan to release treated water, minister says
Japan's industry minister says there is no change to plan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant this summer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2023
Cracks in LDP faction once headed by Abe may deepen under group leadership
The inability of the new leaders to unite the faction makes it less powerful than its size would indicate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 1, 2023
LDP faction once led by Abe preparing to pick next leader
Many members are pushing for the launch of a new leadership in line with the first anniversary of Abe's death, fearing a loss of influence within the party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2023
Japan reinstates South Korea as a preferred trading partner
The return to Japan’s so-called white list of trading partners will smooth out export procedures to South Korea and comes about three months after Seoul made a similar move.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2023
Government seeks fishing industry's understanding over nuclear plant water release
The government aims to start releasing treated water from Fukushima power plant this summer while pledging not to dispose of it without the understanding of concerned parties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 6, 2023
Japan renews chip plan and confirms sales goal of ¥15 trillion
The revised strategy aims to bolster efforts to develop and produce cutting-edge semiconductors critical for economic security measures and advanced technology like generative AI.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2023
Japan and U.S. industry chiefs agree to boost semiconductor cooperation
During a meeting in Detroit, the two also confirmed the need to reinforce global supply chains with other partners and through multilateral engagements.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2023
Japan to reassure South Korean experts on safety of Fukushima water release
Radioactive water has accumulated at the Fukushima No. 1 plant on the Pacific coast amid ongoing cleanup efforts, following the nuclear disaster in 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 6, 2023
Japan to bolster support for chipmaker Rapidus in semiconductor push
Domestic production of advanced chips is essential for the country to excel in artificial intelligence and autonomous driving, trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2023
U.S. and Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries
EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed in Japan will be eligible for incentives under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Japan's trade minister said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023
France OKs Renault's reduction in Nissan stake
Nissan, which owns 15% of Renault, has been calling on the French automaker to cut its stake in the Japanese company to the same level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023
Japan and U.S. to cooperate on next-generation nuclear reactors
Industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm also agreed that Tokyo and Washington will work more closely on securing liquefied natural gas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2023
Japan and U.S. launch task force on rights and labor standards in supply chains
Both sides said they would invite other governments to join the initiative amid shared concerns about China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2022
Defense spending debate threatens to divide ruling Liberal Democratic Party
Rather than raising taxes, some LDP lawmakers want the prime minister to issue government bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2022
Japan to join U.S. efforts to tighten chip exports to China
Japan will likely announce soon that it will adopt at least some of the measures the U.S. rolled out in October to restrict the sale of advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2022
Japan will continue talks with stakeholders to decide on Sakhalin-1 project
The industry ministry owns 50% of Sakhalin Oil and Gas Development Co., a consortium of Japanese partners including private firms, that holds a 30% stake in Sakhalin-1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2022
Commitment from U.S. and Japan vital to Indo-Pacific framework's success
The current 14 IPEF members account for about 40% of world gross domestic product and 28% of the global goods and services trade.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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