Nigeria Pledges Enhanced Cooperation With Japan

Nigeria Pledges Enhanced Cooperation With Japan

The Nigerian Government will continue to strengthen its ties with Japan as part of measures to deepen trade and exploit more opportunities in areas of infrastructural development, food security, and health, among others.This, Vice President Kashim Shettima stated while assuring...
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LNG: NNPC Expands Global Market Footprint To Japan, China

LNG: NNPC Expands Global Market Footprint To Japan, China

In line with its strategic vision to be a dynamic and reliable global energy supplier of choice, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has commenced shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargoes to Japan and China on Delivered...
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Firm Boosts Fleet With New LNG-Powered PCTC

Firm Boosts Fleet With New LNG-Powered PCTC

Japanese shipping company, Nippon Yusen Kaisha has taken delivery of Sweet Pea Leader, the latest LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), at Tadotsu Shipyard, part of Imabari Shipbuilding Group. Ordered from Nihon Shipyard, the 77,644 GT vessel...
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Japanese Ambassador Hosts NPA Boss, Harps On Trade, Investment

Japanese Ambassador Hosts NPA Boss, Harps On Trade, Investment

The Japanese Ambassador and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, Mr. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has commended the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko for facilitating growth in the value of Nigeria – Japan trade vo...
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Toyota Halts All Japan Assembly Plants

Toyota Halts All Japan Assembly Plants

Japanese motor industry giant Toyota has suspended operations at all of its assembly plants in its home country due to a glitch in its production system. The move has brought domestic production at the world’s biggest-selling car maker to a...
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China Overtakes Japan As World’s Top Car Exporter

China Overtakes Japan As World’s Top Car Exporter

Between January and March 2023, China surpassed Japan and Germany to become the world’s largest vehicle exporter for the first time, exporting a total of 1.069 million vehicles.  Japan used to be the world’s leading vehicle exporter, exporting 1.047 m...
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Nigeria Partners Israel, Japan On Manufacturing Of Electric Vehicles

Nigeria Partners Israel, Japan On Manufacturing Of Electric Vehicles

The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Israeli and Japanese companies to commence assembling and manufacturing environmentally friendly, green, electric and smart automobiles by 2023. The National Agency for Scie...
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Nigeria, Japan Trade Volume Hits $1b 

Nigeria, Japan Trade Volume Hits $1b 

The annual bilateral trade volume between Nigeria and Japan stands at $1 billion, the Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, has said.  Speaking at the 2nd Japan-Nigeria business facilitation council meeting on Friday in Abuja, Kazuyoshi expl...
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Japan Presses UAE To Pump More Oil 

Japan Presses UAE To Pump More Oil 

Japan on Sunday urged the United Arab Emirates to pump more oil to calm markets rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest major consumer to lobby Gulf producers.The plea by Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi came during m...
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Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo

Ministry, Japan Empower 150 Farmers With Rice Seeds, Inputs In Edo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on Wednesday empowered 150 rice farmers with improved rice seeds and farm inputs in Edo.  Distributing the farm inputs ...
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Tokyo Motor Show Cancelled, First Time In 67 Years

Tokyo Motor Show Cancelled, First Time In 67 Years

The Tokyo Motor Show has been cancelled for the first time in its 67-year history due to rising coronavirus  virus cases. The cancellation of the event comes even as the organisers of the Summer Olympics push ahead with their plans.  It...
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Japan’s Ports Waive Fees For LNG, Hydrogen-Powered Ships

Japan’s Ports Waive Fees For LNG, Hydrogen-Powered Ships

The Tokyo Port is waiving port entry fees for LNG-powered and hydrogen-powered vessels as a way of encouraging greater uptake of these fuels in the maritime sector. The waiver is set to enter into force on April 1 running for...
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Japan Falls Into Recession

Japan Falls Into Recession

Japan  has fallen into recession as the financial toll of the coronavirus continues to escalate. The world’s third biggest economy shrank 3.4% in the first three months of 2020 compared to a year ago, its biggest slump since 2015. The...
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Firm Secures Contract For Another FPSO Vessel

Firm Secures Contract For Another FPSO Vessel

Japanese FPSO supplier, MODEC has signed a contract with Woodside Energy to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Senegal’s first offshore oil development project.  MODEC currently operates three FPSOs in Ghana and Côte ...
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