Japan, China and South Korea to share reusable shipping pallets
TOKYO -- Japan, China and South Korea agreed Thursday to reuse shipping pallets in an effort to boost efficiency in the transport sector and ease its environmental impact.
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Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent and later as China bureau chief. He was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.
Aozora Bank to be removed from Nikkei 225 High Dividend Yield 50 Index
TOKYO -- Japan's Aozora Bank will be removed from the constituents of the Nikkei 225 High Dividend Yield Stock 50 Index on March 11, as the bank's year-end expected dividend is forecast to be zero at the end of February, the index provider Nikkei said on Friday.
Japan plans more bomb shelters for outlying islands amid ‘growing concern’ over Taiwan tensions
The Japanese government recently announced plans for the construction of bomb shelters on the outlying islands of Okinawa prefecture, spurred by the growing potential for conflict between mainland China and Taiwan.
First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese authorities said they were forced to abandon plans Thursday to send in drones for a second day to probe one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant because of equipment failure.
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The economy is now in recession after barely growing for decades. The population continues to shrink, with births last year plunging to a nadir. The country’s politics appear frozen as one party holds a virtual lock on power no matter how scandal-tainted and unpopular it becomes.
Singapore’s plan for flight levy linked to green fuel adoption unlikely to dent air travel demand
The levy will be set based on the volume of SAF needed to achieve the targets and projected prices of the fuel. Singapore plans to impose the levy from 2026, according to The Straits Times.