News Japan lends Egypt $306m towards cost of Line 4 of Cairo’s metro Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has agreed a loan worth up to $306m to fund part of Line 4 of the Cairo metro. The money will go towards the first…
News Japan plans nuclear return with seven dormant plants revived Japan plans to bring seven dormant nuclear plants back online this year and to start building a new fleet of state-of-the-art reactors to meet its energy needs. The move comes…
Markets Japanese EV motor maker plans $715m Mexican plant to meet demand Japanese manufacturer Nidec, which makes motors for electric vehicles (EVs), will build a $715m factory in Mexico, Nikkei Asia reports. The plant will make the “e-axle” drive system, which combines…
News Japan eyes portable harbours to defend islands in East China Sea Japan is to develop portable harbours that would make it easier to defend its southern islands in the event of armed conflict with China, Nikkei Asia reports. The project, which…
News Wind-farm hat trick sees Van Oord enter Japan for first time Rotterdam-headquartered marine contractor Van Oord and Japanese construction giant Kajima have been selected as the preferred “balance of plant” contractors for three offshore wind projects in Japan.
