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Japan is an island nation located in East Asia, comprising four main islands (Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, and Shikoku) and over 6,800 smaller islands. It is the fifth most populous country in the world, with a population of approximately 126 million people. The country has a highly developed economy and is a major player in the global market, with a strong focus on technology and manufacturing.

Japan’s Nagoya port sends delegation to Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – A delegation from the Japanese port of Nagoya has visited the port of Bilbao to strengthen commercial...

Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister visits Georgia, talks Anaklia

Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Yuumi Yoshikawa has visited Georgia and met with Georgian Economy Minister...

Japanese ambassador visits Las Palmas – tuna on the menu

Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) March 30, 2023 – The president of the Las Palmas Port Authority (APLP), Luis Ibarra, has welcomed a...

Georgia claims Japanese interest in Anaklia port project

Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 3, 2022 – The Georgian Business Association has hosted a Japanese Business Forum and claimed Japanese interest in...

Japan Economic Federation visits Port of Bilbao

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – A Japan Economic Federation has visited the Port of Bilbao interested in renewable energy issues. About...

RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan

Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – RUSCON has launched a multimodal container service from Japan to Kazakhstan. It operates between the port...

Port of Sines participates in the Japan Energy Summit 2022

Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 5, 2022 – The Port of Sines participates in the Japan Energy Summit 2022, which took place in Tokyo, August 2-4,...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines: Completion of Concept study of floating storage and regasification unit for ammonia

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced the completion of a concept study on a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for ammonia fuel, in...

The port of Constanța can become an important logistic hub in the movement and storage of goods brought from Japan

President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), Mr. Mihai Daraban, received on Monday, October 18, the visit of HE Mr. Hiroshi...

Ocean Network Express (ONE) reports substantial earnings growth in Q1 2021

Singapore (Ports Europe) August 2, 2021 – For the first quarter of 2021, the company reported the following highlights: Financial Year 2021 – First...

Japan’s Ambassador to Greece visits port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – Japan’s Ambassador to Greece, Νakayama Yasunori, has visited the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA). The...

Japan-Spain Business Circle meets to review progress

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 30, 2021 – The Japan-Spain Business Circle (CEJE) and the Port of Barcelona have held discussions to analyse the...

The Consul of Japan visits the Port of Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 19, 2021 – The Consul General of Japan in Barcelona, Yasushi Sato, accompanied by the Mayor of Security,Yusuke...

A.P. Moller-Maersk to pioneer a first-ever block train from Japan to UK via Trans-Siberian railway

The Maersk´s forty 40’-container consignment has arrived at Felixstowe, UK, on March 2nd, after its departure from Yokohama, Japan in January and having...

Global Ports handles first cargo train from Japan to Europe

Saint Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – First Container Terminal (FCT) and Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (VSC) have handled the...

Newly appointed ambassador of Japan to Azerbaijan visited Baku port

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) November 23, 2020 – On November 16, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to...

Serbia: Agreement on elimination of double taxation signed with Japan

Belgrade, July 22, 2020 Today, the Minister of Finance in the Government of Serbia, Siniša Mali, and the Ambassador of Japan to Serbia, Đunići Marujama,...

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