Source link The sinking of a South Korean vessel has left at least eight crewmen dead and two missing At least eight crewmen have been killed and two left missing in South Korea’s latest maritime tragedy, the capsizing of a chemical tanker near an island in western Japan. The vessel, named the Keoyoung Sun and […]
Source link Those that have decided to maintain operations have done so due to favorable market conditions, according to Japan’s trade body About 35% of Japanese companies operating in Russia continue doing business “as usual” despite Tokyo’s commitment to complying with Western sanctions, a survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) revealed on Wednesday. […]
Source link The Japanese economy contracted by almost 3% in the third quarter of 2023, suffering its first decline in a year as inflation weighed on household consumption and corporate investment slowed, revised data showed on Friday. GDP in the world’s third-largest economy shrank by an annualized 2.9% between July and September, worse than a […]
Source link Sanctions-induced trade pivot sees more eastward shipments send price in Japan of the winter delicacy plummeting, Nikkei reports The cost of crab meat in Japan has fallen dramatically due to a sharp increase of imports from Russia, Nikkei reported on Saturday, citing the US embargo on purchases of Russian seafood as the prime […]