Month: July 2019

A captured minke whale is lifted by a crane  Prothom Alo English

A captured minke whale is lifted by a crane into a truck bed at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido Prefecture on 1 July 2019. Photo: AFP.

KDDI, SoftBank partner to bring 5G to rural Japan  Mobile World Live

Japanese mobile operators KDDI and SoftBank agreed to share infrastructure to accelerate build-out of 5G networks in rural areas. In a joint statement, the …

KDDI, SoftBank partner to bring 5G to rural Japan  Mobile World Live

Japanese mobile operators KDDI and SoftBank agreed to share infrastructure to accelerate build-out of 5G networks in rural areas. In a joint statement, the …

Coast guard personnel from Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines take part in oil spill drill  The Japan Times

The coast guards of Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines took part in a mock oil spill exercise in southern Philippine waters on Wednesday. The drill was p.

HKK consortium proposes USD4bn investment in seven Hokkaido airports  CAPA – Centre for Aviation

Hokkaido Airport Group (HKK) reportedly proposed plans to invest JPY420 billion (USD3.9 billion) to improve seven airports in Hokkaido in its winning bid to …

Nagasaki official hopes for casino RFC phase by autumn  GGRAsia

Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture and Sasebo city aspire to launch some time in the autumn a request-for-concept (RFC) phase for commercial partners interested in …

GGRAsia – Nagasaki official hopes for casino RFC phase by autumn  GGRAsia

Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture and Sasebo city aspire to launch some time in the autumn a request-for-concept (RFC) phase for commercial partners interested in …