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Japan’s crude steel output is forecast to fall 1.4% in the October-December quarter from a year earlier due to softer automobile demand and sluggish

Norwegian energy company Equinor has submitted a bid to develop an offshore wind farm together with other companies in the latest round of Japan's state auctions, two sources said, as it seeks a foothold in the fledgling market.

Japan’s crude steel output fell 5.8 % in September from a year earlier, marking the seventh consecutive monthly decline, as demand from construction

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese trading house Itochu booked a 6% increase in first-half profits, it said on Wednesday, as a rise in food, textiles and the FamilyMart convenience store chain offset the impact of lower prices on the metals and energy segments.

A pedestrian walks past Nippon Steel's head office, in Tokyo, on Dec. 19, 2023. KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images Log in or create a free account to listen to this article.

Before the Nov. 5 election, which handed him victory, Trump promised to block the deal if reelected.

The Japanese steel industry is feeling a "sense of crisis" as the country's steel imports for the April-September period reached a 10-year high, with supply from China hitting a record high, an executive of Nippon Steel said on Friday.

The Japanese steel industry is feeling a “sense of crisis” as the country’s steel imports for the April-September period reached a 10-year high, with

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing, Japan’s top electric-arc furnace steelmaker, said on Monday it would maintain steel product prices in December to support market stabilisation.

Japan’s crude steel output fell 7.8% in October from a year ago, marking an eighth consecutive month of annual decline as demand from local construction