Search Results for: japan

BY SAEED AKHTAR BALOCH, in Lahore

WITH a long established food manufacturing sector and strong commodity production, the Pakistan food industry, one of the largest industries in the country, has grown with an average pace of 10% over the last three years.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

DETAILED proposals for the World Trade Organisation Doha Development Round food liberalisation food talks have been released. For food production subsidies, they suggest the EU cuts by 75% or 85%; the US and Japan 66% or 73%. Regarding tariffs, for rich countries these would fall 48-52% for lowest duties, and 66-73% for the highest tariffs.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo KANSAI International Airport opens its second runway on August 2nd, making it the first hub facility in Japan to have multiple runways of 4,000 metres and allowing it to become operational 24 hours a day. Constructed on a man-made island in Osaka Bay, KIX intends to increase both passenger and cargo flights, particularly in peak-time hours.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

KANSAI International Airport opens its second runway on August 2nd, making it the first hub facility in Japan to have multiple runways of 4,000 metres and allowing it to become operational 24 hours a day.
Constructed on a man-made island in Osaka Bay, KIX intends to increase both passenger and cargo flights, particularly in peak-time hours.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

WITH a quick scrubbing motion, Tatsuya Ishihara commits an act that is tantamount to a crime in the vehicle industry. The to-and-fro of the wire brush has etched scars in the black paint on the bonnet of the brand new Nissan X-Trail SUV that would normally require a return to the workshop.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo

KANSAI International Airport opens its second runway on August 2nd, making it the first hub facility in Japan to have multiple runways of 4,000 metres and allowing it to become operational 24 hours a day.
Constructed on a man-made island in Osaka Bay, KIX intends to increase both passenger and cargo flights, particularly in peak-time hours.…

BY JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
IT comes in a stunning multi-layered Perspex box that combines traditional elements of Japanese design with contemporary materials, the trays sliding out and each lotion held in a delicate, individual jar. But it is the contents of those jars, as well as the spray canister, that really has the scientists at Shiseido Co.’s…

BY PHILIPPA JONES, in Paris
SIMPLE cost-effective actions can help road hauliers run more efficient businesses, reduce their fuel bills and improve their environmental credentials, expert speakers have told an international conference on fuel efficiency in Paris.

Fuel accounts for at least 30% of operating costs in most road transport operations, but few, if any, haulage companies are really maximising the potential to be more fuel efficient, according to Jonathan James, a consultant with Faber Maunsell.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) has created a disputes panel to rule on the vexed question of whether India’s import duties on wines and spirits are so punishing, they break WTO rules. The panel will hear complaints from the United States, whose drinks industries have long chafed at the aggregated duties that range between 150% and 550%.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL, in London, and JULIAN RYALL, in Tokyo
THE INTRODUCTION on June 1 of the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals system – better known as REACH – will have a far-reaching impact on chemical manufacturers and distributors around the world, with companies operating in Japan expecting it to lead to higher costs – although they accept that its aims are positive.…