Aduriz named an ambassador of Japanese cuisine
Andoni Luis Aduriz, in charge of the biestrelled Mugaritz in San Sebastián, has been appointed Goodwill Ambassador of Japanese Cuisine for his work to promote and promote Japanese gastronomy, a title awarded by the Japanese Government to those who disseminate Japanese culinary culture abroad. This is how the Basque chef joins a group of ambassadors […]
FC Barcelona incorporates SHISEIDO MEN as a new official partner
FC Barcelona and SHISEIDO MEN, which is part of Shiseido Company, Ltd, have signed a new two-year sponsorship agreement with which the prestigious Japanese cosmetic firm becomes Official men’s skincare and makeup partner of the Barça club until December 2022 Through this new agreement, both entities will collaborate to carry out different joint actions in […]
Japan will resume nuclear energy
The Government of Japan considers reviving nuclear power, in decline after the accident at the Fukushima plant 10 years ago. The Minister of Industry, Hiroshi Kajiyama, affirms in an interview with the Financial Times that the harsh winter experienced in January has made the Government reconsider and has reopened the debate on the need for […]
The Minister of Agriculture and the Ambassador Japan meet to commemorate the second anniversary of the EU-JAPAN agreement
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, met today with the Japanese Ambassador, Kenji Hiramatsu, with whom he has discussed matters of interest in agri-food for both countries. The meeting takes place on a day that marks two years of the economic association agreement between the European Union and Japan, a country that […]
Foreign direct investment fell 42% globally in 2020
Foreign direct investment, affected by the pandemic, plummeted 42% globally in 2020, the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (Unctad) indicated today, which does not foresee a recovery in this indicator until 2022. Foreign investments, which in 2019 had totaled 1.5 trillion dollars (1.2 trillion euros), contracted last year to 859,000 million dollars (706,000 […]
The US and Japan promise to strengthen their alliance in the face of China’s maritime push
The heads of Defense of Japan and the United States, Nobuo Kishi and Lloyd Austin, have promised in a telephone conversation to strengthen their military alliance to counteract China’s push in the East Asian seas, the Japanese minister explained today. Kishi explained that both reaffirmed the need to defend article 5 of the bilateral security […]
The Government of Japan will maintain the Games despite Covid-19
After several months of uncertainty and mixed and contradictory messages with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Japanese Government would be negotiating its resignation from the Olympic Games (scheduled to be held between July 23 and August 8) that already They were postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to “The Times”. This […]
Everis reaches a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services
Everis reaches a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) The consulting firm Everis, a company of the NTT DATA Group, has reached a new strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the development of digital corporate solutions based on AWS, with the aim of accelerating the digital transformation of corporate clients […]
UCC Coffee Spain moves Mercadona’s American coffee production line from Japan to Logroño
UCC Coffee Spain, Mercadona’s Totaler Supplier specialized in ground coffee and coffee beans, moves the American Coffee production line of the Hacendado brand from Japan to Logroño (La Rioja). The manufacturer invests more than € 250,000 with this change, with the double objective of minimizing the environmental impact and improving the service to “The Boss” […]
Takeda enters the pharmaceutical league
The Japanese company entered the lucrative US market by the hand of Shire through the big door and, according to forecasts, it will make a record profit in 2021 thanks to treatments such as Entyvio or Vyvanse. The second half of the decade looks promising. The Japanese firm plans to launch 12 new treatments in […]