Tag: Japan
12 Pacific-rim nations, including Australia, ink largest free trade agreement in history
Australia, Canada, the US, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, Singapore and Vietnam signed the historic Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Atlanta, Georgia,...
GE Oil & Gas uses 3D printing to manufacture end-use control parts in Japan
GE has announced that its Oil & Gas Division (GE Oil & Gas) has introduced the first metal 3D printers into their Japanese operations at...
Nissan to introduce autonomous drive vehicles on the market by 2020
Japan's second-largest automotive company, Nissan, has announced that it will collaborate with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), through its North American-based organisation, to...
GWA Group to sell Dux Manufacturing to Japan’s Noritz Corporation for $46m
GWA Group has announced that it will sell Dux Manufacturing to Japan's Noritz Corporation for $46 million.
Established in Kobe, Japan, in 1951, Noritz is a...
Johnson & Johnson opens Asia Pacific Innovation Centre
Johnson & Johnson has opened its Asia Pacific Innovation Centre in Shanghai with satellites in Singapore, Australia and Japan.
The Centre will focus on identifying...
Japan to build world’s largest floating solar farm
Japanese technology giant Kyocera has announced that it has partnered up with Century Tokyo Leasing Corp and Ciel Terre to construct two floating solar power...
AMWU: JAFTA will hurt Australian manufacturing
The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) is not happy with the Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement (JAFTA), stating that it sells out the interests of...
Australia and Japan sign free trade agreement
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with his Australian counterpart Tony Abbott on Tuesday to sign agreements bolstering defence and trade ties and commencing...
Australia and Japan to collaborate on stealth technology research
Japan and Australia agreed on Wednesday to intensify security ties established in 2007 and collaborate on developing stealth submarine technology, as Canberra looks to gain...
Toshiba and SanDisk to start producing 3D NAND flash memory in Japan
In their pursuit of thinner and lighter chips, Toshiba Corporation and SanDisk Corporation — a global leader in flash storage solutions — have announced...
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“New Starts Here”: AGHA launches national platform for gift and homewares
Australia’s peak organisation for the gift and homewares sector, the Australian Gift & Homewares Association (AGHA), has revealed plans for a major expansion in 2026, introducing Gifted Melbourne 2026 to complement the long-established AGHA Sydney Gift Fair.
