SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture—Japan’s new whaling mothership departed on its first expedition as the country plans to expand its commercial hunts. The Kangei Maru, the successor to the ...

Expect scattered rain showers. A breeze will accompany a low of 57°. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant O₃ 61 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the ...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, today held a christening and launch ...

Mitsui Chemicals has begun developing the recycling technology which is required to produce high-purity phosphorus materials ...

SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Prefecture--Raw whale meat fetched 500,000 yen ($3,560) per kilogram at an auction here on Nov. 14, double the previous record of 250,000 yen set in Osaka in October.

On April 3, a crowd gathered in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, to celebrate the completion of the Kangei Maru, a 9,300-ton colossus built by Tokyo-based firm Kyodo Senpaku at a cost of 7. ...

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