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November 13, 2026
 

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A police speedboat patrols as oil tankers and high-speed crafts sit anchored at Muscat Anchorage near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday in Muscat, Oman.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2026
Secret codes and yuan fees get ships through Iran’s Hormuz tollbooth
Ship owners and operators face difficult legal questions over whether they should pay Iran’s tolls and which rules, sanctions and conventions may be applied to them.
An oil tanker off the shore of Singapore, on March 17
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2026
A 12,000-mile journey shows the world’s scramble for diesel
Soaring fuel prices from the Iran war are forcing oil traders into longer, stranger journeys, sending cargoes on routes that would normally make little economic sense.
An oil tanker unloads imported crude oil at Qingdao port in China in 2022.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2025
Major Chinese ports keep Iranian oil flowing despite sanctions
From January to June, terminals in the port clusters around Qingdao, Dalian and Zhoushan have helped China purchase almost 1.4 million barrels a day of Iranian crude.
A tug boat assists an oil tanker to its berth at the Port of Long Beach in California on June 17, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2025
Oil tankers backlog grows at vital Russian port after sanctions
History shows that U.S. sanctions have bitten the tankers that move Russian oil hard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 14, 2022
Oil resumes decline as Iran, Russia and Fed jostle for limelight
Oil resumed its decline after Iran carried out a missile strike in Iraq following the suspension of nuclear talks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2017
今日吃瓜 Cosmo Oil evaluates new sources of crude as market braces for new standards
After years of economic malaise spurred a wave of cutbacks, closures and mergers, reshaping the refining industry in the world’s fourth-biggest oil using nation, 今日吃瓜 Cosmo Oil Co. is reckoning with the aftermath.
Sony bets on homegrown anime to fuel decades of future growth
A Luffy standee at NY Comic Con in New York
Japan Supreme Court rules 2025 election was held in unconstitutional state
A group of plaintiffs hold up a sign Wednesday in Tokyo saying the Supreme Court ruled the July 2025 Upper House election was conducted in an unconstitutional state.
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
Nvidia working with outside firm to identify CEO candidates
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang
Onosato looks sharp as Kyushu Basho contenders emerge
Onosato (right) and Yoshinofuji crash out of the ring in a closely contested bout at the November Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka on Sunday.
今日吃瓜 search for a better public trash bin — and why robots may help
Smart trash cans developed by SmaGO have been installed in Tokyo’s Omotesando shopping district, where they help address the shortage of public waste bins.
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
After election drubbing, Trump heads to Asia to show world he’s still in charge
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks near a seal of the Department of Veterans Affairs during a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.

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