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Russian grains to reach Japan via Northern Sea Route

31 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments food, Irtysh River, Japan, Northern Sea Route, Omsk, Sabetta, shipping, Siberia

It could open a new window to Asia, a regional governor in Siberia argues. The region of Omsk in 2018

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Japan scopes out future Arctic research in Cambridge Bay, Northern Canada

8 July 201912 July 2019 Kate Kyle, CBC News 0 Comments Cambridge Bay, climate change, indigenous, Inuit, Japan, Nunavut, sea ice, traditional knowledge

A Japanese research institute is seeking to deepen its collaboration with Canadian scientists and Inuit to further research in the

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Japanese companies buy stake in Russian Arctic LNG project

2 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic LNG-2, energy, gas, Japan, LNG

Companies Mitsui and JOGMEC acquire a 10 percent share in Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2. The deal gives the two Japanese

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Blog – South Korea, an unlikely polar pioneer, hosts Arctic conference

11 December 201814 December 2018 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic Circle, Asia, Ban Ki-moon, China, climate change, COP24, icebreakers, Japan, korea, LNG, Northern Sea Route, Seoul, shipping, ships

Over the weekend, as the temperature in Seoul plunged to -12°C, Koreans bundled up in the long puffy black parkas

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Chinese tourists replacing Japanese visitors in Finnish Lapland

1 October 20182 October 2018 Yle News 0 Comments China, Japan, Lapland, tourism

However, at the same time – and for the past decade – the number of Chinese tourists visiting Finland’s Arctic

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Quality key to Finnish food industry’s success in Asia

2 May 20182 May 2018 Yle News 0 Comments agriculture, Asia, China, eggs, exports, Finland, food, Japan, market, Munax, pork

Finland’s food exports are growing briskly. In 2016 Finland exported 1.5 billion euros’ worth of foodstuffs, surpassing 1.6 billion last

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Japan looks to Canada to keep an eye on China’s Arctic ambitions: expert

27 September 2017 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments Arctic, Canada, defence, Japan, security

Concern over growing Chinese naval action in the Arctic is prompting the Japanese military to seek closer cooperation with Canada

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New wind power plant for Russian Arctic coast town

22 March 201714 July 2017 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Japan, Lena River, renewable energy, Tiksi

Preparations are underway for the erection of wind turbines in the town of Tiksi. The town located on the Russian

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How Arctic shipping could boost Canada’s trade relationship with Asia

18 May 201619 March 2018 Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International 0 Comments China, economy, environment, Hugh Stephens, Japan, Northwest Passage, politics, shipping

While the Northwest Passage is a long way away from becoming a commercially viable maritime shipping route, even a moderate

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Ice extent still well below normal in Arctic

6 May 2016 Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments climate, Germany, Japan, nature, NSIDC), oceans

Arctic sea-ice extent in April was probably at a record low for the month, continuing this year’s trend of record

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Japan, Finland agree to boost cooperation in the Arctic

11 March 201612 March 2016 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, cooperation, Finland, Japan

Japan and Finland are ready for Arctic cooperation, including the use of the Northern Sea Route and the development of

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Japan wants more Arctic cooperation with Russia

8 March 2016 Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic, Arctic Council, Japan, Russia

Japan’s Ambassador in Charge of Arctic Affairs, Kazuko Shiraishi has outlined three main areas of cooperation between Russia and Japan

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Blog: Asia and the Arctic in Eurasian Geography and Economics

11 August 201416 April 2015 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic, Arctic Circle, Asia, Canada, ECONOMICS, energy, gas, Japan, korea, LNG, Northern Sea Route, shipping, South Korea

For interested readers, the peer-reviewed journal Eurasian Geography and Economics has just published my article, “North by Northeast: Toward an

The Chinese icebreaker Xuelong harbored in Shanghai in 2012. The Xuelong is the first Chinese vessel to cross the Arctic Ocean. (Pei Xin / Xinhua / AP)

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Blog: Full steam ahead for Asian icebreakers in the Arctic this summer

7 July 201416 April 2015 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic, Asia, China, Japan, korea, METHANE HYDRATES, Science

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) governs many of the activities on and below the

The Russian contingent at Arctic Circle, Reykjavik, 2013. Center: Artur Chilingarov, Russian polar scientist and explorer. Right: Russian Ambassador at Large for Arctic Cooperation and Senior Arctic Official Anton Vasiliev. (Mia Bennett)

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Blog: Russia puts countries on edge in the Arctic

25 March 2014 Mia Bennett 0 Comments Arctic, energy, europe, gas, geopolitics, HYDROCARBONS, Japan, LNG, Norway, Russia

The Arctic has been one of the bright spots in cooperation between Russia and the West for several years now

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