21 July 2011
MUSCAT: The presence of Japan will grow in the future economic scene of Oman contributing to further strengthening of business and economic cooperation between Japan and Oman, Seiji Morimoto, ambassador of Japan said in his latest news letter.
The envoy was refering to the successful bid for the Barka 3 and Sohar 2 Independent Power Plant (IPP) project by Sojitz Corporation, Japan, as part of an international consortium finalised in May last year and Japan's Marubeni Corporation winning the equally coveted Sur IPP project earlier this month.
Morimoto said: "With Japan's participation in these major projects it is likely to open up opportunities for other Japanese companies in related areas. It will be gratifying to see this happen."
A news letter, which was launched in July last year with the view to sharing Japan's latest foreign policy and developments in the bilateral relationship between Japan and the Sultanate of Oman, has just completed a year with this sixth and the latest issue.
He shared his experience at a lecture at a meeting of the Japan-Oman Club held at the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Tokyo in June when he was back in Japan on home leave.
The envoy said: "I took the opportunity to talk about the strategic and geo-political implications of Oman, the success of the 40-year reign of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, connections between Japan and Oman, and the charm of Oman under the title 'Japan-Oman Relations - A Closer Look at the Closest Arab Country
to Japan'."
Established in May 2010, the Japan-Oman Club undertakes a wide range of activities that contribute to the fostering of friendly relations between Japan and Oman, including a regular lecture series called Talk Oman, to promote friendship among club members who are deeply attached to Oman. "After the lecture, I enjoyed pleasant exchanges with the participants to realize the diversity and uniqueness of club members, and deeply impressed with their genuine interest in Oman that they share in common," he said.
Stating that he is delighted to see growing exchange among young people of Japan and Oman, he said, "I am much obliged to mention that six high-school and college students from Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have recently arrived in Muscat to participate in the "summer of sports" at the kind invitation of the Ministry of Sports that was extended to the local youth in the March 11 disaster stricken Tohoku (northeast) region of Japan."
He added, "When I met some of these students in Tokyo, they fervently expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Government of the Sultanate of Oman for the opportunity and how much they were looking forward to their impending visit to Oman. "
Informing that his leave in June was the opportunity for him to witness the post disaster reality in Japan, he explained, "In light of the intense summer heat and loss of power from the Fukushima Daiichi and other nuclear plants, factories and other large-lot users that consume 500 KW or more in the coverage areas of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Tohoku Electric Power Company (Tohoku EPCO) have been ordered to limit their electricity consumption to 15 per cent below the level last year under the Electricity Business Law."
While Japan's effort to fight nuclear crisis continues, nuclear issues have become a frequently discussed topic at international conferences. In the recent months following the disaster, Japan has participated in some of such meetings as listed below to share its views and concerns with the international community.
Morimoto informed.
He informed that the government has also asked small-lot users and households to cut their electricity consumption by 15 percent during summer.
"I noticed that the temperature of air conditioning inside the trains and metros I took was set higher than usual around 28°C, and that trains were running with their interior lights off during daytime," he said.
While Japan's effort to fight nuclear crisis continues, nuclear issues have become more frequently discussed topic at international conferences. In the recent months following the disaster, Japan has participated in some of such meetings as listed below to share its views and concerns with the international community, Morimoto informed.
MUSCAT: The presence of Japan will grow in the future economic scene of Oman contributing to further strengthening of business and economic cooperation between Japan and Oman, Seiji Morimoto, ambassador of Japan said in his latest news letter.
The envoy was refering to the successful bid for the Barka 3 and Sohar 2 Independent Power Plant (IPP) project by Sojitz Corporation, Japan, as part of an international consortium finalised in May last year and Japan's Marubeni Corporation winning the equally coveted Sur IPP project earlier this month.
Morimoto said: "With Japan's participation in these major projects it is likely to open up opportunities for other Japanese companies in related areas. It will be gratifying to see this happen."
A news letter, which was launched in July last year with the view to sharing Japan's latest foreign policy and developments in the bilateral relationship between Japan and the Sultanate of Oman, has just completed a year with this sixth and the latest issue.
He shared his experience at a lecture at a meeting of the Japan-Oman Club held at the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Tokyo in June when he was back in Japan on home leave.
The envoy said: "I took the opportunity to talk about the strategic and geo-political implications of Oman, the success of the 40-year reign of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, connections between Japan and Oman, and the charm of Oman under the title 'Japan-Oman Relations - A Closer Look at the Closest Arab Country
to Japan'."
Established in May 2010, the Japan-Oman Club undertakes a wide range of activities that contribute to the fostering of friendly relations between Japan and Oman, including a regular lecture series called Talk Oman, to promote friendship among club members who are deeply attached to Oman. "After the lecture, I enjoyed pleasant exchanges with the participants to realize the diversity and uniqueness of club members, and deeply impressed with their genuine interest in Oman that they share in common," he said.
Stating that he is delighted to see growing exchange among young people of Japan and Oman, he said, "I am much obliged to mention that six high-school and college students from Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures have recently arrived in Muscat to participate in the "summer of sports" at the kind invitation of the Ministry of Sports that was extended to the local youth in the March 11 disaster stricken Tohoku (northeast) region of Japan."
He added, "When I met some of these students in Tokyo, they fervently expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Government of the Sultanate of Oman for the opportunity and how much they were looking forward to their impending visit to Oman. "
Informing that his leave in June was the opportunity for him to witness the post disaster reality in Japan, he explained, "In light of the intense summer heat and loss of power from the Fukushima Daiichi and other nuclear plants, factories and other large-lot users that consume 500 KW or more in the coverage areas of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and Tohoku Electric Power Company (Tohoku EPCO) have been ordered to limit their electricity consumption to 15 per cent below the level last year under the Electricity Business Law."
While Japan's effort to fight nuclear crisis continues, nuclear issues have become a frequently discussed topic at international conferences. In the recent months following the disaster, Japan has participated in some of such meetings as listed below to share its views and concerns with the international community.
Morimoto informed.
He informed that the government has also asked small-lot users and households to cut their electricity consumption by 15 percent during summer.
"I noticed that the temperature of air conditioning inside the trains and metros I took was set higher than usual around 28°C, and that trains were running with their interior lights off during daytime," he said.
While Japan's effort to fight nuclear crisis continues, nuclear issues have become more frequently discussed topic at international conferences. In the recent months following the disaster, Japan has participated in some of such meetings as listed below to share its views and concerns with the international community, Morimoto informed.
© Times of Oman 2011
