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Japan's whaling industry is struggling to stay afloat as government subsidies dwindle and consumers are less interested in what used to be a staple food on Japanese dinner tables.
japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda will meet with russian president vladimir putin on the sidelines of this summit. noda and putin are expected to discuss ecomic coeration. and noda plans to raise the issue of russian-held islands claimed by japan. noda is also expected to promote cooperation in energy and other fields. he says he hopes this might lead to talks on the territorial dispute. russian leaders are using the apec sumit to show their focus is now aimed at asia. one thing they can offer the region is substantial reserves of crude oil and natural gas. developing those re...
share a border 4,000 kilometers. earlier, i spoke with nhk world's kaori nagao who is in vladivostok covering the apec meetings. >> reporter: the leaders covered a wide range of matters from economics to international relations. >> reporter: at the top the agenda was economic relations. they agreed not only to increase mutual trade and investment, but also to enhance the cooperation in areas such as energy and high-tech development. after the meeting, president putin made a keynote speech at apec's business forum. the three-day business forum is being held alongside apec sessions. bu...
cooperation in energy and other fields. he says he hopes this might lead to talks on the territorial dispute. russian leaders are using the apec sumit to show their focus is now aimed at asia. one thing they can offer the region is substantial reserves of crude oil and natural gas. developing those reserves is helping russia develop its far east. nhk world's yusuke kitamura reports. >> reporter: the crude oil terminal was built three years ago on the outskirts of vladivostok. more than ten large oil tankers come through the port each month. last year, over 15 million tons of crude ...