During his visits, the minister expressed his gratitude to both countries for ensuring stable supplies of crude oil to Japan and discussed stabilization of the international crude oil market in the future. He also promoted Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan—to be held from April 13 to October 13, 2025—noting that the next nation to host a similar global exposition will be Saudi Arabia (specifically, the Riyadh Expo 2030, to be held from October 1, 2030, to March 31, 2031).
When Minister Muto was in the UAE, he met with H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, the UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and the two ministers agreed on both countries’ further collaboration in developing the space industry.
Meanwhile, Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) of Japan has introduced an agreement toward the delivery of a heavy-ion cancer therapy facility to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Toshiba ESS, which has exhibited its technological capabilities both in and outside Japan, has also been working on technological development with the National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST).
Nine years ago, in 2016, Toshiba ESS delivered the world’s first rotating gantry utilizing superconductive magnets for QST’s Heavy Ion Medical Accelerator in Chiba (HIMAC), in Japan. The company has also been striving to make heavy ion therapy facilities smaller, lighter, and more affordable.
Overseas, Toshiba ESS delivered a similar system two years ago (2023) to South Korea’s Yonsei University, with cancer therapy already beginning there.
The firm also signed a business alliance agreement on November 6, 2023, with China-based Ion Nova (Shanghai) Medical Technology Co., Ltd., and is actively seeking orders in North America.
