Taiheiyo Coal Mining Co., owner of one of Japan's two major coal mines, launched a three-month training program for 60 Vietnamese engineers Wednesday as part of a five-year project to transfer Japan's mining technology to other countries.
"We want you to learn our accumulated expertise," Takayuki Ikeda, president of the company, said in an opening ceremony.
The training program will run until Dec. 1 at both the Taiheiyo coal mine and the Ikeshima coal mine in Sotome, Nagasaki Prefecture, which is run by Matsushima Coal Mining Co.
The two mines have been chosen as bases for the national project, to be fully launched next April with the aim of providing mining technology to coal-producing nations to help Japan secure a stable coal supply.