Trump admin ‘opportunity’ for Japan’s shipbuilders: NYK Line chair

Trump admin 'opportunity' for Japan's shipbuilders: NYK Line chair Trump admin 'opportunity' for Japan's shipbuilders: NYK Line chair

TOKYO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies may create a headwind to the struggling Japanese shipbuilding industry, but it could also provide “an opportunity,” said Hitoshi Nagasawa, chairman of shipping company Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK Line), in an interview with Nikkei.

Edited excerpts from the interview follow.