Japan's Sankyu to build logistics center on Malacca Straits

Facility targets Japanese companies looking for fast access to Southeast Asia

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Port Klang is a key shipping point linking East Asia with the Middle East. © Getty Images

SO UTSUNOMIYA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese logistics company Sankyu will establish a distribution center in Port Klang on the west coast of Malaysia in 2021.

Port Klang is Malaysia's largest trading port. Sankyu's facility will help Japanese companies penetrate Southeast Asian markets and serve as a transit point for maritime shipping between Japan and the Middle East.

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