Japan hopes to mediate between U.S., Iran over nuke deal
May 10, 2019
Tokyo–The Japanese government hopes to mediate between the United States and Iran to rescue the 2015 international nuclear deal, officials have said. “We note that Iran denies it is withdrawing from the nuclear deal,” Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasutoshi Nishimura
Japan submits reform proposals for WTO dispute settlement procedures
May 10, 2019
Tokyo–Japan has submitted reform proposals for the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement procedures, after its Appellate Body last month supported South Korea’s ban on Japanese fishery products, a government official said Thursday. The proposals were jointly submitted to the WTO’s
Patient taking cancer drug Opdivo dies in Japan
May 10, 2019
Tokyo–Japan’s health ministry said Thursday that a patient taking the cancer drug Opdivo has died, ordering the manufacturer to add a warning on the package insert about a serious adverse effect. The patient was among the 11 who experienced pituitary
Strong quake jolts Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture
May 10, 2019
Tokyo–A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.3 rocked Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Friday. The quake, which hit at 8:48 a.m. (11:48 p.m. Thursday GMT), measured lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of zero to 7
Japan, S. Korea arranging meeting of defense ministers
May 10, 2019
Tokyo–Japan and South Korea are arranging a meeting of their defense ministers in Singapore for June, informed sources said Thursday. It would be the first such meeting between the Asian neighbors since the December 2018 incident in which a South
Japan conducts joint naval exercise with U.S., India, Philippines
May 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japan has conducted a naval exercise with the United States, India and the Philippines in the East China Sea and South China Sea, the first joint drill involving the four countries, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force said Thursday. The exercise,
FOCUS: Suga’s diplomatic skills to be tested in U.S. visit
May 9, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who has emerged as a candidate for prime minister, will see his diplomatic skills tested in his four-day U.S. visit from Thursday. In the United States, Suga is set to hold talks with Vice
Concerns growing over impact on Japan from U.S.-China tensions
May 9, 2019
Tokyo–Concerns are growing in Japan over the possible impact on its economy from intensifying trade tensions between the United States and China. Some private economists estimate that the trade war could push down Japan’s annual exports by almost one pct.
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