US trade deficit with Japan dives 28 percent in April
June 3, 2017
Tokyo- The US customs-cleared merchandise trade deficit with Japan in April plunged 28 percent from the previous month to $5.2 billion, the Commerce Department said Friday. Still, the deficit with Japan, not seasonally adjusted, was the fourth-largest among US trading partners,
More high school students eat rice than bread: survey
June 3, 2017
Tokyo- More high school students in the Tokyo metropolitan area usually have rice for breakfast than those who eat bread, according to a survey by Norinchukin Bank. Rice led bread as the breakfast staple of high school students for the first
Putin defends military buildup on Japan-claimed isles as counter to US
June 2, 2017
MOSCOW- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday defended his country’s recent military buildup on disputed islands called the Northern Territories in Japan as a counter to the United States. Putin called the US deployment of an advanced missile defense system in
Debt-to-GDP ratio is new fiscal reform gauge
June 2, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese government plans to place emphasis on its efforts for lowering the proportion of the country’s outstanding public debts to its gross domestic product as an indicator for measuring its fiscal reconstruction efforts, informed sources said Thursday. The government
Tokyo Governor Koike offers to quit LDP
June 2, 2017
Tokyo- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said Thursday that she has submitted a letter of resignation from Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, clarifying her position before becoming leader of Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites first group), a regional political party. The LDP
Lower House OKs bill for emperor’s abdication
June 2, 2017
Tokyo- The House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Friday approved a government-sponsored special bill for Emperor Akihito’s abdication. The abdication bill is expected to be enacted as early as June 9, following deliberations in the
Japan regrets US withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord
June 2, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese cabinet ministers at separate press conferences on Friday expressed regrets over US President Donald Trump’s announcement the previous day of a decision on his country’s withdrawal from the 2015 landmark Paris climate accord. “I’m greatly disappointed with Trump’s decision,
Japan, US to hold 2-plus-2 security talks July 13-14
June 2, 2017
WASHINGTON- The United States and Japan are expected to hold security talks among their foreign and defense ministers in Washington July 13-14, the first such “two-plus-two” meeting since US President Donald Trump took office in January, US government officials told Jiji
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