IMF revises up Japan 2017 growth estimate to 1.2%
April 19, 2017
WASHINGTON- The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that it projects 1.2 percent growth in the Japanese economy in 2017, up 0.4 percentage point from its previous projection in January. The forecast for the world economy was revised up 0.1 point to
Japan-US FTA broaded
April 19, 2017
Tokyo- Visiting US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday indicated the possibility that his country’s economic dialogue with Japan may develop into a bilateral free trade agreement. “Today, we are beginning a process of economic dialogue, the end of which may
Pence stresses US resolve to defend Japan
April 19, 2017
YOKOSUKA, KANAGAWA PREF- US Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday stressed his country’s resolve to defend Japan as obliged under the bilateral security treaty. “The United States’ commitment to Article 5 of our security treaty is unwavering,” Pence said in a
Toshiba to spin off more divisions, mulls becoming holding firm
April 19, 2017
Tokyo- Toshiba Corp. plans to spin off more of its mainstay businesses, including social infrastructure and energy operations, during fiscal 2017, which started this month, informed sources have said. The move is aimed at increasing management flexibility and helping the group
Koike may reach conclusion on Tsukiji issue before July 2 metropolitan election
April 18, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike suggested on Monday that she may reach a conclusion on the issue of the stalled relocation of the Japanese capital’s Tsukiji food wholesale market before the July 2metropolitan assembly election. In an interview with Jiji Press,
Mnuchin Reiterates US support for strong dollar
April 18, 2017
WASHINGTON- US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday reiterated his country’s support for a strong dollar. “As the world’s currency, the primary reserve currency, I think that over long periods of time the strength of the dollar is a good thing,”
Kishida Rejects North Korea’s View on Abduction Probe Deal
April 18, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday rejected North Korea’s view that its pledge in May 2014 to reinvestigate Japanese nationals in the country, including those abducted, is no longer valid. The view, expressed the previous day by Song Il
OECD chief calls for dialogue with US to Keep TPP alive
April 18, 2017
Tokyo- Angel Gurria, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has called for continued dialogue with the United States to keep the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal alive. The TPP is “not dead” after the US. withdrawal, Gurria said
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