Japan waiting for Beijing’s next move after Trump-Xi summit
April 9, 2017
TOKYO- Japan is waiting to see what move China will make next toward North Korea after the UN-Chinese summit ended Friday, incredulous that Beijing will intensify pressure on Pyongyang in earnest, officials said Saturday. The Japanese officials also said Washington should
Actress Utako Kyo dies at 89
April 8, 2017
TOKYO- Utako Kyo, a Japanese actress and half of the popular stand-up comedy duo “Utako Keisue,” died on Thursday. She was 89. Born in Kyoto, Kyo started her show business career as a stage actress just after World War II and
Consumption tax hike “absolutely necessary”
April 8, 2017
TOKYO- Sadayuki Sakakibara, new chairman of the Fiscal System Council, which advises the finance minister, said Friday the consumption tax hike planned for October 2019 is “absolutely necessary” for fiscal reconstruction in Japan. The consumption tax hike from the current 8
Economy seen marking 3rd-longest postwar recovery
April 8, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators rose for the first time in three months in February, suggesting that the Japanese economy has extended its current phase of recovery to 51 months, the third-longest expansion in the postwar period. The
Japan, ASEAN agree to work together to promote free trade
April 8, 2017
OSAKA- Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states agreed to work together to promote free trade at a meeting of their economic ministers in the western Japan city of Osaka Saturday. In a joint statement, participants said they
Japan to use remote isles as bases to guard territorial waters
April 8, 2017
TOKYO- The government on Friday adopted basic guidelines to utilize remote islands as Japan’s bases for guarding its territorial waters and carrying out natural resource surveys. Under the guidelines, adopted at a meeting of its Headquarters for Ocean Policy, the government
Public-private consortium eyed for buying Toshiba chip biz
April 8, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government and business sector are considering forming a Japanese public-private consortium to have it acquire a major stake in Toshiba Corp.’s flash memory business, informed sources said Saturday. The idea is to secure a total of around 500
Japan envoy, head of US forces in S. Korea discuss North
April 8, 2017
SEOUL- Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Yasumasa Nagamine has agreed with the commander of US forces in South Korea to deepen bilateral cooperation on North Korean issues, according to a Japan-US diplomatic source. At their first meeting in Seoul on Thursday,
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