BOJ members vigilant about US, European situations
February 8, 2017
TOKYO- Some Bank of Japan policymakers last week stressed the need to watch out for policies of US President Donald Trump and the impacts of Britain’s exit from the European Union, the BOJ said Wednesday. At a policy-setting meeting on Jan.
South Korea always important: Abe wife
February 8, 2017
SEOUL- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife, Akie, in a recent interview with the South Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo, has stressed the importance of Japan-South Korea relations. Whatever happens, South Korea would remain a very important country for Japan, Akie said
Trump’s invitation of Abe to Florida retreat announced
February 8, 2017
WASHINGTON- The US White House officially announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump will take Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to his Mar-a-Largo winter retreat in Florida after their first summit in Washington on Friday. Trump “has invited him (Abe) down to
Liquid milk safety standards
February 8, 2017
TOKYO- The Japanese government on Tuesday revealed a plan to start discussions by the end of March on establishing safety standards for liquid milk for babies. The plan was explained by officials of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry at a
Tokyo metropolitan assembly panel to summon former governor Ishihara
February 8, 2017
TOKYO- A special committee of the Tokyo metropolitan assembly decided Tuesday to summon former Governor Shintaro Ishihara over the suspended relocation of the capital’s landmark Tsukiji wholesale food market to a site in the reclaimed Toyosu area. Ishihara is expected to
JOC head quizzed by prosecutors over Olympic bid
February 8, 2017
TOKYO- Tokyo prosecutors questioned Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda and other people over corruption allegations related to Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, informed sources said Wednesday. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office conducted the voluntary questioning
Hon Hai bids for Toshiba’s chip business
February 8, 2017
TOKYO- Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. has bid to invest in the flash memory division of struggling Japanese electronics and machinery giant Toshiba Corp., it was learnedTuesday. The move by Hon Hai comes after the company, also
2016 current account surplus at 9-year high
February 8, 2017
TOKYO- Japan’s current account surplus in 2016 hit a nine-year high, with its goods trade balance turning into the black for the first time in six years chiefly thanks to a plunge in the yen-based value of imports, government data showed
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