SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of -- The United States will "do what we can do" to help resolve festering trade and political disputes between South Korea and Japan, a senior U.S. official said Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)
Japan disabled challenge stigma, barriers to run for upper house seat
Thirty-five years later, Kimura, now 54, found herself addressing thousands of cheering, boisterous supporters from her wheelchair at a campaign event ahead of Japan's July 21 upper house election. "I ... ( read original story ...)
Japan antitrust watchdog seeks tougher rules on consumer data
TOKYO -- Japan's Fair Trade Commission plans to tighten controls on attempts by IT platform operators to inappropriately collect and use personal information, Nikkei learned Tuesday. A draft set ... ( read original story ...)
G20 Osaka Summit Marks Great Progress in Cooperation Among Heterogeneous Countries
At the Osaka summit, President Xi Jinping made a speech titled “Working Together to Build a High-Quality World Economy”, which reiterated these requirements. The G20 Principles for Quality ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul: U.S. understands seriousness of Seoul-Tokyo trade fight
On Tuesday, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono warned Tokyo might take further action if South Korea pushes harder on the issues related to historical issues. Tokyo has requested third-party ... ( read original story ...)
Seoul: US understands seriousness of Seoul-Tokyo trade fight
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — South Korea says the United States fully understands the seriousness of Seoul's growing trade dispute with Tokyo. Senior presidential official Kim Hyun-chong made the ... ( read original story ...)
Police swoop in to eject 2 people for heckling Abe at Sapporo stop
SAPPORO--Police officers abruptly plucked two citizens out of a venue where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was stumping here after they began jeering him, an action that could be an abuse of power, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. diplomat visits Seoul as South Korea, Japan dispute worsens
but said he would “engage in all issues that are related to South Korea and the United States,” the Yonhap news agency said. Last week Stilwell had told Japan’s NHK broadcaster the United ... ( read original story ...)
Takayasu pulls out of Nagoya Basho, leaving tournament without an ozeki
NAGOYA - Takayasu became the latest ozeki to withdraw from the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, meaning all four wrestlers currently at the sport’s second-highest rank have pulled ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp Corp’s Dynabook PC unit says it aims to go public in fiscal year 2021
TOKYO (Reuters) - Laptop computer maker Dynabook, a unit of Japan’s Sharp Corp (6753.T), on Tuesday said it aimed to go public in the fiscal year 2021. Sharp completed the acquisition of the personal ... ( read original story ...)
Kura Sushi USA files for IPO on Nasdaq
TOKYO -- Japanese sushi restaurant chain Kura announced on Thursday that its American subsidiary, Kura Sushi USA, has applied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for permission to list ... ( read original story ...)
Why Budweiser and bankers failed to sell IPO
In the run-up to the pricing of the IPO last week, it became clear that demand from institutional ... Zhou Xinyu, a 21-year-old student in Shanghai, likes to drink beer from Tokyo-based Asahi Group ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka chief police inspector nabbed on suspicion of stealing supplements
They say Kato has admitted to the allegation. The director of the Inspection Office commented, "We will take strict measures based on the outcome of the investigation." (Japanese original by Kentaro ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan eye possible small trade deal by September: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and Japan are working on a quid pro quo deal involving agriculture and autos that could be agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan won’t deploy to the Strait of Hormuz, defense minister says
Japanese Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday he has "no plan" to send the country's self-defense forces to the Middle East in order to protect commercial shipping interests from countries like ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s trade minister criticizes S Korea for ‘mistaken’ explanation after meeting
Japanese Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Tuesday it was “regrettable” that the South Korean government had made what he said was an erroneous explanation after the two sides sat down for a ... ( read original story ...)