By comparison, Japan and Germany get off easy. The focus on China is understandable: The U.S. trade deficit in goods with China ($347 billion last year) is five times bigger than any other. The U.S. trade gap with Mexico ($63.2 billion), though ... ( read original story ...)
TMX Group Ltd taking ‘Team Canada approach’ as it vies for slice of US$100 billion Saudi Aramco IPO
Aramco has yet to make a final decision on the venue for the IPO, and challenges are coming from larger international ... Aramco executives have also mentioned the possibility of listing in London, New York, Tokyo or Toronto. Aramco plans to sell shares ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metro backs P374-B MM subway
Atsushi Kamimura, manager for demand generation and marketing department at Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. said pursuing a plan to build a subway that would link the business centers of Makati, Pasay and Taguig would help decongest roads in Metro Manila. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Fro's to move downtown after closing in University Village
Tokyo Fro’s Rockin' Sushi closed at the end of January on ... fencing off access to his property and interfering with his ability to run his business. ( read original story ...)
Fiona Hyslop promotes Scottish business in Japan
She will meet business leaders in Tokyo and Nagasaki to promote Scotland as a place to invest and do business. The cabinet secretary said Japan was "a very important international partner for Scotland". The Scottish government said Japan was one of the top ... ( read original story ...)
Japan government morphing into activist shareholder
Japan Post Holdings itself spent many months under its IPO price of 1,400 yen. The government has already decided to help pay for rebuilding from the March 2011 disaster with 4 trillion yen in capital gains from selling shares in the Japan Post trio. ( read original story ...)
Japan's PM Abe 'seeks trust with Trump' on US visit
Japan's prime minister says he hopes to build a "relationship of trust" with Donald Trump, as he began a US visit. Addressing business leaders, Shinzo Abe said economic ties benefited both sides and urged a "new era" of co-operation. President Trump has ... ( read original story ...)
Trump pledges 'even closer' ties with Japan in meeting with PM Abe
"I believe that will all work out very well for everybody, China, Japan, the United States and everybody in the region," Trump said at a joint news conference with Abe. Stepping carefully into Japan's long-standing territorial dispute with China over ... ( read original story ...)
Asian stocks boosted by Trump pledge to cut business taxes
HONG KONG - Asian stocks advanced Friday led by big gains in Japan after U.S. President Donald Trump promised that he would soon cut taxes for businesses. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index surged 2.3 per cent as the yen weakened against the dollar ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Abe promotes Japan business ahead of Trump meet
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Washington and meeting with President Donald Trump (all times local): 9:05 a.m. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (SHEEN-zoh AH-bay) is making the case for Japanese business which he ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Shinzo Abe to discuss US job creation with Trump
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the US to discuss job creation and Japanese investment with President Donald Trump. Mr Trump has previously taken issue with the US trade deficit with Japan, as well as threatened to impose a tariff on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM holds talks with Trump, looks to win trust
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japan's prime minister to the White House with ... Trump and Abe held talks in the Oval Office, to be followed by a joint news conference and a working lunch. The two leaders will depart on Air Force ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Shinzo Abe arrives in US for Trump talks
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has arrived in the US for key economic and security talks with President Donald Trump. They plan to discuss job creation and Japanese investment following recent criticism from Mr Trump. The US president threatened to ... ( read original story ...)
Trump, Japan's Abe to hold summit amid air of uncertainty
WASHINGTON With differences simmering in the background, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe open ... Trump and Abe are to hold Oval Office talks in the morning and a joint news conference at midday and then fly to Palm ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM Looks to Win Trump's Trust in White House Talks
President Donald Trump's meeting with Japan's prime minister offers a chance to shore up ... Trump and Abe will hold talks in the Oval Office on Friday, followed by a joint news conference and a working lunch. Trump will then host Abe and his wife at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to accept only 300 refugees over 5 years
Japan has decided to admit 300 Syrian refugees and their families over the next 5 years. These families will also receive a living allowance. In 2016 10,901 people sought asylum in Japan. Only 28 were accepted. The previous year, although the amount of ... ( read original story ...)