The European Union and Japan are on course to sign a trade deal on Thursday, after talks gained impetus in the wake of Donald Trump’s threat to put up barriers to international commerce. Cecilia Malmström, the European trade commissioner, announced she ... ( read original story ...)
EU, Japan reach ‘political agreement’ on free-trade deal
One detail still to be ironed out in the coming months is how disputes arising from the treaty will be settled – a touchy subject in Europe due to concerns that such pacts give too much power to big business. The accord, EU and Japanese officials say ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to trigger sales of weaponry
Until a few years ago, the idea of an international arms fair in Japan would have struck many as ludicrous. Japanese troops have not fired a weapon in war since the nation’s once-powerful military was defanged by the US occupation in 1945. Japan’s ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 6.5 earthquake kills at least two in Philippines
TACLOBAN, PHILIPPINES – A strong earthquake damaged a power plant, caused landslides and cracked buildings and roads in the central Philippines, injuring scores of people and cutting off outlying villages. An east-central area of the archipelago was ... ( read original story ...)
Jhe Japan Meteorological agency reported that a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan’s northernmost Hokkaido island.
TOKYO (Sputnik) — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's northernmost Hokkaido island, according to the Japan Meteorological agency. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Abira settlement late on Saturday, while Iburi province suffered from 5-magnitude ... ( read original story ...)
NZ, US and Japanese scientists research earthquakes off Bay coast
Scientists have been researching earthquakes and tsunamis off the coast of Hawke's Bay as part of a national project. Scientists from New Zealand, United States of America and Japan have spent the last week gathering data from the seafloor off the coast of ... ( read original story ...)
‘Gloomy Japan’ highlights a loss of hope
Genda thinks the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011, played a big part in recalibrating people’s views on what is important. If that’s true, it may be something good that has come from that disaster. Natural Selections covers issues related ... ( read original story ...)
Light earthquake, 4.2 mag strikes near Ryugasaki in Japan
A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Ryugasaki in Japan on Monday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 73.43 km (46 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us20009pal. Unique identifier: us20009pal. ( read original story ...)
Why Did Montana Experience a Powerful Earthquake Last Night?
But it also rumbled in the Philippines. Come to think of it, it rumbled in Vanuatu and Japan too. The Earth rumbles a lot. Folks were especially surprised by the earthquake that registered a 5.8 on the Richter scale in Montana. Why? Well, we’re America ... ( read original story ...)
EU and Japan reach free trade deal
These are external links and will open in a new window The European Union and Japan have formally agreed an outline free-trade deal. The agreement paves the way for trading in goods without tariff barriers between two of the world's biggest economic areas. ( read original story ...)
What would a trade deal between the EU and Japan look like and what would it mean?
The European Union and Japan have taken a major step towards agreeing a full trade treaty, yesterday reaching a "political agreement" to negotiate the trade deal. The announcement appeared to be a direct challenge to US President Donald Trump ahead ... ( read original story ...)
EU, Japan have ‘agreement in principle’ on free trade deal
BRUSSELS -- The European Union and Japan have agreed "in principle" on a free trade deal that will affect an overwhelming majority of commerce between the two economic giants and will be officially endorsed at a summit of their leaders Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Tennis-Japan’s Osaka enjoys winning Wimbledon debut
July 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Naomi Osaka made a winning start to her first Wimbledon campaign, beating Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3 7-6(3) in the opening round at the All England Club on Monday. The world number 59 made her WTA main draw breakthrough in ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei edges up on solid business sentiment; Tokyo poll dampens sentiment
Tokyo shares posted modest gains on Monday, buoyed by an upbeat business sentiment survey and a stable dollar-yen exchange rate, but defeat for Japan's ruling party in a Tokyo poll checked investor risk appetite and capped the upside. In a closely-watched ... ( read original story ...)
Japan business confidence hits three-year high: BOJ tankan
The headline diffusion index (DI) measuring big manufacturers' sentiment stood at plus 17 in June, the Bank of Japan's quarterly "tankan" survey showed on Monday, improving from plus 12 in the previous survey in March. It exceeded a median market forecast ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo utility heads plead innocent
TOKYO -- Three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. apologized in court Friday for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, but pleaded innocent to charges of professional negligence. Tsunehisa Katsumata, the 77-year-old ex-chairman of the utility ... ( read original story ...)