The collapse of a company that persuaded hundreds of salarymen to invest almost $1bn in ultra-cheap “shared house” developments for single women in Tokyo has triggered a probe into lending practices at one of Japan’s most successful regional banks ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance official denies sexual misconduct allegation
Japan's Vice Finance Minister Junichi Fukuda ... citing difficulty carrying out his duties due to escalating criticism and attention. (Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Fukuda's case is the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government. ( read original story ...)
Par-tee time! Trump FIST BUMPS Abe as the president drives the Japanese prime minister between shots during 18-hole round on his own golf course
President Trump treated the Japanese prime minister to a round of golf Wednesday morning at his luxurious West Palm Beach, Florida, property and even played driver, shuttling Shinzo Abe around between holes. A photo released by Japan's foreign ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Turns Back on State-Issued Cryptocurrency
Digital currencies issued by central banks may have a large impact on the current financial system, the Deputy Governor of Japan’s central bank Masayoshi Amamiya said during a fintech conference. He told attendees, including representatives of the ... ( read original story ...)
San Francisco Earthquake Risks: Questions and Answers
Susan Rose, Berkeley “I wonder what California can learn from that most earthquake-prone nation — Japan. What has been the experience of the engineers in Tokyo? What’s their engineering and skyscraper codes like?” — Luboman411, New York City ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan finance official quits over alleged sexual misconduct
TOKYO | April 18, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) A senior Japanese finance ministry official resigned Wednesday after being accused of sexual misconduct in the latest embarrassment for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s embattled government, already hit by cronyism and ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka: Parlor concealed sex requirement in recruiting teen employees
OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have busted a sex business in Osaka City that masqueraded as a massage parlor in recruiting female employees, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Apr. 19). Between January of last year and this past February, Hiroyuki ... ( read original story ...)
Economic ties with China still thorny / Intellectual property, steel remain problematic
citing the infringement of intellectual property rights. Facing trade friction with the United States, China apparently aimed to use the latest economic dialogue to present a united front with Japan and thereby send a warning to Washington. ‘One Belt ... ( read original story ...)
Trump says he prefers bilateral trade deal with Japan
Trump tweets dislike for TPP while hosting Japanese PM Trump asks trade officials to look into getting back into TPP Trump said Wednesday during a joint news conference in Florida with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that if he could reach a new trade ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Abe says Japanese steel would be hard to replace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his country's steel and aluminum supplies "would not exert any negative influence" on the security of the United States. Abe says in a joint news conference with President Donald Trump that the quality of Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Donald Trump cites ‘very big deficit’ with Japan during meeting with Shinzo Abe
Trump and Abe are scheduled to hold a news conference Wednesday evening before the president and first lady host the Japanese delegations for dinner. Abe secured a commitment from Trump on Tuesday to raise with Kim the issue of Japanese citizens abducted ... ( read original story ...)
Abe got his golf game after all! Trump whisks the Japanese prime minister over to his West Palm Beach club for a morning round of golf ahead of tough talks on trade and North Korea
President Trump treated the Japanese prime minister to a round of golf Wednesday morning at his luxurious West Palm Beach, Florida property. The leaders were not expected to hit the links but fit a round in anyway. They departed Mar-a-Lago for Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance official quits over alleged sexual misconduct
(Yoshitaka Sugawara/Kyodo News via AP) Fukuda acknowledged having regular one-on-one meetings with members of the finance ministry press club — most of whom work for major Japanese newspapers and broadcast companies — but denied making such remarks. ( read original story ...)
Top Japan finance official quits after harassment claims
The top bureaucrat at Japan's finance minister quit Wednesday following allegations he sexually harassed female reporters, saying he wanted to clear his name. Junichi Fukuda has denied a magazine report he harassed several women, but calls for him to step ... ( read original story ...)
TOKYO | Japan fiscal year trade surplus with US up nearly 6 percent
TOKYO | April 17, 2018 (AP)(STL.News) Japan’s trade surplus with the U.S. grew nearly 6 percent in the fiscal year through March, the first increase in two years, according to data released Wednesday, The trade figures were reported as Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Fears Being Sidelined by Trump on Trade and North Korea
It was yet another sign that the United States was acting independently of Japan, its strongest ally in Asia. Mr. Abe originally planned his trip to meet Mr. Trump after news last month that Mr. Trump had accepted an invitation to meet Mr. Kim for ... ( read original story ...)