Arriving for three days of trade and security talks, she said the UK had made plain it wanted to avoid a "cliff edge" of sudden and disruptive change for businesses and citizens when it leaves the European Union. Britain is working with the EU on providing ... ( read original story ...)
‘We back Brexit Britain!’ Japanese advisor hails ‘strategically important’ relationship
so I think Japan would like to do the best it can to support the UK Government.” The business chief’s comments come as the Japanese Prime Minister’s adviser Tomohiko Taniguchi snubbed the European Union saying they will look to trade with Brexit ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese official retracts remark about Hitler’s intentions
Japan's deputy prime minister on Wednesday retracted a comment made a day earlier that seemed to suggest that Nazi leader Adolf Hitler had good intentions. Taro Aso was speaking at a seminar for his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea’s Kim says missile test over Japan was to ‘contain’ Guam
The North's leader, Kim Jong-un, ordered the missile drill to be conducted for the first time from its capital, Pyongyang, and said it was necessary to undertake more exercises with the Pacific as the target, the North's KCNA news agency said. "The current ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka is about her business at US Open
NEW YORK – Defeat the defending champion in the opening round of a Grand Slam, and you’re allowed a moment. So Naomi Osaka of Japan would have gotten a pass had she tossed her racket, dropped to her knees or even moonwalked following her opening-round ... ( read original story ...)
May in Japan: How much does Japan want a UK trade deal?
These are external links and will open in a new window The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is in Japan for a three-day visit to drum up business and trade opportunities. Her main aim is to try to convince Japan that London and Tokyo are perfect partners ... ( read original story ...)
Theresa May arrives in Japan to improve relations after claims she is ‘spooked’ by Brexit effect
The Prime Minister touched down in Japan in a bid to lay the ground for future trade relations and to showcase British business. But Labour claimed the trip had been organised because Ms May had been “spooked” by early decisions of firms, including a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei recovers from near 4-month low after North Korea fears ebb
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rebounded on Wednesday morning, recovering from a near four-month low as Wall Street rose and the yen weakened on receding concerns over North Korea's firing of a missile over Japan. The Nikkei rose 0 ... ( read original story ...)
Alps Electric to Exhibit at China International Optoelectronic Exposition
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Japan’s leading electronic component manufacturer, Alps Electric Co., Ltd., (Alps Electric) (TOKYO:6770) (President: Toshihiro Kuriyama; headquartered in Tokyo) will be exhibiting at the China International Optoelectronic ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea claims the missile it fired over Japan was the one it threatened Guam with
The test fire over Japan fell short of North Korea's proposed salvo of four ... the senior fellow for missile defense at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, told Business Insider an "important question revolves around the missile's ... ( read original story ...)
Brewing tea in the shadow of a North Korean missile
Amanda Harlow, who lives in the nearby city of Sapporo, was watching television with her partner when they received the same message on their phones, then over the news. "We just looked at each other and thought 'what do we do?' "Our nearest possible ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese tourist who went missing in Japan confirmed dead after body found by the sea
A note was found in her bags at the hotel in Sapporo thanking her family for raising her, but telling them she wanted to make a fresh start, according to Chinese media reports. Wei’s letter expressed suicidal thoughts, according to the Japanese news ... ( read original story ...)
Blaring sirens sound in Japan, Guam readies residents amid North Korea’s missile tests
By Adam Frisk National Online Journalist, Breaking News Global News Shortly after North Korea launched another missile towards Japan, residents were awakened to blaring sirens, emergency text messages and instructions broadcast over loudspeakers ... ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka stuns defending champion Kerber in US Open first round
NEW YORK: Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka sent defending champion Angelique Kerber crashing out of the US Open first round on Tuesday, bringing a rare bright spot to a rain-lashed day at Flushing Meadows. As players ran for cover off the outside courts ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka warns she’s just getting started after beating Kerber
"When we were little, we would come to the U.S. Open every year. And even to practise, sometimes I would play here," the 19-year-old Osaka, who has dual nationality, told a news conference. "So the site feels really familiar to me... It's nostalgic every ... ( read original story ...)
Rafael Nadal battles through noise, Kerber upset by Osaka
The greatest thud of the day came when the defending women's champion Angelique Kerber fell, 6-3, 6-1, to Naomi Osaka, a 19-year-old who spent part of her childhood on Long Island. Kerber will continue her tumble out of the top 10 in the rankings ... ( read original story ...)