"We are worried about the risks of the Trump administration taking protectionism actions or policies," Kosei Shindo, chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, told a news conference. Shindo is also president of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to urge US to lead free trade after Trump inauguration
Japan will continue to push the United States to join it in taking the lead in advancing free trade globally, officials and lawmakers said Saturday, after Donald Trump announced the country will begin withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership ... ( read original story ...)
S. Koreans condemn right-wing Japanese hotel distorting wartime history
South Korean news organizations, the majority of them focusing on the scandal that resulted in the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye, put their spotlight on right-leaning responses from Japanese netizens. Yonhap news agency reported that a majority of ... ( read original story ...)
ANIME NEWS: 30th Tokyo International Film Festival set for Oct. 25-Nov. 3
The TIFF, Japan’s first large-scale international filmfest, started in 1985 with the first two editions held biennially. So far, it has showcased more than 5,000 films from around the world. This year, the TIFF will be held at the Roppongi Hills complex ... ( read original story ...)
Japan threatens India with WTO on steel as Trump era heralds rising trade tensions
"All trade need to be fair. If there are trades that violate the rules, we will take necessary actions while consulting with our government," Kosei Shindo, chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, told a news conference on Friday. But in an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to carry out simulated China-Taiwan military drills
The Self-Defence Forces will conduct drills from Monday through Friday with the US military participating as an observer, a Japanese government source told Kyodo News. The exercises, which do not involve actual troop deployments, assume that the US and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's Abe stresses U.S. alliance, calls for constitutional change in policy speech
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a policy speech at the ordinary session of the National Diet in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 20, 2017. (Xinhua/Ma Ping) TOKYO, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivered a policy speech on Friday at ... ( read original story ...)
In uncertain times, Japan opts to save
By the early ’80s some 90 percent of Japanese felt they’d arrived. Frenzied, frivolous consumption characterized the “bubble” years that followed. The bubble burst in the early ’90s. The “lost decade” became lost decades. Today economists ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka knocked out of Australian Open
Wozniacki, who reached the semifinals here in 2011, lost in the second round in 2015 and in the first round a year ago. Osaka, however, missed the forehand and Konta duly delivered two aces to hold. 'I played really well at the end of previous year. ( read original story ...)
Restaurant review: Tiradito puts Nikkei cuisine on the Montreal map
Whereas Mezcla was Peruvian-meets-Québécois, Tiradito is a blend of Peruvian and Japanese cuisine. That mix may sound unusual but not so, as it’s a style of cuisine known as “Nikkei” – based on Peruvian ingredients, prepared with Japanese techniques. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower as investors await Trump inauguration
Tokyo stocks opened lower Friday as investors turned cautious ahead of the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump. Takata shares were untraded with sell orders overwhelming buying bids as investors sought to dump the stock after Thursday's 17 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks rise ahead of Trump inauguration
Tokyo stocks rose ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration later Friday, but airbag maker Takata plunged again on bankruptcy restructuring fears. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.34 percent, or 65.66 points, cast off early losses to end ... ( read original story ...)
A bunch of architects want to build a $26 billion underwater city in Tokyo — take a look
The architects at Shimizu Corporation, a Tokyo-based firm, want to build underwater cities that they call Ocean Spirals. There are no concrete plans to construct an Ocean Spiral, which project leader Masaki Takeuch estimates would cost $26 billion. ( read original story ...)
Record 9.4 million foreign tourists visited Osaka in 2016
OSAKA – Over 9.4 million foreign tourists visited Osaka last year, the largest number ever, Osaka tourism authorities announced earlier this week. The figure represents a 31 percent increase on 2015, and is more than triple the number of foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Watching the inauguration in the divided states of America
Adam Walsh is a reporter for the St. John's Morning Show, currently working in Tokyo on a partnership with the Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The noose of security is gradually tightening as the week progresses. Everywhere you look, there are police ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says isle name on 2018 Olympic website 'unacceptable."
TOKYO - Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says it is "unacceptable" that the official website for the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics refers to disputed isles in the Sea of Japan under the South Korean name "Dokdo." The website introduces the islets by ... ( read original story ...)