TOKYO (Reuters) - Christian Dior launched its new Tokyo store with a fashion show in the rooftop gardens of a luxury mall, where models sported new looks from its creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. Underlining Dior's connection with Japan, which is an ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo beckons foreign entrepreneurs for financial hub dream
TOKYO -- Drawing in more entrepreneurs from abroad will form a key part of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike's vision of turning the city into a global financial center. Koike wants to take advantage of the central government's special economic zone program ... ( read original story ...)
Market Scramble: IPOs become bastion for bearish retail investors
TOKYO -- Retail investors here are fleeing their traditional ... according to information website IPO Japan. These strong performers include Temona, an information technology support company that listed April 6 and achieved more than triple its offer ... ( read original story ...)
Dior goes to Tokyo
Models struggle against strong wind before the rehearsal of Christian Dior's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2017 live show to celebrate Dior's new flagship store at the rooftop of Ginza Six mall in Tokyo, Japan, April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai ( read original story ...)
Pence assures Japan: America is with you '100 per cent'
While Defence Secretary Jim Mattis denounced North Korea's weapons test as he began a Mideast tour, Vice-President Mike Pence offered support to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo amid a trip dominated by concerns about the rogue state's nuclear ... ( read original story ...)
‘We will not rest’: Pence reassures Japan as U.S. pressure builds on North Korea
TOKYO—The U.S. will not relent until it achieves its objective of ensuring the Korean Peninsula is free of nuclear weapons, U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence said Tuesday while visiting Japan. After meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other leaders ... ( read original story ...)
Nigeria and Japan should further expand diplomatic ties
Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria Sadanobu Kusaoke in this interview gave a detailed assessment of the Nigeria-Japan relations and noted that in spite of the many inroads made, the potential is not yet fully utilized KEEPING in view the history of Nigeria ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. warily welcomes new economic dialogue with U.S.
The automobile trade imbalance is mainly behind the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. At a news conference after the first meeting of the dialogue, held in Tokyo on Tuesday, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said that the dialogue may result in free trade ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. agree on collaborative approach to Korean Peninsula issue, launch new economic dialogue
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (L) and Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso attend a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on April 18, 2017. (Xinhua/Ma Ping) TOKYO, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Japan and the United States on Tuesday agreed to work together with ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Pence visits USS Ronald Reagan carrier in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The Latest on U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's trip to Asia (all times local): 9:30 a.m. Wednesday U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is on board an American aircraft carrier stationed in Japan amid heightened tension on the Korean Peninsula. ( read original story ...)
Japan News/ Yomiuri Shimbun Editorial: Growing tension on Korean Peninsula calls for strong trilateral cooperation
If North Korea adheres to its confrontational stance toward the United States, it will only deepen the current crisis on the Korean Peninsula. It is indispensable for Japan, the United States and South Korea to closely cooperate to increase vigilance ... ( read original story ...)
Pence reassures Japan of U.S. resolve on North Korea, to work with China
North Korea regularly threatens to destroy Japan, South Korea and the United States and it ... intercepting cargo ships and punishing Chinese banks doing business with Pyongyang. They also say greater Chinese cooperation is vital. "DIPLOMACY FIRST CHOICE ... ( read original story ...)
Japan's farm sector in US crosshairs
WASHINGTON -- Opening up the Japanese market to U.S. agricultural exports will likely be a subject of heated discussion as talks progress from bilateral economic discussions that opened Tuesday. The White House under President Donald Trump has favored ... ( read original story ...)
US eyes FTA with Japan as economic talks kicks off
TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. kicked off high-level bilateral economic talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, who co-chaired the meeting along with Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, expressing hope for a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower after British snap election news
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday, tracking a fall on US and European markets after British Prime Minister Theresa May called a snap election. In a surprise announcement, May called for an early general election on June 8 as Britain prepares for ... ( read original story ...)
Pence: U.S. won't rest until North Korea gives up nuclear weapons
TOKYO -- The U.S. will not relent until it achieves its objective of ensuring the Korean Peninsula is free of nuclear weapons, Vice-President Mike Pence said Tuesday while visiting Japan. After meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other leaders ... ( read original story ...)