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On the $550 billion, Japan's Cabinet Office said it involves the credit facility of state-affiliated financial institutions, such as Japan Bank for International Cooperation. Further details would be decided based on the progress of the investment deals. Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa, upon returning to Japan, did not ...
... be able to sell more into these markets, and it does seem like he's achieving that. William Brangham: The president also said that the Japanese have agreed to invest or basically purchase $550 billion of U.S. products. What are those purchases likely to be, and then who might ...
... But “Honda, Toyota, and Nissan still import vehicles from Mexico and Canada, where the current levels of tariffs can be higher than those applied to Japanese imports. Most of the high-volume models from Japanese brands are already produced in North America.” Fiorani noted that among the few exceptions are ...
... deal, which covers more than 4,000 goods affecting many Japanese producers and industries. He welcomed the new agreement, which places tariffs at 15% on Japanese cars and other goods imported into the U.S. from Japan, down from the initial 25%. Still, local media are already speculating about possible ...
... between the last two Mondays, fell 27.6%. In stock markets abroad, indexes rose across Asia and Europe following Trump’s announcements of trade deals. Japan’s market was the big winner, where a series of automakers gave no public reaction as their stock prices rallied. Japanese companies tend to ...
... senior voters, rapidly turned to emerging conservative and right-wing populist parties. Established liberal to centrist parties, including the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, gained little ground. The Democratic Party for the People quadrupled its seats by campaigning for higher take-home pay. The right-wing Sanseito, running ...
The spread of xenophobic rhetoric in the election campaign and on social media has triggered protests by human rights activists and alarmed foreign residents. Choice between stability or change LDP has almost continuously dominated Japan's postwar politics, contributing to its political stability and social conformity. Voters are divided between ...
... increased and the frequency of their passage off southwestern Japan has tripled in the past three years, including in waters between Taiwan and the neighboring Japanese island of Yonaguni, the report said.It comes days after Japan demanded China stop flying its fighter jets unusually close to Japanese intelligence-gathering ...
Trump has been talking for a while about ending trade negotiations and sending out letters informing countries about their tariff rates.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito paid respects to atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima as the city marks the 80th anniversary of the tragedy later this year. Naruhito, accompanied by his wife, Empress Masako, bowed deeply at the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims and offered bouquets of white flowers ...
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