Jan 23 Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions strike Alaska, Japan and the Philippines By Nsikan Akpan A series of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions struck the Pacific Rim late Monday and early Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Bulgaria pledges opportunities for Japanese firms in Balkans By Veselin Toshkov, Associated Press Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov promised Sunday to create opportunities for Japanese businesses in the Balkans and agreed on the need to counter the weapons threat posed by North Korea. Continue reading
Jan 13 Japan enters cooperation pact with Baltic countries By Associated Press Japan's prime minister says his country has entered into a pact with Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to boost economic and political ties with the three former Soviet republics. Continue reading
Nov 20 Do trade restrictions work? Lessons from trade with Japan in the 1980s By Lee Branstetter In the 1980s, America’s trade deficit with Japan proved impossible to eliminate with tough talk. This should give us pause about trying to apply this failed strategy again. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 4:00 Trump talks trade frustration, North Korea cooperation in Tokyo By PBS News Hour President Trump wrapped up his two-day visit to Japan with kind words toward Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, but also offered pointed criticism about the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Trump's stop in Japan, the first in an extensive 12-day… Continue watching
Nov 06 Trump says U.S. will arm Japan to knock down North Korea missiles By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday refused to rule out eventual military action against North Korea and declared that the United States "will not stand" for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. Continue reading
Nov 06 Trump says south Texas mass shooting is about mental health, not guns By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the mass shooting at a Texas church "isn't a guns situation," but is a "mental health problem at the highest level."… Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 5, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Nov. 5, President Donald Trump arrives in Asia for a 12-day tour, and a look at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s approach to drawing more women into the workforce. Also, responses to the shooting in… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 10:14 In Japan, career women challenge cultural norms By PBS News Hour Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying to expand the country’s workforce and increase productivity by drawing more women into the workforce and helping them maintain careers after having children. The approach has been called "Womenomics," and has faced opposition… Continue watching
Nov 05 AP report: With tensions high, Trump, Abe strengthen bond on the links By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship. Continue reading