China importers seek to lift tariffs on U.S. farm goods: state media
Chinese importers are applying to their government to lift tariffs on some U.S. agricultural imports, state media reported on Sunday, three weeks after the two sides reached a truce in their trade war. The unnamed importers were talking to U.S. suppliers about potential pricing and ...
Japan and U.S. negotiating teams working hard on bilateral trade deal, senior official says
U.S. and Japanese officials are working hard to reach agreement on a bilateral trade agreement, a senior Japanese official said Wednesday, adding that he was looking forward to news on the deal in the near future. Three industry sources said Tuesday that the United States ...
A vision for protecting the world's oceans
The Group of 20's adoption of the Osaka Blue Ocean Vision is a welcome step forward, but effective follow-up is the only way it will make a real difference.
U.S. President Donald Trump has the authority to waive sanctions on Turkey for its purchase of Russian air defense systems and should find a "middle ground" in the dispute, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. Erdogan's comments came two days after NATO member Turkey ...
Abe avoids sticky Iran, territorial issues in campaign speeches for Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears to be avoiding discussing Iran and Japan’s territorial dispute with Russia in his campaign speeches for the July 21 House of Councilors election.
Representatives from various religious groups, nonprofit organizations and former political leaders discussed world peace, welfare, environment and other global issues during the G20 Interfaith Forum Japan 2019 on June 8 and 9, with prominent speakers including former British Prime Minister David Cameron, former New ...
Friction growing in Osaka over rising foreign population
The guests from the gala Group of 20 conference may be gone, but Osaka continues to garner attention in the media. Nishinari Ward, an arguably sordid section of the city perhaps best known for its large population of day laborers, is on the verge of ...
JBIC chief Tadashi Maeda comes down with rubella after G20 summit
The head of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation has contracted rubella after attending meetings on the sidelines of last week’s Group of 20 summit in Osaka, sources said Friday. A JBIC official declined to comment on who Gov. Tadashi Maeda, 61, might have mingled ...
After G20 role, Nagano resort town of Karuizawa looks to lead way in green tech and energy
The Nagano Prefecture resort town of Karuizawa has long been associated with green, natural energy. Nestled in the mountains, Karuizawa has long attracted both Japanese and Westerners escaping the capital's heat to recharge their batteries in the verdant outdoors ever since the 19th century. Recently, green ...
Next G20 summit shouldn't happen in Riyadh, U.N. Khashoggi investigator says
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi officials in Istanbul was a "state killing" that should prompt world leaders to reconsider having the Group of 20 summit in Riyadh next year, according to the U.N. expert who investigated the columnist's death. "The killing of Mr. ...
Hosting the Group of 20 summit did Japan no favors
By chairing a summit dominated by political hot potato centerpieces Japan has diminished its global leadership capacity.
Minister Adel al-Jubeir said options aimed at securing freedom of navigation include both military and economic measures.
