METI chief Seko defends tighter Japanese export controls imposed on South Korea
Industry minister Hiroshige Seko on Tuesday defended Tokyo's decision to tighten controls on high-tech exports to South Korea, saying President Moon Jae-in's criticism of the measure is "off the mark." The return to tighter export rules, which South Korea believes was in retaliation for its ...
METI asks Japan's convenience store chains to present plans for coping with labor shortage
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko wants the eight major chains to formulate action plans because the labor shortages are straining the 24-hour industry.
Antitrust watchdog to question Amazon Japan over new rewards program
The Japan Fair Trade Commission will question the e-commerce giant over its plan on the suspicion that small merchants will be forced to shoulder the cost of the points.
Japan's strategy of promoting nuclear exports will not change following Hitachi Ltd.'s decision to suspend a nuclear power plant construction project in Britain, industry minister Hiroshige Seko said Friday. "There is no change in our commitment to the peaceful use of nuclear power globally and ...
Economy minister Hiroshige Seko said Tuesday he will voluntarily return a month's pay after his ministry offered annual remuneration of over ¥100 million to executives at a government-backed investment fund and later retracted it for being "too high." "We have caused an administrative blunder where ...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum on Thursday adopted new guidelines on the quality of infrastructure development and investment, with all 21 economies — including China — agreeing to take into consideration recipients' ability to pay back loans for such funding. The guidelines call for openness, ...
Japan and the European Union agreed Monday to complete respective domestic procedures before the end of the year to ratify a free trade agreement by March as planned. At the inaugural meeting of a high-level dialogue on trade, investment and energy, both parties also agreed ...
Japan, U.S., and EU agree to co-sponsor proposal to reform WTO
Trade ministers from Japan, the United States and the European Union agreed Tuesday to co-sponsor a proposal that would bring changes to the World Trade Organization. The proposed changes concern the notification system for domestic industrial subsidies and would also strengthen the activities of the ...
Abe likely to retain key ministers in Cabinet reshuffle, official says
The prime minister’s foreign, finance, trade and economy chiefs will stay, along with his party’s top executives, but followers of rival Shigeru Ishiba face the boot.
Japanese companies are operating as members of U.S. society by investing and actively creating jobs, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko said Friday on his visit to the United States. Seko was speaking to reporters after touring a Toyota Motor Corp. research and ...
Japanese autos, parts no threat to U.S. security, Hiroshige Seko tells Indiana governor
Trade minister Hiroshige Seko repeated Wednesday that imports of Japanese autos and auto parts pose no threat to the national security of the United States. Seko made the comments in a meeting with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in Indianapolis. The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump ...
