During a meeting with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko on Thursday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer stressed the importance of reducing the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Lighthizer did not allude to the possibility of a free trade agreement between the two countries, ...
U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry may visit Japan in early June to have talks with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko, sources said. Their talks are expected to cover the situation of struggling electronics and machinery maker Toshiba, including the reconstruction of ...
Visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday officially opened the door to a bilateral free trade agreement with Japan, saying formal negotiations on such a move are possible. After Pence and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso held the first round of their high-level economic ...
Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin expressed eagerness Friday to boost trade with Japan, a Japanese government official said. The two nations have been trying to expand business ties party to make progress on a territorial dispute that has prevented them from signing a peace ...
On Feb. 25, against a clear sky, fishing boats bearing colorful banners used to signal a rich haul returned to their home port of Ukedo in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Cheers erupted as the boats, which had taken refuge in Minamisoma in ...
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko plans to travel to the United States for talks with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross around March 16, sources said Monday. If realized, it will be their first meeting since Ross took office last week. The two are expected ...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has said it will lock its offices during daytime hours starting Monday, with the aim of preventing unauthorized entry of nonemployees. The ministry hopes the move will build trust in its security policy, as it handles sensitive information, ...
Trade minister Hiroshige Seko will not accompany Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on his trip to Washington this week, as his U.S. counterpart in the new Trump administration will not likely be confirmed by Congress by Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday. Tokyo has ...
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov suggested Wednesday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's planned visit to Russia will take place in April. Shuvalov hinted at the prospect during his meeting in Moscow with Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko. Abe earlier indicated his ...
Trade minister Hiroshige Seko and Russian Far East development minister Alexander Galushka agreed Friday to promote economic development projects in Russia's Far East ahead of a summit between their leaders in December, Japanese government officials said. Tokyo is hoping to use bilateral economic cooperation to ...
The trade chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea agreed in a trilateral meeting Saturday to promote negotiations on free trade and cooperation in the energy sector. They also vowed to urge more trade and investment around the globe and cooperate on hosting the Olympics. The ...
The trade chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea will hold a meeting in Tokyo Saturday and are expected to agree to further promote free trade, trade minister Hiroshige Seko said Friday. "We have seen protectionist moves across the globe. We hope that the three ...
