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TEAMSTERS

Trains at a yard in Calgary, Alberta, after Teamsters union workers were locked out by Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2024
Canada rail employees ordered back to work
The disputes centered around workers' concerns over long hours and fatigue, leading to dangerous working conditions.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday.
WORLD
Jul 16, 2024
In blow to Biden, Teamsters consider no endorsement in 2024 race
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters' decision has not been finalized and is expected to be made in the coming weeks.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2019
Automakers to pay estimated $3 billion in new U.S. tariffs under USMCA
U.S. President Donald Trump's rewrite of North American trade rules will cost automakers nearly $3 billion more in tariffs over the next decade for cars and parts that will not meet higher regional content requirements over the next decade, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2019
Canada's biggest rail strike in a decade ends with deal between CN and union
Canada's longest railroad strike in a decade ended on Tuesday as Canadian National Railway Co., the country's biggest railroad, reached a tentative agreement with workers that would help restore grain exports and transportation of chemicals and heating fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2019
Strike at Canada's largest railway hits exports, ripples further through economy
A prolonged strike at Canadian National Railway Co., the country's largest railroad, sent further shocks through the economy on Monday with grain shipments scuttled and layoffs planned at fertilizer producers and an auto shipment terminal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2019
Propane shortage looms as strike at Canada's biggest railroad enters third day
Shippers scrambled to shift freight onto trucks on Thursday as a strike at Canada's biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway Co., entered its third day and left the critical fuel propane and other goods stranded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2019
Talks continue to end strike at Canada's biggest railway as factories slow output
Talks to end a strike by thousands of workers at Canada's biggest railroad, Canadian National Railway Co., continued on Wednesday, as industrial plants slowed output of products cut off from their markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 20, 2019
Canada's largest railroad hit by strike, putting Trudeau in hot seat
Thousands of workers at Canada's largest railway went on strike for the first time in a decade on Tuesday, disrupting the shipping of commodities and sparking calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government to intervene.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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