News Around the Globe
By Zilber US President Trump slashed tariffs on Japanese cars in a sweeping trade deal that opens Tokyo’s markets to US rice and farm goods while pledging hundreds of billions …
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By Elisa A Trump administration request that Japan buy more US rice caused this week’s snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo “strongly objected” to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper …
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By Elisa North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said an elevated US security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave threat to his country and vowed to bolster …
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By Elisa The death toll from Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake topped 100 on Saturday with more than 200 people still missing, the country’s deadliest quake in nearly eight years. …
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By Barrabi Japanese regulators have launched a probe against Google over alleged antitrust violations – adding another legal headache for the tech giant in the middle of the landmark trial …
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By Elisa Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday a reported proposal from Japan to cap the price of Russian oil at around half its current level would lead to significantly …
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By Elisa A Japanese startup backed by soccer player Keisuke Honda hopes to persuade wealthy consumers to swap their supercar for a 77.7 million yen ($680,000) hoverbike that went on …
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By Manskar Walmart announced plans to sell most of its Japanese supermarket business in the mega-retailer’s latest pullback from an international market. The Arkansas-based company said it will sell 65 …
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By Sara Turkish prosecutors have charged seven people in connection with ex-Nissan exec Carlos Ghosn’s stunning escape from Japan, according to a new report. Ghosn, 65, stands accused of financial …
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By Katie TOKYO – Coronavirus patients with light symptoms arriving to stay at several Tokyo hotels are likely to get a lift from a pleasant surprise – a robot greeter …
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By Kenneth Fourteen Americans being evacuated by plane from Japan to the US after disembarking a cruise ship have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said early Monday. The infected …
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By Garger Hawaiian officials are on high alert after a recent vacationer tested positive for the coronavirus after returning to Japan, reports said. The man, who is in his 60s, …
Read More By Sheehy Nissan’s former CEO fled house arrest in Japan in a wild Hollywood-worthy plot — allegedly using a team of mercenaries posing as musicians to smuggle him out of …
Read More By Chris When it comes to him siding with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and his description of Joe Biden as having a “low IQ” — President Trump …
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By A.P TOKYO — It can’t dribble, let alone slam dunk, yet Toyota’s basketball robot hardly ever misses a free throw or 3-pointer. The 207-centimeter (six-foot, 10-inch) tall machine made …
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