Tag: Japan

• Thursday, December 6th 2012 - 23:29 UTC

  EU, US and Japan ask WTO to rule on Argentine imports’ restrictions

  

  The European Union, the US and Japan have jointly asked the World Trade Organization to rule in a protracted trade dispute with Argentina. They criticize what they believe are unfair import restrictions and protectionism.

• Thursday, October 18th 2012 - 01:37 UTC

  Australian beef sales to Japan remain weak: down 6% over last year

  

  Australia shipped 22,648 tonnes swt of beef to Japan during September, the lowest monthly volumes since December 2003 (with the exception of January).

• Tuesday, September 25th 2012 - 08:19 UTC

  Japan steps away from nuclear power

  

  As Japan and France move away from nuclear energy, is it the endgame for nuclear proponents?

• Friday, September 21st 2012 - 16:45 UTC

  Mantega says US and Japan have again ignited the “currency war” and Brazil will defend itself

  

  Brazil threatened on Friday a further clampdown on speculative foreign capital, firing a warning shot in the “currency war” Finance minister Guido Mantega blames on money-printing by Western central banks.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  WTO says Argentina officially lodged a beef dispute against the US

  

  Argentina on Thursday officially lodged a dispute against US restrictions on imports of Argentinean beef and other meat products, the World Trade Organization (WTO) said on Friday.

• Tuesday, July 17th 2012 - 23:40 UTC

  South Korea scraps criticized ‘scientific’ plan to resume whaling

  

  South Korea has decided to scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume “scientific” whaling, apparently because of international pressure, a report said Tuesday.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2012 - 21:07 UTC

  Argentina reports the US and Japan before the WTO for restrictions on beef and lemons

  

  Argentina announced it has formally reported the United States and Japan before the World Trade Organization for the constant barriers set to Argentina’s meat and lemon exports to the afore mentioned countries.

• Saturday, July 7th 2012 - 01:11 UTC

  “Collusion” much to do with Japan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis, says expert panel

  

  Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis was a preventable disaster resulting from “collusion” among the government, regulators and the plant operator, an expert panel said, wrapping up an inquiry into the worst nuclear accident in 25 years.

• Wednesday, May 23rd 2012 - 01:44 UTC

  Fitch downgrades Japan’s credit rating fearful of political stalemate and snowballing debt

  

  Fitch cut Japan's sovereign credit status on Tuesday to the lowest level among global ratings agencies as a political stalemate dims the chance that the country can curb its snowballing debt.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 07:15 UTC

  Japanese deep-sea drilling vessel sets new record at 7.740 metres

  

  Japanese maritime research agency announced that its deep-sea scientific drilling vessel has reached a point at 7,740 meters below the ocean surface, setting the world's record for such drilling.