Tag: Japan

• Monday, September 14th 2020 - 11:18 UTC

  Japan, China, South Korea ban pork imports from Germany; Spain, US and Brazil expected to benefit

  

  Japan suspended imports of pork and live pigs from Germany after a case of African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in a wild boar in eastern Germany, the agriculture ministry said.

• Saturday, September 12th 2020 - 09:03 UTC

  UK/Japan trade deal, first of post-Brexit, hailed as “a historic moment”

  

  The United Kingdom and Japan on Friday agreed in principle to a trade deal, in a move that sees the U.K. strike its first major agreement post-Brexit. The announcement, which the U.K. hailed as a “historic moment,” comes as Britain struggles to secure an agreement with its closest trading partners in the European Union.

• Thursday, August 6th 2020 - 09:20 UTC

  Hiroshima remembers the 75th anniversary of the first atomic bomb

  

  Bells tolled in Hiroshima on Thursday for the 75th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, with ceremonies downsized due to the novel coronavirus and the mayor urging nations to reject selfish nationalism and unite to fight all threats.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Arab Emirates launches its first mission to Mars from Japan

  

  The United Arab Emirates launched its first mission to Mars early on Monday as it strives to develop its scientific and technology capabilities and move away from its reliance on oil.

• Wednesday, July 1st 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Japan aims to clinch a trade deal with Britain by end of July: auto tariffs, main interest of Tokyo

  

  Japan and Britain aim to clinch a trade deal by the end of July and Tokyo wants to secure at least the same automobile tariffs as it has in its existing European Union trade pact, Tokyo’s chief negotiator said.

• Monday, June 8th 2020 - 09:12 UTC

  Hong Kong: Japan drops out from a US, UK, Australia and Canada critical statement of Beijing

  

  Japan will not join the United States, Britain and others in issuing a statement scolding China for imposing a new security law, Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, citing officials from countries involved

• Friday, April 24th 2020 - 07:53 UTC

  More COVID-19 infections on board Costa Atlantica, docked in Japan for repairs

  

  Fourteen more coronavirus infections have been confirmed on the Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica docked for repairs in Japan, a local official said on Thursday, bringing the total to at least 48.

• Wednesday, March 25th 2020 - 07:42 UTC

  Japan reorganizing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as a testament to the defeat of the new virus in 2021

  

  Japan on Wednesday started the unprecedented task of reorganizing the Tokyo Olympics after the historic decision to postpone the world's biggest sporting event due to the coronavirus pandemic that has locked down one-third of the planet.

• Monday, March 23rd 2020 - 10:54 UTC

  Postponement of Tokyo Olympics imminent after Canada, Australia withdrawal

  

  Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe admitted Monday that the 2020 Olympic Games may not go as planned due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis, it was reported.

• Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:53 UTC

  Leading central bankers, UK, EU and Japan, discuss how to reach the 2% inflation elusive target

  

  Central bankers from the United States, Japan and the euro zone meeting in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia this weekend had their own shifting sands to cross – those of elusive inflation.