All posts tagged "Japan"

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  Uber seals multibillion-dollar investment from Softbank

  SoftBank Group will buy about $1 billion worth of new Uber stock.

  • Posted November 13, 2017
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  Indexes inch back upward as tech stocks rise; Nike plunges

  NEW YORK – After a shaky start, U.S. stocks finished mostly higher Wednesday as technology and industrial companies rose. Banks fell with interest rates as the market came off its biggest loss in five months. Stocks started...

  • Posted March 22, 2017
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  Asia economies hold trade pact talks after Trump dumps TPP

  TOKYO — Negotiators from 16 Asian countries are meeting in the Japanese port city of Kobe this week for talks on a regional trade pact seen as a rival to the Trans-Pacific Partnership rejected by U.S. President...

  • Posted February 27, 2017
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  Japan PM holds talks with Trump, looks to win trust

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Japan’s prime minister to the White House with a warm embrace Friday as they looked to shore up a long-standing security alliance and repair economic ties shaken by U.S. withdrawal from...

  • Posted February 10, 2017
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  Trump to reaffirm security commitment to Japan PM

  President Donald Trump will reaffirm America’s commitment to its security alliance with Japan when the nation’s prime minister visits the White House Friday, a senior U.S official said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be seeking reassurance from...

  • Posted February 9, 2017
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  Reports: Abe to Propose Major Job-Creating Plan to Trump

  Abe and Trump are expected to meet on Feb. 10

  • Posted February 2, 2017
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  From Statues to Doormats, Here’s What Annoys Asian Nations

  How can you get under the skin of an Asian country? Diplomatic body searches, bomber flights, shrine statues and even doormats have set governments on edge. Here’s a nation-by-nation look at Asia’s figurative, and in one case...

  • Posted January 23, 2017
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  A scare, then relief after powerful Japan quake and tsunami

  TOKYO — At first, it was 2011 all over again. “It really came back. And it was so awful. The sways to the side were huge,” Kazuhiro Onuki said after northeastern Japan was jolted Tuesday by a...

  • Posted November 22, 2016
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  Banks lead gains on Wall Street on hopes for higher rates

  NEW YORK – Banks led the stock market higher Monday as investors anticipate that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates this year from their historically low levels. That could help banks recover from a long slump...

  • Posted August 29, 2016
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  Japan’s Emperor Suggests he Would Like to Abdicate

  TOKYO – Japan’s emperor expressed concern Monday about fulfilling his duties as he ages, in a public address that was remarkable for its rarity and its suggestion that he would like to abdicate. “Fortunately I am now...

  • Posted August 8, 2016