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Published on May 1, 2025
Could Fresh Potatoes Be Japan Bound?
The potato industry is hopeful good news on the trade front could be right around the corner. The Trump administration has reportedly begun talks with Japan to eliminate tariff and non-tariff trade barriers. “Since it became obvious that there was going …
Source: PNW AG Network - Washington - Pending -
Published on May 1, 2025
Workers observe May Day in Japan with marches and demonstrations
Shouting “banzai!” or “live long,” thousands of people gathered in a Tokyo park on Thursday and marched through the streets to the banging of traditional drums, as Japan kicked off celebrations to mark May Day. The holiday, also known as International …
Source: Japan Today - Center-left -
Published on May 1, 2025
Japan, U.S. hold 2nd round of tariff talks with focus on farm sector
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday held his second round of talks with senior U.S. officials, with their discussions believed to have centered on Tokyo's proposals to import more American agricultural products. The Japanese …
Source: Japan Today - Center-left -
Published on May 1, 2025
Singapore property firms developing a yen for Japan real estate
SINGAPORE - Japan is shaping up to be the land of the rising sun for property developers in Asia. After receiving a record 36.9 million international tourists in 2024, Japan is expecting 60 million visitors by 2030. And with a relatively strong Singapore …
Source: The Straits Times - Pro-Government -
Published on May 1, 2025
From Japan to Oregon City: players swing for a new home base
by Alexa Wilkins Staff Writer About 5,000 miles away from home, Osei Kimura and Eiji Sato, both 20-year-olds from Japan, sought new opportunities for their baseball careers in America; they grew up not knowing each other in opposite towns outside of …
Source: The Clackamas Print - Oregon - Neutral -
Published on May 1, 2025
More than 1,000 people lined up in Fishtown for Japan’s most famous cheesesteak
More than 1,000 people crowded Fishtown’s Liberty Kitchen on Wednesday night to try a cheesesteak never before served in Philadelphia: the Tokyo cheesesteak. Kosuke and Tomomi Chujo, the husband-and-wife team behind Tokyo’s Nihonbashi Philly, brought their …
Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania - Center-left -
Published on May 1, 2025
Japan says trade talks with US 'constructive'
Japan's top tariff negotiator says his team held a "constructive" second round of talks in the US on President Donald Trump's trade and tariff policies. Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei says that he hopes the talks will …
Source: NHK - Public Broadcaster -
Published on May 1, 2025
Emperor of Japan honors Henry Cisneros, a former HUD secretary and San Antonio mayor
Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. The Emperor of Japan has bestowed the Order of the Rising Sun with Golden Rays upon former HUD Secretary and San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisneros …
Source: Texas Public Radio - Public Broadcaster -
Published on May 1, 2025
Oita Prefecture in Japan publishes video series on local geothermal applications
Umi Jigoku, one of the Hells of Beppu, Kyushu Island, Japan (source: Mkill, CC BY 2.5) A video series by the Oita Prefecture of Japan highlights the many applications of geothermal and the co-existence of power plants with small-scale industries. The Oita …
Source: ThinkGeoEnergy - Neutral