1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1619+ words) Canada might seem an unlikely target for a U.S. trade war. America has been “ripped off for 50 years by Canada,” the president declared Saturday when asked if he was considering pulling out of the three-way agreement he signed with the leaders…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (647+ words) The U.S. government announced new sanctions on Thursday against firms and individuals that it says are aiding Hezbollah and other Iranian proxies in the Middle East as it intensified its ‌campaign to isolate Iran economically. The latest sanctions are part of…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (208+ words) A 19-year-old worker died after falling about 40 meters from a transmission tower in western Japan on Wednesday, police said. The accident occurred when Kazuki Matsuoka was descending the tower in Kamikatsu, Tokushima Prefecture, at around 11:30 a.m. and parts of the safety…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1342+ words) The United States banned a broad swath of Canadian alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from import on Tuesday, sharply escalating an already acrimonious trade spat. The import bans, which go into effect on September 29 and were published on the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (468+ words) Budget requests by Japanese ministries for fiscal 2027 totaled 143 trillion yen ($918 billion), marking a record high for the fourth consecutive year, partly due to 12 trillion yen in requests under a new uncapped special investment category, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (495+ words) Japan will ease overtime regulations starting Tuesday in a move meant to help spur economic growth but criticized as a relapse into the country's ingrained workaholic culture. The move comes after the government led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi -- a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (635+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he's urging some of his G20 counterparts to take a page from the Trump administration's playbook of using tariffs and other measures to crack down on trade imbalances. Bessent told reporters that he had warned other…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1112+ words) Posted in: A quarter of Japanese firms positive about reskilling workers See in context Japan does love its surveys, doesn’t it? -1 ( +7 / -8 ) Posted in: Japan's ruling bloc OKs FY2025 tax reforms to fund defense spending See in context Mogholygrail - well said on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (782+ words) As a sensor sounded, scientist Akiko Takii hurried to a bear trap deep in the forests of Nagano Prefecture, where rising nationwide attacks have brought fear and resulted in the culling of thousands of the animals. "It's a small bear,…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (996+ words) U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent faces a major test of his economic diplomacy skills this week as he presses finance leaders from the G20 major economies to shrink global trade imbalances, boost growth and sever business ties to Iran, while trying to…...