TEHRAN, July 18 -Japan’s exports to the United States fell for the first time in 17 months and Japanese business sentiment soured amid worries about U.S. President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade policies.
TEHRAN, July 17 - Japan and the EU signed a sweeping free trade deal Tuesday saying they were sending a "clear message" against protectionism, as Washington puts up barriers and threatens a trade war.
TEHRAN, July 17 - An intense heatwave killed at least 14 people over a three-day long weekend in Japan, media reported on Tuesday, and high temperatures hampered the recovery in flood-hit areas where more than 200 people died last week.
TEHRAN, July 12 - Japan risks more severe weather and must find ways to alleviate disasters, a government spokesman said on Thursday, as intense heat and water shortages raised fear of disease among survivors of last week's floods and landslides.
TEHRAN, July 12 - Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) (8306.T), will halt all Iran-related transactions with Iran amid fear from US sanctions, according to a document seen by Reuters on Thursday.
TEHRAN, July 12 - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns rose amid scorching heat and the threat of new floods.
TEHRAN, July 11 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited flood-stricken parts of Japan on Wednesday as the death toll from the worst weather disaster in 36 years reached 176 and health concerns rose amid scorching heat and the threat of new floods.
TEHRAN, July 11 - Japanese regulators on Wednesday said Apple Inc (AAPL.O) may have breached antitrust rules by forcing mobile service providers to sell its iPhones cheaply and charge higher monthly fees, denying consumers a fair choice.
TEHRAN, July 10 - Japan's top government spokesman said at least 155 people have been confirmed dead from the recent heavy rains, floods and mudslides that had struck western Japan.
TEHRAN, July 10 - The residents of the Japanese city of Miyakojima in Okinawa Prefecture, whose number totals over 55,000 people, received on Tuesday recommendations on evacuation in connection to oncoming typhoon Maria.
TEHRAN, July 10 -Japan struggled on Tuesday to restore utilities and bring relief to the survivors of its worst floods in 36 years, facing health risks from broiling temperatures and a lack of water, while rescuers kept up an increasingly grim search for victims.
TEHRAN, July 09 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cancelled a four-country foreign trip as the death toll from flooding and landslides caused by record rains hit 100, local media said on Monday.
TEHRAN, July 08 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi extended condolences to Japanese nation and government over floods and landslide in the country which claimed lives of 70 people and left 1800 more stranded.
TEHRAN, July 08 - Unprecedented rains that have killed at least 69 people also stranded 1,850 in the western Japanese city of Kurashiki on Sunday, including about 130 at a hospital, with rescuers using helicopters and boats after rivers surged over their banks.
TEHRAN, July 07 - Member states of the European Union (EU) have expressed support for a free trade deal with Japan thus paving the way for an agreement to the same effect to be signed between the two parties at the Union's next week summit in Brussels.
TEHRAN, July 07 - Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, leaving at least 27 people dead and more than 50 missing, according to Japanese media.
TEHRAN, July 07 - At least 45 people are missing as torrential rains that have killed 11 people pounded western and central Japan, public broadcaster NHK said on Saturday, with more than 1.6 million people evacuated from their homes.
TEHRAN, July 05 - China has invited Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit the country at a time convenient for both sides, its foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the neighbors step up efforts to improve frayed relations.
TEHRAN, July 04 - Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said there has been no plan for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Iran.