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Giappone
Yamato to hike delivery rates for first time in 27 years
Yamato Transport Co., the nation’s leading door-to-door parcel delivery provider, plans to raise its base shipping fees by the end of September for the first time in 27 years, company sources said Tuesday. The rate hike is aimed at maintaining service quality as the firm faces insufficient manpower, including van ...
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USA Giappone
Japan pushes for tighter control on drug pricing, crimping big pharma profits
President Donald Trump has pledged to reverse what he describes as “astronomical” drug prices in the United States. Thousands of kilometers away, Japan, long a profit sanctuary for multinational pharmaceutical companies, is taking a similar tack. Somewhere in the ballpark of ¥10 trillion is spent annually on medications in Japan, ...
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Giappone
Former envoys urge Asia to go ahead with regional trade deal without U.S.
Asian countries should pursue a Pacific trade pact even after the U.S. walked away, and its standards should be incorporated into other regional deals, argues a report authored by half a dozen former trade envoys. Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership in one of his first ...
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Giappone
Top Trump adviser outlines aggressive trade policy, sees deficit a threat to national security
The Trump administration’s top trade adviser said Monday U.S. trade deficits are a threat to national security that could cause the loss of American freedom and prosperity. Outlining an unapologetically aggressive trade policy, Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, accused economists and the media of ignoring ...
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Giappone
ANA to introduce A380 for Honolulu routes
All Nippon Airways Co. will introduce the Airbus A380 aircraft on its route between Narita International Airport and Honolulu in spring 2019. The unit of ANA Holdings Inc. also said it is considering using the world’s largest passenger aircraft, with around 500 seats, on its route between Tokyo’s Haneda airport ...
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Giappone
GM sheds European Open-Vauxhall cash drain, gains funds to invest in future tech
By shedding the bulk of its European operations, General Motors is getting rid of a perennial money drain and gaining essential cash that it can use to reward shareholders and invest in future technology such as electric cars and ride-sharing. The Detroit automaker also indicated that it may pull out ...
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Giappone
Exxon plan to hire thousands, spend $20 billion on Gulf Coast projects draws Trump praise
President Donald Trump on Monday praised Exxon Mobil Corp. after the company announced plans to create thousands of jobs by spending $20 billion over 10 years on refineries, chemical and liquefied natural gas plants along the Gulf Coast. Exxon said the work would create 12,000 permanent jobs — Exxon currently ...
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USA Giappone
Native Americans protesting Trump, pipeline with mass march on White House, Army Corps
Members of American Indian tribes from around the country are gathering in Washington for four days of protests against the Trump administration and the Dakota Access oil pipeline that will culminate with a Friday march on the White House. Starting Tuesday, tribal members and supporters plan to camp each day ...
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USA Giappone
METI chief Seko to visit U.S. for talks with Commerce counterpart Ross
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko plans to travel to the United States for talks with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross around March 16, sources said Monday. If realized, it will be their first meeting since Ross took office last week. The two are expected to exchange views on Japan-U.S. ...
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Belgio
Visa à une famille syrienne : la justice donne raison à Theo Francken
La Cour de Justice de l'Union européenne (CJUE) a rendu mardi un arrêt favorable à la Belgique dans l'affaire relative à l'octroi de visas humanitaires à une famille syrienne d'Alep. Dans son arrêt, elle estime que les Etats membres de l'UE ne sont ...