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Japan’s Consul-General Lauds Japan-UAE Cooperation

Japan and the UAE are cooperating under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Initiative. According to Akima Umezawa, Japanese Consul-General, Dubai, Japan and the UAE are effective and responsible players for the peace, stability and prosperity of the region and the world. This initiative was agreed upon in 2018 by Shinzo Abe and Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. The sectors covered include ...

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Value Of Non-oil Trade Between UAE, Japan Totalled AED481.34 Billion Over 10 Years

According to statistics from the Ministry of Economy, the total value of non-oil trade between the UAE and Japan reached AED481.34 billion or US$130.8 billion over the past ten years from 2009 to 2019. These statistics highlight the growing trade and economic relations between the two countries, with the value of their overall trade in the first half of 2019 reaching ...

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Japan’s Abe Meets Saudi King Amid Threats In Persian Gulf

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman recently as part of a tour of oil-producing Gulf Arab states aimed at promoting peace amid a spike in tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Japan has a deep alliance with the United States, but it also has ties with Iran, which until 2017 supplied Japan with about ...

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Bank of Japan Governor Will Guide Policy Carefully With Eye On Iran Tensions

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank would conduct monetary policy ‘carefully’ while scrutinizing overseas economic risks, such as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. “Conditions regarding the U.S.-China trade tensions and geopolitical risks are such that we can’t have any preset idea on how things could unfold,” Kuroda said in brief remarks at a New ...

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Japanese Premier Calls For Diplomacy In Middle East

In the wake of the U.S. killing of a top Iranian general, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on all parties in the conflict to solve their problems through diplomatic means. Abe is deeply concerned about the situation in the Middle East following the killing of Qasem Soleimani. Abe also urged parties to avoid any escalation in the region and stressed the importance ...

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Japan, India Boost Digital Partnership For New Technology Era

India and Japan are particularly focusing on information sharing on development of digital infrastructure to improve architecture design, according to a joint statement recently released by the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, the Japan External Trade Organization, and the Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable. Well-designed digital social infrastructure is expected to play a significant role in enhancing the efficiencies of societal services ...

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U.S.-Japan Trade Deal Takes Effect Amidst Doubts

A trade deal between the U.S. and Japan that cuts tariffs on some agricultural products and industrial goods took effect, with little indication the two sides would meet a pledge to soon start a new round of talks broadening the pact. Under the deal, Japan reduced tariffs on beef, pork and additional U.S. agricultural products to the same levels it grants ...

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JVs Between Cambodia And Japan To Get A Boost

A representative of the Cambodia-Japan Association for Business and Investment (CJBI), vowed to boost the number of joint-ventures between Cambodian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their Japanese counterparts. CJBI is the only association in Cambodia which consist of Japanese and Cambodian members and it aims to encourage business-matching between Cambodian and Japanese SMEs. The CJBI is an essential platform to ...

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Japanese Trade Body In Bengaluru Donates To CM Relief Fund

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bengaluru (JCCIB) recently extended its support to the state government in its relief activities across flood-hit areas of North Karnataka. Expressing solidarity and support to the government, Hiroyuki Tamaki, president of JCCIB and managing director of Sony, donated Rs 1 lakh for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. Tamaki explained that the aim of the JCCIB is ...

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South Korea-Japan Summit Sees Hope For Better Relations

President Moon Jae-in and PM Shinzo Abe held talks as part of a group summit with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Chinese city of Chengdu. Disputes over trade and World War Two compensation have damaged relations in recent months. This was the first formal meeting between the two for more than a year. Mr Moon and Mr Abe met for 45 minutes, ...

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