The United States and Japan signed on Oct. 7 a trade agreement that would open up markets to 7 billion dollars worth of U.S. agricultural goods. “This is a huge victory for America’s farmers, ranchers and growers. And that’s very important to me,” President Donald Trump said in a signing ceremony at the White House. […]
Lawyers Appeal Acquittal of Energy Bosses over Fukushima Disaster…
Japanese lawyers Monday appealed a ruling clearing three energy firm bosses of professional negligence in the only criminal trial stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, a court official said. The three men were senior officials at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and had faced up to five […]
President Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Sign “Stage-One” of U.S-Japan Trade Agreement – Video and Transcript…
President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan sign “stage-one” of a U.S-Japan trade agreement negotiated by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Foreign Minister Motegi; both are very strong negotiators. The agreement has been in the works for several years as President Trump and PM Abe both held firm to positions that […]
U.S., Japan Initial Trade Deal Boosts U.S. Farm Exports…
Japan May Be Forced to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Pacific…
Radioactive water from Japan’s destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant may have to be dumped into the ocean, the country’s energy minister reportedly said Tuesday, igniting concern and anger from nuclear safety experts and Japan’s neighbors in the region. The electric utility overseeing the crippled power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, is running out […]
President Trump and Prime Minister Abe Announce U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement…
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Tragic Aftermath…
The three meltdowns and at least four big core explosions at the Fukushima nuclear-power plant’s six American-designed Daiichi reactors in March 2011 still constitute the world’s worst nuclear nightmare so far, surpassing even the Chernobyl #4 reactor’s explosion and meltdown of April 1986. While Chernobyl’s disaster was very quickly contained albeit at the cost of […]
IMF Outlines “Global” Danger from Trade War with President Trump…
An article from Reuters discussing the position of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is interesting. Essentially the IMF is warning that “global economies” will contract by $455 billion next year due to the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S., China, the EU and to a lesser extent, Japan. Yes Alice, there are hundreds of billions […]
Now It Makes Sense – Beijing Assigned Hardline Trade Handler to Vice-Premier Liu He…
We had to wait a few weeks to see how the Beijing communists and Xi Jinping hardliners were positioned for new trade talks; and now things make sense. Initially it seemed at odds with Beijing’s prior position to restart U.S-China trade negotiations with Vice-Premier Liu He. The prior three months of negotiation came to a […]
Nailed It – Navarro Discusses U.S.-China Trade Re-engagement: “Seven Prior Chapters Now Starting Point”…
Excellent news from White House manufacturing policy advisor Peter Navarro as he discusses the re-engagement in U.S. and China trade discussions. Great INFO. You won’t see this interview highlighted by MSM. As we anticipated the prior 150 page agreement negotiated by USTR Robert Lighthizer and Vice-Premier Liu He, previously dismissed by Beijing after three months […]
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