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Japan's tariff negotiator is expected to propose greater investment by Japanese companies in the United States in the upcoming ministerial-level tariff talks in Washington. Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei is set to take part in the third round of talks in Washington on Friday, local time. Sources say Japan will present a plan to expand Japanese firms' investment in the US. It is likely to include Nippon Steel's offer to invest billions of dollars in US Steel, if its bid to acquire the US steelmaker is approved. Japan apparently aims...

A major shareholder of Japan's Fuji Media Holdings says it will launch a proxy fight so that its candidates for the firm's board will gain approval at the upcoming general shareholders' meeting. Fuji Media Holdings is the parent company of Fuji Television Network. They have been under fire for their handling of a sexual misconduct scandal. The shareholder, Dalton Investments, has proposed 12 candidates for the board, including Kitao Yoshitaka, the head of Japanese financial services firm SBI Holdings. Fuji Media, which opposes the proposal, has picked 11 candidates of...

US President Donald Trump has touted an increase in new investments coming into the country at an event with some of the world's business leaders. More than 20 CEOs from major companies planning to invest took part in the event at the White House on Wednesday. Trump said, "The companies represented in this room have collectively announced more than 2 trillion dollars in new investments." He also said, "Every new investment, every new factory and every new job created, is a sign of strength in American economy and a declaration...

US and Russian officials have met in Turkey to discuss ways of normalizing the operations of their countries' embassies. Russia's state-run Tass news agency says the US and Russian diplomats held talks for five and a half hours at the Russian Consulate General in Istanbul on Thursday. The officials reportedly agreed to make it easier for diplomats to travel and receive visas. The agency also says the two sides discussed the need to resume direct air service between the countries. The Russian side is said to have mentioned that it...

Japan was also in the firing line on Monday.The US president accused the country of currency manipulation, and hinted he might respond with tariffs. Trump said other countries are deliberately pushing down the value of their currencies to give their economies a competitive advantage. He singled out Japan and China. Trump said he had phoned Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese leaders. He said he told them that they can't continue to devalue their currencies against the dollar because it's unfair to the US. Trump said the easy solution for...