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European Union Wants to Ban Carbon Fibre

Carbon fibre is being used more and more extensively throughout the automotive industry. Manufacturers use it to reduce the weight of their vehicles, but also to add strength and resistance, particularly in the case of certain sports cars where carbon …

Asian stocks rise led by Japan on auto tariff reprieve

Japanese stocks led gains in Asia while US stock futures edged down as investors continued to evaluate mixed messages on tariffs from the Trump administration. Shares in Japan rose more than 1% with companies such as Toyota Motor Corp. jumping after …

Japan to spend 1.8% of GDP on defense in 2025, 2% target in sight

Japan's defense spending and related costs for fiscal 2025 are expected to total 9.9 trillion yen ($70 billion), equivalent to 1.8 percent of gross domestic product three years earlier, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday, as the country …

Japan PM says not to rush tariff deal with U.S.

TOKYO, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has stated that Japan will not rush into an agreement in the upcoming trade talks with the United States regarding the tariff measures. During a session of the House of Representatives …

Japan Tariffs Envoy To Visit Washington Wednesday

  Japan’s envoy for upcoming tariff talks will depart for Washington to meet senior US officials on Wednesday, the government confirmed. Japan has not escaped President Donald Trump’s trade blitz despite being a close strategic and economic ally and the …

Lighthizer expects Japan to link tariffs, steel deal

A godfather of President Donald Trump’s tariffs said on a private call with Wall Street investors that the US should quickly strike a trade deal with Japan, whose officials he expected to explicitly link White House support for the sale of US Steel to any …

Will bishops’ call for ‘revolution of hope’ affect Filipino elections?

The Philippines’ midterm elections started on Palm Sunday as the country’s Commission on Elections rolled out for the first time internet voting for an estimated two million registered overseas Filipino voters. Presidential candidates in The Philippines. …

Gov. Kishimoto of west Japan's Wakayama Pref. dies at 68 （2025/4/15）

Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto (Mainichi) WAKAYAMA -- Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto died at a hospital in this western Japan city April 15 after being found unconscious the previous day. He was 68. A secretary found Kishimoto collapsed at his official …

Japan’s population posts record decline

While Japan has been attracting millions of visitors for its top tourist attractions such as the cherry blossoms and the magical Mt. Fuji, the country is consistently experiencing a drop in its population, capped by a record decline as of October 2024. ( …

Japan ruling parties mull utility subsidies to offset higher bills

Senior members of Japan's ruling parties agreed Tuesday to consider reinstating subsidies to reduce summer electricity and gas bills, as households continue to grapple with the pain of surging prices. Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of Japan's …

Bank of Japan may stop raising interest rates to defend the yen

Akira Otani, former chief economist at the Bank of Japan and current managing director of Goldman Sachs Japan, said Monday that the Bank of Japan may stop raising interest rates if the yen moves closer to 130 per dollar. Although risks from U.S. tariffs …

Op-ed: NYSE systems are working normally, handling record volume more efficiently than during Covid crash, president ...

Lynn Martin, NYSE President, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC  The great American entrepreneur Henry Ford once said, "The only real security that a man can …

Facing Trump tariffs, Japan not eager to make concessions

(The Center Square) — Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday his country won't make compromises to reach quick trade deal with President Donald Trump and he's not eager to retaliate with tariffs. Ishiba told Parliament that retaliatory …

‘Able to happen again’: Local Japanese American historians warn of Trump’s use of 1798 wartime law

The history of how the U.S. incarcerated more than 120,000 people of Japanese descent — most of them U.S. citizens like Ochi’s parents — during World War II is well-documented in museums and archives. But now civil rights activists and historians feel they …

Will Trump tariffs force Japan to slash its unpopular consumption tax?

Japan is under growing pressure to reduce its deeply unpopular consumption tax in an effort to ease economic hardships on ordinary citizens and limit the impact of US tariffs – though analysts warn such a move would compromise a critical source of …

Japan Gold Corp. Announces C$5 Million “Best Efforts” Private Placement (Listed Issuer Financing Exemption) Offering of ...

Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Japan Gold Corp. (TSXV: JG) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an …

Containers being loaded in Japan are now part of a global tariff war launched by US President Donald Trump

Japan PM Ishiba’s Cabinet Faces Uphill Struggle to Boost Itself; Poll Shows Low Approval Ratings Ahead of Upper House ...

Pool photo / The Yomiuri Shimbun Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions from reporters in Kobe on Sunday morning. By Kota Iga and Kota Ifuku / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers 15:42 JST, April 14, 2025 Amid low approval ratings, Prime …

Japan lauds Oman's pavilion design for Expo 2025 Osaka

OSAKA: Japanese officials have expressed strong admiration for the Sultanate of Oman’s pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, praising its striking design and thematic alignment with the Expo's core message, “Designing a Future Society for Our Lives.” Ichino …

NMAC Offers Administration for a Healthy America (AHA) Four Recommendations for Continued Impact in HIV Prevention

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Today, NMAC's Deputy Director of Programs, Harold Phillips,  sent to Tom Engels, the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), four recommendations …

ISIS is on the ropes in Syria. A successful transition in Damascus could deliver a knockout blow

For much of the past two decades, the Islamic State (ISIS) has enjoyed favorable conditions in Syria, but since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in December 2024, dynamics have changed. With Assad’s departure, ISIS lost its long-standing and vitally …

Utah Board of Pardons & Parole Launches First Phase of New Victim Notification Software – MyVoice

MyVoice is a trauma-informed tool designed to provide better notification services to victims of crime. SALT LAKE CITY, UT, UNITED STATES, April 14, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole (Board) is proud to announce the …

ODIHR opens limited election observation mission in Poland

Warsaw, 14 April 2025 – The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened a limited election observation mission for the 18 May 2025 presidential election in Poland, following an invitation from the national authorities. The …

Epilepsy Community Unites to Oppose Cuts to Crucial Federal Epilepsy Programs

BOWIE, Md., April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 118 undersigned organizations – representing people living with epilepsy; caregivers and loved ones; physicians, care providers, and epilepsy centers; epilepsy researchers; and others – are united in …

FCC Victorville Prison Law Enforcment Officers Hospitalized After Drug Exposure

VICTORVILLE , CA, UNITED STATES, April 13, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Federal Bureau of Prisons' continued failure to protect its staff has resulted in six officers being hospitalized and four officers treated on-site and released in just …

CGTN: التحول الصيني في مجال السينما: كيف تسببت سياسة الرسوم الجمركية الأمريكية في ذلك؟

نشرت شبكة CGTN مقالاً تناولت فيه كيفية تناقض الشراكة السينمائية الجديدة بين الصين وإسبانيا مع تخفيضات الصين على واردات الأفلام الأمريكية، كاشفةً التأثير السلبي لحرب الرسوم الجمركية التي تشنّها الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، ما يعرّض السوق الخارجية الأكثر …

CGTN：中国の銀幕の転向：米国の関税政策に責がある理由

CGTNは、中国とスペインの新たな映画パートナーシップと米国映画輸入の削減がいかに対照的であるかという記事を掲載し、米国の関税戦争が、ハリウッドにとって最も有益な海外市場を危うくし、米国のより広範なサービス貿易の優位性を損なうことになる、自滅的な影響を及ぼしていることを明らかにした。 北京発, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- スペインのペドロ・サンチェス (Pedro Sanchez) …

CGTN: A Virada no Cinema Chinês: Causada pela política tarifária dos EUA

A CGTN publicou um artigo sobre como a nova parceria cinematográfica da China com a Espanha contrasta com seus cortes nas importações de filmes dos EUA, expondo o impacto autodestrutivo da guerra tarifária dos Estados Unidos – colocando em risco o mercado …

CGTN: จุดเปลี่ยนด้านจอเงินของจีน: เหตุใดจึงโทษที่นโยบายภาษีศุลกากรของสหรัฐฯ

CGTN เผยแพร่บทความเกี่ยวกับความร่วมมือใหม่ด้านภาพยนตร์ระหว่างจีนกับสเปน ซึ่งตรงข้ามกับท่าทีของจีนที่ลดการนำเข้าภาพยนตร์จากสหรัฐฯ โดยแสดงให้เห็นถึงผลกระทบแบบทำลายตนเองจากสงครามภาษีศุลกากรของสหรัฐฯ …

“They Tried to Keep This Quiet”: Jim Rickards, Former CIA Insider Releases Bombshell Report on America’s Hidden $150 ...

BALTIMORE, April 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For decades, it’s been buried—not just beneath the ground, but beneath red tape, legal jargon, and a thick wall of federal silence. But now, former CIA advisor Jim Rickards is going public with what he calls “ …

Llamado urgente a actualizar la legislación en materia de violencia sexual en América Latina y el Caribe

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, April 11, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- En América Latina y el Caribe, la violencia sexual sigue siendo una de las formas más generalizadas de desigualdad de género, con marcos legales desactualizados y discriminatorios que no …

USA 2024 general elections: ODIHR observation mission final report

While the general elections in the United States demonstrated the resilience of the country’s democratic institutions, the election process took place in a highly polarized environment. The election was well run, and candidates campaigned freely across the …

OSCE hands over ambulance vehicles and equipment to Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs

On 11 April 2025, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe officially handed over two ambulance vehicles and five sets of equipment to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. This donation supports the Government of Tajikistan’s …

Water Saving Shower Head Manufacturer, Winthorpe, Responds to Trump's Executive Order on Water Efficiency

Winthorpe responds to Trump's water-saving order, offering shower heads with removable restrictors to help save on utility bills without raising prices. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES, April 10, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Winthorpe …

AEBC Calls for Action on Accessibility & Inclusion Ahead of the 2025 Federal Election

Four key questions on accessibility and inclusion that voters need to ask their local political candidates CANADA, April 10, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With Canada's 2025 Federal Election set for April 28, the Alliance for Equality of Blind …

OSCE Presence, General Prosecutor’s Office organize workshop on strengthening prosecutors’ role in combating electoral ...

On 10 April 2025, the OSCE Presence in Albania and the General Prosecutor’s Office organized a workshop aimed at enhancing investigative and prosecution capacities of electoral crimes ahead of 11 May parliamentary elections. The event – which brought …

Voting Trends ahead of Australia Federal Election in May

Ahead of Federal Election, Poll conducted and commissioned to QuestionPro Shows High Levels of Dissatisfaction... SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, April 9, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As Australia gears up for the upcoming Federal Election in May, data …

With the support of the European Union, OSCE strengthens operational planning capabilities of senior Tajik border ...

Under Phase 3 of the European Union-funded “Stabilization of Tajikistan's Southern Border Region with Afghanistan” project, the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe successfully concluded a three-week Organisation of Border Security course for senior …

‘Ethical Fading,’ Women Investing Events Held at CSUF’s Center for Family Business Feature FEUSA President

FEUSA’s Pat Soldano Among Featured Speakers in April 18 Workshops Focused on Ethics and Women Investing in Security and Education (WISE) FULLERTON, CA, UNITED STATES, April 8, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Two events, one a workshop on “Ethical …