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April 29, 2013
VLADIVOSTOK--President Vladimir Putin will try to court Japanese investment in the Russian Far East during his meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
April 19, 2013
All parties involved in talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement will likely signal their approval for Japan's participation in the negotiations on April 19,...
March 14, 2013
SINGAPORE--Progress is being made in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks but hurdles remain and Japan is unlikely to be set to join the next round in May, negotiators...
January 18, 2013
The two men aboard a rickety brown fishing boat made no attempt to flee or even conceal the two 50-centimeter-long coho salmon they poached on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
September 30, 2012
Giant bridges and other huge infrastructure projects were completed in Vladivostok for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings held in early September, drastically...
September 29, 2012
Martin Tate was among the first expatriates to seize upon the Russian Far East’s potential as a grain production center.
September 11, 2012
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--A grandiose thank-you by Russia's president to hundreds of Russian students has caused a bureaucratic headache for Japan, after Vladimir Putin declared he...
September 09, 2012
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--Asia-Pacific nations including China, the United States and Japan promised measures to boost growth on Sept. 9 and rejected limits on food exports to try...
September 08, 2012
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- China sounded the alarm about the state of the global economy on Sept. 8 and urged countries gathering at an Asia-Pacific summit to protect themselves by ...
September 07, 2012
As a goodwill gesture, Japan will provide $6 million (470 million yen) to U.S. West Coast states and a western Canadian province to help in the cleanup of debris from the Great ...
September 06, 2012
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia—Japan will not join talks this year on creating a free-trade zone for the Pacific region, as ruling party members remain opposed to Tokyo's entry and...
July 03, 2012
YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK--Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on July 3 landed on a remote island chain seized from Japan by the Soviet Union at the end of World War Two, prompting ...
July 03, 2012
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia--Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev unveiled a $1 billion bridge to a remote Far East island on July 2, seen as a symbol of the Kremlin's eagerness to...
June 06, 2012
KAZAN, Russia--Japan-U.S. talks over Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement negotiations have ground to a halt, with both sides reluctant...
May 01, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on April 30 voiced support for Japan joining talks with the United States and eight other countries on a free trade agreement in the...
November 15, 2011
Japan's decision to join negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership has provided momentum for other nations to follow suit. This, in turn, has put greater pressure on Tokyo...
November 15, 2011
During this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, held recently in Hawaii, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced Japan's participation in negotiations over...
November 14, 2011
HONOLULU - Asia-Pacific leaders pledged on Nov. 13 to bolster their economies and lower trade barriers as they seek to prop up global growth and shield themselves against...
November 13, 2011
U.S. President Barack Obama and eight other leaders said on Nov. 12 they have made good progress on a groundbreaking pan-Pacific trade deal and expected to finish in 2012.
November 13, 2011
HONOLULU - Barack Obama and Hu Jintao presented dueling trade agendas as an antidote to weak global growth as the U.S. and Chinese presidents faced off on Nov. 12 at a Pacific...