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Japan and the EU

Dutch plant 'for 1 euro' if jobs kept: Mitsubishi — 07 February 2012, 12:23 CET

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors is willing to sell its Netherlands factory "for one euro" if the buyer is prepared to keep employing the 1,500 workers there, the company president has said.

US bows to EU, Japan in 'zeroing' trade row — 06 February 2012, 21:16 CET

The United States on Monday said it has bowed to demands from the European Union and Japan to end its controversial "zeroing" anti-dumping practice.

CONCERT-Japan Project — 30 January 2012, 19:03 CET

CONCERT-Japan (Connecting and Coordinating European Research and Technology Development with Japan) is a European Union (EU) funded project in the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technology Development (FP7).

GM reclaims world's biggest carmaker title as Toyota skids — 20 January 2012, 10:12 CET

General Motors reclaimed its title as the world's biggest automaker Thursday, successfully emerging from its 2009 bankruptcy woes to overtake German giant Volkswagen and Japanese Toyota in the race to the top.

Asia fears over debt have peaked: Commissioner — 19 January 2012, 16:59 CET

EU internal market commissioner Michel Barnier on Thursday said concerns in Japan and China over European debt had already peaked and the Asian giants were showing signs of renewed confidence.

Euro fund downgrade 'will not affect' Japan buying — 17 January 2012, 07:37 CET

Japan will continue to buy European Union bailout bonds despite their having been downgraded by a credit ratings agency, the country's finance minister said Tuesday.

Panasonic fined in European price fixing case — 08 December 2011, 10:12 CET

Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Thursday it has been fined 7.7 million euros for violating European competition law in connection with sales of refrigerator parts.

Japan calls on German 'central role' in euro 'firewall' — 18 November 2011, 11:23 CET

Japan called on Germany on Friday to step up and help plug the widening hole in Europe's finances, saying Berlin should play a leading role in creating a debt "firewall".

Japan to keep helping EU bailout: PM — 14 November 2011, 10:14 CET

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Sunday that Japan was committed to helping the eurozone but declined to specify how much bond debt it would buy up in the bailout fund.

Europe, US and Japan create joint patent document — 10 November 2011, 17:43 CET

The patent offices of Europe, Japan and United States announced Wednesday they had created a joint patent information document that should speed the work of companies and cut costs.

IMF chief to visit Russia, China, Japan — 03 November 2011, 22:40 CET

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has chosen Russia, China and Japan as the first countries outside the European Union to visit since taking office in July, an IMF spokesman said Thursday.

Japan PM warns of euro crisis chain reaction — 03 November 2011, 11:59 CET

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda warned that the eurozone debt crisis could trigger a chain reaction throughout the world as leaders of top economies gathered Thursday for a summit.

Japan will keep buying EU bailout bonds: Regling — 31 October 2011, 08:17 CET

Japan has promised to keep buying eurozone bailout bonds, the head of the crisis fund told reporters on Monday, as the EU looks for outside help to solve its crippling debt problems.

EU's Ashton to visit Japan amid euro crisis — 28 October 2011, 09:52 CET

EU foreign affairs supremo Catherine Ashton is to visit Japan next week, the foreign ministry in Tokyo said Friday, as the bloc looks for ways to boost its debt bailout fund.

Cameron drops Japan, New Zealand trips to attend EU summit — 24 October 2011, 11:12 CET

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday cancelled upcoming visits to New Zealand and Japan in order to attend a crucial meeting on the eurozone debt crisis, Britain's press reported.

Cameron cancels Japan and NZ trips to attend EU summit — 24 October 2011, 02:22 CET

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday cancelled upcoming visits to New Zealand and Japan in order to attend a crucial meeting on the eurozone debt crisis, Britain's press reported.

Anti-counterfeiting treaty signed in Tokyo — 01 October 2011, 13:07 CET

Japan, the United States and six other nations signed a treaty in Tokyo on Saturday to fight counterfeit and pirated goods, saying their proliferation hurts economic growth and helps organised crime.

US, Japan not immune to euro-type panic: IMF — 20 September 2011, 17:31 CET

The United States and Japan are not immune to the kind of sudden economic crisis that rocked the eurozone, the International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday.

Major central banks to provide dollars to banks: ECB — 15 September 2011, 22:20 CET

Top central banks promised Thursday to lend dollars to banks who find themselves short of the US currency in the ongoing eurozone debt crisis, a move that boosted the euro and stock markets.

Major central banks to provide dollars to banks: ECB — 15 September 2011, 17:25 CET

Top central banks promised Thursday to lend dollars to banks who find themselves short of the US currency in the ongoing eurozone debt crisis, a move that boosted the euro and stock markets.

EU to maintain safety checks on food from Japan — 09 September 2011, 20:55 CET

The European Union will extend until year's end checks on potential radioactive contamination in food imports from certain regions of Japan, the EU's executive said on Friday.

EU clears Takeda's takeover of Nycomed — 02 August 2011, 13:00 CET

European regulators cleared on Tuesday a takeover in the pharmaceutical sector worth 9.6 billion euros ($13.6 billion) by Japanese firm Takeda Pharmaceutical of Swiss drugmaker Nycomed.

From Van Rompuy to Japan: a haiku of hope — 29 May 2011, 00:39 CET

Herman Van Rompuy, the EU president known as an aficionado of Japanese-style haiku mini-poems, Saturday took the stage of an EU-Japan summit to offer his latest musing to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

EU, Japan join forces to improve nuclear safety — 29 May 2011, 00:38 CET

Europe and Japan agreed Saturday to join forces in efforts to promote tighter international standards for nuclear safety in the wake of the atomic crisis in Japan.

EU, Japan agree to work towards mega free trade deal — 29 May 2011, 00:37 CET

Leaders of the European Union and Japan on Saturday agreed to start talks towards a multi-billion-euro free trade deal linking the world's third biggest economy to the globe's largest market.