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Japan: Typhoon Nakri Brings Strong Winds to Southern Izu Islands

Typhoon Nakri made its closest approach to the southern Izu Islands on Monday morning, October 13, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

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US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (C) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and Ken Kobayashi (L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attend a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (C), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (L) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and Ken Kobayashi (R), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attend a meeting with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (L) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and other Japanese delegation members hold talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

Masakazu Tokura (R), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Kosei Shindo, (L) head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and other Japanese delegation members hold talks with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing on Feb. 18, 2025.

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

(Front, from L) Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and Kosei Shindo, chairman of the Japan-China Economic Association, pose for photos ahead of their meeting in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2025. (Pool photo)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-JAPANESE BUSINESS DELEGATION-MEETING (CN)

(240125) -- BEIJING, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with a Japanese business delegation visiting China, led by Chairman of the Japan Business Federation Masakazu Tokura, Chairman of the Japan-China Economic Association Kosei Shindo, and Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ken Kobayashi, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (C) and Japan-China Economic Association head Kosei Shindo (L), part of a Japanese business delegation visiting China, hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (C) and Japan-China Economic Association head Kosei Shindo (L), part of a Japanese business delegation visiting China, hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan business delegation in Beijing

Japanese business delegation members, including Japan Business Federation Chairman Masakazu Tokura (front, L) and Japan-China Economic Association head Kosei Shindo (front, R), pose for a photo with Chinese Premier Li Qiang (front, C) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 25, 2024. (Pool photo)

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Japan business leaders speak after meeting Chinese official

BEIJING, China - Sadayuki Sakakibara (R), chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, and Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet reporters in Beijing on Sept. 24, 2014, after conferring with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang.

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Japan-China business leaders meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A Japan-China business exchange meeting is held at a Beijing hotel on Sept. 22, 2014. The Japan-China Economic Association's delegation arrived in Beijing earlier in the day to strengthen business ties and exchange opinions on environmental cooperation.

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Motegi speaks at ASEAN

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (3rd from R) speaks at a meeting between economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their counterparts of Japan, China and South Korea in Myanmar's capital of Naypyitaw on Aug. 26, 2014.

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ASEAN-plus-3 meeting

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea meet in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 20, 2013.

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ASEAN-plus-3 meeting

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea join hands during a photo session before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on Aug. 20, 2013.

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - (from R) Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, Hiromasa Yonekura, who chairs the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - (from R) Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, Hiromasa Yonekura, who chairs the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan business mission in China

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho (L), head of the Japan-China Economic Association, and former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan, who leads the China-Japan Friendship Association, shake hands at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 21, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants take part in an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants shake hands at an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese business group holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Akio Mimura (C), head of a business group from the Japan-China Economic Association, and other group members hold talks with officials (front) from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2009 with the aim of expanding bilateral trade and investment.

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Mitarai meets Chinese President Hu

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 21. Mitarai is visiting China with members of the Japan-China Economic Association.

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Delegates from Japan, China discuss economic cooperation

NIIGATA, Japan - Fujio Cho, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. and head of the Tokyo-based Japan-China Economic Association, addresses a meeting of public- and private-sector representatives from the northeastern areas of Japan and China in Niigata on June 2.

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E. Asia nations agree on study of regional currency units

HYDERABAD, India - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki responds to questions from reporters after finance ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China and South Korea ended their conference in Hyderabad on May 4. The ministers agreed they will examine the usefulness of creating regional currency units as one of their channels to deepen economic integration in the region.

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Zhu says he was unaware of naval operations near Japan

URUMCHI, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji tells a group of Japanese business officials that he was unaware of increasing Chinese research activities and naval operations in what Japan considers its exclusive economic waters. Zhu made the comments in Urumchi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sept. 9 in his meeting with members of the Japan-China Economic Association mission. The photo shows the meeting between the Chinese premier (R) and Toshiba Corp. senior adviser Sugiichiro Watari (L), who heads the mission.

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Chinese premier rules out yuan's devaluation

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Oct. 20 ruled out the possibility of the yuan currency's devaluation when he met a delegation of the Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade. Photo shows Zhu (R) and Takashi Imai, delegation chief and head of Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), in the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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E. Asia nations agree on study of regional currency units

HYDERABAD, India - Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki responds to questions from reporters after finance ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China and South Korea ended their conference in Hyderabad on May 4. The ministers agreed they will examine the usefulness of creating regional currency units as one of their channels to deepen economic integration in the region. (Kyodo)

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Delegates from Japan, China discuss economic cooperation

NIIGATA, Japan - Fujio Cho, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp. and head of the Tokyo-based Japan-China Economic Association, addresses a meeting of public- and private-sector representatives from the northeastern areas of Japan and China in Niigata on June 2. (Kyodo)

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Mitarai meets Chinese President Hu

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 21. Mitarai is visiting China with members of the Japan-China Economic Association. (Kyodo)

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Japanese business delegation meets with Chinese officials

A delegation of the Japan-China Economic Association holds a meeting with Chinese government officials and corporate executives in Beijing on Nov. 2, 2015. They agreed that the two countries should join hands in developing technologies to boost productivity in a bid to tackle the current excess in production capacity in China's manufacturing industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business delegation arrives in Beijing

Delegates of the Japan-China Economic Association arrive in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2015. The delegation, led by association head Shoji Muneoka and also including Keidanren Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara and Japan Chamber of Commerce Chairman Akio Mimura as top advisors, met with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their stay until Nov. 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan-China Economic Association head Muneoka meets press in Beijing

Shoji Muneoka, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meets the press upon his arrival in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2015. Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is seen on the left. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese business delegation to visit China to boost ties

Three Japanese business leaders attend a gathering in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2015, ahead of their delegation's eight-day visit to China from Nov. 1 to boost economic ties. (From L) Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Akio Mimura, Japan Business Federation Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara, and Japan-China Economic Association Chairman Shoji Muneoka. ==Kyodo

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Japanese business group holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Akio Mimura (C), head of a business group from the Japan-China Economic Association, and other group members hold talks with officials (front) from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2009 with the aim of expanding bilateral trade and investment. (Kyodo)

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants shake hands at an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants take part in an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japan business leaders speak after meeting Chinese official

BEIJING, China - Sadayuki Sakakibara (R), chairman of Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren, and Fujio Cho, head of the Japan-China Economic Association, meet reporters in Beijing on Sept. 24, 2014, after conferring with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang. (Kyodo)

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Motegi speaks at ASEAN

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (3rd from R) speaks at a meeting between economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their counterparts of Japan, China and South Korea in Myanmar's capital of Naypyitaw on Aug. 26, 2014. (Kyodo)

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ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea agree to bolster financial cooperation

The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea join hands for group photos in Manila on Aug. 7, 2017. At the ASEAN-plus-three meeting, the 13 countries agreed they will bolster financial cooperation to promote economic stability in the region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ASEAN, Japan, China, S. Korea agree to bolster financial cooperation

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono (C) speaks while seated next to South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at a meeting in Manila on Aug. 7, 2017, held by the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations members plus Japan, China and South Korea. The 13 foreign ministers agreed they will bolster financial cooperation to promote economic stability in the region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan business group meets China's state planning agency

Japan Business Federation Chairman Sadayuki Sakakibara (front R) and Shoji Muneoka (front L), head of the Japan-China Economic Association, attend a meeting with the National Development and Reform Commission of China in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan business group to visit China to expand economic ties

Shoji Muneoka, head of the Japan-China Economic Association and chairman of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., speaks at a meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2016, to mark the formation of a Japanese business delegation that will make an eight-day visit to China from Sept. 20. Muneoka will lead the delegation with over 200 members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Zhu says he was unaware of naval operations near Japan

URUMCHI, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji tells a group of Japanese business officials that he was unaware of increasing Chinese research activities and naval operations in what Japan considers its exclusive economic waters. Zhu made the comments in Urumchi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Sept. 9 in his meeting with members of the Japan-China Economic Association mission. The photo shows the meeting between the Chinese premier (R) and Toshiba Corp. senior adviser Sugiichiro Watari (L), who heads the mission.

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Chinese premier rules out yuan's devaluation

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji on Oct. 20 ruled out the possibility of the yuan currency's devaluation when he met a delegation of the Japan-China Association on Economy and Trade. Photo shows Zhu (R) and Takashi Imai, delegation chief and head of Japan's Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), in the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.