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According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2008, around 7.56 million houses were empty. It was later estimated in 2019 that approximately 13.6% of buildings in Japan were vacant, [17] referred to in Japanese as Akiya (Japanese: 空き家, lit. 'empty house').
On 17 May 2019, the United States and Japan struck a trade deal to lift the beef import ban, clearing the way for U.S. products to enter the market regardless of age. U.S. agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue hailed the trade deal, stating "This is great news for American ranchers and exporters who now have full access to the Japanese market for their high-quality, safe, wholesome, and delicious ...
Akiya (秋谷) is a Japanese surname. Akiya can also mean an abandoned, vacant house (空き家). Notable people with the surname include: Einosuke Akiya (秋谷 栄之助, born 1930), Japanese Buddhist leader; Karl Ichiro Akiya (1909–2002), Japanese-American activist, Communist, author, and internee
This Seattle couple was priced out of their city's housing market, so they bought a farmhouse in Japan for $30K — here are their 2 big reasons for buying and moving abroad Moneywise August 13 ...
In 2018, Japan produced 9.7 million tons of rice (13th largest producer in the world), 3.6 million tons of sugar beet (used to produce sugar and ethanol), 1.2 million tons of sugarcane (used to produce sugar and ethanol), 208 thousand tons of persimmon (4th largest producer in the world), 2.3 million tons of potatoes, 1.3 million tons of cabbage, 1.6 million tons of onion, 773 thousand tons of ...
The Plaza Accord was signed between Japan, the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, and the United States in 1985, aimed at reducing the imbalance in trade between the countries. [25] At that time, Japan had a huge trade surplus, as the Japanese yen was weaker against U.S. dollar, while the United States suffered from a consistent trade deficit.
The Nikkei 225 gained 0.8% to 40,913.65, with buying of automakers' shares and other export oriented stocks pushing the benchmark to an all-time high. Stock market today: Japan's Nikkei 225 hits ...
Karl Ichiro Akiya (1909–2001) was a Japanese-American writer and activist for numerous political and social causes. A labor activist in both the United States and Japan, Akiya was also an intellectual figure in the Japanese-American community.