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U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is seeking public comment, specifically on product-specific negotiating objectives, trade barriers, economics for U.S. Business.

The U.S. Ag secretary stated that Japan is an important customer for our ag products and we look forward to the great potential this breakthrough represents.

EVERETT  (AP) — Airport officials in Snohomish County say they have reached a formal agreement with counterparts in Japan to help grow their aerospace businesses. The Everett Herald reports that county representatives traveled to Japan and reached an agreement on Friday with officials from Chubu Centrair International Airport, which is roughly 320 kilometers southwest of Tokyo...

The Senate passed a short-term fiscal 2017 spending bill to avert a government shutdown and then gave final congressional approval to a water projects bill that includes drought relief for California farmers. The new measure, which the Senate approved 63-36 about 11 p...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — The United States beat Tunisia 25-14, 25-19, 27-25 on Friday to remain in first place at the men's volleyball World Cup. Matt Anderson had a match-high 22 points as the U.S. improved to 8-0 for 24 points. The U...

Japan is lifting some of its bans on imports of live poultry and poultry meat from the United States. The bans were put in place earlier this year due to the U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Imports from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, California, Kansas, Arkansas, Montana and Indiana as well as British Columbia can resume...

Trade negotiators for the U.S. and Japan are working around the clock to complete a trade agreement prior to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Washington later this month. Negotiators are working to have the agreement ready to unveil during Abe’s visit as they hope the deal can pave the way for a broader Asia-Pacific pact involving 10 other countries...

Russell Brand just wanted to see his wife Kate Perry perform in Japan. Unfortunately for the funnyman, Japanese authorities weren't amused by his criminal record, and on Sunday the 35-year-old was deported from the island nation. Perry took to Twitter to explain what had gone down: So...my husband just got deported from Japan. I am so. sad. I brought him all this way to show him my favorite place

Japan on Tuesday (April 12th) raised the severity level of the crisis at its crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, ranking it on par with the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. In raising the rating from 5 to 7 -- the highest level on the international scale

Gov. Chris Gregoire today issued the following statement on ongoing radiological monitoring of milk, precipitation and drinking water.