日: 2025年2月6日

1. The US State Department says the Panamanian government has agreed to no longer charge fees for US government vessels transiting the Panama Canal. But Panamanian authorities managing the canal deny the claim.
2. Nissan Motor has told Honda Motor that it is opposed to Honda’s offer to acquire all of Nissan shares and make it a wholly-owned subsidiary. Nissan President Uchida Makoto told Honda President Mibe Toshihiro that many Nissan board members had expressed their opposition to Honda’s offer. But Honda has already told Nissan that it will be difficult to continue merger talks unless Nissan agrees.
3. Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is on his way to the United States to meet President Donald Trump. He says he wants to establish mutual trust with his American counterpart. Ishiba spoke to reporters before his departure on Thursday. He said: “I’d like to confirm in my meeting with the president that Japan and the US will cooperate in the economic and security fields. That we will work together toward peace, and developing freedom and openness in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.”

1. The International Atomic Energy Agency says that its director general will visit Japan this month to inspect the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
2. The coldest air mass of the season is dumping a blanket of snow in many areas, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast.
3. Starbucks Coffee Japan is introducing location-based pricing at select stores to manage rising material and labor costs.