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Higashiyama to Step Down as Chief of Talent Firm Smile-Up.

Tokyo, Sept. 28 (Jiji Press)--Noriyuki Higashiyama, president of Japanese talent agency Smile-Up. Inc., formerly Johnny & Associates Inc., said Monday that he will step down from his position.

  • Noriyuki Higashiyama resigns as Smile-Up. president on September 28
  • Masayuki Yamada becomes new president effective Thursday
  • Julie Keiko Fujishima remains as representative director

China resuming US coal imports among thin list of summit outcomes

China agreed to import at least 10 million tonnes of US coal in each of the next two years, marking one of the few concrete results from President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the United States. The country will also lower tariffs on 1,619 US products, including coal, under a deal to reduce levies on US$30 billion of non-sensitive goods…

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