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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2019
Taiwan negotiating with Japan on 'acceptable' solution to food ban
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen says her government is seeking an “acceptable” solution to the thorny issue of the island's import ban on Japanese food products imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2017
Export demand for Fukushima produce grows in Malaysia, signaling subsiding food safety fears
Fukushima Prefecture aims to export 100 tons of rice and 15 tons of peaches to Malaysia by next year, its governor said Wednesday, evidence of fading concern over the safety of food products from the site of the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2017
Japan's imports pressure nearly 800 endangered species: study
Japan's imports of foodstuffs, wood products and other commodities affect 792 endangered species in Southeast Asia and around the world, according to a study on the impact of Japanese consumer habits.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2015
Tokyo asks for ruling on Seoul import ban
The Japanese government on Thursday asked the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to rule over South Korea's import ban on Japanese fishery products following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis that Tokyo says violates international trade rules.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 1, 2015
Looming U.S. Ex-Im halt has exporters, from Boeing to GE to Caterpillar, groping to save deals
U.S. exporters large and small scrambled on Tuesday to urge foreign customers not to abandon deals supported by the U.S. Export-Import Bank, which will be forced to halt new business at midnight as its charter expires.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2015
Japan TPP offer chops beef tariffs to 9% over 15 years
Japan has proposed during negotiations with the United States to slash its 38.5 percent tariff in imported beef to 9 percent over 15 years under an envisioned Pacific Rim free trade deal, negotiation sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 22, 2014
Abe's election victory means gain for big companies, pain for smaller ones
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory in the snap Lower House election earlier this month, an endorsement of his economic policies, may help the nation's biggest companies get richer while extending a surge in bankruptcies among smaller ones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 28, 2014
Crude oil slide thorn in BOJ's side
When a country imports almost all its energy, a slide in oil prices to a four-year low should be helpful — cutting costs for companies and households. For Japan, it may not be so simple.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2014
Japan logs largest six-month current account deficit ever
Japan logged a current account deficit of ¥507.5 billion in the first half, the biggest for any six-month period on record, government data showed Friday, underscoring its diminishing ability to earn money abroad.
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2014
Sales of imported vehicles up 12.7%
Sales of new imported vehicles, including those built abroad by Japanese automakers, rose 12.7 percent from the year before to 362,052 units in fiscal 2013, an industry body said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 29, 2013
Weak yen, costly fuel to fuel record trade deficit
Japan is likely to post a record trade deficit in fiscal 2013 because the weaker yen and soaring demand for energy have driven up the cost of importing fossil fuels, according to a projection by a trade business group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2013
South Korea is asked to lift ban on seafood
A fisheries federation asks South Korea to lift an import ban imposed because of radiation-contaminated water reaching the sea at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2013
Japanese food still banned in 44 states
Two years on from the nuclear crisis, 44 economies are still banning or restricting imports of Japanese foods due to concerns over residual radiation.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2013
EU member states to lift ban on imports of Japanese beef
The European Commission said Wednesday that European Union member states have decided to allow imports of Japanese beef, a move that will enable Japan's beef producers to tap into the bloc of some 500 million people.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 2, 2013
Eased limits now allow sale of U.S. beef below 30 months
Japan eases its limits on U.S. beef imports, permitting retailers to begin selling meat from cattle less than 30 months old.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 27, 2013
Time to stop nonsense on import rule, expand to 48-minute game
Formed as a six-team breakaway circuit from the old-guard JBL, the bj-league aimed to usher in a new era of pro basketball in Japan in 2005.
Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
The departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Now with inflation at its strongest in decades, Japanese are starting to realize that years of static wages leave many of them budgeting each month before their next pay check.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs
An AA patrol for electric vehicles in Birmingham, England. Fewer than 10% of the U.K.’s 236,000 auto mechanics are qualified to work directly on EV batteries or their cases, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
Missiles are showcased in a parade marking Iran's National Army Day in Tehran on April 18, 2023.
Death-row inmates' lawsuit targeting same-day notifications of executions dismissed
Two plaintiffs filed a lawsuit with Osaka District Court in hopes of sparking a wider discussion on the rights of death row prisoners.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
Ohtani’s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
How Ippei Mizuhara allegedly wired millions from Shohei Ohtani’s account
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in December at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

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