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NEGOTIATIONS

Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2020
Japanese-style employment and wages
Japanese workers earn less than their counterparts in other major advanced economies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 6, 2020
Identifying Trump's weak points
The U.S. president's flaws can be exploited in future negotiations.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2019
A grim lesson from the Mexico negotiations
When it comes to economic policy, the only law that Trump seems to believe in is that of the jungle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2019
North Korean diplomacy after the Hanoi impasse
Look for Kim to play the Russia card to ratchet up pressure on U.S. and South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2019
Trump's China trade 'win' will likely cost America
The China deal is exposing Trump's willingness to sacrifice long-standing American ideals for short-term political gain.
EDITORIALS
Jan 29, 2019
Wage hikes can help beat economic uncertainties
The growing economic uncertainties are all the more reason why companies that can afford to offer substantial raises should do so in order to shore up consumer spending and domestic demand.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2017
Mixed outcome in wage talks
The results of the annual management-labor pay negotiations highlight the limitations of the Abe administration's drive to get export-led businesses to raise wages.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2016
Pro-business policy won't raise pay
The disappointing results of the annual wage negotiations highlight the limitations of the Abe administration's drive to prod firms to raise wages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2015
Iran, powers rush for nuclear deal as clock ticks toward deadline
Iran and six world powers ramped up the pace of negotiations on Tuesday ahead of a deadline for a preliminary nuclear deal that was less than 24 hours away, as both sides warned it was crucial to overcome differences that could wreck an agreement.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2015
U.S. confirms TPP negotiators will meet in Hawaii next month
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative confirmed Friday that chief negotiators from 12 nations will gather in Hawaii from March 9 to 15 to seek the early conclusion of a Pacific free trade initiative.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2014
Yet another extension for Iran
Rather than declare international negotiations to cap Iran's nuclear ambitions failed, seven countries have agreed to extend the talks for another seven months.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2014
Japan, U.S. trade chiefs aim for TPP progress before Obama visit
Japanese and U.S. trade chiefs met Wednesday to discuss outstanding bilateral issues related to the ongoing Pacific trade talks — striving to break the stalemate in negotiations ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo in just two weeks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2013
TPP talks ready to ascend to political level
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators on Saturday cleared the way for political decisions at high-level meetings next month that may lead to the creation of a new free trade pact that will dwarf existing agreements, Japan's top TPP negotiator said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2013
Japan's entry seen giving TPP talks weight, dynamics
Japan's entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade negotiations has significantly boosted the economic scale of the envisioned pact, but it has also brought new complexity to the multilateral talks that have been strongly influenced by the world's leading economy, the United States.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2013
Japanese lawmakers, stakeholders feel left in dark on TPP talks
Japanese lawmakers, and business and agricultural lobby groups scramble to gather information on the progress of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks in Malaysia right after Japan joined the negotiating table.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / BALANCING INTERESTS
Jul 22, 2013
Japan may be latecomer but TPP trade party has just begun
Japan only has three days in Malaysia for the TPP negotiations, but experts say it has a solid chance to lead the revamp of trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2013
Time for base wage increases
For the first time since the 2008 failure of Lehman Brothers triggered the financial crisis, the wage situation for Japanese workers has brightened.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2013
Give a little on wages
To help ensure a better future for Japan's economy, labor and management leaders should strive to agree on some improvement in workers' wages.

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